Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-12-12


remaining in the country, which as
largely imaginary, # not sometimes ma
licious. 1t isinsisted that their presence
would injpre and displace white labor and
white Iaborers If there ever could be
proper time for mere catch arguments.
that time surely is not now. In times
like the present, men should utter moth
ing for which they would not willingly
be responsible through time and IN
eternity. Is it true, then, that colored
people can sdisplace any more-white la
bor. by being free, than .by remaining
slaves? IF they stay in their old places
they iostle no white laborers. Logic
aliy. there is neither more nor less off
I it. Esnancipatious eyen without de-
Iportation, would probably enhance the
wages of white labor, and. very surely,
would not reduce them. Thus, the Gus
ltonary amount of laborwould still have
to- be performed; J the freed people would
surelg not do more than their old pro-
norton of it, and very probably, for a
time. would do less, leaving an Increased
part to white laborers, bringing their
/ labor into greater demand, aud conse-
iiaueptly, enhancing the wages of tt
j With deportation, even to a limited ex-
9 "a nj .senhanced wages to white labor Is
automatically certain. Labor IS ike
4 any other commodity in the market-
i increase the demand for it, and sou.
4 increase the price. of 1t. iseduee the
!. supply of black labor, by eolonizingg the.
black laborer out of the country, and,
{ Iby precisely so much you increase the
II demand for, aud wages Of. white labor
8 But it is dreaded that the freed peo-
,1l.p.e will swarm forth, and cover the
/ whole land Are they not already IN
! 1.-THE land2 Will liberation make them
i auy more numerous2 Equally dlstrlb !,
lutea among The whites sof the, wloie
Il country, aud there would be. but one
i co!ored to seven whites. Could the one,
in any way, greatly disturb the seven?
9 There are many communities new, hay-
5 ling more than eae free colered person
, Ito seven whites; and this, without any
2 apparent consciousness of, evil from it,
/ The. District of Columbia and the States
e of Maryland and Delaware, are all 10
v this condition. The District has more
q than one free colored to six whites; and
0 yet, in its frequent petitions to Congress
b I believe it has. never presented the
: presence of free colored persons as one
e of its grievances. But why should
e .emancipa ton South, send the freed peo
i .ple North? People, of any color, sci
81 dom run unless there be something tt
" run from. Heretofore colored people, t.
1T some extent, have fed North frou
1T hondaue. and uo;o, perhaps, from. boil
le bondage aud ydestitution. But if grad
le ual emancipation, and deportation b
k, adopted. they will have neither to fle
20 from. Their old masters willgive then
lie wages until at least new laborers ca
of be procured; and the freed men, in'turn
S. will gladly give their labor for tn
wages, till new homes can be found 10
.e, them in congeniaI climes, and with peo
oftple of their own blood and race. Ihl
Il proposition can be trusted on the mu
tual. interests involved. And, in an
event. cannot tbs, North decide for itse
nc. whether to receive them? .s.a
Again, as practice proves more itha
theoryssin any case, has there been an
iirrat.tion Of colored people n9rthwar,
because Of the aboiishment Of Slavery
sshis District last spring.
II 30 " hat have sid Of the proportion
oDS free c6lpred persons to the whites,
st, the District,i is from the census of 1876
zen having no reference to persons cail'
ofl cot,trabands. nor to those made free
per the act of Congress ,abo!isling. Siave'
the here. -
,le, The.plan consisting of these artlci
law IS reconini ended, not but that restor
ings tion Of the national authority would :
lug accepted without its adopticns -,
- Nor will the war, nor proceedings u
.s4I der the procls nation Of September :.
,,2l5i1sG2, be stayed beea use Of the feco'
,sIa niaeadatiea of this plan, fts timely adH
,tls lls tioa,I i doubt not, would bring resto'
az AZ ton, and thereby stay both. .-
t9141 And, notwithstanding this plan, t
,trv reco commendation that Congress Prov
i by Law for compensating any State VIII
% may adopt emancipation, before
,ov. plan shall have been acted upon,
the hereby earnestly renewed. Such wo'
tain be only an advance part Of the plan, q
= the same arguments apply to beth.
= do This plan is recommended, not in
hv clusion of, but additional to all 9th
by for restoring and preserving the natl
,ro n, al authority throughout the Union
dis. The snbject is pesented exclusively
{ be its economical aspect. The plan wot
ex. II am confident secure peace more spe
ones iIy, ard maintain it more permanent
ton than can be done by force alone; VI
eans1 all it woul1 cost, considering auaou
q be land manner of payment, and times
s. payment, would be easier paid than
o.Id hattie additional costs of the war, If
in. rely solely upon force. It is muc
and very much-that it would cost no bl
oun at all.
rfalli The plan is proposed as permar
.ther constitutional law. It cannot bee
wei such without the concurrence of,
a. ;ttL two thirds Of Congress, and, afterw
81 to three -fourths of the States. The re
mnle site three -fourths of the States,
yoIu. necessarily include seven tof the S
tbont States. Their concurrence, if obtai
al or will give assurance Of their sever
. esless adopting emancipation, at @noSyery
man tant day, upon the new CONSTITUTE
70 our terms. This assurance would end
e ue- struggle now, and save the Union
cent. ever. 80
upon 1 dosnot forget the gravity W
ives a should characterize paper address
lation the Congress sof the nation by
,st ac-sf Chief Magistrate Of the nation.
do forget that some Of you are
or de- seniors; nor that many Of you