The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-11-14
ES em les of I,ahoriur Mew.

The leaders of the Butternut Dedbocfscy
clsim o,be the friends OF the iaboripg clsss.
snd the champions Of theit interests; and
they endesvor to create prejudice against
the Administration and the war, by declsr-
ing that the carrying out Of the Presidents Q
Proclamation OF freedom, would lead to q
great inhux Of negroes from the South. and
subject the laborefs Of the North to q de.
grading and ruinous competition with their
labor. This declaration is both false aud
absurd, and these leaders must know u. II
ls slavery that is driving thousands 10 the
North. Give them freedom ut the South
and, so far from the neefoes coming 10 the
North. they would 60 In large numbers from
the North 10 the South, and those at the
South would gladly stay. Those, therefore,
who oppose the President ptoclsmstion Of
freedom. (snh who, like Gov. Seymour. OF
New York, sny tbat if the Union cannot be
prererved without destroying slavery, then
let the Union 90 and ssvc slavery,) are ad-
vocsting the very policy which would lead
to great influx Of negroes from the South,
seeking for the freedom they COULD not get
get there. But ths main object OF this att.
Gle Is to cnIl attention 10 the pregnant al +.
mission contained IN this declaration. II
IS here declared IN the strongest manner
that the presence OF ignorant black labor is
u.
Look al this for a moment: The white
laborers Of the South ore subjected TO all
this. and to the deeper degradslion Of com
peiing with slave labor; and vet these men
ore in favor Of perpetusting this degrading
aud heavy curse upon the white laborers OF
The South, while they are making false pro.
fessions OF friendship Tor the laborlng class.
es. The truth is they kuow better, and
merely wish to deceive aud mislead labor.
ing men, IN order that they may secure their
votes IN iavo- OF q policy that will forever
crush the hopes OF fee white Iaboring men
at the Sobth.
II the white laboring men of the South
had not been debased by contact with slave.
~, and misles by the grossest prejudice and
deception, they never would have fought
for the rebellion.
Should il be said that tho white labor,ng
men OF the South must in any event, com.
pete with negro labor, we answer: Let the
stigma Of slavery be removed aud a great
advance would thereby be made towards
making all labor honorable. 1t is only IN
this way that the first grand step can be
taken in enfranchising and ennobiing all
labor. The next step would be the educa.
ton and improvement o the iaboring class.
es - thing which the instincts and inter.
eats OF slavery W Ill not peimit.
Let the laboring men Of the North fully
realize that their interests are intimately
lound M in the policy Of the Adminisira.
'ion; and that those who oppose this policy
are the enemies OF the true interests OF Ia
boring men everywhere - North as well as
South. True. the President. acting under
the Constitution. could only strike al slave.
ry os war measure, rendered absolutely
necessary in order to pat down the rebellion.
tie waited till TINT necessity forced this
measure upon him; but now il is glorious
ia know that jnstice aud humanity, (even II
the interests of white men alone are consid.
ered) unite in making this act Of the Presi-
dent the nohlest ever performed by any
President. Il Cleveland Leader.