Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-24
6. Comparative Value of white and
B lack Labor.

One of the marvellous effects of fanaticism-
though a fact nothing in history-is the ut
ter blindness il strikes man with, even as to his
own and its value. Thus, white crazy
Port Royal correspondent of the New York
Tunes illustrates this position:
Mr. Wilson has had number of negro car
penters under his charge. and speaks of them i'm
terms Ot great praise tie ahrms the aptness of
the negro To acquire knowledge OF mechanical
art and illustrates by some OF the best black
smiths on the Island. | am told that the harbor
master. Captain King has had thirty black hands
employed about the docks. and declares that then
are north any nifty Thite iab0rerS he could pro-
cure: and he said to have applied the Quar-
termaster for increase i'm the negro proportion
of the torce be employs.
Thirty negroes worth fifty white Americans
or Irish or German laborersl Won't that do?
But, if thirty South Carolina negroes are worth
fifty American, Irish OF German laborers from
the North. in TIE North. of course they will
disPIace the white iaborers the moment We get
them here. contemplated.
Beyond all question, saws the New Y ork Her
aid. Il l. intended TO dispense throughout the
North many of these negroes practicable.
And the reason l. obvious The support OF the %
nstion. and will increase With tier increasing
numbers IL i no function of the Government
10 ester into the cotton planting business and
the only employment II may legiumately give
these penfie y that OF being the servants and
cooks ct tie army, a servile condition totally in
compatible with the heaven born iuteiects aud
wonderful love of liberty which. according to
Greeley and to Beeeher, they So pre- emnently
possess.
They must, therefore, be brought North to be
educated to kiss the blarney stone OF New Eng
land, anu learn that they made in Gods own
image aud have right To 90 it.
Let them come on then. 10 these fields and
pastures new 10 the climate which. for SIX
months in the year. will keep Their teeth in a
continual chatter; 10 empioy ments, which. II
gained. vii deprive white laborcrs Of their
bread, 10 get Iai>e opiuIons OF themselves and of
others; 10 toe in their way and everybody :
eiSe-in short 20 be the plague and nuisance of
every community where they muster In force
The sooner the better We propose that hity
thousand of these eontrabaIais be brought at once
u New York and Boston and We shall see what
will be the result lie; the white coated NH.
losophers mingle with their beloved ones and
show that the contrast ct color i mere fallacv;
lei the reverend doctors prove that Ethiopia may
successfully change her skin, whether the Lord
pleases or not; let the whole tribe of silly ertuI-
ers men and women, rush into the throng. take
them by the hand. hug them 10 their bosoms and
survive The efiiuvium they may, yet the at
tempt Will be a dead failure
The presence OF any large number Of negrces
N the North Is an impossibility The North
western States have ALREADY shown heir deter
miuation 70 have no piebaid population IA their
midst. and here all experience teaches US they
cannot increase, multiply or prosper