Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-12-05

.h,,. l.hlrer-, bringin: their labor into
e,s.,er demand. and consequently enhane'
ins the wsgcs OF 10.
With deportation. even TO limited eH'
tent, enhancing wages TO white LABOR V
automatically certain. Labor, Ike any
cher commodity. Is in the market. IN
c,.... the demand for 10, and YOU increase
,be rrice 10. Reduce the supply OF h'aek
i.h,r. nv eoloniIins the black laborer out oil
The country. and by precisely - much you
increase the demand Tor the wages OF white
Rati,i. decided tha, the free people will
.v.rn forth and cover the whole land. Are
thew not already in the land9 Will lihcra
ton make them more numerous, equally
d,.tr,huted among the whites OF the whole
country? There would be one colnrcd 10
even whites: could the one In any way
greatly disturb the scvcn' There arr many
communities now having more than one free
c5lored per-on 90 s,Ven whites, and th's
withoat any apparent consciousness OF ey'l
iromiI TIVE District OF Colombia ana the
STATE. Of MARYLAND and Delaware are All ~
this condition. The District has more than
one fro colurri 90 six Whitr-, and ye, IN IS
frequent PETITION. IN Conerc-- ''''''e ~
IA. neyer prr-yDtsi the pre.cnce OF ''e' CO..
orrd persons a. one OF - gr'e'ah'e-' -"
Why should emancipation Sonth -e' ,hr
fred people North People 81 any color
seldom run unless there o. something 70 run
rom. Heretofore colored people q some
extent have Oh North from bondage. ana
n,w p.rhap. from both bondage AID de-''
tuition not u gradual emancipation ana
Ssparntiin h. adopted. they Will have net,
th~r 10 dee frnm th,ir old masters WI
eve them ~,rc-, at least until us~ lahofcrs
can q. procured, Anl the ircei men IN turn
NIL gladly give their lAhor TOT the wage,
tiIl new home. can . i0ant Tor them "a
conssn,al climc-. and With people OF Their
own bl,od aud race.
Thi. pr,p siiiln can hs trustei on the ma
t.1naI interest involved And, IN any event,
cannot the North decide Tor itself whether
O. receive them, Again a. practice proves
more ghan theSsy-sn any case has there
te,u any Eruption ot eolorei people north
w.ri b-csu., 1l the aholi'hment OF slavery
iu ihi. District last srringf What have
sai! 81 the proportion OF the ire eolorci
rsr-ons % me whiic- IA the District. - from
ife esusu, Of 1860. having ~ reference 20
rsrs1ns called coutrAhahds, nor o. those
made FREE hy the act Of Congress abolisaIns
slavery here.
The plan eon.itin. OF these articles = rec
onnenlrd. not hut that a restoration OF the
national authority would b. accepted With.
cot u adoption. nor will the var. nor
Ir'cc-iing- under the Proclamation oiSept.
- lSG9, he STAYED. because OF the recon-
men laiiJn OF this plan. It. timely adoption,
/ doubt not. would br,ns restoration, ani
thereby stay 10th. Aud notwithstanding
to-, plan. the recommendation that Con-
gre. provide by az TOT compromising any
State which nav adopt emancipation heiore
tn. plan shall have been acted upon, u
hereby earnestly rcnewed. Such would
ouly be % advance part OF the plan, aud
the sane Arguments apply 10 bOtb.
Thu. pan - recommended As a means net
in exclusion Of. bat additional 10, nj other.
fCr restoring sld preserving the NATIONAL
authority throughout the Union. The sub.
isctis presented exclusively IN It, economical
aspect The plan would. | an Confident,
secure peace more speedily than can be done
~ force alone. While u would cos, les.
considering the amounts and manner Of
payment and time, Of payment. And tbs
amount. would 10 easier pad than will -
tie additional cost o, The war Il We rely
solely upon force. 4; 10 most likely. very
likely. that 10 would cos, no blood AZ alt.
TIE plan !, proposed as a permanent Gun.
siitutional law. IL cannot hccome .nch
without the eoncurrcnes u. 6rst. two third.
o. Congress. and A.tsrsart. thr~- iogrihs
OF the states The requisite three fourth.
Of the State. wIll necessarily inc ude several
Of the slave Siaic- Their concurrence, Il
obtained. will give assurance OF their sev'
orally adopting emancipation At ~ distant
tay. upon the new constitutional terms.
Thrs assurance would Cnd Shs struggles now.
aud ave the Union forever
80 not forget the gravity which should
charactsrite paper Addr-S-d o. the Con-
grrss OF the nation hy the Chief Magistrate
Ofthe nation Nor 90 forget that some Of
YOU arr my seniors; nor that many OF you
have more experience than in the conduct
Il public Affairs. Yet trust that, in view
q the great responsibility resting upon me.
YOU " ill perceive no want Of r-pect 20 your
selves Ia any undue carncsinoss | may S'rm
O. display I. 10 doubted that the plan pro.
po-~i. IL adopted. would shorten the war
and thus lessen tie s1Isuliturcs Of money
AMI ~ ~ ,0i' l. IL doubted that 10 would
restore the national authority. and national
prosperity aud psrpstuai- both Indefinitely
j. il iJuUtei that Il Ne here. Cunsryss and
Executive. can SECURE H. adoption. ~iil not
the god people respond o. a united aud
carre-; APPEAL from u! Can We, can they.
by any O'her means, 81 certainly or -
speedily assure these vital Ohicts, We can
succeed only by concert. In not, can any
Of us imagine better but can VI all do bet
ter Whatsoever /, possible. It'll the ques-
ton rccur-. Can We 10 tcttcrs The loguias
OF tie quiet Ia, are inadequate % the ,,or-
nv present. Tie Oco.siun d, piled high
with difficulty aud ~ must ri.c high with
th, occasion ~ our case j. new. - We
NUT think anew and act anew We must
dsgnthral ourselves. and then we shall ave
our country
Fellow cItiIsus. we cannot escape history.
We Of this Congress will - remembered in
sfi,r OF ourselves No personal sisu,tcsnce
ar usisnifcancc can spare enc OF another Of
u. The berry trial through which We pass
will light ~ down ia honor or 4 shOuur %
the latest generation. We say that We are
fr the Union. The world will not forge,
that while we cay this we DO know how u
save The union. The word knows bow 20
ave IL We even here hold the power AMI
bar the responsibility VA giving freedom to
thesave. We assure ire dom o. the free
ard honorable alike in What We give and
What We preserve. We shall n'hly ave or
ueauly lee The b.; hop- q the earth och
sr means may succeed. bat this could not
hil. l0r the way i plain. Icacrial and lu't,
way which. u followed. the world will
forever applaud and God mus, forever olcs'
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Washington, Dec. ., ls'2