The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-12-05

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bel from toe land which he has for
leited TO The government. would
hive the slaves and set them 10 rsis
ing cotton. rice, tobacco. sugar and
corn. | world soon stop The clam
OF of foreign governments Tor cotton
by a cheaper and more abundant
supply, than bas has ever, been fnr.
nished, and when the war is over
il these men had not already lsbored
sufficient for the government 70 buy
their freedom, | would apprentice
them for short term Of years, and
when that term bad expired. would
rid myself Of all farther trouble with
them by simply letting them alone,
subject only to the laws Of the coun.
try But VIII at then is to become OF
tbem?' lsnswer, They will renan
where they are. Their labor will
be subject to the law th,t governs
all labor, it will go where it is
most needed and best remunersted.
The North will not only be free from
annoyance from this class, but the
free blacks now among us, will go
South But says an obi tctor, this
will be giving up the Southern coun-
try to the Negro race Not so.'-
There is nothing hindering whito
men from remaining there or going
there, to become proprietors OF the
soil aud cultivate 1t by negro labor.
The only d ference between the
present condition of Of the South and
that which would institute, wouli
be that the lands should bo cul,va.
ted by free labor instead OF slaves.
1t cannot be ot iacted that white men
would not go among them; thev
have been among them, aud wouid
be eager to go among them AMI EN-.
ploy their labor at fair reunmerativa
prices, when it may be male i'm
mensely profitable to tho employer
Ah, but says one You would
bring about an amalgamation Of
races Would II would stop
the forced amalgamation and concu.
binage, that is already one Of the
blackest spots upon the dark field
OF slavery. would release the ne
gro women from the forced embrace
OF Gin and ab, mutation. | world
eeud religious teachers among them.
| would send the spelling book anI
the Bible there; in word | woul |
put an end to that beastly degrada-
ton, which, in its hell born realities,
is yet darker, a thousand times more
dark than the widest Imagination
can paint the voluntary amalgama.
tion OF races. You ask me what tho
negroes are doing? What interest
they feel! What part they : Ike in
this great struggled answer, They
are waiting patiently lifting up their
eyes, their hearts, their hands, i'm
prayer to God praying for the day
OF their deliyerance to come You
ask me, 'Would they fight for liber.
ty ii arms were placed in their
hands? | honestly believe that
they would fight as brsvely as Han.
libal aud his Carthseenian q hosts ev-
er did against the Roman squad E
'ons. fou ask me, Are they in q
condition to appreciate their liber.
Ityp | answer, rot all Of them.-
Some of them are too down trodden
TO law ia the scale OF human exist.
ence; they have too long been used
as beasts OF burden, "hewefs of wool
and drawers of water" Would they
It free, turn vindictively upon their
masters! Would another Spartacus
rise to lead the rhracisn and Luca-
man hosts2 Would the horrors OF
Hayti aud l5arbadoes be re.enacted?
boligvc not. They are patient,
= cheerful, ever happy race OF beinga;
they are not vindictive or inexora'
BILE; give them their freedom, an |
they would ask no more Would
they labor Tor their own mainte'
nance9 They wou'i, and be gla |
to do it; every hours time that is
now granted them in freedom from
their task is employed in such ways
and means, az by which they gather
together small sums Of money which
are almost invariably given away
for the relief of the sick, the old and
dccrepid. The negro ia not h sci.
tish being; yet he b q sufficient indi'
vidualIty about him, 10 make him n
man if restored TO the attributes Of
his manhood. Bat must not elab.
ora'c this subject. have had much
; opportunity f2r observation; | have
esarded this question as tho diff
cult problem, hut the problem whicl,
Won d be inevitably solved. before
he war could or would terminate.
The human mind is slow to beIiove
human progress upon great moral
questions, is often tafdy in its move'
meut, elogged as 1t ia by prejudica,
and inpeded by seltish interests, -
No nation has ever rid itself OF Ella
very without struggle, IL cost the
Egyptian empire their downfall, il
has cost Asia centuries ol ilolatry
ignorance and degradation; it cost
Western Europe a struggle. For TWEEN
ty.cight years was tho British eman
c!pation act iercelY debated in Par
Lament, before it cogl,l secure u ma
c jnrity in its lavor. lt has cost the