The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-07-23
Negro Riots In Toledo.

I T. @AN Va hAN
duce carriers to introduce negro labor
at Toledo, alta lower price than they
could employ white men, resulted last
week in fearful riot and the loss of
oneor two lives, several wounded, and
a number of negro shanties tom down..
If it were worth while to talk to crazy
people, We said enough last winter to
the Legislature then in session, warn
ing them of the consequences to the
peace Of our State, if the attempt was
permitted to introduce free negroes
into places of labor in the stead of
lwhite men now emoloyed.
The policy ofthe Republican author
titles to turn this war into the freeing
of the slaves, would leave Ohio open
to be filled with blacks, and the con-
flict between the races was inevitable,
unless some law was passed to antici-
pate the influx of these negroes
Over forty thousand petitioners sent
up their prayers to the Legislature, to
pass law without delay, upon the
subject. MUny of these petitioners
had always voted the Republicanticket
and it was supposed that they at least
! might be listened to by the fusion
> members. In fact, in many places the
i singing of these petitions was almost
unanimous, only few bitter, PIoUs
Abolitionists refusing to put their
= names to the paper.
But the majority in the Legislature
treated these petitioners with as much
contempt and ridicule as it was safe
:, for them to return home upon. The
), result has been, that many thousands
/ of negroes have been sent into Ohio,
and they are rapidly taking the place
. of white labor at reduced wages, and
v when the white man complains he is
=. told to 60 somewhere else to find work
= if he is not satisfied.
That some people may doubt wheth'
- er any WHITE, MAN could thus impu
Il IDENTIFY insult the white laborers, fol
o. the benefit Of negroes, We quote from
J. the Toledo Blade, aleading Republican
c. paper: a
"The facts detailed in our local depart
" ment to-day, present a case which demand
Is the prompt attention, not only of the au
thorites, but OF every citizen. The attemp
being made by men under excitement ant
passion, to prevent the employment OF color
ed ,nen on our shipping ard docks, must moi
~ be permitted to succeed. Fl any sndiWdudt
. are un.oilling to york By the side Of negroes,
st is their privilege to seek employment elsewhere
e. but they have no right to say that negroe
shall not be employed" ....
" We hope every white man who la
bors for living will keep this vulga
- and insolent notice to leave, in his pock
W so that he can compare it with wha
" " Republican electioneers will soon b
= telling him about the street corners t
get his vote, and also as evidence 0
- - what he may expect at their hands.
'" We have heard much of late year
- abott the interference of slave labo
:, with free labor. Here we have fore
taste of what these sectional screecE
ers for ''freedom" meant by their pre-
tended sympathy for ''free labor, =
he Facts speak louder than thousan
n orators, windy as they may be, an
r. false andhypocritical as their languae
tn can make them. Their whole purpos
is now eyident-it is to debase whl
as. labor for the benefit of the negro ar
W. themselves. asm. -
on. Where is the white laboring man
LA, 90? Where is he to find home f
nd, himself and family? Will these neg
the loving Republicans tell us wheref-
oil You may tell us, Ego into the army
no, but women and children cannot go
ere to the army. They must at least
est main at home, wherever that hor
the may be-destitute and desolate
val that home may appear.
,wn A somewhat similar riot occurr
ere last week in Cincinnati, between t
the white laborers and negroes, on the r
sur er wharf. In both instances the /
groes got the worst Of the fight a
were driven off.
At Toledo, the Republican autho
cln> ties prosecuted the white men, three
atlc whom were fined $50 each, and il
The prisoned in the county Jail thin
that davs.--I Crisis i5es a3@a1 ~.
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