Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-10-08

~ iiOh- L. NJ 'oIsllton. Secretary OF
War, Washington:
Gen Grant is sending here a large lot
OF negro women and children. and directs
me to ask you what TO do with them.
Parties in Chicago and other cities wish
them for servants. Will / be allowed
TO turn them over to responsible commit
tees to be employed? If so, can transport
them at Government expense!
J. NJ. Tuttle
Brigadier- General, Commanding District
of Cairo.
Washington, Sept IS-6 p. ".
To BrigadierGeneral Tuttle, commanding:
= You are authorized to turn over to re
sponcible committees negro women and
children, who viii take them in charge
and provide them with employment and
support in the Northern States. and YOU
may furnish transportation at Government
expense.
Edward NJ Stanton, Secretary of War
There can be no question that this Is
the initial point in an attempt on the part
OF the Abolition Republican faction. TO
force negro labor in competition with that
of white men in the Northern States.
To be sure, in this particular case it
Is only women and children that are speci-
fed in the order of Secretary Stanton. but
this is merely "Reminiscences TO feel
public sentiment, and to ascertain 10 what
extent this negro labor doctrine can safely
be put in operation. If Secretary Stanton
can order 4 BTigadier-GencraIo of the Uni
ted States forces TO send negro women and
children TO Chicago or any other place.
and charge the cost of their tranSporta-
ton to the General Government. to be paid
| out of the taxes of the already overbur-
dened people. what is to prevent him from
filling ali the free States with negro men
Oh the same principle He lad and has
no authorities of law TO appropriate one
penny of the peoples money TO paw the
fare of negroes from the military posts of
the United States TO other localities, and
yet this is done by his order, and no coun-
! termanding document from the President
has yet reached the public. Itmav there
fore be safely asserted this action of the
Secratary of War is based upon direct
authority from the President. and was
but torerunncr of his proclamation.
which Is based upon the same general
principles with reference to the negro uues-
ton.
But viii the working men and tax paw
ers of the Northern States look at this
movement for one moment Will they
! examine Its effects upon their interests and
the welfare of the community? No sen
sible man viii for one moment believe that
tins transportation OF negroes from the lines
into the Northern States Will stop with
the women and children. That Is prepos-
ferrous. The parties in Chicago andothcr
/ places" who wish women and children for
/ servants, will not object to male servants
or working mea- when the proper time
| comes for their introduction into those of
! the free States which have not barred their
entrance by salutory enactments And
once in the free States then comes the
/ practical effects of this pet scheme of Pres
ident Lincoln and the Abolition Rcpubli-
/ can party. These negroes must put their
I labor directly in competition with white
men or they must fill our almShouses and
/ prisons No other view can he taken OF
/ this question. if reason, reflection. and
/ observation are consulted. And in either
! view the white laborcr Is to suffer a most
! disastrous degree Suppose that negro labor
/ Is put IN competition with that of white
men. The last must 90 TO the wall, as
the negro has no wants save those OF the
lowest animal character, and, hence. he
can and will labor for a much lower rate
1 of compensation than the intelligent " hitc
men of the North, who have social posi-
ton 10 sustain, families TO clothe and e,lu-
cate and rear in Il manner oefiiting their
stations and prospects In the future. This
Is the effect OF introducing negro lab orerS
into the free States, where he Will work.
But as the negro Is proverbially idle and
lazy, if he will not Labor, what then? He
must either be supported in the alInshouse.
or he viii steal and thus lind his way
into prison. In either case he vii
have 10 be supported at the public expens,
and thus the tax rates will be increased
TO an alarming extent. and, in that case
the labOring men of the free States vii
be again the sufferers II Is from tbs
labor Of the country that all the take;
are raised from which the CITY, State, On,
National Indebtedness Is liguidated.
Now. As these are inevitable consequence
that Will flow from the Abolition Repub
lican scheme of filling the free States witt
negro laborers fom the South, viii tn
white men Of theNo71h support that party