The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-11-13
No Negro Competition In the North.
The most persistent and effective cleo

NO Ne9rO competition In the North.
The most persistent and effective cleo
pioneering lie of the late autumnal cam
paigns, was the charge that the Republi.
cans were striving to bring about an i'm
mense negro emigration to the North
White laborers were to be crowded GU, by
cheap negro labor, aud the whole slave
population of the South were to be poured
forth into each county in the North.
No force Of positive denial or argumen-
tative refutatiol of this charge against
the Republicans was admitted to have
the slightest weight before the election.
Although no Republican had ever adyo.
Gated the policy, and although tn. Presi-
dent and the party through its Represen-
tatlyes IN Congaess were distinctly COM
mltted to policy directly opposite, this
elechoneering lie lived through the cam.
palgn and was one of the most effective of
ITS clap-traps
The election is over; that humbup
amongst others is colapsodS The North
Is not Hooded with blacks, aud no efforts
have been made by Republicans to brine
them North. On the contrary, grea,
radical leader, John A. Andrew, the "a
triouc Governor of Massachusetts. has
placed himself officially, for that glorious
old Republican State, on the record
against that policy And Gov. Andrew
be 1T understood, did this during the pen
dency of his canvass for Governor and
the people, the radical Republican people
OF Massachusetts, thereafter elected him
by majority of some $4,000 votes
Surely, that fact ought to nail the cleo
pioneering lie to the wall forever.
General John A. Dix, Democrat
commanding at Fortress Monroe, repre.
sented to Governor Andrew the unfortu.
nate condition of numerous contrbands
at his headquarters, and their liability II
iaii INTO the hands of the enemy in case
oil an attack, and begged him to take
some measures to receive them in Massa.
chusetts-Governor Andrew declined N,
proposition in a letter, which j. so;..n,
rounds OF the press, from which we meL,
the following extract:
Contemplating, however, the possib;lit,
% 'neif removal, permit me TO saw tha;
Inc Northern States are, of all places. tht
morst possible to select for an asvum
lhese poor people. afoat upon the world
are inhabitants of southern climate al
nave habits, and are subject TO needs and
pecuharltles of physical constitutions aa
eorulhgy. Where, then, is the prudence
or humanity of subjecting them at onct
70 tue r'Sors OF our northern sky. in The
. .,n'er season, with the moral certainty o
h inhio'ihs extreme suffering, resulting bro
Daoiy IN disease and death? IF the;r ~
noVal ls definitely determined nnon
would take the liberty of supgestipo e.
60 'y'uhi some Union foothold in tn
oouih-as Hilton Head-where the,
couia retain their health, be trained n
soiuiers. and their labor be renderet
economically available. For them !,
come mere for encampment or asxluu
"ou'd De TO come as paupers and snffer
eis ipto strange land and climate try
ing even to its habitues, as a swarm .
homeless wanderers, migrating withou
puipose' ana not to the wilderness yher
the strong arm would suffice for ma;nten
ahce' Out to busy community wher
a an.y "oula De incapable of self-help-,
course certain to demoralize themselye
Anu endanger others. Such an even
would be handle to all traitors and !
al persons evilly disposed. We sboul
DC .oid That the experiment had hoo
tried and had failed that tho nearne
were proved worthless and incapable I
taxing care of themselves, when the trut
Noulu De that we had pursued the pla
emlnently calculated to disable an
corrupt them. meet with pleasure til
motives OF humanity which have dictate
yout proposed plan; but from the yer
same feelings l must consider the ola
lnis'aAen' 1t is precisely because j d
~ "iSh Inc negroes to suffer; precisel
because l would save their wives an
children from perishing; precisely b
cause do not wish their new freedom
become license, corruption, and infam
.na' respectfully decline to aid or cou,
:. en .. your plan for their transportatic
TO the North.