Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-05-10
Free White Labor.

publican party, has been, ior soine yeats,
,tThe interests Of Free White Labor in I
from tbs Interests OF Slave
Labor" Upon this the leaders of that
party pretended to hinge all their pet
schemes and doctrines, such as Aid for
Bleeding Kansas, the Homestead Bill, the
Tariff, and in fact every issue discussed
from the date of the first annual message
of Ex President Pierce down 20 the election
of Abraham Lincoln. The poor man was
to be made rich at once on che accession OF
Mr. Lincoln to the Presidency. There
was to be Gland for the landless," in
boundless acres, and "homcs for the home
less were to spring up in manner worthy
of the days of the Alhambra. The "hard
Democratic times" were to cease immedi-
ately and every poor mans pocket was to
be lined with gold As for an increase of
taxes, or the making of direct levy upon
the people for the support OF the Govern
ment, that was never drsamed of and had
any man dared to hint at it he would have
been set down at once as q fool or an elec.
tioneering "loco foco'" How we'll the
"Republcan" leaders have kept the prom
ises they made to the people, and how
sadly their prophecies have failed fulfil
mept, let history determine. One thing is
certain, to wit, since their elevation to
power they have exhibited much greater
solicitude for the condition of the black
man than they have for that of the "poor
white laborer" for whom they professsd, ,
prior to the presidential election, to have
such sincere and sympathetic regard
They have turned loose the slaves of the
District of Columbia and sent the contra
bands taken by the army into the North
orn States, to share the labor and wages,
nay to divide the last crust, with the poor
white laboring man. They have passed
through the Senate of the United States, q
bill to remove all disabilities Of color IN
carrying the mails, virtually making a
negro eligible to the Office of postmpster.-
And now they are urging the indiscriml-
nate conGscation Of rebel property and
many of them advocate the direct cmanc-
patton of al the slaves in the slave holding
states, the success Of either Of which pro
positions, would have precipitate upon the
country four millions Of black who would
have to earn their living side by side with
the white laborer and cat of the bread that
is now for him alone, or suffer death inve-
itably from want and starvation. Such is
the friendsh p of Republicanism for "free
white labor.
Ex SECRETARY CAMERON CESsUREp
BY TEE HoUsE.-IAe House Of Represen.
tatives on Wednesday last, adopted the
following resolution offered by Mr.. Hol
man of INDIANA, by vote of yeas seventy
five, nays forty-fve.
RcSoiwd, That Simon Cameron late Sec.
retary of War, by investing Alexander
! Cummings with the control of large sums
of public money, and authority to pur
chase military supplies without restriction,
without requiring from him any guarantee
for the faithful performanc of his duties
when the services of competent public Off
GERS were available; and by involving the
Government in vast number of contracts
with persons not legitimately engaged in
the business Pertaining to the subject mat
ter Of such contracts, especially in the pur
chase of arms for the future delivery, hai
adopted policy highly injurious to thu
public service, and deserving the censur'
Of this House.
The following is the vote by which thi
resolution was adopted:-Yeas u.s. Nay.
(45)
Col. Wright not votipg.
OF the yeas twenty eight are Republi
cans, and the balance Democrats ant
f Union men, The nays are all Republi
cans, with the exception Of Mr.. Haight
Mr.. Lehman and Mr.. Sheffield. A larg
majority Of the Republican, members vote'
) against the adoption of the resolution
All the Republican members from Penn
sylvania who voted al all, voted agains
the resolutionj but the majority of then
lodged. Those who ventured to plac
their names on the record arc Messrs Bah
bitt, Blair, Campbell, Mcpherson, Moor
head and Stevens--fye out of the nine
teen.
As to gife peculiar emphasis TO this vot
!. of censuss, the House Immediately after
wards rejected resolution censuring Sec
I. rotary Welles for the employment G
, George d. Morgan, in the purchase of YES
sells, by vote of yeas forty FIVE, nays
seventy two. This discriminatopip foyo
of MIR. Welics may be accounted for froI
the fact that he is still in Office with pat