Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-04
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Iowa to lill the places made vacant by
the farm hands and other laborers who
have TEN porar,ly given up the positions
to 90 forth to sustain the old flag. One
instalmcnt has already arrived at Mus
catinc, aud another has been sent for.
The movement is sustained by leading
Republicans, and the newspapers Of
their party. The Courier alludes to
the matter in the following torcible and
pertinent manner:
.sThe fact cannot be concealed that
Iowa is beginning 10 be ovetrun with
free negroes. Our own city has com
menced to receive It's due proportion.
One inslallment has arrived, and more
are on the way
"To the soldiers in the army we have
few words TO say on this sub jet
You cannot expect to fight always
Sooner or later the armies of the I'm
ion mnsl be disbanded, and you must
all return to the performance of civil
duties. Many of you are mechanics,
artlzans and day laborers. Your alb
sence in the service of your country,
has produced scarcity OF help. The
friends you have left behind, are rapidly
filing those vacancies with the cheap
er African labor You cannot expect
that this new "heip" will be turned
adrift upon your being discharged from
service. You must come home and
compete with it. The farm hands must
toll for the miserable pttance that is
paid the black man, or else starve; and
if he find employment, he will be com
PEELED to labor along side the Drawn,
African, and have him for an associate
and nompanion.
"Dunng your absence, the loved ones
you have lett behind, must come in
daily contact with the indolent negro
The towns and cities where you claim
your homes will be overuun with black
contrabands. The society you left viii
bee, me broken up and demoral'zed.-
A horde of black paupers will take pos
sess on of your homes, AID you will
witness al the horrors which attend the
efforts of VIII to men to place the negro
on an equality with you.
1--WE believe your absence is being
taken advantage OF by selfish part'zans
to food the country with cheap back
labor. We admit that your absence
has made labor scarce, hut the employ
er need not make 1.-THE Of the sacrti
ces You have, in order to carry on his
business. 1t were better that the fern
err paid one dollar day for farm hand,
until you return, than that he should
employ black men for their victuals aud
cloths, aud crowd out the soldiers who
have voluntarily left their homes to fight
for the maintenance of the Govern
ment.
ITO be forewarned is to be forearm
ed. We have sounded the alarm. For
so doing, We shall be abused personally
by corrupt and degraded lress. But
soldiers aud citizens, all who would
have white mans Government when
the rebellion is suppressed, you must ex-
ercise your influence to stay this black
tide which is sweep ng over our State,
or else when peace comes again, You
Will lind that the liberties of the white
man have teen sacrificed TOT the freedom
OF the black
Let every soldier consider this mat,
ter as it should be considered-a nor
sonal insult to him-an act Of base IN
gratitude on the part Of those for who's.
rights and whose security you are going
to fight. Consider yonr own interest and
the interest of your families. and b,
your votes pronounce your indignation
at such movement"
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