The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-06-18

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what they crave: and when that is had, no
N ore work till they crave again.
But suppose they do work, or work lit
tie, or q part OF them work well, what then
is the effect upon our mechanics and labor
ing men? II IS said that many ofthem make
good blscksmilhs, carpenters, etc., and es-
peclaly good servants. II that be so, there
are white laboTers North whose sweat is to
be coined into taxes 20 ransom these negroes
and the first effect OF the ransom is to take
the bread and meat from the families Of white
laborers. II the wages Of white labor are
reduced, they will ask the cause. That
canse will be found in the delusiye devices of
members of. f.Congress. The helps Of German
and Irish descent, the workmen and me.
shsnics in the shop and field, will find some
ilnot all. OF these negroes, bought by their
toll. competing with them at every turn
Labor will then go down 10 song. 1t will
be degraded by such association.
Our soldiers, when they return, 100 600
strong. to their Ohio homes, will find these
negroes, or the best Of them, filling their pla-
ces, telling timber, ploughing ground, gather
Ing crops, &c. How their martial laurels
will brighten when they discover the result
OF their service! Labor now ranges at from
81 to 50 per day, will fall one. half Already,
in this District the Government is hiring out
the iugitiyes from So to $S per month, while
white men are begging for work. Nor is the
labor Of the most of these negroes desirable.
No system OF labor is so unless it be steady.
They will get their weeks wages and then
idle The next week away. Many will become
charge and nuisance upon the public char
ity and county poor tax. One hundred OF
the fifteen hundred negroes of Green county,
as we have seen, were drones and scamps-
So in Brown county. Randolph's negroes,
taken 10 Mercer county were nuisances. If
they are distributed into the country, they
may work for little time and for small wa
ges, and work we'll for time; but when work
grows irksome. and they "become too lazy to
play" they will steal. Corn and chickens
disappear in their vicinage, with the fecility
Of shirts from the hedges where Fastaff
marched his tatterdemalliors.
And for this result directly to northern la.
Dor, what compensation is there to the south
ern half OF our country by their removal?-
Herein lies the indirect effect Of their immi.
grafton upon northern labor. By this eman-
cipation, the labor system of the South is
destroyed, The cotton, which brought us
S20O, 100000 per annunl, o good part OF which
came to Ohio to purchase pork, corn, flour,
beef, machinery, &C., where is it? Gone
What of the cotton fabric, almost as common
as bread among the laboring classes! With
10000 of indolent negroes, its production
is destroyed, and the ten millions OF artizens
in the world who depend on it for employ
ment, and the hundred million who depend
on it for clothing, will find the fabric advan-
ced hundred per cent. So with sugar, and
other productions OF slave labor For all
these results, labor will curse the iostlng
elements which thus disturb the marketof the
world.
Another indirect effect upon the labor OF
the North and especially OF Ohio, is that the
markets of the South will be closed, not by
blockade, but forever. Our prices OF wheat,
pork, beef, &C., will be reduced by a con-
tracted market The surplus in Ohio, the
past year was OF grain, 25 100000 bushels;
of hogs, 100000; Of cattle, 800 600, exports
from the State, or more than $500OOOUO
worth; while other articles Of export were
worth $5O,O00,0OO more. This production
is above that which Ohio can use. II our
market is restricted who suffers? The far.
mer. / he suffers, who will pay the taxes
in Ohio? Prices must be renumerative or
agriculture suffers in Ohio, every man, woman
and child feels it. If this scheme for Atri-
canizing the State, by destroying southern
labor, succeeds, no fostering care or scientific
skill can make up the loss to the farmer.
Such schemes, by destroying the sources of
labor, destroy themselves. Yet these dream,
ers cling To their notions with the happy i'm
pudence of Munchausen, who went to the
moon for the silver hatchet, by means of a
Turkish bean which grew up to its horns.
When his bean was dried up by the heat he
twisted rope of straw by which to decend,
fastening one end to the horns. Alas! like
many similar schemes, it was too short. But,
holding fast by the left hand, with his right
he cut the long and useless upper part, which,
when tied to the lower end, brought him
safely to the earth! Such will be the result
OF these lunatic experiments upon labor sys
TENS Of the country. The sooner they de-.
scend from the moon with their rope OF
straw-the better. Thus, with loss to the
South and damage to the North, both irrep.
arab.e-and no gain to either, the year OF
Negro jubilee is to be ushered into exis
tence.
In conclusion then, If the negro cannot be
colonIZed without burdens intolerabe, and
plans too delusive; il he cannot be freed and
left South without destroying its labor, and
without ruin to Northern industry and soce
ty, what shall be done? Where shall he 90?
He answers for himself The pater fanaslias
of drove Of negroes, the other day in the
Valley Of Virginia. was asked, "where are
you going?" "Dun' no"-massa, dun no;
gwine somewhere, recken." Laughter. l.
His friends can answer very little better. But
such answer is not craftsmanship.
What shall be done? answer, Represen
tatives! that our duty is written in our oath!
1T IS IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES Leave to the States their own in
stitutions where that instrument leaves them,
keep your faith to the Crittenden resolution,
be rid of ambiguous schemes and trust under
God, for the revelation of His will concern.
ing these black men in our land, and the ov
erthrow by our power of this rebellion
Have you no faith in God, who writes the
history OF nations? Great as is our power,
wise as is our system of government, brave
as are our soldiers, unequalled as are our
fleets OF iron, 1t is only for Him TO breathe
upon us,--and our power will fade. I.know
that His power can solve these dark problems
OF our fate. Let US do our duty to the order
established by our fathers, under His wise
inspiration, and all may be WELL "
In this night of our gloom, my faith has
been in Him, even as my oath to the Constr.
tuition which he inspired, is made, $50 help
me God" Cleaving to that--I can see the
dawn OF hope! Leaving it, see nothing but
perjury, fraud and darker night OF disas.
ter. In our Constitution alone, under Cod
is our National salvation enshrined!
But have no sith IN, and no hope OF
this Congress, for they have no faith in God
or the Constitution. Greece had law call
cd the indictment Of illegality whereby any
man was tried and punished in common
court like criminal, Tor any laws which had
passed on his motion in the assembly of the
people, il that law appeared unjust or pred