The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-12-06

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would cost. together Nth our other debts,
easier than We should pay our other deb,s
without IT. 1t We had allowed our old 40.
uooai debt TO run 1t 6 per cent psr snpum.
simple interest. from The end Of cor Revolu-
tionary struggle till to day. without paving
any thing on either priacipal or Interest.
each man os rs would Owe less upon thai
debt now than each man owed apos il then,
and this because our increase Of men
through the whole period has been greater
than per cent. aud has run faster than
the interest upon the debt. Thus time alone
relieves . debtor nation so long - ito popu-
lation increases faster than unpaid interest
accumula,es on its debt. This fact would
be no excuse for delaying the payment of
What is Justly due. but it shows the great
importance OF time in this connestioa. the
great advantage Of . policy by which no
shall not have 10 paw until We number .
hundred millions. what hy diGerent polisy
we should have to pay now, when the
numb Der is but 81 600. 900. In q word il
shows that dollar will hs much harder 20
pay for the war than will be . dollar for
emancipation on the proposed plan-and
then the latter viii cost no blood ; no preci.
Gus life. 1t will be = saving of both.
AS to the second article. think il would
be imprscticabDe TO return 70 bondage tho
class of persons therein contemplated
Some of them doubtless, in . property sense.
belong to loyal owners. and hence prosisiea
is made in this article for compromising
such.
The third article relates to the future Of
the freed people. Ii does bot oblige. bss
merely authorizes Congress to aid in colon
king such rs may consent. This ought not
to be regarded - Questionable on the ono
hand or on the other. inasmuch ~ il comes
to nothing unless by mutual consent Of the
people to be depor,ed and the American
voters. through their representative in Con.
gress. II q ii
1 cannot make it better known than It ell
ready is that strongly favor colonization.
aud yet wish to say there il IN objection
urged against the eolored persons rsmaioing
in the country which is largely imaginary.
If not sometimes malicious. 1t 10 iasissed
that their presence would iniurc and dis
place white labor and white labossrs. II
there ever could be proper time for mere
arguments. that time surely d mot now. In
times like the present men should utter
nothing for which they would not be will.
ingly responsible through time and eternity.
Is it true. then. that colored people can
displace any more white labor BY being free
than by remaining slaves! II they stay
in their old places. they jos.le no white 10.
borers. II they leave their old places. they
leave them open to white laborers. Logi-
cally. there is neither more nor less of il.
even. without deportation.
would probably enhance the wages Of white
labor. aud very surely would not reduce
them. Thus the customary amount of Ia
hov ots k~v A. h. ~
freed people would surely not do more than
their old proportion of il. and very psoaba-
bly, for . time. would do less, leaving IN ia.,
creased part to white laborers. bringing their
labor into great demand. asd conssq gently
the wages Of it. With deporta-
ton, even to . limited extent, enhancing
wages to white labor 10 matbemat ically cor.
tain. Labor is like sny other commodity
in the market; increase the demand for Il.
and you increase the price for it, Reduce
the supply Ut black labor by colon;Eing the
black laborers out Of the country. and By
precisely SO much you increase the demand
Of. and wages for, white labor. But It 10
dreaded that the freed people will swarm
forth and cover the whole land. Are they
not already in the land? Will liberation
make them any moro numerous? Equally
among the whites Of the whole
there would be but one colored TO
seven whites. Could the ons in any way
greatly disturb the seven? IL
There are many communities now having
more than one free colorcd person to seven
whites. and this without any apparent con-
cieusness 81 evil from it, The District Of
Columbia. and the States of Maryland and
Delaware. are all in this condition. The
District has more than one free colored per-
ons 10 six whites; and yet in ito frequent
etitions to Congress, believe il has never
the presence of free colored per-
ons as one of i,s griv.uces.
But why should emancipation South
end the freed people NORTH People of
ny color seldom run unless there be some
hing 70 run from. Heretofore, colorsd
'eople to some extent have fed North from
bondage. and now perhaps from both bon
lage and destitution; but il gradual eman.
pation or deportation be adopted. they
will have neither TO Zee from. Their old
masters will give them wsg .. st least until
lew laborers can be procured, and the freed
men in turn will gladly give their labor tor
he wages ill new homes can be found for
hem in congenial chimes and with people Of
heir own blood and race.
This proposition can be trusted to the
mutual Interests involved. and 10 any event.
an not the North decide for itself whsthes e
D receive them? Again. as practice proves
lore than theory in any case. has there
cen any irruption Of colored people North
1ard because OF the abolishmeot of slavery
. this district last spring?
What have said OF the proportion Of
rec colored persons to the whites 10 the
istrict is from the Census Of 1860, having
0 reference to persons called contrabauds.
or to those made free BY act Of Congress.
slavery here. Tho plan consist.
g of these articles 10 recommended. not
ut that q restoration Of the National au-
,ority would be accepted without IL adop.
on. nor tbat the war. nor the proceedinks
nder the Proclamaiion Of Seplsobsr 22d.
s62. will be stayed because Of the recon. s
endation Of this plan. Its timely adop.
on. doubt not. would bring ressorstion.
nd thereby stay both. Add moth with.
anding this plan the recommsndseion thas