Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-12-11

Wnlte. TABOR ana very surely WOulu not
reduce them. Thus, the customary
amount oflabor would still have to be
performed, The freed people would
surely not do more than their old proper
tion OF it, aud very probably for time
would 90 less, leaving an increased palt
to white laborers, bringing their labor in
u greater demand, and consequently y en-
hancing the wages Of it.
With deportation even to limited eX
tent, enhanced wages to white labor is
m automatically certain, Labor is like any
other commodity in tue market Increase
the demand for it, and You increase the
price of it. Reduce the supply Of black
labor by colonizng the black laborer out
OF the country and by precisely so much
you increase the demand for, and
wages of white labor But it is dreaded
that the freed peollc will swarm forth
and cover the whole land. Are they not
already in the land? VIII liberation make
them any moro numerous? Equally dis
tributed among the whites Of the whole
country and there would be but one col.
orel to seven whites, could the one in
any way greatly disturb the seven? There
are many communities now having IN 1r"
than one colored person to Sven whites,
and this without any apparent conscious
ness Of evil from 1t. Iug Disui,, or Co
lumba aud the States Of Maryland AMI
Delaware are all in this condition. The
District has more than one free colorcd to
six whites and yet ia - frequent petitions
to Congress, believe il has never pre-
sented the presence Of free colored per
sons as one Of its grievances.
But why should emancipation South
send the freed people North ? People o'
any color seldom ,Un unless there bC
something tolun from. Heretofore color
ell people to some extent have fed North
from bondage, and now, perhaps, from
both bondage and destitution. Bu, I
gradual emancipation and deportation b
adopted, they will have neither to nc
from. Their old masters will give then
wages. at least, ill new ldborcrs can 10
procured, and the freed men, in turn, viii
gladly give their labor for wages till nrN
homes can be found for them in congenia
climcs and with people Of their owl
blood AMI race.
This proposition can be trusted on tn
mutual interests involved. And in an
event cannot the North decide for itscI
Whether to receive them ? Again, Il
practice proves more than theory in an
case, has there been any irruption Of col
ored people northward because Of the aJ
olIshment OF slavery in this District las
hpung'
w hat 1 have sald OF the proportion o
free colored persons to the whites IN tn
District OF Columbia - from the ccnsu
ol loOo, having no reference TO persons
called contra0ands, nor to those made
free by the act OF Congress abolishlng
slavery here.
The plan consisting OF these articles is
recommendation but that restoration o
the national authority would be accepted
without IT'S adoption nor "l'' 'he WI"
nor proceedings unler inc proclamation o
September %Zd' looZ' DC S,uye' oec"lS
ol the fecomihehoation OF 'h'' pan 1T
timely ADOPTION l DOUBT not Won,
brihg re'tor"t on an" lhe'eny stay oou
Ana notwithstanding TINS P'"h' 'ne rec
ommcndalloh thal congress PfoN'de D
law lor comPeh'atlhS any state whlc
may adopt emancipation oe'o'e '"i' Pa
snail nave been "c'G' upon iS heIeV
earnestly renewed ouch "o"'' oc ON