Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-01
ABOLITION nYPOCRlsY.

ABOLITION HYPOCRISY.
Thousands Of negroes, bond and free,
are leaving the South every month
Our cities which have hitherto been
comparatively free from the dark race
ore nov being overron By it members
Thousaods and Thousands more are nov
on the way, and tens Of Thousands VIII
vet come duriog the continuation OF the
war. That slaves should obtain their
liberty ia but one Of the results Of war
fare. Homestesds are occupied BY
troops and slaves make the best Of their
opportunity to break for the North.
Tae thousands Of free slaves in the
South are either obliged to come down
70 work or run away, and they adopt
the latter course. Thus il is that every
city and village Of the North is becom.
iog riled up by the stirring Of the dark
waters Of the South. They will not 90
into the country snd 60 TO work on
on farus and help cultivate the soil, but
they swarm about the cities, picking Or
. xecarious living as opportunity pre-
sents.
This, it seems to us, is just what the
Abolit7opists Of the country have 90 long
boen working and intriguing for. The
freedom Of the slave, peace or no peace,
government OF no government, Union
or no Union, Constitution or no Const'.
tuition. has been their only hope-their
dearest care. In a measure their wishes
are being grs,ifed. Those for whom
they have protested such overwhelming
sympathy, are coming to their dVors ev-
cry dare mingling With them ont be
streets and claiming their friendship
and protection. One would naturally
imagine that these freedom screechers
would DO pleased thus to meet the dusky
objects Of their solicitude. When .
person exhibits such intense anxiety for
iadividuals, they are naturally glad to
a.e Il em. But it is not so IN this case.
instead Of welcoming the oppressed"
they turn upon them the cold shoulder
aid censure Congress for not providing
some place for them, and making them
60 there. This is the freedom Adolf.
,;onis,s DOW ask for the slave. They
want them all freed at once, whether the
o.: be Constitutional or not, but don't
Van! them to have that degree Of l,ber-
" that tie white man hss-;o 60 where
J, seems 10 him best. Oh, no. if a
s,ave runs away be must lot come
among Abo.sioni.ts Some govern.
r.out agent must catch him, and take
the :" free man" to some spot selected
fr the purpose, against Lis wishes,
against bis will aud against the provis.
ions OF the Constitution, and there make
BIN work. That is what the boasted
lovers OF the slave desire.
By way of illustration Of the incon-
si.teucy Of these disinterested friends
oflhe poor down trodden African" We
publish the following extract from the
correspondence Of the Philadelphia In
qu'rer-a conservative Republican pa
per. 1t says:
The town is in broad grin to-day,
over the petitions the Syracuse people
are de'ueing the Legislature With asking
that law be passed prohibiting negro
immigration into this State. Syracuse,
Yen know, Is the great Abolition head
quarters OF the Empire State. 1t is
there where the Blooner women most
do eon.regratc, and where young Af,i-
c. always ntt:.ed the lou1est shrieks
Err Syracuse to be protesting against
~ 'ss'h 9 irrup.ioa OF contrabands, then,
IS not the handsome thing. 1t savers OF
trse hypocrisy, il not something even
W4rsr.
Hl.h ia the sentiment {. Syracuse
~ i;ic.iS,s-sach is tie hypo critical,
uurna.Iy character Of that fac;..n
throughout the entire county.
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