The Lansing state Republican., 1862-12-10


increased part to white laborers- bril- eing
their labor into greater demand, and. conse-
auently enhsnting the vaIae OF it, With de
portstion, even to limited extent, enhancing
wages TO shite laborers 10 almost certain La
Dor is like sny other commoditv in the market
Increase the demand for II, AID you increase the
price Of il.
Reduce the supply Of black labor by coloni-
1ing The black labor out OF the country ard, by
precisely 50 much, you will increase the demand
aud wages for white labor.
But it 10 dreaded that the freed people will
swarm forth and cover the whole land. Viii
Liberation make them any more numerous
Equally distributed among the whites OF the
sh0le country, and th,re would be but one col
ored to seven whites. Could the one in any
way greatly disturb the seven. There are many
communities nov having more than one free
colored person to seven whites and this Withou'
any apparent Consciousness Of evil from it. The
District OF c jumba and the States Of Delaware
and Maryan are all in this condition. The
Dirtiict has more than ore free co!ored to sx
whites. and yet in frequent petitions to Con
gress ! believe il has never presented the pres
ence Of free colored persons as one Of iis grev
ances.
Bu. Why sho,d emancipation in the South
seE0 Hcc peOpc .Nos6H ItOpse pi COi
or seldom run, un less there is something 10 run
from. Heretofore colored people have fed
North, to some extent, from bondage, aud nov
perhaps from both bondage and destitI;ion hut
f gradual srnar ciparlon ard deportation be ad
opted, they will have neither to fee from. Their
own masters will give them wages, at least Ill
new labOrers can be procured. and the freed
men in turn will gladly give their labor for va
g.s, till new homes Can be found for them ia
congeniai climes, and With people OF their o~r
blood aud race. This proposition can be trust
ed on the mutual interests involved. and. in an,
event, cannot the North decide for i,sel! wheth
er to receive them?
Again, as practice proves more than theory ir
| any case has there b any irrup,on North
wsid because Cf the sholishment of slavery il
The Distri OF Columbia last spring? What
have said OF the proportion OF tree coored per
-Ons 10 the whites in the District Of Columbia
s from The Census of 1850, having no referenc,
10 persons called conrrsbsDds, nor 10 those mad,
free by the act of Congress ab0lishing SLAYER,
here"
This plan the President proposes as "Perma
neht Constitutional lav !" undosbledly TO obvi
ate all questions which might arise. we're it I,
become a mere act of Congress. and also to pre-
vent Congress from tanpering With the suffice
N the future. He thinks i, would "end th
struggle now, and save the Union forever" ali,
so think we.
The President closes this great State paper
"ith the following lofty and imposing words:
Fellow citizens. We canno, escape history
We OF this Adnnstrar ion, and of this Congress
will be remembered III spite Of ourselves. n,
personal significance or insignfcance Can spar,
one or another Of US The fry trial througl
shich we PASS will light US Down in honor O
fishonor TO the la'est generation. We say tbn
we are for the Union The world will not forge
that while We say this We do know how to saw,
tbe Union. The world knows we do know hos
10 save It, We, even We, here hold the powe
and bear the responsibility. In giving freedom
TO the slave. We assure freedom to the free
honor able alike in What We give and wnat ",
preserve. We shall nobly save or meanly los,
the last best hope o: earth Other means ma,
succeed. This could not fail. The way is plain
peaceful generous, just-a way wh'ch iffolowed
the world will forever applaud and God vii
forever bless"
Gop BLISS ABRAHAM LINCOLN!