Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-07-11

wise to encourage the preponderanee Of free or
of slave labor? We all admit that the prosperi.
" Of the State demands the prepOnderance of
free labor. Asa further illustration OF the SUI |
periority of free labor, we need only refer to
communities and States where ii is exclusively
employed. BY so doing we will have occulnr
demonstration Of the fact The " greatest good
to the greatest number" is maxim wise US
ii is democratic, aud this maxim can only he
applied aud its general blessings developed under
tho genial influence of free labor The "greatest
good to the mGsses, whose aggregate interest
alone can constitute the prosperity of free
State or nation, il entirely Incompatible with
the co existence Of slavery. Free labor md Stare
labor are a1tagOnisiicdi, because freedom and STA
reyg are So Therefore, the interests of free labor
are opposed to those of slave labor This posi-
tion would seem beyond gainsay, according to
the simplest rules of induction, But again,
" d. NJ" snye, " the question then is Of eman-
cipation aud its results, in State where Int
negro population ia 30 vast" &c. In this CON
uecion he says the " free" (blacks) do not en'
CRATE, 6ut remain teRdeiouslg IN This State, notUH
standing Me inducements Of absolute freedom
other States" Now rs To g emancipation nj
its results" 10 this State | will say that H.
- rtslts' will be just such as have taken place
in other States which have abolished slavery
The same cause will produce the same effect
everywhere, and AZ regards the refusal Of the
negroes To leave the State, rs | havs besre
shown, their remaining among us could iniura
us no more If they were free than IL they were
hll slaves. But there are many causes, not no
liced by "li NJ" which prevent free negroes
from emigra;ing' TO the Free States. and
! which compel them to " remain tenacionsy in
this State" In the first place, MS is the case
with some white men, there are thousands who
have not the means Of emi9rating. In the next
place. some Of the Free States will not allow
Them TO come there. Then, again. the laws OF
Maryland prohibit free black lntn from going
into Free State to seek homes for their fan
lies Or, if they go, whether they succeed in
getting homes or not, they cannot come back 10
their families. And il they go finally, they
never can return to gee their friends and kindred.
These causes with many others that might be
given are enough 10 create no surprise that free
negroes 10 not leave the State more rapidly.
But why does iB NJ" say that the increase
Of free blacks in Maryland is " alarming 2" As
compared with the increase Of free whites il is
not . alarmjng" There are only %, ,S21 blacks,
all told, in Maryland nov more than there were
iu 100 while there are 307 40 more whites.-
The increase of blncks in the State since $40
has been only about 10000, while in the same
time .he whites have increased over two hun
dred thousand This teu.Iold increase Of the
whites should be rather "alarming" To the
negroes. As regards the increase Of free blacks
over slaves, think it eau do but little against
nearly one slave for every two free persons.
Now we have only about one slave TO every seven
free persons Bat 81 Il. NJ" snys that I'VE
are already overburthenol with free colorei
people, and yet, strange to say, he deprecaies
their removal ns heing half of one fourth of the
entire population, thus mNnfestly disturbing the
relations of labor Now, il We are oyerhur.
theued" with free blacks, let remove them
but let us not say. while doing So, that we are
wrong ia thus "dislurhing the relations OF
labor !" But do not believe that we are over
/ hurhened with industrious free negroes and do
believe that the material interest Of Maryland
would suffer it they were removed, unless the
vacuum should he filled ny the "problCmatical
whites" of which " b. NJ" speaks. II it be said
that lazy free negroes arc a "burthen" to us,
then acknowledge the truth of the charge, ut
will beg to add the suggestion that lGzy phde men
are somewhat Of IL " burthen" also Industry,
which is the surname Of labor, never tower
buIiheued' any people, but lazlness, which is
the parent OF idlencss, and the mother OF all
wee, is exceedingly burttensome!' But '' B.
M." in speaking Of the "agtatOrs" of emanci-
patton in Maryland, says they content them
| selves with ASSERT ms, !" such as" the time has
come" the institution is doomed -" the
interest Of Maryland is freedom Aud he fur
ther adds that these "phrases will not satisfy
the owners Of forty millions Of dollars worth of
slaves" &c, lie might have also said that
nothing would satisfy the great majority Uf
these owners but the complete overthrow of
our Tree Government, either in the propagation
and supremacy OF slavery, or by the dislntcgra-
tion aud ACKNOWLEDGMENT of our glorious, heaven
bestowed and world renowned nationality. And
he might have added that the majority Of these
- ownvrs' 1pere the first agitnlursN aud that in
their section of this State they have, from
the beginning of this rebellion, been contributing
all their might and means to 10 the accursed
I - 3 Al IL
" owners" would rather rue in hell than serve
in heaven" =" do not mean all slave ''owuers "
know HOme owners" who Are good men and
p0IIiots, inside ms well AZ out, and for whom
hive the most fraterua and GDtcfi0ndte regard.
These men, however are among those who do
not hold our existence, NJ Il nation, with all that
is great aud glorious in our destiny, subordinate
to the institution of slavery. They are such
men ms would say, My God aud my Couat5y
against tho world !" For my part without
wishing to be considered nm "agitator," he
leVe "the time has come" when the free white
porhRgmdn Of Maryland shall assert his political
rights aud maintain them Mt all hazards Work
ingmen have been hood winked by professional
politicians. and the time is coming and trust
now is, when the bone and sineW Of our State
will compel lheae professional gentlemen" to
be ~ satisfied" with their own proportion Of polt-
ical power | hope this will be done throughout
the Union Nothing has 30 largely contributed
10 our present troubles, perhaps, as the corrup-
ti0n, exlrayagance, and eternal "gab" Of pro
tessiona gentlemen in our legislative aud pot
ienl councils, and nothing will better promote
the interest of this State and all others, than an
immediate return to the good old land Of
republican economy and simplicity. 4" The time
has come" for Intelligent rorkingmen, who really
constitute the yoWer Of the nation, to assert their
rights the representatives, Of tabor, the dignity
OF which will grow higher and higher the
great empire of thought aud republic of freedom
shall expand before us. And, as the other
"phrnse" goes, the inte.ent of Maryland, is
freedom" and that not only from slavery but |
from an arstOcracy who have seemed to think .
themselves e4scidiig appointed by Heaven to
make laws for and rule labOring men, and guide
the destinies Of tue State But as regards the !
" Institution" Of slavery in Maryland, | believe
with the other ''phrAse' il 3" is doomed" !" An /
ultra AbOlitionist in Congress, few days ago, |
aaid Il the nigger is in the wheel, and you can
not get it in motion again until you take him out |
and give him his rights" This was n slight
misApplication. The truth is slavery" il in
the wheel, and was thrust in It by those who |
wished to break the wheel in pieces and destroy !
it, but they will find that instead of breaking
the whsct, il will grind slavery 10 powder This
ponderous aVheel, whose momentum has been 80
much increased by the mighty agencies of this
war, will roll on, crushing every obstacle. Yes,
slavery in Maryland is doomed p II has pro.
yoked this "ngtation' itself, aud cannot com
PLAIN II II comes out bottom upwards Touch. |
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