The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-01-23

humanity, to Vlndlcate the majesty OF
the laws, l sit here day by day pre-.
pared to redeem these pledges.
X
EMANCIPATION AND COLONIZATION.
TO return to he he snhiart Of emancipa-
tion as proposed IL the President. No
clear solution of it has been offered. -
Enancipate four millions of rude, uucul-
tivated people, who, while slaves, labor
successfully only nnder the direction Of
masters who understand them, and labor
scarcely at all as freemen. and then only
under the compulsion of want, ard what
will you do with them? What have
you done for them? What have you
done for their white neighbors? We
are told they shall be coonized. Where
will you put them, larger population
than the thirteen colonies contained ut
the Revolution You have no vacant
territory for them that they. conld sub
sist in, none at least which the white race
from any section would allow them to
possess for Two generations. What 9th.
er nation is going to surrender its terri
tory for such n use, or allow its own po.
pnlation to be submerged by an inunda.
tion from such black sea? You talk
about Central America and South Amer.
lea as if they were already yours. and
you were governing them as territories
or colonies. What diplomatist have we
who could successfully conduct nego-
tiation with any foreign Power for terri.
tory, and answer the retort that we were
seeking 20 thrust upon them popula-
tion we would not keep among ourselves?
What will the expense be Count the
cost of purchasing them a country, the
cost Of compensating loyal owners, the
cost of transportation, and Of support on
the voyage and for several months after
they have landed on the shore to which
you have exiled them, (Which is neces-
Sity in the scheme, and put it in all at
only $3.50 per head, and you have the
sum OF $1,000, 900, 900 for that. Add
10 this the cost of the war, which will
not fall short of $1,000 600, 600, if just
claims are all settled, and stolen sums
all counted and we have the enormous
SUN Of $3,OOO,9O0,0O0, or about one
hundred dollars to every white man, wo.
man, and child in the country. The
farmer of small means, who, with him.
self, wife, and children, counts ten in
family, would shoulder and pay 1000
Of it, or pay $50 per year all has life for
the interest OH it. And all. for what !?
To pay for the Sunday rhetoric. of q
horde of canting, white cravated diVines,
who know nothing of slavery and less Of
religion; who thought they were called
to preach Christ and him crucilied, bnt
have shown IL was only to scream ,hSS
negro and him enamel pated. Would
not that $50 be better spent on that
manly little boy whose first impressions
are that life is u prolonged struggle with
alversity and taxes, and that Govern.
ment is but machine for extortion-
thus preparing in the child man for
treason, strategy, and spoils? Would
it not be grateful to that thoughtful CT
melancholy mother to spend that $50 d
year, or fourth part Of it, in educating
her sun. Drowned little girl, who is every
week robbed of fourteen hours of balmy
sleep or joyous play in order to prepare
the fax, the WOOL or the cotton for the
family clothing?
The scheme of the proclamation and
the message are alike impracticable
and. if they we're practicable, the people
of this country, either North or South,
ore not going to tax themselves to pay
the interest Oh such al enormous debt
contracted in the preparation ofso enor.
nous a folly. Aye, sir, for more than
folly-for the extirmination, gradual
though it be, .ofia whole race of people.
For again ask, what will you do Glith
them2 Will you send them North, or
even allow them togo there? If you
do, they will be incontinently driven out
by your outraged constituents. I call
as witnesses the laws and constitutions Of
many Northern States on that subject,
as well as the acknowledged aversion to