The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-02-09
What will you Do with the Mig
gers2

Gulo'
This question Was poser 10 many
honest minds, anG was vigorously piled
fr dishonest purposes hy designing
dcmagugues, when the policy of agencral
cmuncipuliun began seriously 10 agitn,o
thl public Thought ON tha duties aud ne
cessllirs ul the times. Brilliant genu'|
or n profound intellect was not nccdrul
to understand the fact that the colorcd
race of uur country had arrived at cri'is
10 the matter OF its destiny aud that l.
grrat changc was imminent, Involving as
wei. tIe affairs of tho white ns Of tho
black miu. II therefore behoovcd all To
take heed of the sigus of Ito times, and
adapt their interests mud h ,ir views, as
beet they may Into the altered condi ion
of ofrars. "Thc SLAVE Power" had raised
ts barr cidal hand against our comm n
goycrnm ut, aud rendered II ctr,din III 4
| the two cannot cu.cxnt.-One o. the
other must retire, while tho opposite
bears rule. AID the great proOlrm u! tn,
| last four years has been the question,
which of the two shall give placed The
great y uss of the people were taken
unawares by having this gigantic ques'
ton prccipitated upon them for Immediate
decision; but the WHY parties who had
made that decision Indispensable, were
T morc wise In their generation, aud had
cnsconscd themsclvc, in the embraces of
a great political organization that had
IlUIg borne rule in the liud, shaping It's
policy, und dispensing its fnvors. They
imposed upon the members Ol that organ'
IL ,iion the drrnicr necessity of coming
itu tn ir interests aud . oming purtak-
ers IN their strilt, or of renouucing their
long cherished pnrly allegiance. This
was indeed the cruel dlctution oi dom.
Ilneering spirit; andvery many Democrats
Indignant spurned it's authors, aud nobly
esp0uscd the cause Of the Republic.
! But still the question recurrtd, II YOU
: emancipale The slaves, WhGi ipiil you do
, p,h ihe nigyersl Ii the slaves arc all
:. SCI tree, wnl they not flock to the free
States, aud come in competition with
lablrers there, and Oyertun us with a
, class of the mosl worthless population
Such were The suggestions pddtc.s d To
the lrars aud the upprehrnsl0ns Of our
lpcople: aud with minds already thor.
uughly imbu,d ID with prejudice aga INST he
race, II is not strange that they should
have effect.
Bu, the question Is being practically
answered, aud IN manner To relilV We ths
leurs u, our timid friends, and quite salts
flotory to the most patriotic wishes ot
. the subject. There is no cause of alaru
, respecting the colored popua'ion migrSt
ing North. On the contrary, the way. I
be,ng opened for those now hero TO re-
), moy Southward, without the danger o
I their being sold into bondage.
We are in reeeirt OF the REPORT Q
I the General Superintendent of the Freed
q men Department of ths Tennessac an
Sale of Arkansas, for lS6A,' This
a pamphlet ol 100 pages, replete vii
D information touching the condition, man
J, ag uncut, aud prospects vi the Freeedmsi
, ia the District to which il refers. Th
Report Is made by Co.. Johu Eaton, Jc
Gen ri Superintendent OF Freedmen
CIl. l. ton is not unknown 10 the peop'
:, of Oaio. H. entered the military sorvic
II oi ia, csuuiry at Camp Chase, In 1856
NJ as Ch plain or " 27th r giment D,
Ill, ol which Colonel (now GeneIaD Flu
~ Ter was The eommSndant. While Get
NfdNN Wue w CoWhldNu w NN NNS'l ~
"contre bands" in large numbers w,i
h, fiock,ng To his s,atdard Ior protec'iln,
\. cast ab.u, for suitable person to Tar
~ charge ol this important interests and
III vas nuy fortunate in enl sting for "a
We delicate service, man Possessing u
he qualities of heart aud head, ol the Re
an Mr. Eaton. lie was detailed for III
sery Ice, aud has for two years devote
W. his lime aud tulents In the Interests al
ng welfare of the Freedmen. Tne Lcpo
8 before us is evidence OF the earnest zeS
the discriminating judgment, aud the u
minislralive tact, which he has put
E, quisition In his new peculiar hcld
I'd, duiy. The Government, as u slight re
bel lnpnllion OF his merils, promptly advance
as him to the rsuk Of Colonel, aud enlarg,
the sphere of his operations. We hu,
''' lbly trust that no "red.tape" regulation
n, win be rermited ~ interpose, 10 dcpr,
ny the country Of the services Of so voluab
eA and efficient Agent as Col. Eaton b.
ur,ysn himself to be. Did our spa,
0' permit, we would gladly transfer to ~
columns some extracts trom This ysluab
to Report. We may yet do so, at a, a mo
=, convenient season. %, n. Journal.