The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-06-09
THE RErBRs OF THE AFRICAN

THE RETDRs OF THE AFRICAN
90 The Democracy were last year un.
fortunate in the selection Of their. is
sues. They staked their political
fortunes upon the assertion in their
platform, that the rebellion could not
be subdued, and as consequence,
they did verything in their power
not to have it subdued. But in spite
of the rebels South, and the efforts Of
their allies North, the rebellion was
subdued. Notwithstanding this fail.
ure, the Democracy won't die, and
as existence demands an issue, they
have talsen back upon their staple
the Nigger.
AT this time the Democratic papers
are full of nigger. The unfortunate
African has again been worried out
OF his wood pile, and is held up rs
the fearful result OF Abolition teach.
ings. They say of him:
o. l.. That he will come North and
glut the labor market, reducing the
native American laborer to starya.
tion.
Z =. That he will come North, but
won't work at all, and will therefore
hive to be fed ont Of the public purse.
s.s g. That he will amalgamate with
the whites, and that the next gener-
alton will be saddle colorcd.
These are the principal points of
objection to the negro. AS to the
FIRST point.
e If three millions or more of ne
g 'ocs aoaH come North, it is pCssi.
bic that for u year labor would be a
triilc more plenty. But would they
over stock the market? Is an in
crease of the bone and muscle of the
country le:rimcnt to it? If so, in
the name oil high wages, why invite
jthe German, the Irishman, and the
Frenchnian to Gomez In point o,
h'color they are not of course so OBJ.
Hjcclionable as the negro, but the ef
lot upon wages is the same. What
difference does il make to the free
, American laborer. who is starving for
want of employment, whether the
iiplace he had is filled by negro or
Jsrn !rishman? The effect TO him Is
The same. But the hatcrs of the me-
gro viii say that this never can be
the case because the American is
more intelligent than the Irishman
= anl will always he preferred. Grant
ed. Is not the white the superior Of
b the negro, and will he not always be
, preferred. we believe it. We are
not afraid Of colorcd competition.
When every day the cry is for more
hands and arms, when fields are al.
lowed to go unreaped, when houses
a.cannot be built for want of labor, it
strikes us poor policy to object to any
class coming among us TO work.
lita2 bnt they will not work, This
: sptrt OF the proposition knocks tho
wind ont of No. /, completely. II
.,tyey will not work, they cannot OF
course come in competition with the
whites. But We rather think they
VIII work. They have done some la
5bor in The South, for years past, and
sfhosc who hare strayed North are
taking care OF themselves moderately
iwell, In Canada they are doing
.swell, and those ain Ohio are not SO
.ibaHYo off. In IInncocl, we ''are ours
ell with twenty or thirty families, ant
ITO Qua surprise, we fndnonesupport
yebby charity. There are some hun,
yl.heds ofwhites living on the county
dexclusiye OF those whom the war ha,
sidfpriyed = OF the means OF support
snsceres who have no excuse for chari
buy, but not anegro! An Abolitionis
: NIGH. use Democratic. logic and sa,
.ithat tile negro was superior TO til
sSHite, blt we do not believeit. LA
-s,nThose ., We are.."cursed With owl
sIapSsS end farms, employ men serv
ants and maid luscrynnts, % posses
horses and oxen, and pay their debt