, 1866-04-27
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s7cc.ty whst cd,t1oa you tase-wetkfy, Ttt-wee1,y
or DAILY. Also. Five Jour presct md future address.
zvAcdress CHICAGO TRIBUNE CtIcaro- nj
FRIDAY, APRIL 81, 1865.
WILL THE NEGROES WoRK7
Il was the standing assertion of ali ortbo.
dox Coprctheads Of the North and slaye-
holders Of the Sonth that if the negroes were
Liberated they would forever afterwards be
utterly worthless MS laborcrs that freedom
TO them meant freedom from work, and that
on Inc day they We're c1nancipated would
begin the destruction Of production in the
''sonth'" 1he Copperheads had repeated
this assertion So often that they actually had
got 10 believe it.
The Republicans denied 1t, and maintain
Gu that tie negro possessed the same feelings
and was actua:cd by the same motives as the
white man. Give him cash instead of the
lash ioz lis work. said thcy, and he will
make better and more efficient laborcr as d
tee fnau :han as slave. Change coercion
luio COMPENSATION, treat him as a mnn, lct
him enjoy the civil rights enjoyed by the
white mcn, and lie will become useful, in.las.
i1ioEs and self supporting; all OF which the
tonicrhcads stoutly denied.
The Republicans went farther They as
serted that i: slavery were abolished no. only
would The blacks make better laborers. but
six millions o! lazy, idle, loaiing, mischief
making whites wonll take their hands uut
ii thcis pockets, pull OF their coats and 20 L,
Wtrk, Thus VIC sllould have ten million, OF
Persons working in the South, Instead of four
millions, and the wealth, Of that section would
hc correspondinsly promoted.
hcth positions pl the Republicans nre being
ccnl .r:tly verified. The colorcd population
.; tic Sou'h in this, the iirst year of their a.
su1cd freedom, are actually performing more
falar for moderate wages and Indifferent
t:eatmeut than EVER was whipped ont OF
thsm rh,ae in 4 state oi scsyitudc.
Tie Mobile Nationalist estimating tho
s1n"rnt Of next cotton crop thus icstiiics
10 ,l1r Industrious habits Of The blacks:
'Nl:i!c i: some Jt1c eases the fnccdr,ea arc rot
.:o'ss. ~ Icy are generally dom. more uni bet,
1arirg hr.n ra'std IN Georgia. we are a. well
1SiEa..cu viii ihr lt=so II mns, Of bis Iadrctr-,
rr.fsc;rr. IT d from tce testimony and s1ptrscacc
Of "fht:s 't.l tc sre, fmcn s- work t1I,Efi:ty 10
'sc c.e ef;lc eca-tu, Disappointing In. cruakers
70 C.EesalF 10 work.
Testimony to the same effect comes III
fEuin the South from ten thousand sources.
Alt1arder II. Stephens testified to the same
tliEy hcts.rc the Reconstruction Committee
Gov. Sharkey, Of Mississippi, makes the same
statement. All the reports If the officers Of
:hc FRI edsncn's Bureau in the South affirm
illc same fact Tie Cor1crheads have ceased
..:r.,. :. "a. .ns 1.ss y. 1Ne "se'""e'na'ns
t'.o' s""s 80 Al.o. ."en.
'.i.e* ~ nv "'.'es, thc a'on!s paper
49, ;,,.t,. 80 ~ W .ae ~ l1as 1as1c arc
-. A.. '"e Sou1n 'nah
=, "F', :. "oa w, -. o'ne'e' ne'ef-
~, s'S" N.lcs 10" "oFh'hs
49,. s"c' .' ~ A.nen ''1.e 'uan 'nahe
~. ~, ] NV .:.: w Aaoo' II IS est1uaa.cu
80 ~, es VI po"' "nise tFasa
.: .!... .A.S se", 'enteu iauu, una lo5 tae hFst
~ w - .,t'" nes, sss4'"sas gone ID WORK.
"aas tnc .eAsou' because II Is no longer
u'''asu'onap.e Ut foisie3n1aolc ior while pcoplc
~ 4Aoof "f hF'ns WIN their own
nanos. slavery Is abolished, and the
arcers to The hoe.hand,e or ras @ c.sM % =, s ,aa:s
who do it Ior them. The nioueh wi!I st,,a
still in The fur,ow unless il,,.T ,,ridc +, ~
hire some fire. man IN ho,a r. ,yho, w..
la.c uris,ocrst sets the c.amn,c of ,wort;nsr
with his own hauls. tl,k. "noor whit. tr,s,,;
follow sui. for il is M lonrer G,r
white man 10 work. ami If r;c,, 1v,,,tc -, ~,
rrd poor white men are 1f,und ti1l,nc thc so;1
lv must be a very mean on,, wortl,,.ss 49,
key who refuses IN 1cn5 , ,orr;,,- 1,aT;, :. j,
fair work and decent treatment !rha rss,,1t
OF The abolition Of slayery is t,,ot Tho whole
population i becoming indns,r;ors' 1rst"aa
Of lop. millions of hi,cts ,1n;,,a ,a.r,,. ~,
the work, and eiuht millions n wb;tns
living like 6rones co,;nr ,ho hoaa1.
tLat The workers ratbcrca and s,,an a,ns ;,
their time in id,encss mn, x,cc ,,araa ~. t.a1s
will be twelve mil,ions of nco',1c ,,ho.;na .s ~
Themselves. au,ass;nr wca1,,, d,r.,o,;nr ~. ~.
countrv. nroduc;,,c In ,.r,..,,n"a ~. tue
stau,e. md viii, ~ a,a ~ Na.t.s,., s "o:,u
mnch:ncrv and ;fe,s n,,,,,r 49, sa.:,,.
som as .Ae r,,se. And 10, Nav coraa.,,s"s,
would yoic 10 rcs,frc sl,rer., a.. u, ~. 49,.
roTs. and tey1rc the f,r,n,r co,,,;,;s - ..a
tv. ,,yia;nu H. 9snn,h,, s!sou 49, " soc.e-
roor w1i,e irss., and 1,onanc, ~'1N''
= -.11>' 1 e
TIE DEaloCRATfc RECORD.
i"e beI'oesa'ic party arc ans"cz1blc for n
teeota 1no1e slaineu Win lufanay than the
"uu mstfamea.s 9. James II, anu Just
rs, ",1o''o 'ons .nah 'ne Mountain party osthc
ltt".. ..H.. 'e'ol".i1' N 'ne missouri Compfo'
ic tnes es'ao.'sneu slavery IN hat Inc ter
i'Ros'es. Gnu a.'ehp1eo 20 give me best soil
;" LUG .nao'' ~ ~ ussto snonation. ihry spent
'or's 'n''''ons o pno'ie 1nnas catch'n. f1ci-
.Se ~, saws an'o". INC se"anoacs. anu violated
.ns na'1enat l, 'a'ln, 1hey qaal;aed and sns-
.s,'ae" ea'ao"'. tne apostle OF nu!s'tcation,
VI VI sH'e-proI's:and's'n' and OF secession,
Ahs' sncseco aa amendment TO the Inter.
n",,"'a' eoac ~ ado'ne the natural right y
10 AeS1can territory They invented the doc
'Ae ol manifest destiny pEc'ext ioz
tteal'rg Other nations corn fields They cov-
e7ca our Herubl'e with disgrace By the 50.
ea1leu "ustend manifesto" and drew
dc7isirc laughter even trum the or1i,
m6ts Of Europe They arc answerabic
before the tribunal Of posterity FOR the thics.s
darkness Of The midu!ghts Of our history, the
third und fourth decades Of this ccntuty, the
fitling OF mails, the rejection Of petitions, Tic
"Atierton Gag" thr blood Of LoveJoy, the
suppression OF irec speech and the reign ol
mobs- They brought Texas into the Gnior
tS fraud, at the sacrifice Of national homo,
and millions OF treasure They wagcd IN ae
g7esS;ve war upon m unotTenaing sister Re
public, because Of her devotion 10 liberty,
tore ascnder her provinces aud gave her