New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-03
From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
The slavery Question.


The places Of the negroes who had ~ih1rawh
from the country to the towns and villages, were
soon supplied bv Irish and Ouch laborers, whose
anxiety to emigrate TO thi. country was 80 great
that in order to pay for then passage, they either
bound themselves Us servants for a term oil years
or agreed TO pay a ceriais sum within limited
time On landing, both OF these classes were OIL
fered for sale BY the captain, aud beng purchased
by farmers they became members ot ms family
sat at his table and not uufrequcntly changed the
relation Cf servant for that of son or daughter
These enterprising foreigners, not only suPphed
the places Of the negroes IN the kitchens, ana on
the farms. but competed for their labor in cities
and villages, and succeeded in many places IN eX
Guiding them altogether from several branches oil
labor such as driving hacks, drays, &c. Wherever
the white laborer came IN contact with the black,
he prevailed. Thus depressed it is not surprising
that 30 many should have become tenants OF our
prisons.
"ln Massachusetts, Gin 1926 where only one
scyenty-isurth part of the population were tree
people Of color, one-sxth part ot their conNicts
were Of their number In Connecticut one-thirty-
fourth part of the population were colorcd and one
third OF the convicts. In Vermont, where there
are Ony nine hundred and eighteen colored per-
sons altogether, twenty flour Of the number were
IN the Penitsniiary. In Ncw-lor ons-thirty-
fourth part of the population were coloIcd, and
about onetourh of the cOnvict.. In Ncw-Jersey
onethirteenth Of the population and onc-,hlrd OF
the con,icts. In Pennsylvania One-thir,y-tourih
part OF the population, and one-third OF the con
vets were colored persons"
Although the relation of master and slave was
dissolved, and the slaves Of thu eastern and md
die States had become free, yet the hopes OF ther
elevation. which had been honssll and confidently
antci,atcd bv the benevolent friends of emanciPa-
ton, we're disappointed They saw the coorcd
nan excluded. by the stern law of public oPirion'
from social equality with the whites. However
worthy and respectable the family of the negro,
the parlor and the drawing-room were shut against
hem and the schools were closed against their
children If young colorcd man was educated
10 merchant would give him employment at his
counter, or in his csuntinC-room. lie could not
w employed as a mechanic. for no iourneyman
Seuld work with him at the same bench or III the
sme shop, or permit to board at the same table.
had the colorcd man displayed the greatest per
syeransc and tortitude, the obstacles thrown IN
sway would have been insurmoun,abie, but ne
Possessed neither the one the other, and The
hope OF his elevation in this country could not he
realized until a total change should take place IN
The public mind. In Massachusetts nearly halt a
ceatury had passed since slavery was abolished,
and no advance had been made in elcvatinc the ne
go; and if the most intelligent, moral and rei-
sOus community in the world would not take the
poor oppressed. and much abused African by the
hand, and raise him to an equality with themselves,
his case was hcpcless--the fate of the red man
awaited HIM. The free man OF color was among
Us, but not of US.
Mr.. JErrrRsoS and other distinguished South
eTn men cxcrted themselves successfully IN awaken
ing the attention of shareholders OF the south Ia
The evils of domestic slavery. \ large number OF
slaves were emancipated, particularly IN Norm
Narolna and Virginia but instead OF improving
uslr liberty and making themselves useful as free
hoorers, they generally became worthless and
Nlous. Many masters who were prepared t.
eaancipatc their slaves were restrained from do
ing so under the belief that it would be only con.
signing them to wretchedncss.
The benevolent friends of the colorcd man dis
appointed, but not discouraged, resolved to make
another ctort tor his elevation, 10y seeking coun
Try to which he could remove and call il hi. home
wserc he would have no white man 10 lord il ovel
him, where all the stmulants and inducement Il
noble and manly effort would be felt where he
would he the maker and executor Of hi. own law,
ana could hope 10 see his race rise 10y their owl
energies the endowment of religious and civil Ito
oriy This was a plan worthy OF the men who con
eeTed il, men who could not bc suspected OF sci
,'oness. who loved to do good To their fellownen
'ccause they were immortal fcllow-beings. Deepl
9npathisiug with the children Of Africa in on
,'n country, and Tor whom there seemed no hope
J"m emancipation was scarcely blessing
y resolved upon CoLoSIzATios.