New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-31
THE TRIBUNE.
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fuel for their hearths. Let US find the oes' Aernes
for new growth"
And basket of butternuts was offered
But the planters rejected it with disgust. " W hat
black rough Goa, i, has said they; it is entirely
nnst for the dishes on a noblemans table, nor have
we ever seen it in such places 1t must have a
greasy offensive kernel nor can fine trees grow
up from such nut
:" Friends said one OF the planters, " this de-
cision may be rash. The chestnut has no; hand
some outside it is long encased in troublesome
burrs, and when disengaged, is almost as black as
these nuts you despise. Yet from it grow trees OF
lofty stature graceful form and long life Its kernel
is white and has furnished food to the most poetic
and splendid nations of the older world.
do nj tell me-" says another " brown Is entirely
different from black like brown very WE'LL there
il Oriental precedent for its responsibility. Per
hans we will use some of your chestnuts If we can
get fine samples. But for the present think we
should use only English wanuts, such MS our fore
fathers delighted 10 honor. Here are many baskets
full of them. quite enough for the present. we VIII
plant them with sprinkng between OF the chestnut
and acorn But" rejoined the other many but
teruuts arc beneath the sod and you cannot help
mixture Of them being in your wood at any rate
"Wel we will grub them up and cut them
down wherever we find them. We can use the
Young shrubs for kindngs."
AT that moment entered the council TWO persons
OF n darker complexion than most of those present,
as If born beneath the glow OF n more scorchlng
SUM- First came Woman beautiful in the mild
pure grandeur of her look in whose large dark eye
prophetic intelligence was mingled with infinite
sweetness She looked at The assembly with an air
Of surprise il its aspect strange TO her She
throw quite back her veil and stepping aside made
room for her companion. His form was youthful
abou, the age of one we have seen in many
picture, produced by the thought of eighteen centu
ries, as of one "instructing the Doctors need
not describe the features all minds have their own
Impressions Of such an image,
Severe in youthful beauty"
In his hand he bore little white banner on which
was embroidered PEACE AND Coop WILL TO MEN.
And the words seemed to glitter and give out
sparks, as he paused in the assembly.
Il came hithcr" said he IAN uninviied guest,
because read sculptured above the door All men
born Free and Equal and in this dwelling hoped
to find myself at home What is the matter in
dispute ?"
Then they whispered one another, and murmurs
were heard" He is mere boy young people are
always foolish and extravaganza; or He looks like
a fanatic But others said, " He looks like
whom we have been taught 10 honor II will be
best to tell him the matter in dispute"
When he heard it, he smiled aud said Z" 1t will be
needful frs, TO ascertain which of the nuts s sound
est soithin" And with hammer he broke one
two, and more of the English walnuts, and they
were mouldy.
Then he tried the other nuts, but found most of
them fresh within and arhite. for they were fresh
from the bosom of the EARTH while the others had
been kept in damp cellar.
And he said {" You had better plant them together,
lest none or few OF the wanuts be sound. And
why are Won so reluctant? Has not Heaven per-
mtied them both to grow on the same soil and
does rot that show what il intended about it 2"
And they said, e But they are black and ugly to
look upon" He replied, They do not seem so to
me. What my Father has fashioned in such Suise
ofiends not mine eye.
And they said. But from one of these trees flew
bird of prey who has done great wrong. We
meant. therefore, to suffer no such tree among u.s.
And he replied. Amid the band of my country.
men and friends there one guilty OF the blacklist
crime tina, of selling for price the life of his dearest
friend, yet all the others of his blood were not put
under ban because of his guilt.
Then they said. "But in the Holy Book our teach
ers tell US. are bid to keep in exile or distress
whatsoever is black and unseemly in our eyes
Then he put his hand TO his brow and cried in
voice Of the most penetrating pathos, Have been
SO long among We and We have not known me =
And the Woman turned from them. the majestic
hope of her glance, and both forms suddenly van
shed but the banner was left trailing in the dust
The men stood gazing a, one another After
which one mounted on high and said:
Perhaps my friends, we carry TOO far this aver
sion to objects merely because they are black. l
heard, the other day awise man say that black was
the color of evil-marked as such by God and tina,
whenever white man struck black man he did an
act of worship TO God ! could not quite believe
him. | hope, in what am about 10 add, shall not
be misunderstood | am no Abolitionis,. respect
above all things divine or human, the Constitution
framed by our forea.hers and the peculiar instilu.
tons hallowed by the usage of their have no
sympathy with the black race in this country, l
wish i, 10 be understood that feel toward negroes
1uc purcst personal aillipaliS II IS iaiihS isn'
with My little son, able to speak, will cry
out Niger Niger E" whenever he sees one,
and try to throw things at them. He made whole
omnibus load laugh heoher day by his cunning way
OF doing ,hst The child Of my politicaantagonst,
the other hand says he likes tuiiared children
the best't You see he is tainted in his cradle by
the loose principles his parents even before he
say niger or pronounce the more refined appella-
ton. But that IS no matter. merely mention this
blythe way MOTTO prejudice you against Mr.. -.
but that you may appreciate The very different state
OF things in my family, and not msinterpret wha, /
have TO say. | lately in one of our prisons
where somewhat, iniudicious Indulgence had ex.
tended 10 one OF the condemned feons, lost and
wreched ou'cas, from society the use of materials
io' painting. that having been his profession. He
had completed at his leisure picture of the Lord :
Supper Most of the figures were well enough.
but Judas he had represented as a black g.
NOV" gentlemen, am Of opinion tina, this is an un.