The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-02

elevation OF character and supremacy ov,
the blacks: while the blacks have no hig
standard erected among themselves, to re fin
and elevate them to the society Of III
whites.
| The races are too distinct to be one i
action, sympathy, and feeling, under on
government. The obstacles TO it are exis
ling among the blacks themselves, in conse
quence of their subordinate condition amon
the whites. The black female is not SUI
rounded BY those influences which vii
cherish her chastity, and make her the com
Ipanion Of the virtiious white female. Her,
is one OF the great roots Of the degradation
of the blacks among the whites, whethe
they be bond or free. The black femal,
has no eminence in society to reach am
stand upon to guard her virtue; and conss
quently she has no eminence to fall from
BY losing her chastity. She is confined Il
her own color for associates, and if noticed
by white man, she brings him TO hel
level in society, corrupting and being cor
rupled. The black man cannot implant IN
her high sense of feeling to protect hel
virtue; nor, on the other hand, can she
throw around him the inducement to regard
himself as high-minded man. There is a
mutual insufliciency TO elevate each other
amidst an overwhelming majority of whites,
who compose body polite themselves, and
care not for them as part of their society
Go in what part Of the land you please,
and with here and there an exception, they
are found greatly deficient in industry, fru-
gality, and education. The elements of
energy Of character are wanting among
them. Where, in the United States, can
freed blacks be found in numbers, bur the
males will speak TO, and conduct toward
the female with 4 familiarity that will not
be allowed by the chaste white female from
a white man Where, in the land, can
they be found in numbers of fifty to one
hundred or more, but they are set apart to
themselves as distinct people from the So
ciety around them
This state Of things would not exist, We
believe, if the blacks were living in land
where they enjoyed the direct influences Of
the gospel, education, and laws enacted and
executed by themselves. They are as they
are in this land from their local circumtan-
ces. These circumstances we see no way
Of removing without bringing the black f.
male into the society OF the chaste, high
toned, moral, white female. Will she con
sent 10 the association She must loose
her standard Of character to practice the
consent. Her next step must be marriage
with the black man. Her philanthropy, if
you choose to call it, may lead to this act
but it will only destroy the existence of
white and black In the new color, there
will not only be shortening Of life, but a
lower standard of morals and industry.
Does not Mexico show this to be the fact
We are far from stating that no chastity,
no Industry, and no religion Gun be found
in ana Of the blacks in our land. Very
far from our minds be this sentiment. But
we do mean to say. that as a body, take
them in state Of freedom or slavery in the
United States, and they are laboring under
the causes that We have stated as operating
to keep them in a state Of degradation.
Look at the condition OF the blacks in
the free States. They are Kissing and a
by-word among the whites. There are over
POO, 900 blacks in those States. Are they
laborers in those States? They are mostly
living in the cities. and villages, and towns,
as BARRIERS, waters, or hostlers. For eX-
ample, in 1910, there Were 5000 blacks
in Massachusetts, 2,427 of this number liv-
ed in Boston. Make the same enquiry in
the States OF New York, Pennsylvania, and
Ohio, and it will be found that in Cncin-
matt. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York,
Albany, and other large towns, they are
congregated in streets, living in poverty, or
serving in the mental offices Of life. As is
the father so is the son, as is the mother so
is the daughter. Why is this the case ;
Why are they not more universally employ
ed as laborers by the farmers, mechanics,
and manufacturers? IL is because they ere
,'-cks. But they are free. That is true,
bn, !, is found they have not from their con-
dition in society, the same inducements to
industry mat white persons have among
white persons. ;. ;,
In the free States, We have the undsPuted
General fact that they are not employed to
work side by side with the white man.
The whites prefer white laborers. Every
thing in the domestic arrangement Tor nc
comInodation and association makes It more
desirable. The blacks discover this, and
thew are thus discouraged to offer themselves
as laborers, and to put forth their strength
to work with consistency in competition with
the white man, he does it only occasionally,
with here and there an exception lie
knows he is treated as one subordinate 10
the whites. And as he retiTes within ills
own family, he must cast his eye around
upon his wife and children, saying, our
great motive to virtue and industry is to be
called decent, clever black people. Is this
a sufficient lever to raise the blacks IN So
cietyl Has any other lever been used to
raise them in standing? Will the whites
allow any other lever to be used 10 say
they ought to change their course toward tile
blacks. is but to repeat what is like the IDLE
wind to the ear and mind OF the people.
The Ethiopian cannot change his skn.
The question then is, will the state OF the
blacks be benefited, and that Of the whites
be made better, or continue as good. by
emancipating The slaves and placing them
in the same condition that the present Tree
blacks are now in? r
A COLONIzATIONIST.
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