The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-08-23
BLACKS AT THE NORTH-DfSSOLuTf
OF THE UNION.

BLACKS AT THE NORTIi-DiSSOLuTfO
OF THE UNION.
Major Noah in his Sunday Mcsscngcr
dsconfscs as follows upon the fanatic spir-
il Of abolition:
~ FRlEND IN NEED-Thc colorcd race
in this country never wanted friends ,nnro
than nj the present time--not protesting
friends who calculate how msch politicul
cnpiini can bo nude BY being clamormns in
their behalf, but truo friends who wish u
SEQ them comfortable, safe aud happy
When has Airlc, been 20 happy? l.aLor-
ing under divine dispIeasurc, marked and
differently created race from tho white
man, always nj wnr with themselves in
their own country, sold o slaves by our
northern ancestors, and purchased by tho
south TO till tho land, the only comfort, pro-
lection, security, and safety which they
havo enjoyed since they lett tho land oc
Cush, IL in what 10 called their slavery in
the Southern States; and this CONFER, md
safety they are about 10 10 robbed of hy n
host Of sympathisng politicians, calling
themselves the friends Of the colorcd racc.
Here, a, the North, the poor blacks aro
not permitted to work along side Of tho
white man. We reduce them to the lowest
grade Of civilization by making them our
servants, our waters aud our dependents.
Once they were permitted 10 follow tho
humble employment Of carving up bricks
and mortar, but they were kicked from il,c
ladder by our white fellow citizens. They
clean boots, scour clothes, hut arg not per-
United TO sweep streets they do not own
or command ship, they arc only cooks
and etewards--they are not merchants.
bankers or brokers--thcy hold no public
appointments, and are rudcly thrust from
our cars aud carriagcs--we do not cal will,
them or pray with them--nnd in our MA.
ccs 81 amusement there arc pens and divis-
ions, in which they may sit BY themselves.
10 i wonder TINT they are pcor, vicious
and tho inmnies Of our hospitals aud pris.
ons! Aud yet, we who pcrsccnic, neglect
aud rcpudiate the black man here, nre Gill
I'D with holy zenl TO make tho black man
free at the south, end deprive him Of a
home. oi ioodof clothing, and Of . kind con-
sidcrate master; and NO struggle for that
freedom oven at tho expense ii bronkip0
down and dividing aud destroying oar pIo-
rious republic! Well NAV tho blacks saw
s'Save W. from our friends save NJ from
tho pity sad protection Of the political sbo-
litionists."
What 10 10 become Of the poor free blacks
when thrown upon tho world for prot ection.
deprived Of their happy homo in tho slave
states, and Of kind and sy@pathising mas
tiers? Tho Governor ol Virginia ia his lase
message to tho Legislature, proposes to d.
rect by Inv ttat the free blacks shall leave
tho saais. Tree, they work but little, ssd
idlcncss Is the parent Of crime--tsue, they
corrupt the k,ncst and industrious slave
are useless 10 themselves and Q burden end
injury 10 tho state. That frecd0fN % CO
sen,ial 10 the whites 10 an unbearsble bvs-
den 10 the blacks. What, however, j. 10
become Vi lM,OW pong, fricsdless, ne
blacks driven from their own state to take
refuge in the North, when wo allow thor
so few prisilegess Suppose IN tho slavs
states were 10 saw 10 their free blacks-
My friends we have given you employ
mcnt and bread, but your abolition frissds
1t tho north IRE anxious that you should
come forth from the iniqui, yNhas surrounds
us-go 10 them and SEQ il they will do 40
much for you No We have done!" What ID
10 becoine oi more than halfa million Of fres
blacks driven forth 10 seek tho cold chsri-
ties Of the nor,hy They riA sfarre! We
Of the north will give them no succos, no
employment, and vet we are even 10 favor
Of reading our glorious constitution 10 pie-
ces 10 give them liberty When will The
sgc Of reason be revived! We cannot re-
buke the slave states in Kidding themselves
Of their free blacks which are dead weight
upon them; and yet we dread the day whom
thew SHALL be thrown upon the noeth ~
support and protection. Wherever -
tern VIC see nothing in the agitation az the
slave question but ruin aud distress 70 ~
colored race