Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-12-19
For the Indiana Stale Sentinel.l
Thoughts ON the Separation of the Races.
Article III.

Many Of the most intelligent and Independent colored
men OF the Northern States coAvieed that a
peaceful SEPARATION OF the is the religious
way OF diSposlng oil this vexcd question Hence md
OF an independent commonwealth of cOlored
this continent. Others oil them who not religious
actuared by passion, that of desire rule
hence they wish to escape from the society of the white
men, where they must be subordinate that they may be-
come leaders themselves And none but the wilfu and
wicked, stubborniy contend for the right oil fsin
the white race aul thus securing social equality in this
land.
And that the colored people beginning move
in this work il is the duty the white to help them
To a separate home. We this them, and we owe
It to our peace in the future.
IL is clear the calm observer that the coored race
oil North America have been In state OF pupilagc
amongst aud great crime is not the work oil hold
ing the coorcd bonds apprentice schol-
ar. but have held him as slave, and Uithheid the
instruction which he should have receivedihs has been
the crims of tile South However the effect OF the
which the colored has had with the white race
has be to school him. and bring him forword a
~ intellectual maturity. And now the da oil his MAORI
OF have arrived, and Us young man who has come oil
age is provided witt home by his guardian, the col
ored race which shows many signs of ability take
of itself, should be provided with suitable home
by the older guardian Nor should the colOred
think the work of removal from the old homestead
Of the white hard thing, for it is nothing more
than Justice and Righteousness require. The young
that will contend Tor oaehalf Of cid farmhouse and
require that his guardian the Kitchen whilst he
takes OF the paror and refuses to 10 the
farm which lils guardian has procured for him, would
merit the censure OF the wise. So the cOlored race
would act wickedly If 1t would refuse separate from
us, aad 30 a suitable home provided Tor tlen by their
former guardians Nor can they expect that God will
bless them in their strife.
And were a statesman representing the wishes, and
providing for the webcing Of such that of
the AngloSaxon, would say in round and clear terms,
any Incompatible race taat wishes t. force itself upon
quiet and peaceful people: Gentlemen you must not
and shall come here, make permanent Judgement
community that breads your presence and that will
not regard Won as political and social equals. And
whilst SAYING this would hold myself ready to niake
any sacrifice OF wealth. and life, TO give my colored
brother quiet and congenial home, where lie could be
a
We have no sympathy for that class that can curse
the colored their hearts, and then for political
purposes cry down the nhumauity OF the separaonsts
and we have very little with those superficial philanthro
psts who would retain the cooTed man IN their land
that he may be used as servant. We would give him
all the rights Of man-but this the aboonsts will not,
do, evidence of which read the following
tract from Jays Inquiry
Zone of the designs falsely imputed to them (the
Abotonsts) is that of bringing absut an amalgama-
ton of colors by ntermarriages. In vain have they
again and again denied any such design; in vain have
their writings been searched for any recommendation Of
such amalgamation. No aboiuonst is known to have
married negro to have given his child TO a negro
yet has the charge aaagamaton been repeated and
peated, until many doubt honestly believe it.
mo one in the possession of his resoning faculties
can believe it to be the duty of white men to select
black wives and aboltonisis have given every proof
the OF the will admit that they counenance
such absurdy. Ii has been found erpedeaf to ac-
cuse il OF aiming social equality He be deep
" mbucd with anaticism, rather insanity, who
tends thai because man has dark skim he is therefore
entitled reception in families and place
tables. We all know white men whose characters and
habits render them repulsve us and whom consd-
Grafton would induce to admit into social circles,
and can il he believed that aboitonsts willing
extend the negroes, merely Of their color
courtesies aud ndugences which in nnumerable nstan
they withhold and properly withhold, from their
white lellow-citizens."
Hero is the prejudice well stated and well defended
by champion of the Abolition canse meet and oh
yate which the separation Of the devised by
the Colonization Society
he remains amongst white men, they will permit him to
he a servant vassa, bat About this kind OF
philanthropy there spice of seishness, that reminds
Of some fine plantations 10 State, owned by very
bo.eroieai msa, but cultivated by half starved free
grocs-
But before we close this srtcle we will say word
the colored man into whose hands this may fall sir you
change the Of things that exists with
revolution, you will therefore unwisey TO
up sam;Iy in Indiana to be menias when you can Sc
Cor them the lot and rights OF reemen by removal
main 10 this State with such designs good men have
sympathy Your duty to meet this difficulty in the
spirit Of peaceful compromise, and demand removal
which hope wise and benevolent statesmen will
grant net unkind spirit but in the spirit that
tuaed the ancient pat iachs Abraham and Lot whose
households and qarrcIod about the right to the
SOIL and which quarrel they remcdcd BY peaceful sePa'
ration. MITCHELL.