New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-03

and the odium
Colonization Of Africa-Mr. Bryan'-
Project.
To ne Editor cf The Tribune:
trust you viii grant me the space to offer few
remarks in reply to the communication OF Mr.. 10
seph Bryan in The TRIBUNE of the gath inst, on
the subject Of African Colonization. Mr. b. aims
to get the cooperation Of the United states Gov
eriment 10 carry out the projects OF the COLOMBIA
tion Society with regard to the Free People Of
Co.or-that is, to remove them from this country -
Liberia There is feature about the PROPOSE
ton Of Mr. B. for which be is entitled TO oommeh
Caiiun and that is its irankness. In tins he GER
tainly exceeds most ColonizatlonIsts But though
we feel disposed 70 thank Mr. B. for his candor IN
openly and frankly declaring his purpose 10 remove
the Free Coored People 10 Liberia, not the saves
we most heartily differ from, and protest against
his pro,ostion. Let il be forever understood that
the Free Coored People OF these nited states
have argued discussed and settled this questiOh'
That they are most decidedly opposed ID the Colo'
n.zation Society. 1t is no more an open ques'ioH
| with u.s. This Is our settled conVctioh' PeilcOu!
/ r,ders.ood among ourselves. But that the coun'
Nv AZ large and especially Mr. b. and his assocl-
&C. NAV know how We stand on this question, we
eli . define our position" The only conditions upon
which we will consent to regard iavorably the Ell
| forts of COonizatiOnists, are the following
! / All the slaveholders belonging to the Coiohi-
\ cation Society must educate and enaiclpste heH
slaves, and send them to Liberia
! 2 This Government must recognize tue ndepen
! dence Of the Republic OF Liberia, and receive her
! Minister into the Capitol
! g. The Free States must repea their odious and
proscriptive laws against Free COlored People.
These conditions are plain, positive and lar
W. e,le Ifcl trfIi he J.
Jng to listen to the arguments OF COMMANDMENTS
! but not till then.
We embrace this opportunity. while writing to
respectfully request the friends aud advocates u
| IMPARTIAL Freedom to withhold their ad ana ilnu
! cree from this Colonization scheme. We know
| there are n goodlv number of such. There are
those in the Free States as dearly attached to the
| Free Colored People rs are shareholders TO their
! dear slaves =,
! Will - aid and comfort from these we will
pursue the right despite the appeals 10 our price,
and vain ambition, knowing that 1t is the conduct
makes The man. and not office nor calling. A DIVES
NAV be scoundrel, Lazarus an honorable, up,
| right man. ooh but other people do not regard
it sow What DO We care for that " WHAT'S truth
Justice reminds us of Mr.. Canning's an
ocdote Of the three tailors in Tooley-street'
London, who got together and issued man
ifcsto beginning, 1--WE the People OF Eng
land do ordain" thus and So They took
their authority for granted. And the public
have not yet been favored with the creden-
tails which entitle our anonymous cores
pendent to speak for the entire Free Colored
People of this country, as lie so readily ana
confidently does. That he does not speak
for all his Race is certain, for some have NIL
grated to Liberia and others intend to do so.
Modesty is evidently not among his cardinal
virtues
Whether Mr. Bryan's or any other
scheme Of African Colonization be practlca-
ble-whether Mr.. Bryan's propositions are
lust and reasonable in case Colonization on
large scale shall be attempted-we Will
not here stop to discuss. Our present pur-
pose is 10 do Justice to Justice and the
ColOred People among us who concur IN his
sentiments expressed above. Whether we
are entitled to speak to the African Race
with decided plainness or not, we shall do
it on this occasion.
Here is Black Race of Three to -Four
Millions living among White Race OF some
Twenty Millions. The latter are remarka-
bly, energetic, intelligent and progressive,
full of daring and adventure while the for
mer are all the descendants of Slaves, and a
good part Of them are still Slaves. These
last are helpless at present their emanclpa-
ton, whenever effected, is TO be effected
through an improved consciousness of their
humanity and more vivid conviction OF the
wrong of holding them in bondage on the
part of the Whites. This conviction Is to
be diffused in the face of hereditary preIu-
dice, the comfortable feeling of superiority,
and the promptings of fallacious but pow
erful selfinterest on the part of the Whites.
What is to-day the chief buttress and
refuge of Slavery among the good men who
still uphold and glory nit? We declare, as
the fruit of much patient inquiry and ex-
tensiye observations, that it is their strong
correction that the Negro Race are only .ftted
for dependence and serritude-that, relieved
from this, they must inevitably relapse into
Barbarism, Heathenism and brutal wretch
edness. Talk to them of the wrong and
mischief of Slavery and the duty of Eman-
cipation, and they promptly reply Look
at Hayti with its baboon Emperor, jack
daw Court and population of stupid, igno-
rant, squalid, drunken savages, sinking
deeper and deeper into Barbarism after