Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-12-05
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INDIANAPOLIS, NOVEMBER ss, 1850.
Free Negroes.

The Convention to amend the Constitution of Virginia
proposes insert provision for the expulsion Of all
manumitted slaves Such article has already been
serted in the Kentucky Constitution and approved by
the people. Such law is in force in Virginia,
and the Arkansas Legislature session proposes
TO adopt similar measure The slave States by COM
viii adopt such stringent will
rid themselves Of this worthless and degraded pop
uation In this event what is the duty of the free
Statesi Their is plain. Illinois and California
have led the way. The emigration of colored persons is
prohibited by the organic law. Indiana and Ohio being
border States, will have adopt similar for
their protection. 1t may be urged that such provs
ions cruel and inhuman; but this is argument
when the absolute necessity Of such law arises. In
the Of wreck where brothers seek safety by
cngng the plank, if it is unable to sustain the
weight Of both the law Of self preservation which knows
sympathy will Justify the stronger to break the grasp
of the weaker to save himself Such is the case of the
white and the black races. They mingle or
amalgamate Such attempts would degrade the white,
without elevatng the black. They occupy
the domic stand the level of equality.
The great evil Of African slavery is that the subject Of
is Of distinct Give him his liberty and you do
not make him a freeman-he enjoy, the right Of loco.
motion but none of the amenities of citizenship. We
honestly believe that it will be the ineres of the des
cendants Of those unfortunate beings among
hold every nducsment and grant every facility for
their removal to the land Of their foreathers This
can be done long quiet home is given them
in the free States As the mistetoe cngs the tree
without any botanical affinity does the black man
cling to the white. He looks up to him his master
and SUPERIOR and the white man treats him as an in.
ferior.
proposition is before the Convention, now in ses-
son. prevent their further emigration into this State
and prohibit their acquiring holding real
future This is the sentiment of our people, and we
trust that such will be inserted in our
Constitution and should be pleased separate
of the people for this provision Let those tender.
footed negroovng philanthropsts against it, and
we should see in what hopeless minority they will
stand.
If neighbor the Auditor, wishes place himself
on an equality with the negro, let him have chance to
do by his He will then his bitter in
Fecvcs against the Convention because that case the
majority will govern, which is democratic doctrine and
he and his abolition friends will have opportunity OF
recording their in minority We desire to rote
for it, To show that we have not msrepresented FL
lis, copy the following extract from his paper. AT
ter inserting the Virginia resolutions, he says
''The Indiana Constitutional Convention have il in
contemplation prohibit the ngress Of free colored per.
from other States, and the gradual reduction to
barbarsm OF those already here by prohibiting them
from acquiring and holding real estate. Which Of the
two States will do rivet the fetters of the slave
1t is hard el-but far they stand neck and neck
Virginia prohibits emancipation-Indana seeks to de-
grade heat1enize and brualize those already emanc
pated And this is in the year Of Lord $780, in
christian land in the free State Of Indiana, In body o
intelligent men, who require the blessing of Almighty
God to be daily invoked upon their abos, and many
whom claim to be the Of the Most High Heav
en- hep us when such counses prevails"