The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-23

such demands, aud the expedency Of a.ceding
will have an opportunity of manifesting that
devotion to the Union which they profess so
loudly. And we h i've no doubt the profession
is sincere, for it is breeches-pocket affection
and we therefore are confident that restitution
Of the Southern share of the new territory will
be made, and that guarantees of Southern rights
in future will be given.
The Rise in Wool" Les Amis des Noirs. "
Amidst the frenzy of the first French Rcyolu-
ton, when the dream of universal brotherhood
prevailed, and the cry was, 9 BE my brother or
| will kill youl" those philanthropists, styling
themselves " Les Amis dcs Noirs,' (the friends
Of the blacks,) tried the experiment OF fratcrni-
cation in the West lndies--with what result is
unhappy too we'll known. Hitherto our own
s.Amis des Nons" in this country have confined
their cares and their sympathies to the slaves
alone, leaving the free blacks to starve or steal
their way, and losing all interest in the wooly
head as soon it had the charge of its own
|
| (runaway and others) into the Northern States
is felt to be Il nuisance--and the ways and
means of abeting it now occupy the inventive
genius Of the Northern colonizationists, enamel
pationsts, &c, &C.
In an cditosia, respecting new line Of
steamers which it is proposed to establish to
run to the coast of Africa, the New York
! Mirror thus alludes to this sore spot on the
body polite of the North: (nnd it is but one out
of Eiany) After speaking Of the social status
of the free black at the North, the writer goes
on to say:
| Now, it is. clear to us that the black can, by
no circums tances, under contingencies, be
elevated. What is to be done with him! Is
he to remain for ages the newer Of wood and
the drawer of water; the domestic drudge by
| pre-emincnce- We fear so, il the relief de-
pended uporl himself; but the philanthropy, the
enterprise, or the avarice Of some gentlemen,
has propo sed plan to Congress TO provide
means Of depicting this humor in our national
blood They propose to build three steamers
of about four thousand tons each, to ply between
New Y ork, Baltimore and New Orleans, Liberia,
the Nj editerranean and London.
They propose to carry the mails and twenty
five aundred colored people, ut tel dollars a
| head. each VOYAGE the Government to advance
twc,-thirds of the cost of the vessels and to pay
| forty thousand dollars voyage, to have such
control and rights as it now has with the Attain
! TIC and Pacific ocean mail lines. We think
| very well Of this scheme for the Government,
! and very well for the contractors. In the first
place, though the number Of negroes supposed
to be sent out is doubtless far greater than will
\ ,lix,fr haIa will no
cicnt nun Der to tell, to prevent the great i'll
crease of that population, ard to inspire the
| black with the idea that there is country
where he can be a man. In the second place,
| the peopling Of coasts discourages, and will
| anniilate, the slave trade. in the third place,
| the engines of commerce will be made the
engines of war, aud we shall have three steam
! ships at cheaper rate than we could otherwise
| own them. In the fourth place. as these steam
ships sail from London, for every black taken
out a white will be brought in. AS TO the
terms, we are not proper judges; we see clearly
enou oh that the contractors will lose nothing.
How hard or how easy they ride Uncle Sam, is
Il que ston which tie Secretary Of the Navy and
Cong ress must answer.
In reply to some complaints about the influx
| of fire negroes into Indiana, made by an editor
there, the Louisville Democrat thus rejoins:
| De frees, editor of the Indiana State Journal,
| quote S a clause in our constitution which for
bids the emancipation Of negroes to remain in
I this State-wants to know where the free negro
| is to 90 TO, il the free States defend themselves
against this policy, by prohibiting the immigrc-
| ton of free negroes--thinks the system of sla-
very will be more odious than ever
Defrees seems just to have opened his eyes TO
difficulty he never saw before. When the sub
] iect of emancipation was up in this State, the
editors of the free States felt often qualified TO
advise and encourage the movement. They saw
no evil in the risk of having 100000 free negroes
i'm State. II did not come home to them
Now Defrees bewails the wickedness of Ken
tue Ky and talks of the system of slavery's being
obi ,us. "Supposing the free States should de-
fend themselves" &c, Defrees very innocently
RENE rks, and the odiousncss of his supposition
does not occur to him We think perhaps Ken
lucky has as much right to defend herself gaipst
free u eurocs, by not allowing them TO be set
free on her borders, ms Indiana has To prohibit
free ne Toes from coming within her limits.
The States must do they ple1se on .this
subject But we hope our neighbors OF the free
States, when they reflect upon federal matters,
will recoltcet one idea which will be great
sstance ia keeping stiaight. The federal gov
ernment il q eaanpact between white men, made
for their 3 snpiif The negro has neither part
nor lot la ,l,e matter he is no party To the
BArgau The obligation 10 take care Of him
belongs 20 the States The have tie RESPONSE
biiiy, and nu@f &Bssv,r for H. The free States
may lecture un Whist they trik our sins, but if
they will Il ok 1T si.ine they will probably have
enougl, 10 do to keep them busy.
The philanthropy of Mrs. WELLER, SEN, who