Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-08-28


ss more.likely to be the. result Of di-
vine intelligence. that the schemes
which these two persons advocate.
The practical effort Of modern Abo-
liiion. thus far, has been to disturb the
glorious harmony Of happy people,
threatening to plsce brother in armed
array against brother,-whi.e at the
same time. al the friendly and affce-
tomato relations existing between the
whites and the free blacks have been
prematurely destroyed, the bonds Of
the slave have been. frightened and his
privileges curtailed, so that the acts of
these pretended friends have in their
results been a curse TO both Of them
Whether this ought to be SO, whether
beaeyolence, because il is ignorant,
should be tolerated and respected.
when its course is mischieyOus and its
practical working dcstructivc--wheth-
or iae master OF slaves should praise
and thank him who excited them to
rise and break their chains over his
head, that is to murder him and his
whether, were the world better ORDER
ed, this should no, be so, is what We do
not propose to argue. Taking the
world as we find it, we rely on the
facts We know, rather than the specu-
lations of a French poet and novelist
and great poet and great novelist
too, even when he raises his voice at
the instigation of an American lady.
who We think might have found adyis-
ers. who knew more about the subject
in her own country than the gentleman
whose "upliftings" we refer to.
This letter. my dear sir, isa very
long one. But the subject is the grea
subject of the day-and is incyhausti
BILE. l have cndeavoured to sustain
the following propositions -
l. That the two races Of white and
black in the United States, mus, forcv-
er remain separate and distinct, while
they continue in the same lant--wheth.
CT all the blacks are free, or only aPor-
tion Of them.
2. That the necessary consequence
Of this state Of things as illustrated by
the present. and in accordance with
all history, must be that the weaker Of
the two races must, directly or indi-
rcc,ly. be oppressed, the extent Of the
oppression being In proportion to tho
occasions OF collision between the two
in competition for employment.
3. That another necessary eonse-
qrcncc OF this state Of things, is, that
the two races mus, separatc--in this
as in all other similar cases--or, ia
other words, there must be Coloni.
Zation, to be carried on like all other
previous Coloniza,ions---which may
be facilitated by aid in the commence
ment, but which must ultimately bc
sclf-piying Colonization--the emf
grants paying their own expenses.
4. That existing circumstances al.
ready press upon the free. colored man
the necessity of emigration, and that
he is beginning to- appreciate its impori
tancc. That these circumstances,
growing mainly out of,hc vast increase
of our white population, by natiro
birth and foreign immigration ar-
accumnlasing beyond all conirol. and
will ultimately leave the free colorcd
man 10 alternative but emigration.
s. Tint Africa is the place for which
he is destined and that the ColonieA
planted there, now the Republic Of
Liberia, are to be his ultimate hume.
That in Africa alone can he escape
the white, mans power. while the lat
ter will be dependant upon him for ths
missionary and commercial agencies
here referred to.
&. Tint, while the present means
for emigration may be supplied by in
dividual, or other aid, yet the
commerce which is rapidly growing
up between Africa and this country.
will, in brief time loo ing to tho
ends to be obtained, furnish facilities
or the same emig' alton from America
to Africa that is now taking place be-
tween Europe and this continent
an emigration which would soon re-
ieve the United States from its entire
free colored population--and towards
which, where the lrishman or German
has one motive, the free black man hiss
en-.
In these proposition is involved the
answer, OF course, not to the argument
Of Victor Hugo, for his letter is decla
nation only, but to those who favor
modern Abolition as a means OF bene-
fitting the blacks. 1t is not my pnr-
pose to discuss the subjec,of slavery in
the abstract 1t is an existing institu-
ton guaranteed by the fundamental
law under which we live. Men may
think what they please of it, but have
no righ, to interfere with it, Ii the
question was put. whether the United
States would not he better of with an
homogeneous population Of white men.
than it now is, the majority would
probably he found to reply III the al.
firmative To this extent then, the gen.
eralities Of Victor Hugo might be ac-
ceptcd as truisms pleasantly and poet
icaly expressed But where first and
foremost. if you please, the result Of
the abolition movement is a curse TO
the objects Of it--when il wages war
against existing rights already guaran-
tied by fundamental law when It
threatens to dissolve Union like ours,