The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-19
COIOred Convention In Canada-PrOPOsed
Emigration TO Jamaica.

Emigration TO Jamaica.
A "colored convention" was last week held
at Toronto, Canada, to consider a variety OF
matters connected with the colonization and
employment of the large body Of refugee slaves
and other colored persons who now live in that
province, and in the northern sections of the
Union. Delegates were present in great
strength from all parts of Canada, from New
York, and from other localities; the proceed
ings being divided into morning sittings for
business, and evening meetings for talk.
The abolitionst oracles, in announcing the
convention, spoke strongly of It's Importance;
but it nevertheless appears to have excited lit
tie interest in Canada, as we look in vain in
the Toronto journals for any record of what
was said or done. From a private source we
learn that the subject of colonization principally
occupied the consideration Of the delegates,
and that a strong feeling appeared to prevail in
favor of the removal, en- DlasSe, of all who pos
sess the necessary means, and their location in
some part of Jamaica.
Hitherto, the colored people have cherished
the notion which DOUGLASS and others have
Us
est of the colored race, fugitive and free, lies in
intermingling with whites, and as far as possible
identifying themselves together. The idea of
separate schools and separate settlements has
been secuted by these mischief-makers, who
have, however failed TO convince the whites that
intemiXture Of races is either nice Or needful
In the southwestern section of Canada, where
colored colony has been formed under the auspi-
ces of an association with Lord ELGIN at It's
head, and where large numbers of refugees are
located in destitute circumstances, the feeling
against them is exceedingly strong. More
than one expression of opinion has taken place
in favor of the imposition of poll tax upon
colored immigrants; and, in one county, can
didate for the parliamentary representation has
come out solely on the anti-negro ticket.
Experience of this kind has somewhat so
bered the expectations of the colored inhabit
ants, and hence has sprung the favorable feel
ing with which the proposal of colonization in
Jamaica was received by the delegates. AT
the meeting on Friday evening last the scheme
was strenuously advocated by Mr.. SooBLE,
Secretary of the British and Foreign Anti
slavery Society, (London,) and by Mr.. AMBER
SON, member of the Jamaica legislature
Both spoke emphatically against mixture of
colors and races; both urged the plan of dis
tinct colonization as the only one which
can operate beneficially to the African race;
and both pointed to Jamaica as a place
peculiarly adapted, by climate and cir
cumstances, for a fair trial of the expert
ment. We understand that Mr.. ANDERSON is
so conscious of the disadvantages which are in
separable from living in the midst Of large
body of free colored settlers, that he contem-
plates the removal of his family to this CONT
nent. His view is that Jamaica should be al
most wholly a colored colony.
Such plan, if managed judciously, and with
out reference to the vagaries of Aboitionists,
may prove a desirable auxiliary to the noble
efforts of the American Colonization Society