New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-24

Ing the unjust ana 10 Us duuoiich1 IL =" H'~
now exist tending to deprive Blacks OF the
right of voting and being supported tor OF
fee. with others even more essential. the
tendency is obviously and strongly the 9TH
er way. Nearly every State which has
revised It's Constitution within the last
twenty years has made it more equal and
truly democratic in regard to Whites and
at the same time less so in relation to
Blacks. New York, Pennsylvania, North
Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, &c.
are among the States which, in revising
their fundamental law, have either retained
the old clauses denying equal rights to ne
proes or substituted therefor others still
more oppressive. Virginia is seriously con-
sidering the suggestion of her last and her
present Governors that Free Blacks be ban
ished from the State, and Indiana has just
provided against the future settlement OF
Blacks within her borders. In our own
State a most earnest struggle was made TO
secure equal rights regardless of color in
our new Constitution, but that effort was
defeated by vast majority of the People.
In view of these facts, shall not we, who
have battled against the current of false
Democracy and real Aristocracy which has
50 steadily OVERCOME every effort (save in
Rhode Island, under peculiar circumstan-
ces. J to secure Equal Political Franchises to
All, frankly tell the Blacks that further
effort is hopeless that their e'eva-
ton TO the level of conceded equality of
rights must be wrought out elsewhere than
in this Wanted Republic! We were al
ways favorable to systematic Colonization
by the Blacks of this country, but now we
regard it as their only sure reliance for Po-
litical and Social Elevation to the full dig
nifty of Manhood. Mere complaining of the
hardship, the injustice of their treatment, is
paltry and childish; they must prove them
selves worthy of nobler destiny by nobly
achieving it. Our fathers were treated very
unjustly by George III. and his Ministry,
but that injustice was the means Of their
entire emancipation from Foreign control.
If the Blacko will confront their disabilities
in the same spirit, they may yet achieve tor
their Race glorious destiny, for themselves
an enduring fame. By quitting the land of
their oppressors and returning to the home
of their fathers, they will have secured to
themselves a country unsurpassed in mild
ness of climate, in fertility, in extent and
variety of natural resources, in spontaneous
productions, and in capacity to stimulate
and reward beneicent exertiOn. They may
there enjoy the blessings of Equality, indie
pendence and Peace; for it is absurd to talk
as Justice does of their American enemies
assailing them in Africa. Where under the
sun has Liberia an enemy to-day except
among the slave. traders of Africa and the
Blacks of America! The civilized world
would promptly resist any attack on that
young Republic.
THAT some Blacks do improve under
our present Social and Political regime, we
gladly admit; that the majority do not, we
consider equally clear. We do not blame
them therefor, considering the circum-
stances; but the fact is so. 1t is a mis-
take to say that all now believe in the
equal capacity of Blacks with Whites for
SelfGovernment and Progress: we know
those who would gladly believe it, but do
not. We all know that what has been
done may be; but we do not all know that
what has not been done can be. Liberals
to-day doing more for the African Race
than all that is being or can be done for
them in this Country, and we think many
linger here whose post of duty is there.
Such are our convictions ; let them bee
pared with the facts and judged accord
ingly. ED.