Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-09-05

large and serious one is going just now at the North
between aboltcnsm and negrodom Gully begins 10 sus
pect his peculiar friends of nsncerty; and does nj Ike al
all The Constitution Of Indiana, or the symptoms every "efe
manifested OF similar enactment in the other Nos'efh
States which he has chosen his asylum His peculiar
friends are beginning find their pet considerably trouble
some They begin Sec that the political capital ey nave
made of him for long time will turn TO dust nho ases
if they do not in some way hustle him of their country
in which he become offensive TO the nostrs OF the poPu
lace They find slavery capital political slogan if they can
but keep the Black of their way and il their political
ugations respecting him. only be carried on without
multiplying his species in their midst and disgusting
their aborg classes with his presence The popuace OIL IN
diana entered up decree which coniornds the he
popuacc Of the whole North mtterng the same Decree
They are alarmed and astound What shall they do win
the troublesome negro Heretofore aboiionlsm has been
omen mouned against African coonzation-denouncing as
worse than savey-a Botany Bay exile and sevitude COM
bined All at once however has changed its Horace
Greeley Holy Cardinal of the order, is suddenly become
seized with passion for converting Africa from Heahenism
and barbarty e does ost earnestly believe that the colo
niza,ion and civilization Of Africa is work specially incuns-
beat on The cris.iani=sd blacks of America" He points his
colorcd friends the example of the Mormon who have fled
from society filled with insumountable prejudice against
them and founded community Of their in the desert,
and bids them initiate the enterprise and seellance Of
those people that they never prosper in their
present condition tina, their hope of gamaon is Ut
ery preposterous AT all this Cuy takes fire. Writing in
the Anti Starery Standard the euphoneous name, J.
McCuSE SMITH, he deian,ly answers Greeley thus:
"Downright practical amagamation, the marriage OF white
women 10 coored men, increasing in rapid ratio in ms
good city of Gotham Yellow babies are Carried ABOUT o
their white mothers in New York and all its adJacencics
&C., dc.
Greeley replies to him amaby and calmly follows
and the quarrel still goes
We certainly think Mr. Smith mistaken in this-thnt he
has magnihed few instances Of such anagamaton into
rule when they only and TO most white pesons re-
voting executions Yet shall not fly into passion with
him md accuse him of "ialsehood" 'ruianism &c. &c.
Let him pursue his and let the result show his
comparios whether his advice ours the better Tor them
We freely admit that his is for the present. the more paiata
One more point in Mr.. Smiths essay demands notice
He represents us as insisting that the Blacks universal
y migrate to ricata there can be no chance for them
on this Continent. Now we do most earnestly believe that
the colonization and civilization Of Africa is work special
y incumbent on the Chsiianzed Blacks O. Amerlca-hat
their Irregularities of constitution and complexion enable
them its climate and approach its native inhabitants
circumstances more favorable hnn can possibly pre-
sent themselves 10 Anglo SaSons But II does follow
from this that all Aic- Americans must necessarily migrate
10 Africa nor have insisted that they should What
we did and maintain that their interests require
their separaon from the Whites into communities where
they will no longer depressed by the assumptions
moved BY the rcpugnance Of dominant Race. Whether
their permanent home shau be chosen IN Africa in the West
Indies in South America in Mexico, in Canada, within
the United Safes is immateal we should gacy see them
begin by buying township county any where and
Grating il for ever to of their and COLOR
Nay though bn the size of school district at first
so that it sho be painy and exclusively theirs and they
commence The prosecution of Agriculture and Man
fractures give other peoples boot cleaning and dish
washing we believe the change would conducc immensely
TO their moral and social we-being. What urge and be-
leve they need is SeRelance with position favorable
its deveopemen Now black man whose head penelra
ted by an idea runs at once white for aid
to carry it into effect, His every conesses infero
" which his words passonatey deny, and which think
Thence the general opinion of Whites that the African Race
can't take of themselves because their life among
dependent and parastcal We say they can we are
displayed b. the Momons when far weaker and more
cnoran, than ten times many Of the Free Blacks
nrc they would strike independent origin path OF
their own and compel the Whites respect them which,
long as they mainly be other mems coachuen and
walters say cant won't every proposition that
they take their fate with their hands never be.