The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-06-02
DIR. Durbin ON Coronization.

The Philadelphia Inquirer gives condensed
report of speech delivered in the Hall Of the
House of Representatives on the 9Th inst, by
Rev John p. Durbin, "a distinguished Metho-
dist Clergyman, and formerly President of Dick
inson College,) on the subject of Colonization
In the course of his speech DR.. Durbin gave the
following statistics:
Census Of 1850, was 19, 631 ,799; slave popula
ton, 3,l9s, 1924 free colored. 423,637 Total
colored, 1886, 96l. This makes the white pop
ulation about ST to of the black population n
The whole colored population increased from
1910 to 1850 at the rate of % per cent, which
| would double the colorcd population in 30 years.
| In the slaveholdng States the white population
is pa 240, and the colored population 8, 433.
992. This. gives not quite tH white persons to
one colored in the slaveholding States. Ten
years ago the ratio was about 81 white persons
to I colored in the slaveholding States. This
shows gain in ten years OF one fifth per cent
of the ratio of increase OF the colored population
Of the South over the white; and, if this is main.
tanned for fifty years more, The white and co.,
ored population will be equal in the slave States.
Let us weigh well this state OF the question.
Again As the census shows that the color.
ed population doubles every thirty years, there
will be in the United States in A. D. 1889,
1888, 474; and 80 years thereafter that is sixty
years from this time, or A. ID. 1910, there will
be in the United States IA, i66,943 colored peo-
pie. OF this population nearly the whole will
be in the slaveholding States, at least over thir-
teen millions and hall, supposing matters to
proceed the next sixty years as they have pro-
ceeded for the last sixty.
He then asked says the inquirer, ssir the
present slavehoiding States would bear slave
and free population of 13.50o0O0; and on the
foregoing data, he proceeded TO argue the policy,
the propriety and the humanity Of colonization.
| He described it remedy for tn, existing
condition OF things-a remedy founded on the
fact established by all history--that two strong
| ly marked races of people cannot live peaceably
and equally together as citizens under the same
government. They must, he said, anal gamate
by marriage, and form one common people, or
the one must be subject to the other. The in
stincts, the reason and the judgment of the
people of the United States were all against
amalgama,on by marriage, and it remained
then, either to encounter The danger described
or adopt an adequate scheme of colonization,
j. e to transfer the colors population to those
parts of the world, where they may dwell TO
gether. DR.. D. contcnded that the measure
! was one OF national honor as we'll as general
| prosperity and closed his address with this Ian
guage.
I. II has been supposed that the colored peo,
pie will refuse to emigrate to Africa. That
the great body Of them in tha free states will
refuse to go for long TINE to come. there can
be no doubt. But many are and will be dispos-
| ed to go ; and the number will be augmented as
the prosperity and power of tn. Liberian Re-
public increase. and the modification and en-
barrassment Of the colored people increase in
the States. There is growing disposition al
| ready observable among them to Join their
brethren in Liberia. Some Of the men whom
they have been accustomed to regard as their
best friends heretofore, and who have often al.
! vised them not to 60 to Liberia, have changed
their opinions, and now advise them TO go. As
an instance, Mr.. Birney has addressed sensible
and energetic letter to them to this effect. Shall
we not open the way for them, and afford them
our aid and advice. THIS noble aud philan
thropic enterprise is worthy of the patronag re
OF the great State Of Pennsylvania.
e 1t has been supposed that it is impractical
BILE to transport to Africa three millions Of men,
women and children. But what d. we see be-
fore our eyes. 1t is now ascertained that there
are over four millions OF Europeans, in the
United States and they are now coming to our
shores at an average Of thousand day, and
the ratio increasing annually. If the enigla-
ton should continue to advance for the next ten
wears as it has done the last five, there will ar
rive in our country from Europe five millions of
people in ten years. And ali this without the
aid Of government to any appreciable extent
The whole movement is founded upon private
enterprise and to accomplish private interest
Are we to be told, then, that these States, in
connection with private benevolence, cannot, in
the course Of a generation or two, transport the
colored population Of less than three aud half
millions, to the western coast Of Affica-cs-
pecially, as It il measure Of public peace and
safety, public justice, public, beneyoence, pub
lie honor, and national prosperity II practi-
cable, and must be done.
8. But it has been said, any such policy will
arouse the jealousy Of the slave holding Slate
This is mistake. They see the danger in the
distance, and would as gladly as we, accept
any safe and honorable remedy. lie, them see
that our measures are peaceful, are effec.ual,
and they will join as heartily, and this cooper
ating with us to bring the Gcaeral Government
to aid strictly in accordance with the rights If
each State, and the Constitution of the United
Statee, We shall see, or at least our children or
our children's children will see this foreign and
naturally an.sgnnist;c race removed from among
US, and return 70 their own land, which cd
hath given them and then shall our onion be
tenfold stronger, brighter and more glorious,
and indeed the undoubted pride of her chill
dren.