Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-03
rE IN THE SENATE OF NEW YORK ON AFRI
CAN COLONIZATION.
|scts from The Speech Of Mr. BeeAman, a Mem
Der Of The New York Senate.

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esd to the burning deserts Of Africa Of ~ bitter con-
tempt they feel for the and its friends
speak Of Liberia as more pecuisf to their ma
than is adapted to any other portion Of Amer
can people, the European nations They express their
happy pleasure ut the failure Of the Colonization So
ciety TO obtain the passage Of the very bill adyo
cate and they conclude, after much appeal
preuices Of their race by calling them while they do
nothing to oppose any body Of who choose to
emgate under other influences than the Colonization So
ciety to battle against this hydra head of niquty this
subtle scheme Of corruption, at all times and under all
circumstances, now, henceforth and forever.
As chairman of one of the Senate committees have
heard elaborate arguments this subject from colored
men on bot sides have listened for several hours to
the efforts Of very intelligent advocates who endeavored
prove to that very few of the desired at all to
emgrate an that the petition to which have referred
said to be signed by $50 persons in New York city, who
had formed Lberian Agricultural Association fabu
lous and the signers mostly imaginary The agent of
that assoction himself of color, proved by salts
factory aavts the genuineness of his credentials and
in reply certain very severe structures made upon his
conduct BY Others who complained that his talents ought
to be devoted to the improvement Of his here, and
not lent u the enemy, he made noble defence They
told him he would be true to himself he might one day
occupy chair in this Senate and the preudces Of caste
might b wholly overcome. People differ, said he,
in theit notions Of independence may possibly occupy
Of se chairs, and while in the Senate could doubt
less nduct myself to command all the respect due
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would cease. You, sir would 60 Congress Hall, and
although have money in my pocket would be COM
PEELED 10 go to Dean street have but one life to live
and mean to spend what is left to me OF that where
free my comrades to associate with them to
follow he bent Of my inclnatons and to do what is
lawful to advance my fortunes Here every avenue to
distinction is walled mp against me- because my skin is
dark do not choose to submit to this, and for my chill
dren ssake shall go to Liberia. Do you said he, fol-
low your views, but why attack my friends and me
can upon you, Senators, by your pride ia the noble
State which you represents by your sympathy for the
wrongs the free blacks among by your hopes for the
enlightenment of heather Africa by your memories Of the
horrors unuterable of those children slaves crying in
their broken dialects from the putrid holds Of many
saver conjure you as fathers whose children but Tor
the grace Of God might be calling your names in En-
glish words from the hold Of Mosem galley, to take
pity poor Africa
fhs nsa = .Ae~ing your PITY which Asss indicated
saAD SSunngs two hundred years ago thfs mighty
ton took it's rise. So firm and stately has been its
growth wide and deep have its roots struck down into
the SOIL that tempess have from tree of hber
ty single bough. We stand alone wonder to mankind
and while the only other Republic Of Importance in the
world is an empty deceit unreal mockery rejoicing
to tyrant and shame the good of every land the
secuted Of all the world take refuge under widespread
branches. All safe from the storm-bow it
| fercely-all are safe, the black raan
Encouraged then, by the great results from small be-
gnnings which history displays, let join the
band of sister States already large which have
trbuted the founding of Liberia The influence of the
foremost Commonwealth in the Confederacy is mighty
We il to the Of truth and right TO speak out
now and throw the full weight Of that influence in ia
Of colonization New Jersey State usually content
follow the lead of New York. is in this matter showing
the way. The House of Assembly has just passed
law making appropriation in aid of the colonization
cause in which the Senate win probably The
bill Of Mr. Stanly in Congress, viii appropriate to the
States the unpaid quota Of thrtysix millions Of dollars
Of surplus remaining in the United States Trea
sury 1886 provided the States receiving it devote the
income the of colonization We ask you for
an instament in advance. The share Of New York will
be $40 900 year. So that any appropriation made now
win be fully reimbursed by Mr.. Stanly's bill.
The blessings Of the Almighty have descended upon that
infant colony in Africa 1t has reached the period of vi
sibe growth Of appreciable expansion from day to day
and from month month Although ten thousand Ame-
rican settlers regiments, armed schooner twen
tytree churches and yodd schools but the feeble
beginnings Of nation, they from which true
hearts grow out.
Soon the leaves will be put forth. What though the
tree is slow harden Great thingssdo not mature in
q day.
The power that did create change the
OF things; make mean Of great, and great Of mean;
The brightest glory eclipse with might
And place the obscure in dazzling light"