The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-14


anagonistic TO colonization, the organized ngra
toD Of any from these United States for tho special
stect Of obtaining civil religious freedom or the free
exs rcisc Of his faculties In any way .t444.ntr
Resolved Therefore that the offer Of the American and
Foreign Anti Slavery Society 10 aid coiored men In mi
grating from the United States In the pursuit Of buness
coupled with the long established usage OF said society
is organized form and Of its members In theis indiv
dual capacity refuse such aid to colored remain
in the United states are together painful evidence
Aforesaid -
The resolutions passed yesterday hold out the idea
that there Is direct departure from tho original
character OF this society, which was to elevate the
coored men on this soil, and nowhere else Henry
ward beecnss Is ia man ma very much niue respect We
the motives Of the Colonization Society. think
they are not to be credited with any good motives.
IL seems to me- also, that there is alukewarmness
the subject of colonization. There was no denunci-
alton yesterday. The society is not taking the
same high ground it used to do It is letting
itself down. | ask for no favor, but demand
liberty a right. II it be right it is not SYM
p0thy. The same principle which strikes me
down, strikes you down also The sale Of Gun
Gle Toms Cabin is. proof Of the anti.slHvery
sentiment But this society snot toeing the mark.
Washington Hunt issued proclamation that the
colored people of this country cannot rise. He was
rot denounced.
Here there were n number Of persons going away,
when
Rev. Mr.. RAY, Ga colored brother,) said-Dont
60 away, have something very interesting to tell
you Two years ago, u poor painting colorod man
came to this city, flom Maryland He became cook
in vessel between this port and Providence He
was discovered, and a man went to him and said he
should 60 to Maryland with hun. He refused to do
so, and then charge Of stealing got up against
him. Ho was put IN prison, aud his master came
to his cell, and demanded the boy as his property.
must be tried on the charge Of stealing. His lawyer
and friends advised him to plead guilty He
did so, and was sent to prison. Steps were
taken to get him out, but the idea was aban-
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his master. However, as the time drew nigh
that his period of imprisonment expired, the broth
rem felt very uneasy, and Dr. Pennington went
to Albany and succeeded in getting Governor
Hunt to release him. His time is not out uotil to-
morrow; but he is flying to-day beyond the reach
of his enemies; Npplagse)
A BROTHER here stated that the owner wrote to
keeper ofone of the PRISONS asking him where the
slave was, that he might take him whom his
period Of imprisonment expired, but his letter was
never answered
Mr.. RAY.-Oh, yes. l forgot to mention that.
Mr.. LEWIS TAPPAN.-I don't wonder at the sensi-
tiveness of colored men. If | was q coored man, j
would feel more than they do. Brother Downing,
however, is in error in every matter of fact he has
referred to. In the first place. he left out the words,
" In common with other citizeAs." What VIC in
tended to say was, that we would assist cOored
men to leave the country, If they wished to do so,
in the same way rs we would white men, and no
further In reference to the colonxatonists, think
il will not do to ascribe bud motives to such
Chief Justice Hornbower. The whole Of what we
said ought to be taken in its connection. The re-
That while We would throw no obstacle in the way OF
our coored citizens emgating to Sierra Leone Liberia
California the West indies Canada OF any other portion
may lead them in common with other citizens; and while
will aid them in the accomplishment of their own
wshes, will discountenance and oppose all
schtmes whether devised by State National govern
ments colonization societies of coercive repatriation,
and oil efforts to place tho people of celor in such posi-
tions that choice of evils they will leave
the land Of their birth and their chosen residence.
1t is not necessary to use coarse epthets; and bro
Their Downing is not doing justice when he says VIC
are letting down. With regard to u paragraph in
Mrs. Stoves book in which John is advised to go
to Africa, am sorry it is in the book. wrote to
have it omitted; but it was too late; otherwise she
would have done 50. If you saw her letter, you
would say she was no colonizationist Her idea is
thisthat talented ceored men should 60 from here,
and take Liberia out Of the hands Of the Colonisa-
ton Society: Henry Ward Bcecher said something,
yesterday, in the heat Of the moment, that would
have been better omitted. / spoke to his father
about it, last night. He replied that it was in the
heat Of speaking, and that it would be changed be-
Of the seven thousand gone from this country to
Liberia, five thousand are slaves, liberated on
dition Of going there. Hardly one has gone with
hso consent; and the Colonization Society vio
lating their own constitution in sending them out.
Rev. JOHN RANKIN, Of Ohio, in the meantime,
addressed the meeting, and said he was sorry to
colonization question ever introduced into their
meetings. 1t did great mischief. The object Of the
great mass of the advocates of colonization was to
make it safety valve, to prevent the boat from be-
ing blown up by the pressure of too much steam.
They ought to repudate the very name Of colonial
tion. In the colonization States they would allow
their children to play with dogs, but not with
lored children. When he first came to Ohio, any
man could be elected to an Office, who nvowed him
self in favor of slavery colonization, but NOT an
abolitionist Such was the influence Of the Coloni-
zation Society in Ohio. The colored population
were regarded rs perfect nuisarces. He thought,
therefore, that this society ought to avoid talking
about colonization Mt all. The gospel makes all mon
equal Instead of colonxing, let evangelize blacks
and whites together.
Rev Mr.. RAY said the resolution adopted yester-
day was most unfortunate, 1t would be used By the
was--a man who had done moro harm unintcntion-
ally by that letter, than all the coed he did,
could do. am entirely opposed TO any one going
to Liberia, voluntarily or otherwise. .BIsl
Ray. was all wrong. Liberia would prove what
blacks could do. He had becn in q class with
colored men. and he could not pretend to learn -
fast as they could, or speak rs well. The Colonsa-
ton Society had now changed iA tactics, and it
ought to be let 60 on. They were now taking the
ground that if the colored people had fair play 70
show themselves, as in Liberia, it would effect tho
DIR. J. AcCUNE Smith, am glad this discussion
has taken place. Whatever poison was in the re-
port has now its antidots. The abolitionists seem
they annunciate the manhood Of God Amighty's
black men. Now, if We admit this, something more
ought to follow. There have been complaints
that colorcd men could not get situations under
the Executive Committee Of this very society
There are 81 200 salaries, but none of them are
given to colorcd mon, though he thought they were
just as well fitted for those Offices rs white men.
This, perhaps, is Misrepresentation fthe objects of
the society, which only to announce sentiment and
oppose the Colonization Society. My view 10 that
there is colonization in the resolution in question.
II is idea, thisto offer material aid Tor colo
nization-it is out of the way of the society. It is
IN
send men to Africa.
Mr.. TAPPEN-Or elsewhere.
DR.. McCuNE SMrH.-It matters not where Tho
sin is to drive them out Of the country anywhere
The resolution is suspicious-it ought to be struck
out. All that connected as agents with that so
cety have shown themselves to be dishonest. Lewis
Putnam has been Fubised by Arson q. Phelp,
have said nothing about Mrs. Stoves book, when