New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-27
Color and Coloniza;!oa.


Seeing you are so stoag aud constant
az advocate OF African C9l9nizsI1n. beg leave
to offer few IDEAS on that sub ect. have been
very particular to read very carefully all you
have written IN III. Tfi5ige on this subject, be-
heving Won to be true friend Of man. ! have
been struck forcibly by one very prominent
omission, and also By one very prominen, in
consistency on your part Tbs oaission consists 10
the fact, that you lnvarioy speak o, the free colorsd
people as all being employed To mental occupations.
you never have in the least ia,imA,ed that there
are very considerable portion Of free colored
people In all parts Of the free Safes employed in
agricultural and Industrial persuiis. This 10 The
fact and as man cesirous 10 90 justice to an out
ragged and wronged portion Of your ellov-benss
you should have noticed It to the very great credi.
of this people But you have seemed TO shun this fact
and are prone TO speak Of this people as TO give youf
readers they are many 30 understand aud conclude
the coored people are all absolutely degra4ed be-
yond the las. hope OF recovery. You usually speak
OF them as all being engaged IN mental occupations
ana therefore all degraded. Tnis brings me 10 the
inconsistency on your part Which B ihls: You
nave repeatedly remarked, that mans occuptnon,
provided II Is lawful ana homes. slpuid no. detract
FROM his character as man, bat that he should be re-
gaIced by his moral worth. In other words, man
because he fellows an honest aud lawful occupation.
Now, Sir, that this is the true standard none will
deny. But while YOU acknowledge the principle,
and demand It's application 20 ali others, you ex-
clude the free coored people from the benent OF H.
This you DO when You agree that they should colo
nize because they are IN meniL occupations. THIS
regret Eust. iOu 10 the c0lOrci people injustice
BY representing HAT they are wholly degraded.
Second You deny the principle Of manhood BY
urging them, and insisting upon their leaving the
country urging good reason taa. they are engaged
In mental occupations. give my view OF your po-
silioa, which think Is also the opinion OF all who
have given the subec. Suficlen thought 10 come 10
g correct conclusion. But. Str. suppose we admit
that The coored people are wholly and hopeessly
degraded because they are nenals, which deny,
and ADMIT that mental condition IS good and sufi
cient reason why they should leave the country,
" On / also deny. what them Their occupations
Will have To be taken by others and who Will take
them Who wouIi be the ervants, waters. boot.
blackefs and ostleTs foe the American people l
suspect that all will say the Irish But whoever
may, would rot that be sufficient for their
removal fromthe c0untry IL no., Why mott Would
they not take the consequences by taking the posi-
ton OF the colored people and II degraded would
not they be Obliged 10 coonizsi
II you are pleased 10 publish this soon, will send
you another short commune alton, IN which l will
show the utter fallacy OF the African Colonization
scheme and the very bad effect II has on the Amert-
can, mind, as regards the free coored people,
wherein consists the evil Of the project
Most respectfully, Nd.
IOu0btSepsfe Jan. 49, 1853.