New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-05


ro,d the ruth. That Liberia is no slysiHn Is
yye,v clear 10 nv mind. Should you conclude to
emiorste 10 It, | would not have you TO Imagine
thai you are gong TO any sucn place. Ia saying
this intend no dIsparagement OF Liberia, oeioN
other nsir countries but they all testify 10 the
truth of the remark. In gong there you are
soino 10 a land-rich and fertile | believe II to
BEN which much rork- particularly OF the
roupb kinds to be done. before the conven-
fences and advantages you leave behind can De
had where labor OF the right kind Is scarce ana
hard to be obtained where society Is rude ana
uncouth. and where, alter struggling win diiI-
culries for a lifetime, you Will die, leaving
things, il is TO be hoped, better than you i0uhd
them There may be some exceptions, out |
speak not Of them, bus OF the general scclai
condition.
lastly. having seen the miseries and evils OF
slavery, here, IN every way, 1t is to be supposed
that YOU will exercise restraint enough, net only
not 10 engage in 1t yourselves, but to discounte.
nance any approach to It IN others ms should
I've done. on the first and least attempt that way
for although the secondary law, and even con-
situations, may forbid savery-as Is the case IN
some OF our tree States-yet slavery may, sub
stantially, be praeticsd; and you here see what
a Great matter little fire klndleth.' And yet
must say-consdering who are a. the head OF the
COLONIZATION cause IN this country, many ofthem
being themselves Shareholders, or the friends OF
slavery here,--lt would not much surprise me II
YOU were to become somewhat implicated In II
especially, too, when remember that some OF
our early settlers fled from their own country
10 avoid persecution, and became good deal
remark able as prosecutors here. But be assured,
if Won tolerate slavery among you, the founda-
ton will be laid of much trouble OF super
structure that VIII be weak ana unstable, and
that will not stand heavy blow. But putting
aside all notwithstanding reports which
must say are not favorable, have been set on
foot, but which, although they have been re-
i,erated, trust, have been amply disproved from
the most reliable sources-what recommends
Liberia to ne fer you, and what ought 10 recon-
mend it 10 you, is, that the germs OF Civilization
are there, and the white man does not rule
1t would not much surprise me, II the counsel
| have thought It well TO offer were, al tTst re-
lected by you all. Indeed, 1t would more sur
prise me if it were nOt-although you must see
that it is offered for your good-that It springs
from the oppressive principle that gave birth to
the Colonization Society and from the wrongs
inflicted on you by the whites-wrongs tina. YOU
are unable to resist. | am fully prepared, too,
for permanent opposition on the part OF two c!as-
ses of the colored people. !. Those who have
made money, however small IN amount 1t must
be when compared with the whites, and wish TO
en- oy it here content that they and their families
suffer all the lmpOstions they now suiter,-lTn-
positions that, if the belief entertain is true,
will be aggravated in future g Those who
have not more energy or force Of character than
will suffice them to run their chance OF getting
enough in this country to eat and wear.
To these two classes-hnowlng 1t would be
useless have nothingtO say. Butte the more
noble -minded-to those who wish to get from
under the pressure of irresistible. unjust power
to those who wish to give full sweep to the
faculties which God has given to all his children
to those who wish to make MES OF them.
selves-to those, the sooner the idea is proposed
the better.f
have said that at first, my counsel Will be
rejected by all of you. There may, however, be
few who will not reject i.-such as have had
rather dim or obscure view of the plan pro-
posed and who would not even mention what
they knew for fear of mourning an odlum which
they could not meet or of separating from
class of which they still wished to form part.
With these exceptions, and only as exceptions,
ought they to be considered, the colored people
have fallen into the notlon-a notion IN which,
perhaps, they have been trained-that II Is
point of honor for them to remain IN this coun-
Try as long their colored brethren are enslaved,
and that it will crafty their enemies-the Colo
MISUNDERSTANDING they go to Liberia Admit
ting that the ColOnlzatlonlsts are all they are
supposed to be-a thing feel no inclination to
controvert-it is an unworthy motive, and 1t VIII
be as sure to inJure you, as any other unworthy
motive Is sure to inure him who entertalns 1t.
1t matters not how small the thing may be, or
whether he against whom the whom the wrong
may be done knows of it.or not.
But ought the whole matter of your emigration
to be thought of thus II is too important to be
committed to the direction of feeling and passion.
1t ought 10 be submitted to our best Judgment
TO our most deliberate reason-the highest fac
ulty of our nature, and therefore well adapted
for deciding such questions. A fair appeal to
this power will enable you to determine, whether,
on the whole, you should leave this country and
what other you should seek.
But you will, no doubt say, that this counsel,
coming from an old and reputed friend, will pre-
cipitate on you evils which you are unprepared
for, and which otherwise you would not suiter.
| would be very far from aiding, in any way, IN
bringing about such state OF things nor 20
think that what have said will do But II
must be remembered that the oppress0r" herd
has "porcr," and that he has all the effective
and official departments OF the Government Oe
his side that the whites have already explalnen
away and overlooked the provisions OF their
Constitution that they have forgotten and dts
regarded the humanity we owe all our fellow
beings, and that they will proceed as far as they
may think necessary 10 accomplish their purpose
no matter what may be the extremity.
But some OF you, In your detection, and IN
your oppugnation to injustice, may say .lce can
suffer 1t. That may be. l will not dispute 1t.
But to be cast down, discouraged, becomes no
one whose constant aim is to do right, least of
ALL him who aspires to lead others by perilous
paths to safe places
While it must be almost needless to say to
you that the counsel have offered is only the
expression of my opinion that it can be dis
approved Of, if unsound, and that if unsound,
II has no binding force on any one trust 1t is
equally needless to say,that its fair and candid
consideration will be very gratifying, and that
this qualification will be much increased, if it
should lead TO happy results.
For more particular in formation. pamphlet (sub-
iished in 1862 b. W Lugenbeel formerly Colonial Ply
scisp, ard United States gent in Liberia While
NO reason for distressing the facts related do NOS
sgfee vii b him IN some of his infefenees.
+GOvernor Roberts Of Liberia in le{ts, tn sors
one IN tis country inviting the people Off 20 eirats saws
however may D. proirscied M come to this az last
Vurgiug n Remedy.