Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-01-29
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Edward Everett's Colonization Speech


er stated that the negro was not man; and that
slavery was the relation which God designed he
Should sustain towards men The Examiner ar
gued that the negro could not take care of him
self, was incapable of governing his passions, Of
regulating his domestic economy, OR Of making
any mental or moral progress. He was fit only
TO be the subject of Intellectual, RATIONAL progress
sive beings, and slavery, instead Of being curse,
was blessing to him. This may seem strange
doctrine to some, but it is nevertheless the New
Testament of American Slavery In old times
Slavery was universally admitted TO be evil
and wrong; but that progressive, intellectual be-
ing known, either as Vrgnian republic
can, or Massachusetts doughiace, has seen new
light, and has become conscious of a more exaIt-
ed philosophy Slavery, according TO the new
prophets of that venerated American religion, is
not wrong or an evil, or injustice, or a rob-
berry towards the slave. 1t is, on the contrary, a
blessing to him, providing for him master who
knows what kind of husks he should eat, what
sort Of Stops he should wear, in what sort. of a
howell he should dwell, how TO appropriate and
dispose Of his earnings how long he shall live with
his wife and children, and how many lashes he
requires to take him down when he feels inclined
to lmitate the airs and attributes of manhood
This Is the new philosophy of Slavery as publish
ed by lis most approved oracles
1t seems, however, that there is schism in the
bunker sanhedrm. Edward Everett.a Nfassacbu-
sets doughface, after the strictest sect of the
Nationals" has repudiated this doctrine. Per.
haps "repudated" is too strong word to aprIv
to anything that Mr. Everett would do in neqation
Of any doctrine proposed by the accredited organs
OF pure ultra pro-slavery; he has shown, howey-
er by his Colonization Speech at Washington,
that the fundamental argument of the new rro-
slavery philosophy is utterly worthless. baseless.
and false; and, of course, he has shown as nee
essary consequence, that the institution which is
established on it is false and hollow also.
Mr. Everett said
But all doubts of the capacity Of the African
race for selEgovernment, and cf their improvah,l-
ity under favorable circumstances, seem TO me to
be removed by what we witness at the present
day, both IN our own country and on the coast of
that continent Notwithstanding the dsadvanta-
ges OF their own condition in this country. speci-
mems OF intellectual ability the talent of,sritng
and speaking-capacily for busness-for the in
genlous and mechanical arts--for accounts-for
the ordinary branches of academical learning have
been exhibited by our coored brethren. which
would do no dlscredll to anglo Saxons Paul Cuff
fer, well recollected in New England, was per
son of great energy. His father was all African
slave, his mother an Indian of the Elizabeth Is
lands in Massachusetts have already alluded
to the extraordinary 0f
man of better manners or of more respectable
appearance never saw. The learned blacksmith
OF Alabama, now ia Liberia, has attained celeb
rlty scarcely inferior to that of his white brother
known by the designation. | frequently
attended the examinations at a school in Cam
bridge, at which Beverly Williams was pupil.
Two youths from Georgia. and son of nv own
were his fellow pupils. Beverly was born slave
insMississppi, and apparently of pure African
blood; he was one OF the best scholars-peIhaps
the best Latin scholar in his class.
These are indications of intellectual ability aC
forded under dscouraging circumstances at heme.
On the coast Of Africa, as 1t appears to me, the
success OF Liberia, the creation Of this society
ought to put to rest all doubts on this question:
The affairs OF that Interesting settlement, under
great difficulties and discoui agemens, have been
managed with discretion, an energy. and.
must say, all things considered, with success
which authorize the most favorable inlererences
as TO the capacity of the coiored races for self
government. 1t is about thirty years since the
settlement began, and think il must be allowed
that its progress will compare very iavorablv with
that of Virginia or Plymouth, after an equal length
of time. They have established well organized
constitution of republican government II is adj.
mlnlstered with ability; the country is explored;
the natives are civilized; the slave trade is ban
lshed; friendly intercourse is maintained with
foreign powers, and England and France have
acknowledged their Independent sovereignty
Would handful Of Anglo americans. from the
hnmblest classes of society, have done better than
thls?''
We think Mr. Everett completely demolishes
the syllogisms of the modern Virgnian oligarchs
and northern doughfaces with the above facts
He shows that the negro is a man. lie goes fur
Their, and proves that the best type Of the negro
equal to the besttype ofthe Anglo Saxon. He COM
pares Liberia TO Plymouth; that is, he compares
the negroes, who were the pioneers of that State,
TO our pilgrim fathers. What higher compliment!
than this, could Massachusetts man pay 10 any
class OF human beings Our pilgrim fathers are
our ideals of virtue, wisdom, integrity, courage,
and goodness, and yet Edward Everett, chief in
the synagogue OF Massachusetts hunkerism, tells
southern Shareholders at Washington, that the me-
gro wise, faithful brave, vlrluous, and good,
as were these demigod fathers of ours. We do
not wish to deny this; we are glad of the admis-
sion on the part of Mr. Everett. But how will the
Boston hunkers relish il in view of their alteration
of John Caphart, and in view of the oxtraditon
Of Sms' John Caphart might be called the Laud
OF slavery-the representative ambassador of that
divine institution, and the prosecutor of al the
heretics who did not cry hosanna to it. CT.
Curtis was the Jeffies Of the divine institution:
and the 1900 scoundrels who constitute the ever
memorable sims Brigade, were the cavaliers
who executed the will of Southern Slavery, and
sustained the debasement of Northern Justice
How will all these Bostonians feel, on being told
that they have made themselves infamous by