Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-02-09

ages. Most of them live by agriculture. There is
some traffic between the coast and the iEteror.-l
Many of the tribes have respectable architecture,
though of rude kind shut still implying some pro-
gress OF the arts. Gold dust is collected; iron is
,srnelted and wrought;, weapons and utensils of
husbandry and household use fabricated; cloth
is woven and dyed; palm oil expressed; there
are schools; and among the Mahomedan tribes the
Koran is read. You, Mr.. President, well remem-
Der that twenty one years ago, you and saw in
oneot the committee rooms of yonder Capitol, a
native African, who had been 40 years field
slave in the West Indies and in this country, and
wrote at the age of 10 the Arabic character, with
the fluency and the elegance of scribe. Why,
Sir, 10 give the last test of civilization, Mungo Park
his Journal that in the interior of Africa
law suits are argued with as much ability, as much
ifuency, and at as much length as in Edinburgh.
daughter and alplause.)
Sir, do not wish to run in paradox on this sub
ject.' i am aware that the condition of the most
advanced tribes of Central Africa is wletched,
mainly, in consequence OF the slave trade. The
only wonder is, that with this cancer eating into
their vitals from age to age, any degree of civliza
ton whatever exist. But degraded as5the
ninety millionso Africans are presume you nigh:
find IN the aggregate, on the continent of Europe,
another ninety millions as degraded, to which each
country in that quarter Of the globe would con-
tribute its quota. The difference is and it is GER
tainly ANAL important difference, that Europe,
intermingled with these ninety millions, fifteen
or twenty millions possessed of all degrees of Gull
ture up to the very highest, lille in Africa there is
not an individual who, According to our standard
has attained high degree of intellectual culture;
butif obyions causes for this can be shown, it is
unphilosophical TO infer from it an essential inca
pacity. 81 q - u - p. " ~ -
But the question seems to me to be put at rest,
by what we all must have witnessed of what has
been achieved by the colored race in this country
and on the coasto Africa. Unfavorable as their
position has been for any Intellectual progress, we
still all of US know that they competent to the
common arts and business of life, to the ingenious
and mechanical arts, to keeping accounts, TO the
common btanches of academical and professional
culture. Paul Cufee's name is familiar to every.
body in my part of the country, and am sure you
have heard of him. Ae a man of uncommon
energy and force of character. He navigated TO
Liverpool his own vessel, manned by colored
ciew. His father a native African slave; his
mother was member of one of the broken down
Indian tribes, some fragments of which still linger
in the corners of Massachusetts,. have already
alluded to the extraordinary attachments of that ma
tive African Prince, Abdul Rahha man. II there
was ever native born gentleman on earth he was
one He had the port and air of prince, and the
literary culture of scholar. The LEANED Black
smith oil Alabama, now in Liberia, has attained
celebrity scarcelynferior to his white BROTHER
is known by the same designation. When lived
IN Cambridge few Yeas agoI used to attend, as
one OF the Board of Visitors, the examinations of
classical school, in which there was colored boy
the son of a slave in Mississippi think. He up.
peared to me TO be of pure African blood. There
were at the same time two youths from Georgia.
ana one OF my own sons, attending The same school.
l must say that this poor negro boy, Beverly Will
lianS, was one of the best scholars at the school,
and IN the Latin language he was the best scholar
IN his class. These IRE instances that have fallen
Under my own observation. There are others 1 am
told which show still more concluSiyely the color
ed race for every kind of intellectual culture Z.
NV look at what they have done on the coast
OF Africa. Think ofthe facts that were spread be-
lore you in that abstract of the Socety's doings,
which was read this evening. 1t is only % or 80
IVA fkA1 pIa
the auspices of this Society. In that time what
have they done;'or rather let Inc ask what have
they not done? They have established w ell or
ganiZed constitution of Republican Government
which is administered with ability and energy in
peace and by the unfortunate necessity of circum-
stances, also in war. They have courts Of Justice
modelled alter our owns schools, churohes, and
lyceums. Commerce is carried on, the soil is TILED
communication is open to the interior. The ma
tive tribes are civilized; diplomatic relations or
creditably sustained with foreign powers; and tn e
two leading powers of Europe, England and France
nave acknowledged their sovereignty and indepen-
dence. Would the same humber of persons taken
principally from the laboring classes of any por-
ton of England, or Anglo-America, have done bet
ter than thiS2
All! Sir, there is an influence at work through
the agency of this Society, and other Societies, and
through the agency OF the colony of Liberia, and
otheis hope which will be established, sufficient
10 produce these and still greater effects, mean
the influence OF pure unSelfsh christian love-
h'S oiSCi al Tie influence tnaL never can
fail. Military power will at times be resisted and
overcome; commercial enterprise, however well
planned, may be blasted; State policy, however
deep, may be outwtted; but pure, unseIfish, man
~, rather let me say heavenly love, never did and
In the long run never will fail (applause.) 1t is
ruth which this society ought 10 write upon lis
banners, that it is not political or military power
out the moral sentiment, principally under the
guidance and influence of religious zeal, that has
in all ages civilized the world. Arms, craft, and
nanmon lie in wait, and watch their chance, but
they cannot poison its vitality. Whatever be-
comes OF the question of intellectual superiority,
should insult this audience, if attempted to argue
mat IN The moral sentiments, the colored stand
upon an equality with us. l read year OF two
ago IN newspaper an anecdote which illustrates
this IN SO beautiful and striking manner That
with your permission will repeat it. -f's
When the news of the discovery gold reached
US from California, citizen of the upper part of
Louisiana, from the arish of Rapides for the sake
OF improving his not prosperous fortunes, started
with his servant to get share, if he could, of the
golden harvest. They repaired to the gold region.
They labored together for while with success
At length the strength of the master fniled, and
he Tell dangerously sick. What then was the con-
duct vi the slave in those far of hills? In State
whose constitution does not recognize slavery, in
that newly gathered and not very thoroughly or
ganized state OF society, what was his conduct AS
MS master lay sick with the typhus fever, Priest
and Levite came, and looked upon him, and passed
by on the other. The poor slave stood by him,
protected him; by night and by day his sole COM
panion, nurse, and friend.H At length the master
died What then was the conduct of he slave IN
those distant wastes, rs he stood by him whom
living he had served, but vino was laid low
at ms teet by the great Emancipator? He dug his
decentgrave in the golden sands. He brought to-
gether the earnings Of their joint labor; these he
deposited in place OF safety as sacred trust for
his masters family. He then went to work under
Calliotnlan sun to earn the wherlwitllal to pay
ms passage home. That done he went back TO
the banks Of the Red River, in Louisiana and laid
down the little store at the fee Of his masters
widow. (Applause.) ~ 60
Sir, do moi know whether the story is true,
read it in public Journal. The Italians have a
prOveIbia saving of tale like this: thai If il is r,n1