The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-13

FRzDru@ DsuclAss (eoIorsd) then came forward, and
said that the subject upon which he proposed offer
few remarks respects the present cenoon future
OF the colored population Of the United States
He felt dfidencs In under taking the consider alton
subject no vsst-frst because of want Of ability do
justice, and secondly becaue Of the peculiar relation
existing between himself and the audience. /
coored man, said hs and this is white audience aud
no colored man with any sendbilty stand
before an American audience without feeling deeply i'm
pressed with the immense disadvantage under which he
abors The ground which colored occupies in the
street or the platform, is dsrated inch by incn by
cod fir ty hearted aud uncessng prejudce against his
C lor. We're white man-and about half OF it
Daughter and cheers III should have u smooth and
fair wind Here, the Hungarian, the Irishmsn, the
Italian the Frsnchman the Jew aud the Gentle tnd
home and when any Of them desire to speak they
greeted with warm hearts willing ears and open hands
Tor them Americans have principles OF justice mAxims
of mercy, sentiments Of religion, and the feelings Of
brotherhood in abundance but for my poor ruined
they have neither feelings OF justice mercy religion
They have scales in which TO weigh wrongs they
have lao standard BY which to measure rights Fats
Ia my embarrassment when attempt to bring before my
country men the wrongs OF the colored under
stand the feeling Of the American people, 1t 10 that they
wish to have nothing TO with the celored people,
less is to coin blood out Of their wrongs He spoke not
for any anti slavery society he spoke coored man.
ard for the cooed people be spoke before that audience
Their position anomalous one unsqualled and
tra0rdnaTy TO which they only look with deep
cern; but they are hopeful people and 1t Ia fortu
nate they long the present hour they should
have sunk down in despair. Look at their condition
Here they were land which has known them two CEN
tuIes among people who did not wait the negroes
seek them out but who sought them to parake Of its
sorrows though not of its joys people in whose conflicts
the sable and sinewy Of the colored have
usedpeope from whom they had reason To expect at last
feeling gratitude but aliens they the land of
their birth The fundamental principles ia the consttu
ton deemed inappcable to them; the glorious doc
trnes of the revolutionary fathers and the still
glorious doctrine Of the Son Of God construed against
them they plead for their rights, and the multitude an
swer them with little better than curses; they are
vine. In running hither for protection he (the
speaker) but thought he left cold and corrupt
world to take refuge in a hollow and hypocritical
cburch-from the hungry bloodhounds to the angry
wof-fIom the sgones Of earth to the flames OF hell
1t 10 known to that am alike familiar with the LASH
with the whip and with the chains Of slavery, and with
the ash and sting Of public neglect aud Ny neck
has known the weight Of master, and that Of
masters have been slave. Ny earliest rsoolIections
connected with the thought Of being slave for life
How that thought wrung poor heart shall never DO
able to tell Twenty years of my life passed in sa
very fifteen years have been passed in nominal Freedom
and my words never 20 bitter, they would be lsss
bitter than the bitterness OF that experience Give
leave, then to utter my thoughts respecting the condl
ton Of the people have named do not propose, this
evening" to INTO detail Of the wrongs and eruetes of
slavery. Those wrongs, thank God, are becoming
known. They are too horrible too shocking to fix the
mind upon any length Of The coored people Of
these States rapidly moving to tue number OF four
millions; they are becoming a nation within natisn.
They people capable OF love and hate, friendship
and ennity and il behooves the American people to
know it, for the time may come when the friendship of
even these people may not be amiss to this republic
Whatever capacity be afcibed to this am not
ashamed to be numbered with them. CHEERS vi
net ashamed to be called negro. utterly abhor and
spurn with iDeable contempt the cowardy Of
colored man who, at any time regards himself dis
tnguished fl the slaves OF the United States. crisis
has arrived with colored fellow citizens trals aud
hardshps await the c0lored man. that will test his
adhesion TO humanity, to his homo, to this soil here,
which he did not SEEK but which forced upon him
but the soil has been mingled With his blood Yet sn
try. The speaker then went TO explain ideas
which he said he had already given expression to- at an
other meeting that morning II IL evident that there is
Durely slavery this partv which
exists for other purpose but to promote slavery
known by no particular name but Is sometimes whig
comes abolitionists to understand. Here Is my
version Of itnot original but lnine because hold it
anti slavery discussion the patriaton Of the entire
free people Of color from the United States the unepd
ing psrpetuation Of slavery in ths republic; the
tOpazsOn e slavery 70 the extent of making slavery
respectedn every State in the UniOn the extension Of
slavery Mexico and the entire Of South America
present The democratic party The head Of the slavery
party 10 the present President Of the United States
Some said that at the recent escton the wing party
utterly annihiated the last heard OF it around
table, where l met with few friends to get com
munication from its departed spirit. (Laughter But
sooner Pierce take his seat and assume the
government than he declares to the Shareholders of the
South that every feeling of his whole life in favor of
hearted he knew them to be in their country were
taught 10 hate the eoored people when they here
the bread that they ought to have therefore they sn
derwok the blacks He loved the irish, but he hated
the lie that is pamed off upon them. In their attempt
push tho negroes out Of meL a they
mistaken for day they will deg radiation
and will be the future slaves Of the United states before
long, if they do not mind de saw that white men werc
.h.t L. uainrnS r ~S ., r a. h. a.
white men can descend to be negroes. CHEERS and
laughter Having alluded 70 the American colonization
evross ont Of the country bnt In Which thew would he
disappointed he said he would look to the bright side Of
.ne pc.uie, ana oecS .n never MS ne mere eesss
ed in putting down Did that audience look like
Lock at home look abroad look at England what are
icy lTy ~ aong nsauus oacio aoh SAo'nI In
look for the Kew to Uncle TOMS Cabinn daughter
He ssesker had had the STAKEHOLDER look into his
* S.n !. =, tha y. rsnolssr nsr,v es s
slave i man. and must desire TO be frsehe cast nep
it. There are upwards OF twelve millions OF negroes on
anort 81 tha R;,;sb snS Eos;ry Anti sivara s;st.
that there we're upwards Of twelve millions Of negroes n
the United states anc cauntriesInsrs are
colonies I47o 900 south American repnbios 80 600
British colonies, 30 ooo Hsyt $50 900; French colo
- ~ 80 a. 10 ;,