The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-03

right be admcted neessary" part OF the natiOa
compact the provisions Of the Missouri compromise, tbs
detestsby insulting and degrading Fugitive Slave sot,
or ME more recent contemplate Nebraska Kansas ban
That the act Of Congress of 1850. known the fu9s
live bill declare 20 be general law, tending 10 the
virtual enszyement OF every colored person In tbs
United sistes and conseqaen we abhor its esistence
hions and hold II an state Of the most contemptueus
/ abrogaiicn."
be obtained AZ the price others have paid for it, and tbst
ihsy are willing TO pay that price let the cost be wha
| II may.
These selections pretty fair specimens Of the sa.s-
fse' OF which this BLACK fo,m Is constructed After
getting through thus platform creation which it seem
tie work Of the arst dsy the dsrkies went about
/ providns for an organ--a regular abolition mill II
that all efforts IN establish pernnnent Abolition
organ have hitherto failed ard that with the excen
ton OF Fred. Hougiass's paper, exists They
therefore propose to establish mo that shall live. n
20 be conducted on grand scr and with distinguished
literary ability.
s'Ihat to this end some Of eabest coorei writer's
in both hemsphercs shonl lie engaged its regular
contributors and aatices led the various branch
es Of literature science, art mechanics law commerce.
philosophy, theology, &c; and that all tbcartccs shan
be the productions Of cols ed men, except such seIso
tons he useful in illustrating of the fun
danents principles Of this Organization Your commit
tee believe that the publication Of such work would
elect iacaculable amount Of good various wsys
woud bring the evidences Of progress before those
who deny such progress, in that IL could not
be disputed and by furnishing manifestations OF talen4
on the part Of large number Of colored persons would
hove more effect than mastery productions by
two individuals at the time that it would presenk
70 coiored men or ability an inducement to write which
your committee think that It should he made STAN
daId and permanent work. capable Of rejecting credit
upon our race and to this end would recommend that
each number be stereotyped 20 make II perfect
compendium and book Of reference the progress
and developement Of the race"
In this connection II may be well to observe that the
proceedings Of the convention show that the utmost
harmony does prevail in reference to the policy OF This
movement in note to this part Of the proceedings
We learn that the committee had recommended to tbs
consideration OF the convention Frederick Domgasss
Paper but, in consequence OF the iberal and supcr
nv i'm tOwar I'd he
from the issue Of the call till its assembling denouncinG
those concerned as being "unintelligent" unwiseT
OF the movement, but promptly giving publicity -
everything against It, the convention properly decnsA
quently ordered It to be struck out.
Having progressed thus far in the work Of creatoab
ess e an Il
the Political Destiny Of the Colored Race tho An,est-
can Continent" This Is one Of the most remarkabls
productions OF modern times. II Ii addressed to thA
" colored inhabitants Of the United States" asA
was written doubtless by some white negro o.
tai abotionsm. There is bold reckless audacity &
STYLE assertion and sentiment in this production that
political policy Of this country was solely borrovsl
from and shaped and modelled after that Of Rome.s
from whence IL emanates.
Having made this discovery, it naturally to b.
expected that mind SO highly endowed with the psr-
ceptye faculties would make other discoveries equally
astonishing. Accordingly the author says
'Ihat the colored have the highest traits a
able and religious to fault In mathematics Scripture
and architecture, arts and sciences commerce ana
may probably excel but in languages oratory poetry
music and painting arts and scieucaa and In ethics
metaphysics theology and legal ursprndonce-in pain
language, In the true principles Of morals CORRECTNESS
Of thought religion and law Of civil government thsea
is no doubt but the black race viii yet instruct shs
Shades Of Shakespeare Milton, Locke Bacon Mans6eld
and Marshall bow your diminished heads to your Eths
plan masters Ncgrodom exalted to its utmost esva
by some mighty revelation pregnant with the fate Of ~
INTO Utica ss msS
china shop Thus it says:'It would be dupcity long
to disguise the fact that the great issue sooner
will be question Of black and white and every ind~
viual will be called for his identity with 10
other The blacks four-sixths Of all the populAa
Of the world and these people are fast tending to ce
mon cause with each other"
In the general claim made the superior exoel-
louce of the black race white brethren Of the South
win find that they regarded small potatoes, par
cnarly in the way Of agriculturists Hear how thsse
darkes talk Of you
even up to the present day. II is notorious that 10
the planting States the blacks themselves the only
hul cultivators Of the soil the proprietors plant
rs they termed knowing little nothing Of Tho
art save that which they learn from the African hus
hcndmnn while the ignorant white ovcrsecr whose duty
is to that the work Is attended knows sti lse.
Hemp, cotton, tobacco, corn, rice sugar, and many
,can skill and labor in the Southern States Of this
ry The greater number OF the mechanics Of the South
| also black men,
ng that tho whites greatly their interiors in every
hing great and good do not stop at that most
sonabc people would but they lay claim to the country
In which We live They base their claim on two grounds
Frst.Priory Of possession; and, secondy-By virtua
OF its Improvement. Thus they say
From the earliest period after the discovery varoao
sent representative here either adventures
and spectators, employed laborcrs seamen SOL
diers hired to work for their employers And amou9
the earliest and most numerous class who found theia
way to the new world were those Of the African rase
And 1t has been ascertained to minds beyond .
doubt, that when the continent discovered thsro
were found In the West Indies and Central Amsries.
usual color and hair identifying thss
rs being originally Of the African race doubt bsnG
remnant OF the Africans who with the CarthageniaS
expedition adventitousy cast upon this contl-
ncnt in their memorable adventure to the sGrsak
sland after sailing many miles distant to the west a
the Pillars q Hercules-the present Straits Of Glib
raltar.n
The claim 70 the country by virtue Of labor or i'm
pr0vement Is presented thus
"And we shall now introduce TO you from acknovA
lodged authority number Of historical extracts -
prove that previous to the introduction Of the baek
race upon this continent but little enterprise Of asr
kind was successfully carried on Tho African nsgxo
the first available contributor the country snS
consequently is by priority OF right and politically
ctiyen.n
Tho end and object Of all the logic and literature WIN
which the foyv pages Of this abounds are +,
solle the problem-where shall the blacks migrate -
and form great Independent nationf Well as they sss
modest yeopc they have resolved only to take an =
Mexico, all South America and all the islands Of -
caribbean Sea, including the Queen Of the Antilles. We
Southern States Of this Union not TO be ~
these puissant oTshoots from an African stock NJ
population OF the countries that these Northern
way negroes propose to take only u.s. 000 twss
ye millions Of souls spread territory Of 80
square miles, only little than twice the sss q
the United Jtatcs
We shall close this artible by extract from TIE
essay which shows that these people have been reg.-
lated in their plans and purposes by the most ma8na-
moderation Thus
1--WE invite your attention TO few facts, upoo
which we predicate the claims Of the black race not
only the tropical regions and south temperate a.
this hemisphere but to the whole continent north
well as south And here desire 1t distinctly 10 ~
understood that IN the selection Of places Of dss
nation We do not advocate the Southern scheme o.
concession yet at the will desire Of North
American oppressors but policy, by which uast
be The greatest political gamers, without the risk pos
siby Of loss TO Ourselves gain by which the lsvog
Of political elevation and machinery Of national progress
must ever be held and directed by own hands al
heads. TO viii and purposes, In defiance Of ~
ola mia ha