New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-05
THE DIsFRANCHIsED AMERICAN.

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Charles Lenox Remond Of Salem, Mas. delivered the
fourth lecture Of the Of the New York Anti Slavery
Society at the Broadway Tabernacle Tuosdly evening
As few Introductory and more general remarks the
lecturer laid down the proposition that If any indigniy
whatever permitted 10 any portion OF the community
the whole must suffer The preudces Of against
w@ referred TO- such o. the English for the French the
irish for the English and Of Americans in turn h. 1h
As TO the latter, he never bad permitted 20 exist
in HIS heart because he recognised II ~ Of piece with the
prejudice against his In the State Of PeDnsy
VaDia alone there cOlOred population Of from 900
10 10000 and yet all thege DISTINGUISHED The patriot
sm Of oolOred in days when cost something 10 be
patriotic cited Then il was Of higher degree tbaa
the priotism of the white The latter had something
10 fight or-the coloTed nothing Often the colored
soldiers had rallied 10 the field carnage with
stripes their backs a. well upon the flag ohe country
A poor slave had jumped into the machinery of fac
tory the South and crushed 10 death rather than be
fakon and yet how little sensation produced by it
The reception Of the fugitive John Mitchell referred
TO greatly in contrast with the treatment u fugtves
from American Slavery The heroic conduct Of particu
lar cOlOred Of the Revolution described and at
ienon called to the fact that the very descendants Of
these brave men were repulsed and mareated by tho
peOple-the WashiDgOns of the black race though he
might claim them 10 be Gen Whipples slave was nj
the moment Of going into battle Gen Sullvans bravo
slave also named. The efficiency of the coored
cruits Of New York during the Revolution cited
particularly in point Not traitor tory could be
found among the records Of colOred herOsm.
On reference 70 the idea of getting rid Of the coOred
people, the lecturer gave fair warning that they would
neither be bought cOaxed driven from the country
They couldn't be k0Ued out of il, however love
full their colonization friends might profess TO be The
African Colonization scheme denounced with great
severity The lecturer said he hated il much that he
could not refrain from giving the project kick at every
opportunity lie was glad that he then platform
where lie would be a0wed 10 kick IT, The coored people
were with few exceptions opposed to the movement
he glad 10 state The American Colonization Society
had done more to keep the cruel and absurd prejudice
ngainst color in this country than all other agencies put
together Hence he could not but hate il and he could
moi help regarding oil coOred aiders Of Colonization
practical enemies Of their
The lecturer closed with statement of the true position
of the coored race in America and able argument in
favor Of removing the social and political disabilities Of
the disfranchsed Americans based thereon lie felt
authorized TO pledge that If his treated with
courtesy and kindness they stood ready Oretum tho
II met an gentlemen, they would be found to be gentle
men themselves.
The lecturer frequently appauded for his happy
thoughts and equally happy delivery.
The next lecture ii announced, would be delivered
by John jay, Esq