Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-01-21
THE D1sFRAKCH1sED AMERICAN.
by CHARLES l.. RENoND.

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! Charles Lenox Remond, of Salem, Mass, deli,
cred the fourth lecture of the course of the NeN
York Anti-Slayery Society, at the Broadway Tai
ernaclc on Tuesday evening, the Sd inst,
AS a fow Introductory and more general remarks
the lecturer laid down the proposition that If an.
ndignity whatever was permitted to any portion o
the community the whole must suffer- The prcju
dice of race against race was referred to- such a
the English for the French, the Irish for the Eng
lish, and of Americans, in turn, to Irishmen. Al
TO the latter, he had never permitted il to exist in
his heart because he recognized it as of piece
with the prejudice against his own race. In the
state OF Pennsylvania alone there was a colorcd
population Of from 10000 to 10000. and vet all
these are dislfanchised. The patriotism Of colored
men in days when it cost something to be patriotic
was cited. Then it was of higher degree than
the patriotism Of the white man. The latter had
something to fight for-the colorcd man nothing
Often the colorcd soldiers had rallied to the field Of
revolutionary carnage with stripes their backs
well as upon the flag of the country. A poor slave
had jumped into the machinery of factory at the
South and was crushed to death, rather than be
taken, and yet how little sensation was produced by
itY The reception of the fugitive, John Mitchell,
was referred to as greatly in contrast with the
treatment Of fugtives from American Slavery.
The heroic conduct of particular colorcd men Of
the Revolution was described and attention called
to the fact that the very descendants Of these brave
men were rcpulsed and maltrcated by the people
the Washingtons of the black race though he mi ght
claim them to be! Gen. Whipple's slave was al
luded to eoquently to show the effect of his libcr
alton at the moment Of going into battle. General
Sulliyan's brave slave was also named The eiici-
ency OF the colored recruits Of New York during
the Revolution was cited as particularly in point.
Not traitor or n tory could be found among the
records Of cOlored heroism.
On reference TO the idea Of getting rid of the
coorcd people the lecturer gave fair warning that
they would neither lie bought coaxcd, nor driven
from the country. They couldn't even be iorcd out
of it, however loTeful their colonization friends
might profess to be. The African Colonization
scheme was denounced with great severity. Tho
lecturer said he hated il much that he could not
refrain from giving the project a kick at every op-
porunity. lie was glad that he was then on II
platform where he would be diiOircd to kick. The
colOred people were with few exceptions, opposed
to the movement, he was glad to state The
American Colonization Society had done more to
keep up the cruel and absurd prejudice against
together. Hence he could not but hate it and he
could not help regarding all colorcd adcrs of Col
oniaation practical enemies of their own race.
The lecturer closed with a statement of the true
position of the colored race in America, and an
able argument in favor of removing the social and
political disabilities of the dsfranchiscd Americans
was based thereon. lie felt authorized to pledge
that, if his race were treated with courtesy and
kindness, they stood ready to return the same. II
met as gentlemen they would be found to be gentie
men themselves. llF
The lecturer was often applauded for his happy
thoughts and equally happy delivery.
The next lecture, it was announced, would be
delivered by John Jay, Esq.