New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-22
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with nothing go passing strange a. the fact that
no one has made known TO the American public the
sufferipgs Of Southern emigTsnts after their Arrival
here the paucy Of physicians and in some instances
their shameful neglect Of duty. AN aware that this
cannot be done without mourning the censure OF some
persons in this country who at present occupy high
official stations: who have become influential and
comparatively wealthy by conniving at these
faults. and who for this have the full confidence
Of the Agents of the American Colonization Society
/ know too, that for my presumption in ex-
posing these wrongs ss the only means Of reform.
I must fall under the displessure of these gen
temen, and perhaps Of some few liberal members Of
the Society. But have strong consolation IN
knowing that here have the hearts and sympathies
of the common people with me-the masses who are
poor whose letters of complaint have been unroticed
and kept from the public, and whose wrongs have
never been redressed. There thousands of cooni
zstonists in the States, North and South, who con-
tribute their money to the cause with the best and
most benevolent motives-men who honestly wish to
ciyize, chrisanize and bless Africa, and make free
and happy her unfortunate descendants-men who
have hearts in the right place. and always symPashize
with crushed humanity, whether in Greece, Turkey,
Hungary or Africa, and have no desire to send men
TO these unhealthy shores only to scken and die for
want Of suitable food and medical attendance while,
If the promises of the Society were faithfully fulfilled
instead Of thirty forty fifty and sixty not more than
ak per cent Of the emigrants would die. These gen
tlemen have right to know the facts in the case
Senator Russell declares TO me that he has written
four times TO the agents this very subject and has
received no satisfaction. few other citizens have
written, and some emigrants have done so; but who
has ever met with their complaints in any public pa
per- while some execrable towards, who complain
most Of the Society and everything American, talk
one thing here, and another thing to the States to
please the people, have their letters published in all
the papers, Not only public bat even all private let
! tas of such persons President Roberts, Judge
Benson and their adherents are all given to the pub
lie and then brood Of young aspirants for office and
colonization patronage follow in the wake of their
elder brethren. Even many new corners will write
fine things of this country which they never have
seen, and of which they have only read.
Tbey talk of beauties which they saw,
And fancy rsptures they will never tnow'
al would rather be right than President" shall
maintain the cause of God, truth, humanity aud the
poor emgrant and native, regardless of consequence
know that by different course, could soon grow
rich by the suffering and death Of these poor people.
For in nearly every town and county, there is one
man power; for that county, man may hold all the
Offices of government, and besides, be lawyer, mer
chant Judge and agent for the Society, and if he
choose il not difficult to turn the money and effects
of these people into his own Golfers. But If l have
health and the same amount Of brains, can become
wealthy f that be avrtue) without aid from the Colo
nzation Society, this feeble government or the men
who see their daguerreoypes in the group have pic
tured. For every mouthful Of beef we get we are all
equally dependent on the natives. When they choose
to kick up a row, (which often happens, and make
war among themselves, we can get no meat some
times for months. We have regular market; but
when a beef is occasionally brought to market,
have ssen six different hands pulling at two pounds Of
beef while the butcher cutting it of, thus quar-
reliDg and playing regular grab game for little
meat and seldom is there anything like a supply.
And why is this Because scarcely any of the people
iHus city work but nearly all sit down and depend
on living by trade with the natives and thus, while
a few with capital grow rich, most of them live only
from hand TO morh. Since all alike depend sn the
natives for their living, why need any one fear to do
right for the value Of the patronage Of the Society,
or the smiles of a few in transient poweri Their
policy with the natives has been unwise one. The
latter are not found in our schools and seldom in
churches One teacher tells me he has about sixty
scholars. but not one native. While they give
couragement to education among them, fearing they
will get power some day, they sell them any quantity
of musk cts with which to blow out brains when
wiser policy would be TO make it penal odense TO
sell them muskets and POWDER but educate them, re-
gard them as men, ard incorporate them in the COM
munity There is but very little regard for poor emf
! grants yet value them most because they the
working men, the bone and sinew Of the community.
They are the only men that would cultivate the soil
and become the producers and without such the
country will only struggle on as now, in poverty till
it meets with some reverse, and falls as colony into
the hands Of some European power. Think of the
fact. We only live on the sea board or few miles
up the rivers. We have not single road five miles
into the interior All the region behind is land I'M
known. The hundreds of tribes in rear have only
to unite, and they at any time drive into the
ocean. And yet, to hear the windy speeches of our
orators, one might suppose that all Africa had been
conquered and our lone banner unfured in every
country from the Cape of Good Hope 10 the Medter-
ranean, from Guardifui to Cape Verd.
When published in THr TRIBUNE in 1851 my
views in favor of African colonization, could not
believe that the opponents of tie scheme had uttered
60 much truth. In that communication, the only
thing have since found to regret was my advocacy
of the proposed line of steamers to this coast and this
regret is only for the that there is yet no
suitable prepai alton made for erigants as TO COM
Portable houses, and pepper medical attendance by
the American Colonization Society nor the United
States Government. Still / have charity enough to
believe that if the former and latter knew these things
as they are if the Society not able the Govern
ment ITSELF for hunanitys sake would do something
to aid them. Many Of newcomers clapped our
hands 9th JOY that the Shirley, which has just
rived, brought no emgrantsi but our joy was soon
turned 10 sorrow when we learned that the Sophia