Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-10-10
fiGEATION OF C0LonED PEOPLE 70


|. is said that in Kent County, Canada
West, more than eleven thousand negroes
have settled during the last few years. Mr..
Farwell, member Of the Provincial Pariia-
ment from that county. has proposed 10
move tho following amenlmon. to the minis
terial resolutions in reply 10 the throne. Al
though there is no probability tina. the
am cadmen: viii be adopted, il is never,he-
less regarded by some persont as an indica-
ton of a gradually growing feeling against
color d omiarants IN that part of Can d |
where they are most numerous:
s.That all the words after thu word sThat'
in the 18th paragraph be stricken aut, and
that the following be inserted iniieu thereof.
This house will gladly show a LIBERAL spirit
AMI friendly disposit,o on towards the United
States, for their generous conduct in legis!a
ing upon this matter (Rfciprocity;) aud
that in proof of such tiisposit ion OH ther part,
the Provincial Legislature will hereafter ex-
act from negro cmigrants, a POL tax elual
in anonnt to that now imposed upon other
foreigners not incorporate any associ
as a class. and viii discourage the D om,tion
would bo Il junction with the Abol.tonis Of
ance Of tn. Am rican Union.''
We exp cied that the aoyernm ut Of Can
ada would awake to the alarm II. conseauen-
ces Of fugitive emigration, ON the South
ern States, mo that cgion: and woull ul,i-
mately make efforts to be relieved Of It: anu
we may take the above, as the ;niia' or: step,
for its accomplishm III. Thus, when an or
dinancc is pass d " that government, inter
dieting this class CT cmigrants, It VII gress-
~ benz fit the South, as It viii, 10 soW. ex-
tent, if not alto eth2r. qu.cs tho minds Il
s!a-es, TO remia at home wiz: their mas
tcrs, rather than risk their liye<, to regain
the Canadi "a shore, aai afterwards starye
because Of not being able to get business
on account Of i:io vast multitude Of th IN
th,re) b. Which they could supper. them
selves, of their families. They VIII not
''stoc2 FOR the North sta.'' with 80 much
b5pe, neither towards Cana Ia, nor the free
Statrs. because they viii not b. permitted to
stop in either. Tie eA ct Of this, will keep
the co!ored population confined to the South,
where it >honld b., until some plan or rem :
dy is found to relieve them Fl ON bonds. alike
humane to the planter, and honorable and
phlian hrop:c to tbe government. L is al
instiut OF th,t mas grown out Of the cxl-
gencics Of tha form niion Of our constitution,
an! however aboninab'e, it NAV be in the
ay2s Of free and intelligent people, sh III ID
roma n Il constitutional right, un,il il can
safely be abolished by the united cons Ut, of
the whole voice of the citizens of tn. In on
And though il is d sgraceful to the csca Oh
con of sar .ery. as or at AM powerful
confcderacy, We ac wiling 70 endure The
Cd uln. till il c n b, wiped out, honorab.v 10
al pa.ties concerned. Canada cannot Il
Otherwise, tlan lcgisa;c upon this enig a.
on, because, it is threat ming to the pcacs
ard safe.y of The Provincial government:
such z useless population, wiI-kil! any gov
ornmcnt, however vigjroa., and however
we'll founded. and ". are glad thai il is be
ing undertaken. They cannot. it is true,
comfcl those already The to return TO the
South, OF leave whore thy are lo4ate /, but
they can prevent others from com NJ; al
this vii have the desired effect.