The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-04-19
HIMSELF But it will finally prevail, if its
promoters faint not, nor grow weary.

himselfl But it will finally prevail, if its
promoters faint not, nor grow weary.
CoLoRED People OF PEXNsYLyAYIA.-Fred
erick Douglass Paper, of recent date, con-
tains the following:
" In very neatly.printed pamphlet, prepared
by a Committee of the 'Colored Citizens of
Philadelphia asking for the same right of suc.
frage they enjoyed for forty-seven years prior
to the adoption of the present Constitution. in
80, it is stated that they number 30, 900 persons
in Philadelphia; that they possess S2,685,69
OF real and personal estate; and have paid
S9,766.42 for taxes during the past year. and
1896, 1927 for house, water, and ground rent"
The Compendium Of the Census sets down
the colored population Of Philadelphia 1--WE sup
pose meaning the city and county, at but
1871. We note this discrepancy for the sake
of accuracy, and not because any principle
can be affected by the error in the foregoing,
if such it be. The paper from which we quote
says of the people of color in Philadelphia and
of the State at large:
They buy and sell property, own lumber
yards, 1.-TWO of the most extensive if not the lar
gest lumber merchants in the State are colored
men, and till the soil there are mechanics,
professional men, and artists, among them !;
they are developing not only their identity, but
their equality, with the whites" &c.
We rejoice in these assurances of the success
of the partial freedom enjoyed by the negro race
in Pennsylvania, and sincerely hope that every
man of them may continue true and steadfast
in the judicious defence of their cause, until
the justice shall be accorded to industry, intel
ligence, and wealth, that has been withheld from
poverty and ignorance.
CUBA AND THE KNOW NOTHIYGs.-Every re-
ilecting man must long since have observed that
we are last approaching most important crisis
III our relations with Cuba. The national insults
and aggresslons of Spain, frequently recurring
and never fully atOned for-the restless charac-
ter OF American adventurers-the existence of
widespread conspiracies in Cuba-the plans for
emancipation, and the plots of European Pow
ers, all admonish that the tangled web of Cuban
affairs must soon, if not unraveed, in all prob
ability, be cut by the sword of war.
The rapid increase of the North in federal
numbers, the multiplication of Ant-Slavery
States and Territories, and the prospect of con-
tlnual agitation of the question Of Slavery,
renders the future acquisition of Cuba most
desirable, if not indispensable, measure for the
protection Of Southern interests. That its pur-
chase or acquisition will be the great question
IN the Presidential campaign of 1856, we enter
tain no question, unless prevented by the gross
incompetency and wretched mismanagement of
the present Administration. The South ardent
ly desires the acquisition, and already in moro
than one of the Northern States, the National
Democracy have boldly avowed their advocacy
OF the measure.-Richmond Examiner.
Could we desire the preparation of evil that
good might proceed from it, we would not OPP
pose the acquisition Of Cuba-not for the rea.
son above stated, but for the very opposite rea-
son. Spain may quiet the apprehensions of the
slave-owners of Cuba by assuring them that it
is not her present purpose to compel emancipa-
ton; but none who have studied her feelings
and tendencies can doubt that in the event of
our conquest Of that island, we shall conquer
almost twice as'many free negroes as the Uni
ted States now contain. 1t appears to US i'm
possible that the Examiner can doubt the great
probability of this result.
KANSAS ELEcTIoN.-The aao9,,s oDe,nu}; Inv
which the recent outrage in Kansas Territory
was effected is being gradually developed Al
ready we have indisputable evidence of the
fraudulent character Of the vote of the Missouri
outlaws The mystery has been how they man.
aged to get their votes received by the election
officers Here we were under the belief that
the latter were overawed by threats but it turns
out that the Missourians disregarded the officers
appointed by the Governor, invaded all the
polls, turned the officers out, and elected substi-
tutes from their own number. The reason of
this is obvious for the officers appointed by the
Governor were all sworn to reject Just such IL
legal votes as those Of the Missouri invaders,
whereas the substitutes appointed by the latter
did not take the oath prescribed by the Gov
ernor, nor require any Of their followers to do
so. The election was therefore a mere sham.
PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
A GREEN OLD AGE-The Union, announces
the death of Hugh Harris soldier of the Revo.
luton, at Jonesboro, Tennessee, on the 18th of
February, at the age of one hundred and ten
years. He was married to his last wife. who is
now in receipt of pension as his widow in the
niaetieth gear his agei
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