The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-12
Gsrrit Smiths Negro Experiment.
TO THE gDIIOR OF THE HHw YOKg rhIp1NE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THK fEW HokR rHIB1FE.
SI In your leader respecting gs Of land ~ lored
men, you fnd occasion for msnding AID FOR
blaming them than the case rtalB Affords.
land. Il cay o give sssy whss ws easily tst
sold the bet and gave s~ay the 20 rest OF my land
some Of VA given TO schools, some Of % VIII men,
snd scme of 70 coorcd men. Ny cousouung I, sell any
Of shows that WAS perhaps better lAndrofosmer In
theory than IN pr scuoe.
been fully realised OF tho three sho sand COL red
70 whom gave laid. probably les than ity have
astn and co anse % hole possession o, ner ss what
solo sbsir and or been 10 cares - 70 allow To be sold
for taxes.
Much, however, can be said In excuse for them. Tho
great boiy OF he land which rave TO cocred is In
he counties Of Esex and Franklin twenty thirty
miles we OF lake Chamo ain The winters thore arc oce
be snowp deep and me soil thin White who sell
there support their families On BY very hard work
vtrJ frugal habits. Why, then, considering b. cha
much In such tyr koss Of the parcs save
IN he central part OF The State they Occupying
unreasonable 70 suppose that they wood be occupying the
other par GELS sko had they been equally inyeng2
l referred 10 the character Of the oo red people II
10 improving, but ,ili far from what It SHOULD be.
Among them are intelligent ard NOBLE men ami women,
bui the ignorant and thrIflleSS You and
have the tight 70 complain OF hem, Snoc ve have de
manded jusnoo In their behalf, and have not eootri
buied 4, form and pcrpeuae their UNDESIRABLE chaor.
they have not this right aho deny their manhood and
shu them away rom sho bal o; box, and school, and on
bu, and ABLE and hrs Dc what they can TO necesii@e
bal character In tne oolnroi people.
OR coorod people complain OF your treatment or them
Think myself that u In sometimes too rigorous, thoush, IN
the matt, csbdiiy app rove You theu TREND Ia
dempndns thu. hoy shall by their own good conduct, 70
deem themselves from their deep dobaemcpt You dea
but Justly win HON when you declare that their bad
Iyepce goes further iban ms srb Of The yos, slavehold
err 10 Uphold Ilavery.
50 fsf from Making their wrongs aud ousse- an excuse
for her oonirued Gtgrads o. The reo co0rcd people
should, view OF hese wrongs and out ages gro 80
N ensevts " the Irresistible de-eru!n.A n W oqls
ard tuFpasa their pe7coIiorz 10 al that ho5or-
manhood They should swoar that they ~ be Pariah,
ara lcpef 70 longer 10 this end, they should quit the
ovIc " Vkch they SOFT 10 congres ute, ard where
lhcJ hut ervaus AMI should scatter hese
ihc colnny IN the alacitT o. farmers aoi mochsni y
hey sh rid fFcm ibc habit = WASTING u ctr
'rgs n Ter,d al balls Tney should vet thslr lps
With Intoxicating drnks nor deale then ~h tobaJco
They should never upon ber tslf respect ic
JOIN church -nch sfarts slavery, o. joan poliiica
party shi,b knoHs IL lor y;svery.
hw. refhs5s, ,ssdlfss Tor " s-y even his nth
10 reu.y n POUR irtso before OR colorsd peolc
vel nov hat for nearly cusrtsf Of q ccotury, tly
hp snd zen have been urgnG Nera 70 ave hernsely .,
nnt ccliyer thsir epslaved race. 6ElllT skifH
Fnr1Cso', August 3, 1881