The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09
From the Dc,roi, Free Press.

THE NEGROES IN CANADA INDIGNANT AGAINST
COL yPRINCE.ITHAT GENILEMAN's OPINION
OF THE AFRICAN RACE.
In the Canadian Parliament on the 9th ult Colonel
Prince in moving address TO the governor general to
restore the commission of the peace Messrs Wilkinson
and Woodbridge who dismissed from the sapac for
their action in surrendering to United States autlJes
negro who had committed crime in this country
took occasion to say that the negroes in Canada
tremely dcnoralized rcpaying with ngratitude, with
pfcring theft and other vices and crimes the kindness
they have received at hands that, in his opinion
they should be kept separate and not allowed to faint
the atmosphere and corrupt white society and he advised
that colony of them should be founded in the Mani
touin islands or some other place This language it
appears, has given great offence TO the :" cullud
population = and Indignation meeting of that
class was lately held at Toronto, at which rcsolu-
tions were adopted declaring that Colonel Prince is the
last man in the province who should speak dis
paragingly Of the colorcd people for the
that in 1885, when his life in danger, colored
guarded his person and household he owes his cleo
ton to Parliament to the votes Of coored and that
much of his earthly gains has accumulated from lucra
tive practice Of the law among his coorcd clients that
the charges made by Colonel Prince against the general
character Of the blacks are teachcrous and false in the
extreme and the disgusting and despotc language used
in making these charges, whether induced by brides Of
southern gold bad, excited spirit did faint the
atmosphere of the Legislative council as to several
ladies to withdraw from the council chamber; that 'thc
coored citizens of Toronto do cast back into the teeth of
Col Prince the foul mputatons contained in his speech,
as Islander of character citizens calculated
to foster prcndccs against u.s. and to degrade that
will resist by every means in our power, any inva-
sion of rights citizens and will hold up to public
scorn and contempt all such pnders to American preu
41ottl fct
uents of Col Prince that they request him to resign his
seat in the legislative council Immediately, being
ally unfit represent them, and exhibiting pusillan-
imousness toward the coorcd people without parallel in
the legislative proceedings Of this province not excepting
the resolutions Of the notorious Larwil - that ut is the
opinion of this meeting that the colored people through
out this province should unite in the expression of most
decided detestaton of both Prince and Larwil who have
shown themselves as despotc demagogues, and
among the bitcrest enemies of the colored man, and
should set the seal of condemnation upon all disposed so
to act !" that 1--WE return our heartfelt thanks to his
exceency the encouragement, and his constitutional
advisers for the prompness with which they acted in
defending our rights by dismissing Aessrs Wilkinson and
woodbridge which will no doubt, deter Others from do
ING likewise and they will hold prominent place
in our memory &c, &c
Copies Of the resolutions ordered to be forwarded
to Queen Victoria the governor general, and others
report Of the proceedings of this meeting being pub
shed in the Toronto Coonist Colonel Prince addressed
the following letter to that journal
ID the Editor Of the Cdonia:
Your valuable paper of Yesterday has afforded me
rich treat and not little fun in report OF an ndigna
ton meeting of thc colorcd citizens of Toronto held
for the purpose of censlrng me Perhaps ought not
to notice their proceedings perhaps would be more
becoming In to allow them to pass at once into the
Oblivion which awaits them but it is the fashion in
this country not unequenty to assume that to be true
which appears in print against individual unless he
fatty denies the accusation shall at least for once, con-
descend notice these absurd proceedings They deain
generalities, and shall l..
OF the coorcd citizens of Toronto know little OF
nothing no doubt respectable enough lin their
way and perform the inferior duties belonging to thef
station olerabH we'll Here they kept in orderin
their proper places but their proceedings evidence
Of their natural concet their vanity and their gno