Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-30
From the Montreal Gazette, June ct.
COMMOTION AMONG TKHECGL

The object to 90 to the Manitoalin
Islands Indignation Meeting-G6L
Princes Reply, denouncing his Color
ed Brethren.
At an adjourned meeting of the col
ored citizens of Toronto, called to ex-
press a sense of their Indignation at the
speech of Col. Prince, delivered in the
Legislative Council on the 9th inst, the
following preamble and resolutions, as
reported by the Committee through their
chairman, DIR. H. L. Augusta, were read,
received, and, after speeches from sew
eral gentlemen unanimously adopted:
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Col. Prince,
a member of the Legislative Council OF
this province, in moving an address to
the Governor General (to restore to the
commission of the peace Messrs. Wiki
inson and Woodbridge, who were dis
missed from the same for conniving at
the rendition of Archy Linton, a color
ed man, to the authorities of the United
States) to use the following language
relative to the colored citizens of the
province:
That, "they are extremely democrat
lied, repaying with ingratitude, with
differing theft, and other vices and
crimes, the Kindness they have received
at our hands" 'In his opinion, they
should be kept separate, and not allow
ed to faint the atmosphere and corrupt
white society, and he advised that a CO.
lony of them should be founded in the
Manitoulin Islands, or some other
place." Language which for vitupera-
alton and prejudice against the colored
man can only be equalled by the most
ignorant of mankind.
And whereas, the said Colonel Prince
is the last man in this province to speak
sc disparagingly of the colored people,
inasmuch as, during their rebellion Of
1888, when he was in command of the
troops in the western part of this prov
ince; he walked arm in arm with color
ed men, and when his life was in dan
ger Gas he very justly did) executed
without judge or jury the rebels or Dor
der rufians whom he fell in with or cap
tured, it was colored men who guarded
his person and household, not one of
whom was ever a rebel or a traitor.
And whereas, the said Colonel Prince
owes his election, the distinguished po-
sition which he now holds, to the votes
of colored men; and much of his earth
ly gains has accumulated from a lucra-
tive practice among his colored clients :;
And whereas, it has pleased Almigh-
ty God to enlighten the understanding
of British statesmen to give that boon
to the colored man, which few other
countries have given, namely: to be
free as soon as his foot touches British
soil, and ultimately enjoy all the rights
and privileges of a citizen. Therefore
it i'll becomes a petty colonist counsel
lor, at this progress of enlightment, to
advise the Governor to colonize her cit
liens on q barren island of sand in Lake
Huron. They who have fought, blcd
and died to keep this beautiful country
from the grasp of the Ubiquitous slave
holding and despotic republic adjoining
us, to starve them out, which is only in
keeping with the black-hearted scheme
of the American Colonization Society,
which receives it impulses from the
blood stained gold of the South. And
for ought we know southern gold is
doing its work of corruption and bribe-
ry with the men of this province in high
places, to carry on this new scheme of
colonization, degradation and kidnap-
ping, to deter colored men from emil
grating to this province. Therefore,
1st. Resolved, That the charges made
by Col. Prince, the self-styled "model
of old English gentlemen" against the
general character of the blacks, Gas re-
ported in the Daily Colonist, of the 10th
inst.) are treacherous and false in the
extreme, and that the disgusting and
despotic language used in making those
charges whether induced by brides of
southern gold or bad excited spirit, did
so "taint the atmosphere of Legisla-
tive Council as to cause several ladies to
withdraw from the Council Chamber.
I'd. Resolved, That we the colored ci-
tizens of the city of Toronto, do cast
back into the teeth of Col. Prince the
foul imputations contained in his speech,
as a base SANDER of our character as CT
tizens, calculated to foster p~rejudices
against us and degrade us.
3D.. Resolved, That we will resist by
every means in u power, any invasion
of our rights as citizens; and will hold
up to public scorn and contempt all
such panders to American prejudiccs
against color.
4th. Resolved, That we recommend
to the constituents of Col. Prince, that
they request him to resign his seat in
the Legislative Council immediately, as
being morally unfit to represent them,
and as exhibiting a pusillanimousness
toward the colored people, without a pa
rallel in the legislative proceedings OF
this province, not excepting the resolu-
tions of the notorious Larwill.
9Th. Resolved, That it is the opinion
of this meeting that the colored people
throughout this province should unite
in the expression of 4 most decided de.
testation Of both Prince and Larwill
who have shown themselves as mere
despotic demagogues, and among the
bittcrest enemies of the colored man
and should set the seal of condemnation
upon all disposed so to act.
9th. Resolved, That we return on
heartfelt thanks to his Excellency The
Governor General, and his constitution
a! advisers, for the prompthess witt
which they acted in defending oul
rights by Diminishing Messrs. Wilkinson