The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-07-16
CO,ored Citizens in Cnnoda.


in private, about the equality which is con-
ferred upon Sambo in Her Gracious Males.
TVS dominions; they now begin to "speak
out in meeting" against the influx Of negroes
into Canada. . .t
Sambo rises upjn Indignation against this
course, and denounces Mr.. Prince for men.
tioning some facts in the Canadian Parlia.
ment, while, at the same time, the said Sam
bo, represents himself as pure upright, in.
dustriOus, honest, elegant citizen of Queen
Vc's American domain. &, ,s.t +. ,
Counsellor Prince, in part answers as fol-
io"S' s-.' -. 80 ss.t"t =
"Among the many eSt,mable qualities they
possess, u systematic habit of lying is not the
least prominent; and the scolored citizens
aforesaid seem to partake of that quality in
an eminent degree, because in their famous
resolutions they Joundiy assert that, during
the Rebellion, Il walked arm IN arm with
colored men'-that Il owe my election to
the votes Of colored men'-and that have
accumulated much. earthly gains as law
yer, among tcolored clients All lies! lies !!
lies! from beginning tc end. admit that
one company Of blacks did belong to my bat
talon, but they made the very wost of SOL
diers, and were, comparatively speaking, un-
susceptible of drill or discipline, and were
conspicuous for one act ohly-a stupid sem
try shot the son Of one of our Oldest colonels,
under mistaken notion that he was thereby
doing his duty. But, certainly never did
myself the honor of walking arm in arm
with any of the colored gentlemen Of that
distinguished corps. Then, as to my elec-
tion.y Few, very few blacks voted for me-
never canvassed them, and hence, sup
pose, they supported, as a body, my oppo-
pent. They took compassion upon mon
ument Of injured innocence. and they sus-
tained The monument for while, upon the
pedestal their influence erected. But the
monrment fell, and the fall proved that such
! influence was merely ephemeral, and itsank
into insignificant nothingHess, as it should,
and hope ever will do; or, God help this
noble land. Poor Blackies! be not so bold,
~or 40 conceited, or so insolent hereafter, l
do beseech you. 'r'+ e. - 3
.,"Then, how rich have become among
my 'colored clients! | assert, without the
tear Of contradiction, that have been the
! friend of our Western 'darkies' for more
than twenty years; and amid difficulties and
troubles inumerable Qor they are Etigous
made twenty pounds out o: them in that long
period! The fact is, that the poor creatures
never he'd the ability to pay lawyers fee.
"It has been my misfortune and the mis-.
fortune Of my. family to live among these
blacks (and they have lived upon ns) for
twenty years. have employed hundreds
of them, and, with the exception of one,
tanned RICHARD HGnter, not one has evef
done for uo weeks honest labor. | have
taken them into my service have fed ant
clothed them year after year, on their arri
val from the States, and in return have gen
orally found them rogues and thieves, and q
graceless, worthless, thrftess. lying set Of
vagabonds. That is my very plain and very
simple description of the darkies as body
and il would be endorsed by all the Western
white men, with very few exceptions.
81 have had scores of George Washing
i tons, Thomas Jeffersons, James Madisons
as we'll as Dinahs, Gleniras and Lavinias
in my service, and understand them thor
oughIy, and include the whole batch (olt
NiCualu A1uuteI' cAo0Ptou,J III thV SotoSoi.
above described. To CONCLUDE you, gentle
men of color,' east and west, and especiall.
you, 'colored citizens of Toronto thani
you for having given me an opportunity t
publish my opinion your race. Call an
other gnation.m meeting, and there 'tnak
J greater fools of yourselves than you did at tn
, last, and then 'to supper with what appetit
! you may
"Relieve ME to femain, Mr.. Editor,
"Yours very faithful,
-. p" j S"JOHN PRINCE.
"ToRoNTo, June 90, 1857" -.