The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-02
The CoIor.d People OF Canada In Trouble.

C0L0EkD BOTAkY BAN-INDi0kATiON MEETING OF
THE NEGROEs-RRPLY or COLONEL PRINCE, DR..
EOUNCIHG HIS COLORED BRETHREN.
From the Montreal Gazette, June q.
Al an adjourned meeting Of the coored citizens OF To-
ronto called express OF their indignation at the
speech of Col Prince, delivered in the Legislative Council
on the 9Th nsan the following preamble and resolution
n T Augusta, were read, received and, after speeches
from several gentlemen, unanimously adopted
PREAMBLE
Legislative Council 4 this province moving an address to
the General restore 70 the commits ion OF the
Cd rem he same for connvns srsSy Jan
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the province they are extremely demoraizsd
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%msI sf the troops western part p:ovncs be
walked in h coorsd and when hts lie was
udsec Jury he rebels bora rahsss whom he isll il
not
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ssnS Ann whsTess has PLEASED God emu
Lighter the s d ss q British statesmen ss ss %
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petty colonial counsellor this progress enlightenment
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them out IT, Tach T. 9D II nsps With the Ssss
receives its impulse from the gold Of the South
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Rssovsd That The charges mad. by Col Prince the self
styled model old Eng,h gentleman, against the general
character Of the blacks reported in the Daily Con Of the
sSs
tive Council to several ladies to withdraw from the
q Resolved That the coored citizens of the city Of To-
DO sac nc the Of Col Prince the # foul
rac.er citizens calculated to foster preudcrs against
s. Resolved That we will resist BY every means in our
power invasion Of our rights as citizens and viii hold up
Resolved Thai recommend to the constituents of Col
Prince that they him to resign his the Legs
laive Council Immediately being morally unfit
ed people without parallel in the legislative proceedings Of
% province not excepting the resolutions of the notorious
s. Resolved That is the opinion of this meeting that the
preston Of most decided de Of both Prince and
will who have shown themselves as mere despDc dems
and should set the seal of upon all disposed
s. Resolved That heartfelt thanks his Ex.
celency the Governor General and his ADJ
rights BY dismssng Messrs Wilkinson and Woodbridge,
Doubt,
sesoiSe wei Sa, will ever hold old dear the flag
Se Most
ever ready al mowens warning to defend the country of
9. Resolved That lender our sincere thanks to Mr..
cellency the Governor the case OF the Lanton
be OF r his
the Governor General and the members OF the Executive
TWAS then moved and seconded that the proceedings
Of this meeting be publ he'd in the OoIonia Provincial
was amended by striking out the Globe
Carried
Moved and seconded-That, whereas this meeting is OF
the opinion that the coorsc people Of this province
Of the Toronto Coona for the decided and dis
course pursued by their paper from time to
this meeting do that press paper worthy
OF the confidence and patronage OF coiored people, and
therefore do earnestly urge that they parouizc them
Carried.
COLONEL PRINCES REPLY TO THE CoLoRED PEOPLE.
TO The xDuoR THE ooIoSnr.
Your vauab paper Of yest< rdsy has afforded me rich
treat and not little fun, in the report Of Indignation
meeting OF "the coored citizens" OF Toronto held for
purpose OF censuring Perhaps ought notice
their proceedipgs-pcrhaps would be becoming In
70 allow them to pass into the oblivion which
20 Ss s >, ss sr. N s h
print against an individual unless he fatty denies the
cusaton, shall, at least fer once, condesend TO notice
theee absurd proceedings They deal In generaes, and
90 shall l.
or the ooored cusens Of Toronto know little or no.
thing no doubt some are resPectsole enough in their
station toeraby WELL Here they kept I'M order-in
their proper paccsbut their proceedings" evidence
OF their natural conce their vanity and their ignorance
In them cloven foot appears AMI evincee what
they would do they could. fbeleve in this city
in some others Of province, that they looked
upon necessary evils and only submitted to because
white servants are SO scarce But now deal with these
fellows body, and prorou them 10 be, such,
greatest cure ever inflicted upon the two agnaceni
We n sent IN
the Legislative Council Of this Province and fe have
had the experience Of them that have.
Among the many estmable qualities they possess
systematic habit OF lying not the least prominent;
and the oolored citizens aforesaid 10 partakc
OF that quality In eminent degree because Ia their
famous resolutions they roundly assert that during
the rebellion " i walked arm In arm with colored
mn," that 81 owe my clec ion 10 the votes OF color
cd men," and that have Accumulated much earth.
ly gains, as a lawyer, among coored clents" All llesl
iesl iesl from beginning TO end admit that
pany OF blacks did belong 10 my contingent battalion but
they made the very worst OF soldiers and were
lively speaking, unsuscepable OF drill or discipline, and
we're conspicuous for one act onya stupid sentry shot
the OF OF oldest cooncs, under mistaken
notion that he thereby doing his duty. But Ger.
tAnly never did the honor Of "wakng Mm,n arm
with any OF the coored gentlemen Of that distng uhed
corps Then as to my election Few, very few blacks voted
for ne. never canvased them, and hence suppose,
they supported, as q body, my opponent They took
compassion upon ga monument OF injured nnocen and
they sustained the monument for while upon the pedes-
tai their Influence erected. But the monument fell and
the fall proved that such influence merely ephemeral
hope will co. God help this noble land. Poor
bachee Be not 30 bold or so conceited, nsolent
hereafter, do bcseech you.
Then bow rich have become among my "colored"
censl assert without the fear OF contradiction that
have been the friend Of Western "darkes for
than twenty years; and amidst difficulties and troubles
innumerable, (or they uious race,) have been
their adviser, and never mace twenty pounds out OF
them that long period. The fact s that the poor
tures bad never the ability TO pay lawyers fee.
has been my misfortune and the misfortune OF my IA
mily TO live those blacks land they have lived up
for twenty four years. 1nsve employed hundreds
OF them, and with the exception OF one, named Richard
Hunter, not has done for weeks honest In
Dor have taken them into my service, have fed and
clothed them year after year their arrival from the
sses and In return have generally found them rogues
and thieves, and graceess worthless thrftess, lying
set Of vsssbonds This be my very plain and very simple
description Of the darkes a. btdy and would be en-
dorssd by all the Western whfc men, with very few
ceptons.
have bad scores Of George washinstons, Thomas
Joflersons, James Madisons, well Dnahs,
Glspiras and Iavnias, In my service, and I under
stand them thoroughly and include the whole batch
fold Richard Hunter excepted) In the category above
described. To conclude you gentlemen OF color east
and wes and especially you, "ooorcd citizens Of Toron
to- ] thank you for having given me opportunity TO
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