Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-07-11
HATRED OF CO1oREn MEN IN CANADA.


long since a colored man was, forl an allodge
Canadian Magistrates to the Federal authorize:
for trial. Subsequently the case was presented t
the Governsr General who Dismissed tho Magic
trates from Office for an i~nfraction Of provincial
law. Colonel Prince, sought to ~reinstate thes
Magistrates in Office, and in a speech in parlia
mention their behalf INDUCED in the coaree abus,
common to our American Statesmen when speak
ing of colored men and further proposed to sent
the colored people of Canada to some sort of Ii
IBERIA or Botany Bay, to live in q colony by them.
selves. In reply to this speech the colored people
of Toronto assembled in indignation meeting and
had the following action.
From the Montreal Gazette June q.
an adjourned meeting of the colored citizens
OF Toronto, called to express a sense of their in
algnation ut the speech of Col. Prince, delivered
IN the Legislative Council on the 9th inst. the fol.
owing preamble and resolutions, as reported bv
the committee through their chairman, DR.. III. Il.
augusta, were read, received, and, after speeches
from several gentlemen, unanimously adopted:
PREAMBLE.
whereas, it has pleased Colonel Prince. n mom.
per OF the Legislative Council of this province.
IN moving an address to'the Governor General Ito
restore to the commission of the peace Messrs.
Wilkinson and Woodbridge, who were dismissed
from the same for conniving at the rendition of
hrchy Lanton, a cUlored man, to the authorities
vi the united States) to use the following lam
guage relative to the colored citizens of the prov.
ince: f'
That, "they are extremely demoralized, repay.
ing with ingratitude, with pilfering theft, and 9TH
en- vices and crimes, the kindness thew have re-
cieVcd at our hands" In his opinion, they
should be kept separate, and not allowed to faint
the atmosphere and corrupt white society, and ho
ADVISED that q colony of them should be founded
IN the Manlton'in Islands, or some other place"
Language which for vituperation 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 SO disparaging-
" OF the colored people, inasmuch as, during the
rebellion of 1887, when he was in rcommand of
the troops In the western part of this province, he
walked arm in arm with colored men, and when
his lie was in danger for having las he very
justly did executed without Judge or Jury the
rebels or border-rufians whom he fell in with or
captured, 1t was colored men who guarded his
person and household, not one of whom was ever
a rebel or a traitor
And whereas, this said Colonel Prince owes
his election to the distinguish ed position which
ne now holds, to the votes of colored men and
much OF his earthly gains has been accumulated
from q lucrative practice Of the law among his col
orod clients
And whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to
enlighten the understanding Of British statesmen
to give that boon to one colored man, which few
other countries have given, namely to be free as
his foot touches British soil, and ultimately enioy
all the rights and privileges of a citizen. There
fore, 1t i'll becomes a petty colonial counsellor, ut
this progress of enlightenment, to advise the gov
eminent to colonize her citizens on a barren is
la nd pF sand in IaEn IJnro TIo- ~ -
fought, bled and died to keep this beautiful coun-
try from the grasp of the iniquitous slavebolding
and despotic republic adjoining us, to starve them
out, which is only in keeping with tue black heart
ed scheme of the American Colonization Society,
which receives its impulse from the biood.stained
gold of the South. And for aught we know,
southern gold" is doing its work of corruption
and bribery with the men of this province in high
places, to carry on this new scheme of colonization
'degreGation and kidnapping, to deter colored men
from emigrating to this province. Therefore.
LIST. Resolved, That the charges made by Col.
Prince, the self-styled 'model old English gentle
man." against the general character of the blacks,
las reported in the Daily Colonist of the 10th
instant) are treacherous AMI false in the extreme
and that the disgusting and despotic language
used in making those charges, whether induced
by brides of southern gold or a base excited spirit
did so 'taint the atmosphere of the Legislative
Council rs to cause several ladies to withdraw
from the Council Chamber.
Cd. Resolved, That we, the colored citizens 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 citi-
zens, calculated to foster prejudices against us and
to degrade us.
Sd. Resolved, That We will resist by every
means in our power, any invasion Of our rights
as citizens and will hold up to public scorn and
contempt all such panderes to American prejudice
against color,
4th, Resolved, that we recommend to the con-
stituents of Colonel Prince that they request him
to resign his seat in the Legislative Council imme-
~diately, as being morally unfit to represent, them
and as exhibiting a pusillanimousness toward the
colored people, without a parallel in the legisla-
tive proceedings of this province not excepting the
resolutions of the notorious Larwill.
5th. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this
meeting that tho colored people throughout this
province should unite in the expressions of q most
decided detestation of both Prince and Larwill,
who have shown themselves as mere despotic dem.
agogues, and among the Sitterest enemies of the
colored man, and should set the seal of condemna-
ton upon all disposed so to act.
G. Resolved, That we return our heartfelt
thanks to his Excellency the overnor-Genera and
his constitutional advisers, for the promptness
with which they acted in defending our rights
by Diminishing Messrs. Wilkinson and Woodbridge,
which will, no doubt, deter others from doing
ihchiscs ANU thtJ Will GftE uOlu u pTOnllutul
place in our memory.
It'll. Resolved. That we will ever hold dear the
flag which gives us protection of life, liberty and
property and we pledge ourselves to her Most
Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, to be ever ready
at a moments warning, to defend the country Of
our adoption, at all hazards.
9Th. Resolved, That we tender our sincere
thanks to Mr.. CARAT, for the prompt action he
took in laying before His Excellency the Governo,
the case of the man Lanton.
9th. Resolved, That a copy of this preamble
and resolutions be forwarded to Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, His Excellency the Goyernor-Gen
eral, and the members of the Executive Council OF
this province.
STATE CONVENTION OF ONO REPUBLIoANs.-A
Convention has been called by the Republicans Of
this State, to be held at Columbus on the 18th day
of August next at 10 o'clock A. M, for the
purpose of putting in nomination candidates fol
the following Offices: for Governor, Lieutenant
In.-a..o, Coo,okary of Ctata Treasurer of Stnte