Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-08-28
Prom the AntLsiavery Standard.
THE COLoRED POPULATION OF OHIO
CINCINNATI, August 5, 1868.

THE CoLoRED POPULATION OF OHIO.
CINCINNATI, August 5, 1858.
The colOrc6 people Of this place and ,he towns
! adjacent had celebration OF the anniversary OF
West India Emancipation on the 2nd inst. at Ken
! 10, hty-hve miles north this city by railroad. II
passed OF pleasantly, aud yet was not as largely
attended nor enthusiastic ast ought to have been
owing to the reports that had been circulated by
some OF TIE newspapers that the celebration would
be offensive to the citizens of Xonia, as there had
been large increase Of blacks in that placs and
vicinity last year, and procession and speeches,
as proposed, would lead to a disturbance.
These hints, encouraging the mob spirit espec.
Tally an article in the Daily Times of this city from
II correspondent in Aena, lad the effect of keep
! ing many away yet the celebration was held and
the programme fully carried ont without any signs
OF opposition on the part of the people Of &enia
For some years past there has been q large in.
crease of cJlorcd people 10 Greene County, Of
which Senia is the county seat, and there bow
upwards OF $50 in that place, the whole population
of which is 'rom four to five thousand. No other
county in the State has as large a proportion OF
blacks and the increase atterly is ascribed to the
establishment Of "Wilberforce University" FOR
the education exclusively Of cblored pesons, male
and female, about four miles from Xenia which, il
is said has tended to bring this lass Of persons
to the iehborhood Of that city.
This institution commenced q few years ago
| Dy Tue MethouiSb bplscopal CnurCn, ana ls nnuer
the control of the Ohio aud Cincinnati Conferenc.
es. lis location is good one, the buildings large,
capable Of accommodating $40 Students besides
numerous small cottages for families, ard fifty
acres Of good land. Bishop Paine of the African
Methodist Church, man Of high character as a
Christian and a preacher, lives near here The
men who were active in getting up this institution
both ministers and laymen, were decidedly anti
slavery men belonging to the most anti.slavery
wing of the Chufch North, and yet they would
hardly call themselves Abolitionis in the strctest
sense OF the term, In regard to the union of the
races, white and color ed terms of equality in
the same school, the right Of the blacks to suffrage
and other privileges denied them, they would come
short Of our standard Of right. And yet ca nrtot
doubs the sincerity of their anti'savery principle.
as far as it goes. nor their earnestness in their
endeayors to educate and elevate the col
ored people in this country, leaving minor
points, well colonization, for the future
to decide. let these people be educated and
their anti-siavery principles bo strengthe ned,
as cannot but believe they will be in this Col.
lege and they will be better enabled to teach and
pursue greater variety of occupations than here
tofore, and thus deserve and command the respect
Of the community. | have confidence in the men
who originated this enterprise, some of whom |
know, to believe that its tendencies will all be in
the right direction. 1t is looked upon with dislike
by the "negro. .haters" and with favor by all who
sympathize with freedom find that it is approx
withQuA. the pale of the Methodist Church. As
to under the control of that sect, it is the
more'fkey to be successful, the blacks sympa'
thse with Methodism its spirit and peculiarities
seem TO attract them more than those of any other
persuasion That Church. too, in the West has
such command of men and means. and pursues its
objects with such energy, that it has succeeded in
every enterprise it has undertaken 1t is hardly
likely that this would have succeeded as well had
it been originated as private enterprise.
The Xenia papers and The CommercaP OF this
city have boen discussing the subject of the in.
crease of free blacks in Ohio, which they say. has
become ''alarming". If they are to be believed
the increase of this class is a great evil which
ought 70 be discouraged iuevery suitable way. They
do not directly recommend the enactment of laws
to keep them out Of the State, but no doubt these
papers would favor such measures. They refer to
to the laws of this kind in force in Indiana, Hi
nos and other States, to show the tendencies of
public sentiment, without condemning them. AS
to any specific acts which the blacks have commit
cd which make their presence nuisance, these
are not mentioned, but accusations in general
terms arc made of being insolent to white men,
holding their heads high, expecting an equality
with white men because they have now Universe
tY Cor their especial benefit &c. These writer's
seem to think that the blacks must te looked down
upon and kept under" MS an inferior race, and cv
cry attempt to elevate them in intelligence must be
dangerous TO society. Surely If they vicious,
to make them better ought to be welcomed. In
stead of .hs. the College is secuted at as the fruit
of NEGRO philanthropy. and every attemp. to ell
evate this despsed and injured race deprecated or
opposed.
The Commercial. which has by far the largest
circulation Of any Of dailes has been giving the
public its views on the fright of Property in Man"
and kindred topics, in series of editorials, in
which it shows its antslavery to be of rery mild
type notwithstanding it is Republican paper and
an especial friend of Gov. Chase. 1t thinks eUeryI
slave would not be benefited by his freedom
that those only of energy and capable of taking
care Of themselves ought 10 escape from 60pdge
tEatit is unwse for us in the free States to advise
them to escape at all, aud that the whole
u. G. r. II. system is "mischievous
On the conductors of this
latter institution it is very severe. and de-
nounces in terms befttng STAKEHOLDER circular
lately issued to the friends of freedom for assist
ance in circulating anti,slayery documents in Ken
tucky. There are thousands of readers of this
payer who cannot sympathize with its views on
these subjects and continue to take it on account
of its value general newspaper.
Notwithstanding all that partisan editors may
say to the contrary the public sentiment OF this
State, in regard to the treatment due the colored
population, has been, for years past, improV-
ng and at no time have efforts for their education
md moral advancement met with such general ia.
1or from intelligent persons of all persuasions as
hey do at present. The conservative and pro /
avery pIoss does not represent the prevailing
public sentiment even in the southern part of the
State.
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