New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-08
LETTERS FROM The PEOPLE
COATEs'S COTTON.

IVA EN = WI AO's
r. ~, Filter II The y T,ibre
SIR: The determined persis,,ncy Of hate s Ia son1
cases remarkable. No better illustration Of ,beax
is nj band OF can well De- conceived Of than TIE uutr
ing torts of the Colonization scheme, developed ~
der its many guises and deceits. TIE latest NIB.
Coatess African Civilization Society which IN
other than the outshoot Of the American Colonzatri
Society. To use one Of the Rev. Henry liishsl
Garnett's classical dgnies sit Is the same rsbi. viii
another tall would handle this protubeysncs VII
a glove tha. the true proportions OF tbs beat maybe
SEEN The tale now harped upon, the C|a,ess co!t,n.
with which the colored people are to be "eoosd,s,
that Africa can y made most prolific IN the ploiaetca
of cotton and that this is the child that Is TO nes,
ut OF Egypt TO slay the depressing Gohah, s'v.iI.
So far well bnt It goes further u holds ont me 90
ihBt the cOOred American must 20 Ia mica lrfs
l. the rub: il il here that the tail Inns kirk al.
What necessity j. there for the ssn- Tne testinly
which Mr.. Coates furnishes with, along with IL
darling scheme, tells rs beyond dOub, that tnenD
v ling and capable laborers m abundance alresvn
AM "a: that they prc industrious AMI disposed ss,
TO cultivate cotton; that already thousands oi eaue
IN the field; that they are fast hralpg The stig nd
gathering the pebble-stonos with which t0 sals hs
Goddefying giant, Slavery. liz tells ne that DO ~
tive Africans ara in great numbers turning thcI srt
ton to the cultivation Of cotton, tat Ley s,ssy
produce moro than they can f0i q market Or u
much 90 that the British Consul at lagos Mr. CsEp
bel, rtmaIks that il 3 going begging for Wdrid
puIchaeIs.' His and much more testimony nigt
Be given TO show that Africans in eny lumber miyh
und are Induced TO engage IN the cultivation ct 10
came; that they intelligent in jrstrols and h9ne'
in their dealings. Consequently IL all DC seont 9
what wanted t. give this youth fair and sta'ures
that Mr.. Coates Rad others, Ike the Cigg and shI
If Europe furnish market for the COTTON wh,h the<
occupGus these owners ihcso lords ol the soil 10 AZ
lea are already producing.
Tie British Consu, resdirg 10 their mii-l, si!;
speaking Of these Africans: Tie people were ~
" only growers bnt manufacturers ofcOi.on and fVa
lagos aud the Bg ht # Benin 800 cotton c'qn'
80 of neiye manufacture, Averaging Il lbs esei
weight, had been exported in The wear lSo' ioG.
- Brazils and elsewhere. The shipment
cotton from Lagos Ia 1856 was 81 1911 lbs, an q
. ~ it was lliSiilbs. Beside the eSp0'l
d" the people supplied their Deghbors with At bss.
@O,OuO heavy cloths, weighing y or ; l,e. earl.
" All Of this commerce had been sta j, shed before ~
dad begun 10 deal with them" An homes. intssA
ore disconnected fom al sntang'ing alliances IL mx'
iostcd by some Englishmen in tbs direction who ec'
'sty wish the downfall OF Slavery. might state mac1
that 10 Interesting on thi. point. Allow me 70 'As
thot from Africa, " in 1852, Only 200 lbs. ii IA
had been brought into Great Britain; the qlan,J
increased in ls56to II 800 lbs 10 1851 TO b 100 Ia,
- and in the frst five mouths of .he present yeuf
" was ~ 100 lbs' Now, DO those facts show noc~
sity for tie annual emigration Of 900 colorei 'et'
caIs TO Africa to cultivate cotOn' Inc answers
that the design must be $50 I'D the country oi W
that il Is no other than the original dosen WI
"Hnotl er tail"
Mr.. Coates desires TO publish through your ,,ans
that tiis new deyic. has bcv fhvOTiily recoi'edJ
large portion 4 The most Intelligent and eLs1rf
ing Of our colorei population" Il may be- 81, %
assur,dly il Is upon the principle of the Kikenpysr
IA l should not be surprised If il were rcdacedpi
tail. II s true that ho parades with gusto .be nam
II the Rev. Henry Highland Garrett; but he ttf
matter with all his eoquence and goodness, viii
good nature AMI kindness " heart that endeays hmn
all tlat know him, will nevertheless fall and " ~
that he will not long be entwined in ,hir spoo. Oie
nous Coates cotton.
There II another lew Of the matter in keepngvN
your remark on the 18TH. The cOlorei people Of ~
country must develop an intelligent character, acSr
actor for independence, for selire.iance, sar bAs
disposition, TO catch hold and make the best u y.
hsr eide Of life, before they can be anything ns' ',
than they are here, or VIII 10 10 Africa or a1ys1a,,
else. We al knon that there are instances ID vi
these traits are developed ard are being deve"fsg
and that they are on the incre lse, yet they arc
general enough 70 have their ful onl inevitable enc
Equal school rights, equal school facilities, ,,5es
With kindred Efforts, the abolition OF caste ciuig o..
both black hid white, vii do mo work. n NOT
netts are needed hare. Or friend Garrett, Lnt"
remembered lelt bis country IA Europe, sierSls
left Europe with HE family for the West Indies, VII
yas 20 have been biz future hone; alterward ~ ~
to M, native home aud settled himself down; ans ~
W. fnd him, from Mr.. Coates statement, ens's"
vat ! regard o Wild go0se chase in Aries. 40.
do not wish b. be- understood az obectipg 20
r.. lored man going 10 Alrc6, while feel thai ~
II wide field Tor tie most intelligent arc en'eix
ing II our cOlored population" Eersj bG' 20 III
20 any such movement berg "prCjectei, imP"
directed, subsist.d. by whites With yon, is'...
of,he genuine Coatcss c0i'cn w,l Ser'1 20 SV
efi.cta CSC. i. Dc"NNf