Arkansas true Democrat. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1857-1862, 1858-08-25
public. in and for the county of.Grand Traverse
and S'ate of Michigan. on the 25th day of Nav,
A. D. 1858
JAMES TAYLOR. Notary Public

NEGROES IN CANADA--Recent accounts
rom canada show that the poor victims of the
aooitlonlsts are left in a helpless and misera.
bic condition in that ungenal climate. and he.
come such burden to the community that
means will certainly be taken to prevent their
future ingress
Even in Canada, says the Commercial Ad.
vertisar that haven of the fugitive from bond.
age. there are not a few gentlemen of position
and influence who speak out boldly their seuti-
ments OF hostility toward the African race as
witness the following language uttered on the
| tioor OF the Canadian Parliament. only few
days ago:
| On the order of the day for the third read
ing OF the emigrant's law amendment being
called:
Hon. Col. Prince said he was wisbful +,
move rider to the measure. The black peo
PIE who Infested the land were the greatest
curse to The province. The lives of the people
OF the west were made wre,ched by he inunda
ton OF these animals, aid many of the lar-est
farmers OF the county OF k-nt hal been com
PEELED TO leave their beautiful farms. because If
the peStilential, swarthy swarms What were
| these wretches fit for? Nothing. They cooked
our victuals and shampooned u: bat who would
not rather that these duties should be performe
I
useless, thrlftless set of beings. They were
too ind'lent, lazy and ignorant to work, too
proud to be taught: and, not only that. if the
criminal calendars OF the country we're examin-
ed, it would be found that they were a majority
Of the criminals. They were SO detestab'e
that unless some method WAS adopted of pre-
venting their iuhdx to this couatry by the .un.
derSround railroad the people of the west
would he Obliged to drive them ont by open
Vlolenre The bill before the House imposed
captatlon tax upon emigrants from Europe.
ana the object OF his motion was to lew A 81
milar tax upon blacks who came hither from
the States. lie now moved. second ID bv Mr.
datt"n, that captation tax of 5S. for adults.
and IS Sd for children above one wear aud
under fourteen years Of agr be levied on FER
sons OF color etngratin, to Clnada from any
foreign country.
Ought not the western men to be protected
from the raScalities and villaines of the black
wretches? He found these men with fire ana.
food, and lodging, when they were in need; and
he would be bound to say that the black men
OF the county of Essex would speak well of
MN ~ this respect. But he could not admit
them As being equal to white men: and. after a
long and close observation OF human nature
ne had come to the conclusion that the black
man was born to and intended for slavery. and
that he was tit for nothing else (S.nsatioD)
non. gentlemen might try 10 groan him down.
mt he was not to be moved by mawkish senu-
ment, and ne was persuaded that thew m ght
as well try 10 change the spots Of The Leopard
as to make the black good citizen He hal
tod black men so, and the lazy rascals h ID
shrugged their shoulders, a wished they had
never ran away from their good Old mas,a. Ii
henlucGy' II there WAS anything unchrstian
n what ne had proposed, h. could no. see it,
aud he feared that he was not born Chri tan"