The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-16
African Colonization.

The negro race in the United States, is
It remains amongst us, a despised, debased,
aud rejected people. The Caucasian win
always maintain its supremacy in this con-
tinent. and between il and the African, there
IS, and can he no sympathy or amalgama-
ton. Philosophers may philOsOphise, Nor
alists may moralize, and Christians may
preach christian duty in the matter dd IA
FHiftGH but they cannot remove our preiu-
dices OF our instincts, in reference to the AT
lists, at least it is debased, ignorant, and
generally immoral and vicious, and, if it
exists in this country, it will probably ever
he so With n full knowledge of the I'M
equal and debased condition of the free
blacks, and the utter impossibility OF their
amalgamatiOn or association with the Ameri-
can, and from an earnest philanthropie and
christian desire to elevate them to posi-
ton Of usefulness and happiness was the
American Colonization Society organized,
torty-two years ago.
Il had a double object in view The free
negroes of this country were to BE- taken
from this land Of slavery and debasement,
as ii had been to them, and placed on their
native soil, separated from the blighting in
tiuence OF Anglo Saxon contempt and OPP
preston ana there he permitted TO try
the experiment OF self-government in
THEN own colony, which had been so
successfully developed 10y our Pilgrim
fathers. The other object was to make this
new colony the germ of 81 free, civilized,
and Christian nation on the borders of be-
niehted Africa; TO build mp barrier to the
accursed slave trade; and to make this
young nation the hope of African emanci-
patton.
In these forty years, more rapid advance
ment has been made towards the accom-
rlishment Of this noble object, far more, than
was accomplished by the Pilgrims OF New
England in the same period. The Presi-
dent Of the Colonization Society, Hon. j. II.
i.atrobe, delivered a lecture on the affairs OF
the society in Cincinnati few days ago
which was fun Of interest
The lecturepspoke of the rapid growth OF
the colony, its educational resources, its
laws, civilization, aud rapid development
even in commerce, which latter has caused
the construction Of lighthouses to guide thu
shjos i'm peaceful security 10 port, where :
traffic far better in the eyes Of God anG
man. i substituted for that of the Odiou
slave trade.
Carving with them the institutions
this country, they are developing the natu
raj traits OF progress, and are thus raplui.
realizing the course of their destiny. Tn
FIRST experiment has been successful 1t nov
remains with the free colored people them
selves. whether the benevolent anticipation
of the founders shall he realized. In 1870
fonr years from its first colonization, 1t con
tanned %. 600 settlers. In 1886 there wer
100000, and ut the present time there can
not be less than half million, while OF th
wild nations there are absolutely less tina
twelve thousand.
f.ni vet the lecturer remarked, that wine
had been accomplished towards removin
the free colored population from this coun
try. was, comparatively, but as a drop IN
bucket. u would depend upon the Ire
=elf-paying emigration of the colored poop
Themselves, To carry the scheme to SUI
rrssnll issue. Against this there are man
obstacles; there are the affections whlC
cling to home; it is necessary that the wes
shallbe strengthened, and the timid endow'
with confidence Mans first motive IS
benefit his condition, and when it IS mat
evident, as it will be, that emigration WI
have that result, the motive will carry
africa every free coloredpersonfrom Amer