The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-01
The Hayden Emigration Movement
MEETING OF THE ooLoRED PsoPLe OF CHiCAG0.

Prom the Chicago Tribune, April 26l
In pursuance of call thrc0gh the dsA'y papers, large
very respectable meeting Of she cored people of this
city convened sss evening in the lecture Of the Afr
Methodist church, the corpcr OF jackson and Buda
losees 10 take n,O consdere. the recent nsitAsoS
of President e ard Of Hayu colored popu,asop o
tbe UDned SAFES 10 emigrate " that Island.
= The meeting was calie1 70 Greer BY the Rev. Willis
Reves, who on motion called upon to pcsye, with
Rev Dawson, as Wee president, aud IL. o. Wagner
and 3 s Ford, as secy esaries.
Aner the objects OF the meeting had beer stated by the
rssioent, II. Ford TJougA cnairnsn OF ap
pointed for that purpose reported the following resoa
1. We believ,, that ths republic Of Ssyt rs to the
eoloreo emgr from he OF degr aession and slavery
the United setes scft,es for the Improvement OF hs
moral and Ynpecsel condition superior 10 soy spot 90
the America eontners and be,iege 10 be not only
wire stso Of ponry but tho imperative duty OF every
Tree colors the United States 10 make Hiyu hs
future boz me az soor as is the dlsy ~bch
be owes 10 himself and the four millions Of his friends IN
bonds
y0at recognise the invitation extended 70 the
coorf people CT the United States by Pres len. Ge ard
Of In pub v OF Hayu sentiments Of Christian states
man and philanthropst, and we the coored citizens OF
Che ago. in behalf OF oppressed return 10
hin thanks for his kind and generous Offer
pie ogDg ourselves at the same time, to take into mme
% ale consideration the prorrety OF accepting the invita-
8 That the following gentlemen constitute committee
behalf Of the friends Of emigr alton In TINS city open
correspondence with that republic in rear TO the
try and the Inducements held oat to colored emgrants
IRON she United Statee-H. Ford Douglass Willis H. Re
ven, Henry Bradford, Ford, j. B. Dawson, ]. G. Wat
son, H. o. Wagner, James Blanks, and Joseph Patrick
The question being the adoption Of the resolutions
Mr.. Trent opposed them in long and rambling speech
| but without any special points
Ee followed by H. Ford Douglass, supper. OF the
resolutions, who commanded the rapt attention OF the
dence for thirty minutes in speech of great power and
elcquence We have but this morning to give
| prominent points of his speech as follows
l. That slavery in this country peculiar in s nature
and entirely different from the slavery of any other people
| recorded in history
The only way Of Judging future actions Of nations and
individuals is by the past and so judging, have
but little hope for the enfrsnchsemen: Of the colo.
man in the United States.
g. History fails TO show that chatel slaves, any
other prescribed Glass; have ever, by tenacious ache
to the soil Of their oppressor, industry moral de
pertinent lifted themselves into respectablity, without
| the aid OF emigration successful revelation.
These propositions the basis Of Mr. Douglass
speech.
He WAS followed by NJ. Wagner, Mr.. Green ant
Others after which the question taken tao adop
ton Of the resolutions, and they passed BY decdet
| majority.