The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-11-24
Colonization of the Negro.

tween Tree n slave labor, and which is
growing stronger and stronger every day,
and having abundant faith in the energy
and power of freedom, and realizing the
weakness and imbecility of slavery, he
had no doubt Of the eventual triumph of
the former, and the ultimate extinction
of the latter. Fully impressed with the
injustice, the cruelty, Of slavery, and
thoroughly imbued with the love of HUI
man rights, he endeavored, as far as pos
sible, to place the involuntary system of
labor in the South in a position where it
would be in the course of ultimate ex-
tinclion. Believing, too, that the most
formidable obstacle to this end was the
disposal of the inferior race, he early con-
ceived the plan of colonizing the slaves
as fast as emancipated-to provide for
them an outlet in the tropics, where their
labor is required, and would prove re-
muneratiye to them, as their
would prove beneficial to the United
States.
Mr.. FRANK BLAIR, of St. Louis, in
Congress last winter, and on the stump
the present fall, has revived this scheme
of MIR. JEFFERsoN's, and urges it with
his great ability, upon the consideration
of the people. He was cordially second
ed, in the Senate of the United States, by
Senator DooLITTLE, of Wisconsin, and it
may, therefore, be considered a living,
practical question. Mr.. BLAIR believes
that the tropical countries of this CONT
nent must come under the control Of the
United States, and must be cultivated by
African labor. The efforts of the South
ern slavery propagandists are being put
forth to have that labor slaye labor, and
unless confronted by this scheme, will be
successful, and with such a consumma-
ton must come the re-opening of the AT
rican slave trade. Instead of purchasing
Cuba and more slave territory, we should
buy Central America, and give to every
black willing to go there, a free home
stead.
1t seems to us that this scheme meets
the conditions demanded by most north
ern Democrats, in their anti slavery pro-
LESSONS. They invariable tell us, as the
editor of the Ciy2ian did last summer,
that they are not in favor of immediate
and general emancipation, unless some
disposition can be made of the negroes.
Democrats do not want them at the North,
they cannot remain free at the South,
and unless they can be colonized, their
present condition is best for both races.
They generally tell US, too, that there
are insuperable difficulties in the way of
sending them TO Africa and Liberia-the
expense being SO enormous. Well, here
Is a plan offered against which such OBJ
J~ect.ons cannot be raised. The cost of
purchasing Central America will proba-
bly, be no greater than Democrats are
now willing TO pay for Cuba, and the ex-
pense OF colonizing the blacks might and
undoubtedly would be readily met. Why,
then, do not our Democratic friends who
profess to be anti-slavery in principle,
take hold with Mr.. BLAIR, and eudeavor
TO carry out this plan Of Mr.. JE~FFERsoN's?
Why are they not willing, if favoring
emancipation, and the gradual extinction
of slavery, to help bring about the only
conditions under which they think eman-
cipation desirable Yet they do not.
Not a Democratic journalist, not a Dem.
ocratic office'holder or orator, of whom
we have heard, has expressed sympathy
with the plan originated by him whom
they claim TO be the apostle of Demo
cratic principles and the founder of the
Democratic party. This profound ST.
lence ON their part certainly contradicts
'heH "oHteu PROFESSIONS.
But that aside. There are some con-.
sideratlons relative to this subject that
are worthy of thought. The separation
OF the races would undoubtedly be de-
sirah!e. 1t is very apparent that there
Is last growing up a mixed race at the
South representing every shade between
black and white. and that tie amaleama-
tn5 process now going forward there
Will soon faint the great majority of the
veins of the South with Ethiopian blood.
The city of Charleston alone, it is said,
with q population of $4,000. contains
10000 light colofed negroes. and if the
United States Census, to be taken next
year, should state the number of mulat-
toes. qqadroons, &C., in the Southern
States. there can be but little doubt that
The numbars woald be startling from