The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1860-06-02
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of the circumstances in the case. Judge
Cadwallader, before whom the men are to
be tried, is very austere, and not the least
disposed to sympathize with the oppressed.
If he will only render justice to our breth-
rem, we will not ask him to step aside from
the behests of the law to show them more
mercy than their cases will warrant; but
we have many fears that they will not be
fairly tried; it's true, however, that David
Paul Brown is an eminent lawyer, and as
he has been engaged by the defendants, it
is to be hoped that he will do justice to his
clients. Those who have faith enough to
trust him will be somewhat relieved when
they reflect upon the matter with that con-
ISOLATION left them. But as for me, have
my misgivings about it. He is fresh from
the field of battle, in which he has won re-
newed laurels by serving in the pro-slave-
ry ranks. His defense Of Mrs. E. B. Wells
was a TRADE of abuse heaped Olympus
high on the heads of anti-slavery men, and
were it my case, l would not employ him
to defend me if there were others to be
had. Since he has been retained by the
defendants, let us hope for the better-let
us trust that money will have its weight of
influence with him, and that he will do his
duty to them. Now while we are speak
ing of this matter, let us say word about
our own people. We seem to show an en-
tire disregard for the high character that
appeals to aliberty loving people. We pre-
sent broken front to the enemy and in
vite his attacks by our own discussions,
and if we are despoiled, it will be our own
fault. We are like ravenous wolves de-
vouring one another for the veriest trihes,
and we look with complacency upon our
degradation. We have had several meet
ings of sympathy, called for the purpose
of showing how much we do sympathize
with the Horner rescuers, and at each meet
ing collections were taken, and speeches
were made, but all put together amounted
to an inconsiderable sum. Truly, we are
disunited people, divided into factions,
each striving against the other. Why can
we not have our little differences of opin-
ion, and yet strike hands upon more i'm
portant issues? Philadelphia is the place,
and the only place where collections
should be taken to defray the expenses of
counsel in the present case, and we should
come up to our duty. New York, which
has SO nobly responded to their call, has
her own fugitives to look after, and with
our boast OF the manly spirit of liberty, we
let our sister city bear part of the bur-
den. / believe there have been over one
hundred dollars made up here, but what
of that? There have been five or six meet
ings held to collect that amount, three of
these meetings were held last week, the
last of which was held on Friday evening,
when the audience consisted of about twen-
ty persons. 1t is my opinion that had we
the proper spirit among us, we might have
raised thousand dollars instead of one
hundred. Can this be accounted for in
any other way than by admitting it to be
clear case of dereliction of duty2 I
think not! There is all the difference
Imaginable between an honest difference
of opinion and downright quarrelling and
pickering. Some very laudable enterprises
have been started among us, and for want
of proper support, they have fallen through.
Time and education have certainly wrought
some change in us of late, but we are the
same people still, very little if any more
united than formerly. That we have men
of genius in our ranks no one, l think, &C
quainted with us will deny; we have phil
osophers, also, and it affords me great
pleasure to hear their philosophical conclu-
sions. They say that slavery hangs over us
and darkens the 7ery path we tread in,
while the superior race, (2) rather the
dominant race, ever mindful of our condi-
ton, strives to widen any breecheS that
may exist between certain persons or par
ties, and thus keep us divided in order to
show our present inferiority to them. 1
have often consoled myself with the rehec-
ton that "there is good time coming"
and 1 have even dared to hope that when
it comes we shall be changed to another
race of beings, that is, we shall not loose
that substantial complexion which distin-
cuisines us from the Japhetic race, but
new spirit will be breathed into us, and we
shall be no longer enemies of one another,
but that we will consider that we have a
common cause, and cease to carry our pet
ty feelings into the social circle. No man
is expected to take every other man upon
farms of social enualitv. nor to endorse