The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-07-04

Mrwp Newman has written letter iron
Port-au- Prince to the people of African oriis'i
in the United States and Canadas." we tax
it, however, says 81
the letter was mainly, - !.
for people of the negro race. n -
fallacy, but an impertenence. to speak 0
Africans generally as if they were negroes
or of negroes as though they were represen
tatvcs of the true African people. IL "ouh
be hardly much more absurd to talk OF opaI'
iarls and the Gibraltar monkey as 1ntefchan-
gably representing people Of Spanish descent
There is little or nothing in the negro Which
establishes likeness to the Egyptian Numi-
dian or Nubian race, whose fame has made
the term African no reproach. Even the
| Hottentot, Kaffir and Abyssinian, other wor-
thy sons of \ rica, distinctly ditlsr from the
negro. by speaking Of the Abolstionists' pet
in the same breath with any of these races,
we imply that negroes share in the literature
and arts and glory of the others. But when
We find the only race in Africa ethnologically
approaching humanity" which is without
literature or indeed history more than the
gorilla can claim to, is the negro race, it is
stretching our generosity rather too far to
include it with the noble people which have
given renown to Africa. The red man has
far higher right to expect from us a reflected
share in the glories OF our Revolution AMI in the
progress ofour civilization. Mr. w. ?. New
man, then, considerably over -honors his fa-
vorite species of African by the mo le of ad-
dress he has adopted. For the honor ofpeo-
pie of African origin who are not naturally
born or shaped to seryitude, we disciaim the
address" and confne it absolutely to the
negroes who abound in Central Africa.
Now, to the advice which their particular
friend, Newman, offers this peculiar race
He has taken an intestigatory trip to Hayti,
with the view of ascertaining what there was
in the condition of the darkey systems there
to encourage the emigration of negroes from
scant reason to approve of negroism left to
itself. There, where the negroes are securely
masters, he has seen enough to wish they
had not been left to themselves. They have
proved their utter ncapacity for self rule or
selEdependence. When Hayti was under
the control of France, and filled the part of
seryie land, it Is as trim an island as any
washed by the ocean. 1t was cultivated
thoroughly. 1t had prosperity mantled all
over its extent. 1t was gem of the sea, al
ways kept in polished order-a neat island |
garden of a vast empire. Now that it is en-
tirely ruled by the negroes themselves, it is |
like a barren, weed encumbured, uncvlized |
country. 1t knows no peace comprehends no |
appreciates no order, and wallows
in military tyranny. Here is brief picture,
drawn by Mr.. Newman, which points out,
with painful plainess, its own moral Ilayti /
is unsurpassed by any country in the world
for beauty Of scenery, for salubrity Of climate
and for richness Of soil,'' Now, notwithstan-
ling this, that same Hayti is waste, Wild
erness, libel upon the industry Of the age
Why z Because the negro has unchecked
seutn III Is f-n1stsg Kf-s ssst e.sss \
md fhcapacty has befoufcd and poiscned r,,,--
noble fertility of its soil. Then again, ex-
claims Mr.. Newman, with negroistic ardor:
al thank God colored men can complain
no more for the want OF Government of
heir own in this hemisphere. And ! hope
they are not so ignoble as to want others to
10 for them what they will not do for them
selves. God and oppression have made Hayti
mpregnable to an invading foe. Her lnoun-
.ains, her harbors and her munitions of war
iefy the enemies of the colored race"
Yet in spite Of all, her mountains and har-
Dors are unequal to the task of resisting the
curse of negro liberty to rule itself.
If the liaytiens could only do as white men
;an do, then Mr.. Newman thinks Hayti would
be great country. No question of it !; but
that 'if'' points out a potent obstacle. Mr..
Newman has written in good faith, and what
ne says is not at all designed to detract from
The negroes in Hayti; but facts are too stub
born evel for him, and they, in this case, bear
IN involuntary but decisive evidence against
the ability of the negroe to rule themselves.
All the facts in this Abolitionist's letter are
most stern rebukes to the theories of Black
and they form as settled an
advocacy of the Shareholders policy as its
most resolu:e supporters could demand
They clearly, though undesienedly, demon
,trate the unfitness of the negro for any posi-
ion than absolute servitude.