Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-20

been with me- the first time ever saw him. He
ssys they have wifau the bounds OF that COLONY
between three alHi four hgndrei thoasaud feople.
or more isn IN some 0l our oil States. such a.
kho,ie Island or Delaware. coz IN some ct the
ne3er Stires and les than in some 81 our larger
"ues They not all Awelean epiont-ts OF
fhesr 1e-cend tnf< SDnethInC ie>s tad, "a Give
thousand have been sent thiiber from this coun
try. Many Of the original settles have died. vet.
Ike people elsewhere. their offspring outnnmser
those deceased The question j.. if the colored
people are persuaded 10 20 anywhere. why not
therel One re1son for an unwillmgnesss TO 10
Is that some OF YOU would rather remiin with
IN resch of the country OF your nativity. do
not know how much attachment you may have
toward our rssce. II does not strike me that Won
have the greatest reason 10 love them. But still
you are attached 10 them. At all eveuts. the
place | am thinking about having for colony Is
in Central America. IL j. rer to "a than Ii
beria-isot much more than one fourth n far a.
Liberis, and within seven dsys run by STEAMERS.
Unlike Liberia il is on grest lite oi trave.-it
j. highway. The country Is a very excellent
one for any people. and with great natural re-
sources and advantages, and especially becan-e of
the similarity OF climate with your native land
thus being suiiel 10 Jour physical condition. j he
particular place have in view is to lie great
highway from the Atlantic or Caribbean Sea, 10
the Pac liz Ose,n anl tiis particular place all
the advautag es Tor colony. On both sides there
are htrbors among the first in the world. Again
there l. evidence OF very rich coal mines A Ger
tam amount OF coal l. valuable in any country.
aud there may he m1re than enough tor the
wants OF the country. Whs | attach So much
importance 10 c.,a l., il Will afford oppo' tuni
~ % the nh ,bitsnts for immediate employment.
I'LL they get re sdy to settle perm ,nennly IN their
homes. Ii YOU take c"l"nists where there j. no
good lsntiing there i bad show AMI - where
there is nothing 10 cultivate. and ct which to
IN Ike farm. But it sumeih.ng i stated 50 that
you can vet your daily breid. as sUon YOU
reach there. il is great advantage. Coal land il
the best thing know of with which t. commence
an enterprise To re unr-you have been talked
TO upon this subject anG told that speculation
is intended by gentlemen who have an Interest IN
the country, including the coal m'nes. We
have been mistaken all our lives if We
DO h0t know whites as well a blacks look
to their self-interest. Unless am 'ng those de
heient OF intellect. everybody YOU trade with
m, kes something. You meet with these things
here and elsewhere. Ii such persons have what
will be an advantage 10 them. the question is
whether IL cannot lie made OF advantage To You
You ale intelligent, and know that success does
not as much depend on external help rs self reli
ance. Much. therefore, depends uIon your
selves A to the coal mines, think see the
means available for YOUR self reliance | shall,
ii | get sufficient number OF YOU eIIgag ri, have
nrovisi"nS made that you shall not be wronsed
II Won will engage la the enterprise | will spend
some ofthe money entrusted To me- | am not sure
YOU will succeed. The Government may lose the
money. bur can not succeed unless We Try;
but we think with care we can succeed The po-
litical af ,irs in Central America not ia quite
IA satisfactory condition ~ wish There are
coniending factions in that quarter; hut it is true
all the factions agreed alike Oh the subject Oi
colonization, aud want IL. and are mnre generous
than We here. To your coorei race they
have no objection. Besides would ensieavor TO
have YOU made equals. aud have the best assn
RANGES that YOU should lac nude the equals of the
best. The practical thing | want Ia ascertain Is
whether can get number of able bodied men,
with their wives and children who are willing Ia
20. when ! present evidence OF encouragement
and protection Could get "A hundred toerIbly
intelligent men. with their wives and children,
and 'cut their own fodder 80 to Spe,kI Gun
| have flty2 Ii | could find twenty five able
bodied men with mixture of women and chill
dren. good things in the family relation, ! think
| could make Il successful commencement. |
want YOU To let me know whether this can he
done or not This is the practical part ot my
wish to YOU. These are subjects of very
efeit Importance. worthy OF a months study OF
Il speech delivered in an hour. ask you then to
consider seriously, not Teifaining to yourselves
merely. nor for your race and ours. for the pres
ent time. but one OF the things, it successfully
manal Ell. for the good OF manknd-not confined
to the present generation, but as
"From age descends the lay
To millions yet To be,
Till far ITS echoes roll away
Into eternity"
The above j. merely given the substance of
the Presidents remarks.
The Chairman of the delegation briefly re
piled. that ''they would hold consultation, and
in short lime give al answer"
The President said-''Take your full time-Do
hurry ut all.
The deputation then Withdrew.