The national Republican., 1862-10-06
The wssAisgscn Pre- %.
A BLACK COLONY.


The Washington RepuJi,cdn admits that
Hon. Ell Thayer has started the project,
and has been 50 far successful MS to raise y
considerable colony to go to Florida for the
purpose cultivating cotton. The President will
guarantee them ample protection by both the
army and navy"
The H(ate constitution Ia TO be set aside for
the present, and tho State, II 10 said, reduced
to u territorial condition, and governed accord
ingly. Considering that not long ago the white
after our navy had landed and promised them
protection, aud that some Of these white ciu.
zsDs we're compelled 10 become exiles, aud to
depend upon Northern charity for bread, We
see In all this one other sad evidence OF the
truth that the interests Of white men siDk into
,nsgnincancs when the welfare Of the blacks
are vt stake. The President seems to BIZ most
unstable In all his p|aDs In regard to the ne
groos. II he would but make over their IN.
terests to the American Colonization Society,
We believe, with their experieuoe Of twenty.
ave or thirty years, both the unfortunate M
grces andthe country would fare much better.
We observe that already Illinois 10 complaining
Of the large number OF negro cOntrabands who
are finding their way into the State in violation
OF the State constitution.--N. Y. Express.
The Express, true 10 its mendaeious charsc.
ixistics, and always on the alert to condemn
every movement that looks to The improvement,
Of the colored race, garbles what We said Of
Mr.. Tbsyer's plan Of colonising Florida, and
then proceeds, as II will be seen, to demolish
The man Of straw which Il has created.
I The Erpsss has gone rsving mad with The
disease Of fnegropAobia. Nsees the negro every
where. Macbeth did not suffer near 90 scutely
by the appearance Of BaDquo's ghost - do ths
conductors Of tie Express from the "evsrlast-
ipg negro,' who will mot de~n st their bid
ding. II they ever have what is called the
mig htmsrs, We have no doubt . big "nigg~
sits heavy on their eouls.
"Ths interests Of white men," says this "a.
pient editor, "slnk into ipsignincsuce when tb'
welfsre Of the blacks are at stake"
Now, II 60 happens that this colony Of Mr
Thsyer's con,emplates the settlement Of twenty
thousand or more white men 10 Florida, and I
white and not "black colony" - the Express
asserts.
The Express is either too stupid TO hav,
found this out, or, knowing the whole truth II
this regard, it purpossly mIsreprsssnts the en-
terprIse. The latter is probably true.
We call the attention Of the Express to th'
following, from the New York Herald, which .
q clear erp,ss Of Mr.. Thayer's plan:
A MILITARY GOVERNOR FOB FLoRIDA-A PLAN FOL
nEsEsKRArrNo THE SOUTH.
It is understood that Hon. Ell Thsyer will i'm
media,ely reoeive the appointment of Military
Governor of Florida.
This appointment ia made with view 10 en-
able Mr.. Thayer, ard those who are actin,
with him, to carry out their scheme for the In
PRODUCTION into the Southern States Of a loya
lsboring population. This scheme looks to th'
enlistment of from ten to twenty thousand ali
months volunteers, to be armed and equippe'
by the Government, without bountles, xhd sta
toned 10 the States to be thus Influenced. II
4 each of these volunteers is to be given home
stead out OF the public lands. and transports
cipal port Of the State in which they are loca
ted. 1t ia intended In this way 10 infuse int
the State Of Florida and other Southern State
an industrious, loyal popdlstion, who will prs
| eot the Union men OF those States as well n
ihsmsslvss, and make them truly an inisgra
part Of the United States. Already over
thousand men havo been offered for this enter
prise, and It is believed that wden everything
Is ready to present 1t before the people. tha
any required number will be obtained to re
generate the extreme Southern States, ant
/ make them not only loyal, but hundred fol
more productive than heretofore. This scheme
II win be observed, contemplatss improve
ment instead OF Conquest, ana tn6 p6hcoIul ~
traction Of free labor with the peculiar institu
tion of tho South. Tho experiment In Wester
! Virginia has demonstrated its feasibility; an
when not Only the loyal States Of the North
but all the manufacturing and productive dis
tricts of Great Britain, are made to contribut
, to this sort Of emigration, the suppression {
the rebellion, and the the reclamation of th
Southern States to an allegiance to the Fedsrs
. Government, and submission to constitutions
, authority, will receive an impulse greater tha
t,1., ate k,, all thn .ina hat On
l.. probably be raised or sent into them.
! We scarcely need say that we approve moi
fully this enterpii e, and commend II 10 the q
teuiiou Of our people. We bslieve II is bot
feasible and important, and we do moi dout
lie entire success.
$ II would bs indeed the surest and cheape
A way to put down the rebellion.
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