Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-09-10

not promise you much bliss right AWAY.
lou may starve at first, or die on the
| passage; but IN the Revolutionary War
! General Washington lived exclusively on
the future. He was benefiting his race /;
and though do not see much similarity
between his case and yours. YOU had bet
! ter 60 TO Nova Zembla. You NAV think
that You could live in Washington, per-
/ haps more so than on foreign shore.
, This Is a mistake. None but white army
contractors and brigadicrs on fIIrloughs
/ can live here.
"'The festive isle of Nova Zemba has
been in existence for some time, and Is
larger than any smaller place | know of
Many of the original settlers have died.
and their offspring would still b. living
had they lived long enough TO become ac-
customed to the climate You may OBJ
Ject TO 90, on account of YOUR affection
| for our race, but ii does not strike me that
there Is any cogcnt reason for such afFcc-
ton SO you had better 20 TO Nova Zcm-
hla- The particular place | have in view
for your colonization in the great highway
between the North Pole and Sir John
Franklln'S supposed grave. Ii Is a popu-
lar route, being much frcquentcd BY the
tacetious penguin and the flowing seal. 1t
has great resources for ice-water. and YOU
will he able TO have ice-cream every day.
provided you supply yourself with the
essence of lemon and patent freczcrs As
TO other food. | can promise YOU nothing
: There are fine harbors on all sides of this
place, and though YOU may see no ships
there it will be still some satisfaction 10
know that you have such admirable har-
| bOrs. Again, there i evidence of very
rich bear hunting. When YOU take vour
wives and families to a place where there
IS no food, nor any ground to b. cultiva-
ted, nor any place TO live In. the human
. mind would as naturally turn tn bear
I hunting rs to anything else Eui If You
should die of starvation at the outset even
bear hunting may dwindle INTO insignifi-
canoe Why / attach such importance
TO bear hunting Is, ii viii afford YOU an
opportunity to die more easily than by
famine and exposure. Bear hunting i
the best thing l know of under such cir
cumstances
'''1Ou are Intelligent, and know that
human life depends as much upon those
who possess it as upon anybo ly-elSe. And
much will depend upon yourselves if YOU
go TO Nova Zcmbla As TO ;Iic bear hunt
ing, / think see the means available for
engaging you in that very soon without in
injury 10 ourselves. / wish 10 spend a
little money 10 get YOU there. and NAV
possibly lose it all; but we cannot expect
to succeed in anything if we arc no: sue
ccssful in it.
. The political affairs of Nova Zcmbla
are not in quite such condition aS could
wish, the bears having occasional fights
there over the body of the last ESqui-
maux governor but these bears are more
generous than we are They have no
objection TO dining upon the colored race
Besides ! would endeavor to have YOU
made equals, and have the best assurance
that you should be equals Of the best The
practical thing | want to ascertain Is.
whether l can get certain number of
able-bodied men. 10 send TO a place offering
such encouragement and attractions
Could | get hundred tolerably Intelligent
men, with their wives and children. to
partallc Of all this bliss Can | have
fifty! If l had twenty-five able-bodied
mon, properly seasoned with women and
children, could make a commencement.
These are subjects of very great impor-
tance, and worthy months study Of the
patcrnal offer have made you. If YOU
have no consideration for yourselves. nj
least consider the bears. AMI cndeavor 10
reconcile yourselves TO the beautiful and
pleasing little lessons of childhood, COM
mCncinG-
II would Ike to live alway,
ask not 10 stayi'
- At the termination of this tiattrring.
and patcrnal address, my boy, the dele
cation took their hats and commenced TO
leave in very deep silence thereby pro
wing that persons of African descent are
utterly insensiblc of kindness, and much
inferior to the race at present practising
strategy on this continent
. Colonization, my boy, involves a
scheme of human happiness so entirely
beyond the human power Of conception OF
it will almost pass for something inhuman.
Yours utopianicallv,
..ORPIIEUs c. KERR"
~ Il feel quite mwcll. and viii take
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