The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-05-15
Tho Only Remedy.

Sore Of the rebel slaye-owncrs are
leaving their slaves, others their Slaves
are leaving, and the advance of the ar.
mics Of the Union into and through the
slave States is leaving an mobstructcd
pathway Tor all the negroes who desire
to seek lheiI fortunes in the free States.
These three causes are rapidly working
= most Startling influx Of miserable, inn
povcri,hed dependent blacks into the
Northern States, which must be provided
for. All eleemobynary measures of IN,
saiSialpal alaAitseFss,dI iBaeslis
ment viii but lily suffice 10 alleviate the
Inconvenience TO the whites or the mise
ry to the blacks which must ensue from
This tide Of emigration, unless most Of
them lie separated
The negroes. especially the slaves,
have Iinle ailiuity with any whites, and
none with those OF the Northern States.
To most of those who will roll in upon
the North in countless hordes, as well as
TO the people among whom we seek
home, the change in their condition will
be immeasually for the worse. The
few Of the negroes who are capable Of
d ing aGy Of tho work, that is to be done
here, are utterly prccluded from oppor-
tunj,cs Of labor by the constant and
continually increasing supply ofroreigncrs
who have The incentives Of political and
social privileges which the negro con
never have. And there is "A large por-
ton Of them who could not do any work
to be found in the Moth, nor care for
themselves, ifthoy had work. The States
will not provide for them, and the Ma
tional Government has no authority 90
do so.
They cannot become nauralized,
must ever remain foreign race, cannot
be returned to their rebel masters, who
have forfeited all right in them, cannot
he imposed as burthen upon those who
have already sacrificed so much in sup.
por!in; the National Government, aud
cannot be driven forcibly out from among
us. But one remedy only remuins--it
is TO secure a suitable and seperote abb,
ding place for them, and 10 cOlonizo
them ihithcr as fas! as they arc willing
to 90
Our Government should At once take
this matter III haud, and as speedily rs
possible sucure for them settlement in
Central America. We know from per.
sonal observation of several years resi-.
dence and travel therein that the climate,
soil, productions, inhabitants, Gocial reg
uIalions, and government of any of the
States OF that region would be better
adapted 10 their present condition and
capacities than those of any other coun'
try on the globe.
The almost spolnneous growth of all
the necessities and many Of the luXurics
of life, tho Eiling amount Of clothing and
shelter needed, and the indolent charoc.
ter and customs of the natives there, ai,
ford more numerous holiday, than are to
be found in any other country.
lhe superior adaptation OF that Coun'
try to the production Of the very staples
which the slaves have been almost cxclu.
sivoly engaged IN cultivating also secures
to them easy availability OF what they
have been taught
And finally, the fact that their rulers,
teachers and Iellow'ciuzens, wherever
they may be located, will be negroes,
and will regard themselves upon on
equality with them, will secure to them
the highest incentives to scltrnspccl and
sclfrcIiauco. Surely, they could not bo
better situated anywhere
THE tocnriy Of their ect,lcmoni in