New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-13


be lazy unless tley are compelled to work We'll
what if they will : Surely no others have so COCO
excuse for being lazy as those who all their lie
ime have been compelled to work, and that to-
without wages. But would / not hsve tbem
Junished for lazness Certainly not unless othefs
ire. And wouli | let them iutermarry win the
whites That is personal and private matter Titn
which neither Congress nor any o'her IL" i'.NelS
have auglt 10 d. Nevertheless AIN Tree 10 ~!
that see no objection TO co!ored lady hceep'in,
the hand OF white gentleman provided cue can !os
ibly surmOunt her pre- udlces against ui1
saves the rights of men, is that they VIII then rise
no and Lin the whites. They will re not a thou
andtb rart es likely TO do so, as II the rights nae
5eeu Withheld. have not heard oil a slugie lnstance
ince their full restoration 10 hauhoCu III Mni'"
West India blscl men have murdered whIe men.
| am not opposed to the colonizIng OF either large
mp snail portioDs of our colored people. But unless
ye are prepared 10 acknowledge tIeir eq9di i!eu',
md 10 pllce them on the same ciNii ana p1h'ieii,
lane with the whites the COLONY should by oil
means he outside the nation. Ii within II, and the
nonulation POSED chiefly of those who, according
% vour bill, will be but Parahs It VIII De a very
announcement, not TO say very penlous inSonSfuIS'
prefer the Presidents Message ana Mr.. Irnihbuil1
bill at this point to your bill mere was grea merit
IN the ran submitted by MIR. Blair few years ago.
It contemplated If recollect no less than full civil
and politica ii hts for the cooniss. The COLONY, II
true was 10 be somewhere outside Of the nation.
But this in then existing circumstances was unavod-
able. Slavery, which Is now mortaly wounded ana
andy diving, was then III vigorous life, and the
Shareholders would not allow black colony within
the national limits. Ere passing from this subject
let me admit that in my judgment, Were the laws OF
nature allowed free play, the Gai k--kinDed raees
would find their homes within ard the light skinned
races without the tropics. But in ell justice let the
dark-shinned be left free 10 refuse TO migrate TO
The tropics as the light-sknned to refuse to migrate
from lem.
In Ill our provisions for the liberated slaves
especial aim should he 10 have them contented. "A
war of races by far the worst OF all ware is to be
constantly and eedulously avoided. We are TO re-
member that there are twelve or fifteen millions OF
negroes on this continent and the Deighbonng
islands; and that through the force OF her deep re-
pentance for her enormous wrongs against poor
Africa and her children, Christendom Will ere long
he brought into the strongest and teuderest symla
thy with all negroes. The day is fast coming when
the negroes will be the especial care OF many selfac
cu,pg and remorsefu nations. IL was Swedenborg,
# | remember, VINO predicted that the "ce 'estial
people would be discovered In Africa Ii but a
iancy. il is nevertheless very pleasant one, that
the ministries Of penent Chri.tendom VIII be among
GOD appointed means for fashoDlng that "ceiestlil
people." Ii the twelve or fifteen millions to whom
have referred are not We, formidable Zoe, never
theless unless we prevent 1t by just and generous
dealing with them they will become such to our pos
terity. Flaiter not yourself that our emancipated
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Of the British Islands were not. Never were they
more discontcnted and hence the British Govern
ment FASTENED to take them out OF IL. But you will
argue that your plan will bnng coD,entment 10 the
apprentices because il Will bring wages to them.
ON the contrary will argue that IL will thereby bring
additional discomfort. From false philosophy and
superficial view is it argued that men will be con-
tented in proport on 10 the rights they get. truer
and DEEPER insight teaches that the more OF Their
rights they get provided they get not all OF them,
the more are they dscontented
" The prs ner cent TO breathe mean hT,
Aud bess'd with Liberty again
Would mourn were he condemned 10 wear
one link Of all his former chain
Do not suppose that argue from your bill your
lack Of kind feeling toward the negroes. Anything
which in your Judgment would subserve their inie-
rests and yet he compatible with the safety OF the
whites would douDt not, have your favor But
you were probably educated TO believe tla' one
result of their unqualified freedom would be their
violence and crimes against the whites. Under the
like mistake were they who, both in Britain and
America, predicted that the British Islands would
run blood in the event Of tie emancipation OF thelr
,layes. They did not know how sfeciionate, now
patient and how Glow 10 revenge the negro race a.
They could not conceive that men, who had suffered
such unreasonable wrongs al the hands OF the whites
would In their new born freedom and newborn
power prove 80 harmls ~ to thai TOO wnel
| powerless handful. Under the like mistake was II
that several American vessels lying IN the harbor OF
one of those islands hurried 10 sea the day before TIE
| Law of Emancipaiion went into effect 10 strong
was the apprehension tnat destruction would swee.
over the Islands next day. And you have probably
never given your attention 70 the facts winch prove
that when you have blessed the negro with hs tree
dom he is satisfied, aud studies henoeorit
not to harm. but out OF q grateful and iovlhs
ably educated 10 believe that liberated negro
slaves. unless continued in come degree OF snbJec
ton 10 the whites mast prove unable 10 take care o.
themselves Nevertheless there II The testimony VI
the British Islands 70 the fact that few people have
ever made az rapid progress as their einancipated
slaves ia knowledge, viroe, and wealth. That the
slavebolders and their allies and tools have been
able TO make ChrisiendOm believe that B1tlnl
Emancipation failure, Il perhaps the most striking
nstauoe ever known OF the power aud success oil an
oft.rsp eated and shamelessly peIssted-in lie. An
utter lie ia itfOr in every sslect ana every partlcu
lar British Emancipation is a triumph and blessing
The unquesiionaDe facts 10 show this were only tue
Last wear admirably put together IN pamphlet by
Mrs l.. Maria Child. The painstaking and accuracy
of this erninently wise and candid woman are too
well known 10 need NY commeadaion. l have just
noy ordered a COPY Of 1t 10 be sent 10 each member
of both Houses OF Congress. l know not how a
rght-minded person can read 1t and yet doubt the
rnccess OF British Emancipation or yet doubt that
our slaves, who are far more intelligent than were
the British slaves, would by thei we-dolng reflect
high honor upon the policy which should free them
How grand the opportunity Una. Da1 0ohio w W."
gressl May there be no lack Of either wisdon or
courage to improve it The abOhtionists had thought
10 persuade the nation to abolish slavery from high
moral aud religious considerations. But this great
honor ia denied them; aud they must be content
with however humble n place events assign them.
IL is not for Congress TO abolish slavery as military
nece.sitv. The Shareholders have Themselves placed
Il at the dispotal Of Congress. May they not only
abolsh it, but have 40 much faith IN truth, ia human
nature and in God ~ to trust the liberated slaves
with all the rights Of manhood TAen will these