Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-08-22

like people elsewhere their offspring out.
numbered those deceased. The question is,
II the colOred people are persuaded to 81
anywhere. why not there.
One reason for an unwillingness TO do
50, is that come Of you would rather remain
within reach Of the country OF our nativity.
| do not know how much attachment yon
may have towards our race. IL docs not
strike me that you have the greatest reason
TO love them. but still you are attached to
them a, ell events.
The place am thinking about fora colony
| l. Central America. ], Is nearer u. than Lii
beria-no, more than one fourth as far as
Liberia. and within seven days run by steam.
ers. Unlike Libcria. i, is on great line Of
travel. !, isa highway. The country |. a
very excellent, one ior any people. and with
great natural resources and advantages, and
especially because OF the similarity OF Gle
mate ~,h your native land-this b.ing
united to your physical condition.
The particular place | have in view !, to
be a great highway from the Atlantic o.
Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. and u.is
particular p.ac, has oil the advantages Tor q
colony. On both sides there are harhor.
among the fr., in the world. Again. there
are evidences Of very rich coal mines. a
certain amount OF 'p"' " valuable 'n any
So""''y' '"' '"''s may o' '"''. wa" '"O's
'o' 'n' wants o' '"e eou"''y' WI! "''o"
- muen Importance 10 eO'' - T" viii a"o''
an opportunity" !" the 'nh'o''an" 'o' I'm
mediate employment until 'hey get reA'y
10 permanently se"'e W 'ne'r homes'
Z" you .Ase eo'o"''" ""e'e 'ne'' i" 10
SoOd 'ani'ns' 'nere - "'E snow anu "
where There Is no'h'"S 70 cultivate anu
VII" "h''' 70 MAKE u 'H'n o"' F" 'o"e'
'"'ns ""a''eu ~ WI" you -" se' your
d'''' o''An N 500" !" 70" r0''" '"Y'V' " ="
s'''s aa''"''se' ''a ''"' y '"' w"
"'"s 1"O" 0' VIII" ""''" 70 ''n"'"'' ="
enterprise
You have been talked to upon this SUB
jet, and told that a speculation Is intend q
by gentlemen who have an lnterc't in tho
country ineluiing tho coal mines. Wehare
been mistaken all our lives u we DO NOT
know that whites as we'll As BLACKS LOOK 10
their sell interest unless among "O'c a'n'
eien' IN intellect h'efyoOu! you "a'o
with makes something lou meet VIII"
these things he'c aud elsewhere u s'eh
persons nave what VIII DC ah ad'ah'aso W
them. the question Is ~he'ner u eA"ho' %
made o' advan'ase !" you lou a'V '"'.
GENT ana KNOW VI" ''e'S '''' ".' "
much depena on EXTERN" "s'P " ''' "
lance "Hen' '".'''''v'
yourse""' :" " '"' '''' '''"
sc the means available 'o' your se'' ''''a"'''
shall u se' su'HS'S"' """',' " '
engaged, have PROVISIONS u4a' '"'' ''a
shall not be wroh;ci' ~ you VIII ens'se
in the enterprise, will spend some oil the
money entrusted 10 me- -,
l am not sure YOU WI" s'''S'a' i"'
government may lose tue money 'a' VIZ
cannot succeed unless we "y' W. '".".
that with care We can succeed i"' P'''''
cal Affairs IN Central America arc not !"
quite rs satisfactory condition Us "'"'
ihere arc S"h'ens'us ''0'''"' :" ''A' f'a
ter. but II Is tim, all the factions ser,eu
alike ON the SUBJECT OF colonization. To
L,.,,; p..;J.,
your f'oo 'ney "a'e w OV'''O"'
"ou'i enaeA'or W "''' ''u "''1' '
anu u-'' ''V '' ~, '.,..,
&c ihe Hua's VI '"o Vs. '"'