The Portland daily press., 1862-08-15

country of the people, or portion of them. of
African decent, thereby making it his duty, as
it had for long time been his inclination. to
FAVOR that course and why, he asked, should
not the people of your race be coonized?
Why should they leave this country? This is
perhaps the first question for proper consider
ation. You and we are different race. We
nave between us broader difference than ex-
| lsts between almost any other two races
whether it is right or wrong, need not dis
cuss, but this physical difference is a great dis
advantage to us both, as think your race suf-
Ter very greatly, many of them by living
WIN us,-while ours suffer from your pres
ence. In word we suffer on each side. If
TINS Is admitted, it affords a reason why we
should be separated. You, here. are freemen.
i suppose. "a voice -"Yes, sr"l Perhaps
you have long been free or all your lives
Your race are suffering. in my opinion, the
greatest wrong inflicted ON any people. But
even when you cease TO be slaves you are yet
Tar removed from being placed ON an equality
with the white race. You are cut off from
many OF the advantages which the other race
enjoy. The aspiration of man Is to enjoy
equality with the best when free, but on this
broad continent not a single man of your race
Is made the equal of ours.
Go where you are treated the best and the
bar Is still upon you. do not propose to dis
cuss this but 10 present il a a fact with which
IL Is fact about which we all think and feel
alike, and you. We look TO our conditions
owing 10 the existence Of the two races on this
continent. need not recount TO you the ef-
fleets upon white men growing out OF the in
stitHtion of slavery. | believe in its general
evil effects on the white race. See our present
condition. The country engaged in war Our
white men cutting one anothers threats. None
knowing how far II will extend, and then con-
slider what we know to be the truth. But for
your race among us there could not be a war,
although many men engaged on either side do
not care for your one way or the other. New
ertheless l repaet without the institution of
slavery aud the eolored race as a basis the
war could not have in existence. Ii is better
for us both therefore TO be separated. |
know that there are free men emong you who
even If they could better their condition are
not as much inclined to go out of the country
as those who being slaves could obtain their
freedom on this condition. | suppose one of
the principal difficulties in the way of coloni-
Zation is, that the free colored men cannot see
that his comfort would be advanced by it,
lou may believe you can live In Washington
or elsewhere in the United the remainder of
your life, perhaps more so than you can in any
foreign country. Hence you may come to the
conclusion that you have nothing to do with
the idea OF going to a foreign country. This
is, speak in no unkind sense. An extremely
selfish view of the case, but you ought to do
something to help those who nre not so fortu-
nate as yourselves. There is an unwillingness
on the part of your people harsh as it may be
for you free colored people to remain with us.
No, if you could give start to the white peo-
pie you would open wide door for many to
be made free. We deal with those who are
not free as the beginning, and those intellect
are clouded by slavery We have very poor
material to start with. II intelligent colored
people, such as are before me would move in
this matter. much might be accomplished. 1t
is exceedingly important that we have men
at the beginning capable of thinking as white
men. and not those who have been syste-
matically addressed. There is much tin en-
courage you. For the sake of your race you
should sacrifice something of your present
comfort for the purpose of being as grand
in that respect as the white people. 1t
is a cheering thought throughout life that
something can be done to amelionate the con-
dition of thosa who have been subject to the
hard usages Of the world. 1t is difficult to
make man miserable while he feels he is
worthy of himself, and claims kindred to the
great God who made him.
In the American Revolutionary war sacrif-
ces were made by men engaged in it, but they
were cheered by the future. Gen. Washing
ton himself endured greater physical hardship
than if he had remained British subject, vet
It wis Udppy man Dtcdusp ne WAS engaged
in benetltting his race. Something for the chill
dren of his neighbors having none ofhis own.
The Colony of Liberia has been in existence
long time. In a certain sense IL is a success.
The old President of Liberia, Roberts, has Just
been with me, the first time ever saw him.
He says they have within bounds of that Col
ony between 100000 and 100000 people or
more than in some of our old States such as
Rhode Island, Delaware, or an income of our
newer States and less than in some of our arg-
Ell ones. They are not all American colo nists
or their descendants. Something less than
1900 have been sent thither from this coun-
try. Many of the original settlers have died,
yet like people elsewhere their offsprings out
number those deceased. The question is if
the coored people are pursuaded to go any
where, why not there.
One reason for an unwillingness to do so is
that some of you would rather remain within
reach of the country of our nativity. | do not
know how much attachment you may have to-
ward our race. 1t does not strike me that you
have the greatest reason to love them, but still
you are attached to them at all events.
The place | am thinking about for colony
is Central America. 1t is nearer us than Ii
beria-not more than one fourth as far as Lii
IBERIA, and within Z days run by steamers.-
Unlike Liberia, it is OH a great line of travel
1t is highway. The country is very ex-
cellent one for any people, and with great
natural resources and advantages, and especial
ly because of the similarity of climate with
your native land-ths being united to your
physical condition.
The particular place have in view is to be
great highway from the Atlantic or Caribbean
Sea to the Pacific Ocean, and this particular
place has all the advantages for colony. On
both sides there are harbors among the first in
the world. Again there are evidences of very
rich coal mines. A certain amount of coal is
valuable in any country, and there may be
more than enough for the wants of the coun-
try. Why attach so much importance to coal
is, it will afford an opportunity to the inhabi-
tants for immediate employment, until they
get ready to permanently settle" in their
homes.
Ii you take colonists where there is no good
landing, there is bad show and SO where
there is nothing TO cultivate, and which to
make farm; but if something is started SO
that you can get your daily bread as soon as
you reach there, it is great advantage. Coal
land Is the best thing know Of with which to
commence an enterprise.
You have been talked TO upon this subject,
and told that a speculation is intended by gem
tlemen who have an interest in the country
including the coal mines. We have been mis-
taken all our lives if we do not know that
whites as well as blacks, loook TO their self
Interest, unless among those deficient in intel
lect Everybody you trade with makes some
thing. You meet with these things here and
elsewhere. Ii such persons have what will be
an advantage TO them, the question is whether
II cannot be made of advantage TO you. You
are intelligent, and know that success does not
EN.i IL. If