The national Republican., 1862-08-16
saturday, August 10, lSea.
rnR paEsIDnNT's COLONIZATION
BPEBCH.


sPERCH.
Those who read The Prssidsnt's little speech,
published In the papers Of yesterday morning,
advising the negroes to whom Il was addressed
TO emlgrats to Liberia or Central America, can.
not fall to have noticed how often he repeats
the idea, that, even Il the proposed emigration
might not be personally beneficial to the par
ties concerned, they ought nevertheless 10 uR-
dertake II ont Of regard TO their race II 10
paying to negroes a very high compliment TO
address them In that way. We presume that
nobody with visw 10 practical Influence, would
use that language TO any collection Of white
men who could bs assembled In Europe or
America I! the negro Is thought to be msosp.
dbls to this sort Of appeal, II d because be is
regarded as !ess esotistical and more benevo-
len, than the white man. They must be DAT
tered to have the President think 90 we'll Of
them.
We have always sustained the policy Of aiding
10 reasonable extent suoh colorsd emigration
as 10 really voluntary: It Is not likely to be
extensive; but even II not %, Il will allay the
fears whioh are entertained by some, Of injury
from the presence Of free negroes 10 large num-
bsrs In this country. Without participating.
ourselves, IN those fears, We yet know that they
exist and ought to be taken into the account In
dstsrmining what ls sxpedisut to be dons
VIII the negroes 60! Not. probably, oa q
great scala, until there is decided change 10
their present views They are not an enter
prising or migrating raos Here and there, .
fsw may 81, because they chafe under the In
teriority OF their present oondidou but that
sort Of issiing doss not operate upon the mas
Of them. They are doolls. patient, people
attached to localities, didnolinsd to distant
movsmsnts, and having many reasons 70 be
jealous Of tho motives which prompt the ep.
peal 10 them 20 go away Il will 10 SLOW
and difficult thing, II not an impossible thing
to a!Ruse among them anything like general
impulse to emigration. And ct any rate, Q
success Of that kind must bs too distant to be
taken into the account In tho settlement Of the
questions now before the country
The President sesms 10 prefer Central Amer
ios 70 Liberia, ss the place OF destination for
the migrating Airicans Central America Nm.
doubtsdly affords broad and good field for
them, although the establishment Of black
nationality upon any part Of this continent. ID
open to grave objections, Bat there Is nothing
In the Presidents language which implies that
ne Insditstss anything of that sort. Rather
the contrary, because he speaks Of the present
Inhabitants Of Central America 81 having no
preudioes against the African. which indicate,
that he intends that the African shall not be
placed by himself In this proposed new loca
uon. but shall be introduced into the political
communities already found there.
The general tone Of the Prssidsnts spseci
10 kindly and conaiderats towards an 0pprsssst
and uuiOrsu Iatr race. There Ia one excep-
don nad ths! l. tbs following extraordinary
sentence:
Your rsos suffer very greatly. many o
them, by living among US; while ours suffe
from your presence. 10 word, We suffer OF
each side"
It Ii not the 'pressuoe" Of the negro that W
suffer from, but It Is from our own guilt and
folly in enslaving him The negro does NO,
lnjurs US, II we let him alone. We doubt II Z
dozen people can be found In the whole length
and breadth Of the frss States who can truly
say thst they ever Suffered" anything from
the negro race.
The dspueation TO whom this little speech 0
the President was addressed, are reported h
have been inclined to give negative snsws
on the spo, to his proportions. They ma,
think differently of It upon further rsnsotion
aud even u they do not, other oolored me,
may. Where .hsrs ars many people, there are
according to the provsrb, many minds; an
although the great majority Of tho negroe
among rs may refuse 10 leave their rrsssr
homo, the number who will migrate may nj