The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-16
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN. AUG. Is, 1862.

Revolutionary War sacrifices were MADE Dy
men engaged in it, but they were cnesreu W
the future. Cen Washington himself ehdutsu
greater physical harPships than II he remained
a British So tect, yet he was happy man. DC
cause he was engaged in benettRg his race ;
something for the children of his nelghbors, nav
Ing none OF his own. ..
The Colony of Liberia has been in existence
q long time In q certain sense 1t IS a success
The old President OF Liberia, Roberts, bus just
been with me, the first time | ever saw him
He saws they have within the bounds Of that
colonv between three and four hundred thou
sand nsople. or more than in some Of our old
States. such 40 Rhode Island or Delaware, or III
some of our newer States, and less than in some
of our larger ones They are not all American
coonists, or their descendants Something less
than IL, 900 have been sent thither from this
country. Many of the original settlers have
died, vet, ike people elsewhere, their offspring
outnumber those deceased. The question Is, II
the colored people are persuaded to 80 anywhere,
why not there One reason for an unwilling
ness to do 30 is that some of you would rather
remain within sight of the county of your nativ-
|ity. | do not know how much attachment you
may have toward our race. 1t does not strike
me that you have The greatest reason TO love
them. But still you are attached to them at
ul events The place am thinking about hav-
ing for colony is in Central America II is
nearer to US than Liberis--Dot much more shan
one-fourth as far as Liberia, and within seven
DAYS run by steamers. Unlike Liberia, it 10 on
grand line of travel it is highway. The
country is u very excellent one for any people,
and with great natural resources anu advan-
tages, and especially because Of the similarity
of climate with your native land, thus being
suited to YOUR physical condition. The partlc-
ular place have in view is to be IL great highway
from the Atlantic, or Caribbean sea, to the
Pacific Ocean, and tins particular place has all
the advantages for u colony. On both sides
there are harbOss among the first in the world
Again, there is evidence OF veryriCh coal mines.
4 certain amount Of coal Is valuable in any
country, and there a,ay be more than enough
for the wants of the country. Why attach
SO mach importance TO coal is, 1t willy afford an
opportunity to the ikhabt4nts for Immediate
employment till they set ready to settle perma-
nentIy in their homes. If you take eDion!sts
where tbsrs is no good hnding, there ls bad
show, and ~ where there's nothing to cultivate,
and Of which to make a farm But if come
thing is staptsd so that yoa' can get your sally
bread as soon as you reach there, it Is great
advantage. Goai land Is TIE best thing know
Of with whirtg to commence an enterprise. Eo
return-you have been talked ~ upon this SUB
jet, and told that specu laEGn is intended by
gentlemen who have an Interest in the country
including the ceal mines. We have been mis-
taken all our lives if We do no7anow whites, as
weil as blacks, l@ok to their self interest. In
lose among those seticient of intellect. everybody
you trade with GGGes Something You meet
with sbess Things here and elsewhere If such
persons have what viii bean advantage to them,
the question is, whethcr it cannos be made OF
advantage to you You are intslligeDt, and
know that success does bot as much depend on
EXTERNAL help as on eelt-rellance. Much, there
Sore, depends upon yourselves.
NJ to she coal mines, think ses the means
available Tor your selEreliance. | SHALL II get
Il sufficient number of you engaged have provl-
slon made that you sfall not be w.Dnged Ii
you will engage 10 tEa enterprise, will spend
some Oh the money in5Swsted TO me. | am not
sure you will succeed. The Government may
lose the money, but We cannot succeed unies.
we Try; but we think with care, ws can sue
coed. The political affairs in Central America
are net IN quite satisfactory condttlon as |
wish. There are contendiDg tactlons, in that
quartey but it is true all the factions a1e agreed
alike on the subject of colonization, And want
1t, and are more generous than we are here 70
your cOlored race they ave no bje,t.on. Be
sides, Ould endcayor to have you mode equals
and ha~s the best assurance that you should be
the equals OF the best. yhc practical thing
want To- ascertain is, whether | can get Il mum.
Der OF able bodied men with their wives and
chlldccn,. who ale willing 30 20, when present
evidence Of encouragement and prOt8ction -
Could geta hundred toGr.bly intelligent men
with t.iclr wives and children and :. cut their
own iod4er, 50 to speaGH Can | have fifty &?
Ii could lind twenty five able bodied Men, with
mixture OF women and chiIdren-good things
IN the family relation, | think could make
successful commencement. want yuu to let
Inc knoW whether thus can he done or not This
Is the practical part OF Jay wish t. see you.-
hese are subjects of very great importance
worthy OF Il months study, of speech dev-
cred in an hour. ! ask you, then, 90 consider
seriously, not pertaining 10 yourselves merely.
nor Tor your race and ours for the present time,
but as ohe OF the things, if successfully mana
ged, for the good Of mankind-not senned to
the present generation, but as
= From age age descend, the lay
| To millions yet 30 be,
ELL far its echoes roll away
lntoeternity.'>
The above is only given as the substance OF
the Presidents remarks.
The Chairman of the delegation briefly re-
piled that - they would hold u consul tation anc
IN short time give AN answer The Pres
dent said, d" Take your full time-no hurry a
all"
, The delegation then withdrew.
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