New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-19
FROM CANADA WEST.
The Black Refugoes-Their VoiinE not
Dauserous-Their Character

10 the Editor Of The " Y Tribune.
SIR: You have heard of this locality. 1t is
said 10 be filed with escaped slaves ana tnat lot the
last IA years no decent white man would settle there
Nevertheless the town has increased from l,JOO IN.
bahitauts 10 600 in ten years. ard the County Of Kent
from 1860 to % coo in the same time. The oeiored
population ebou. 1000 In town and county Or these,
one in ten votes he thinks proper for school trustees
for township officers for representatives in both Houses
of Parliament-yoes like any other man, without Ques
lion of color if he pays taxes like othersas matter Of
RIGHT under the old Constitution which Curran
spoke about. and which you have probably heard Of
He may not have been born free and equal, bn here
We Lave way Of holding all men equal before the law,
which may answer every purpose for the time. His
voting privilege depends on his payment Of the ordi-
nary taxes after naturalization. of course because We
understand that taxation carries with it The corollary
representation. We never mind whether he can read
or Motif he knows enough to earu money and pays
it in TO us-we say with the Snowman, You pays
your money and you takes your choice" This Is alto
gether old fashioned doctrine. but it saves us vast
deal of trouble In endeavorng TO draw distinctions
between coors. Our men go bearded now. probably
for tie purpose of saving the too free use
of water when is scarce clay drift in SUMNER
and TO to what they belong when they come
TO vote might tax the fsce conscience OF the bounty
jumper. "Well" you say. THAT is eli rightbut arh't
they awfuly denoIalzed don't they get proud. vain,
lazy and nsuIerahef They stand prosperity pretty
well. There may be few specimens Of pumps and
IIfe at tie confusing. but they take TO freedom IN
the natural way ns general thing Our laws are mild,
but aye administered independent Of all pressure firmly
and equally, and the wrong. doer knows it,
Tomorrow Quarter Sessions Of tie Peace, an in'
stitution Of Alreds, will be held. Not prisoner is
held for tIa. Not one prisoner white or black, vii
be Grra gn,d before the IS urymen called. The Judge
viii 1--we pair of white gloves presented to him by the
Sheriff according to immenorisl usage. Any .ons
writing the statistics OF crime FOR Kent hereafter can
say what was saiAof snakes in Ireand-thcre was no
crimefor the Spring and Summer quarter Of 1860 SO
much for our good citizens, black and white.
II would be wrong trace this state of things to our
sympathy for cooTed men who have been abused Le
il everywhere be understood. that where's, there is
more prejudice against color in the Northern than In
the Southern States. is there infinitely more Prejudice
against color in Canada than in the North The Rev.
Mr. King of the Elgin settlement in danger of his
life Is years ago. Whenever he Travelled out and this
bad feeling row continues against him among some.
mostly English and Irish the Scotch and Canadians
being rather more moderate.
You by this how deeply We love the rule OF law
and liberty, and follow the example Of the little isle
where the shackles first fell Off Do rot take Us al to
be sycopbans 10 kngly power when write this. The
writer assisted 10 strike off-not with honeyed words
but with a sledge-hammor-the shackles from
the whites of Canada, before look
ing TO those Of the blacks. Tho red tape
and military rule made pretty good fight foi
quarter Of o century but our political combinations
copied from yours. and determination for the right
conquered in the end it is true at the expense OF ndi
yidual suffering We have not grievance now on
which TO raise issue Gt town meeting and live
on endeavorng keep in the right patti the struggle
of lie.
have been led 10 write this letter by reading in The
ThBsE OF the 10th inst. the letter Of ~ J.. Taveau o.
Charleston. lie doubts whether the sudden erranci-
patton Of untutored race, unGccustomed 10 tLnk.
act or provide for their wellbeing is wise, and
whether it will not lead TO insolence and contempt for
all superiority" Our example is before him. Iaere Is
no danger in any way With equal and just laws fary
administered. We want more laborers as well as t1e
South having capital to employ them aud II he wants
20 PLAY the role the Spanards with the Moors send
the negroes here A. b. C.
Chatham Canada Vast, June l2, 1865.