Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-09-28
Negro Expatriation.

The Union papers OF La Porte. the Union and
Herald are engaged in friendly discussion, on
the subject OF sending the Negro out Of the Ccul-
try. ,ep7l i-a sae
r Almost every good man may some day OF his
life, tired of seeing the wrongs indicted upon th
race, and feeling the prejudice there is existing
against them. desire To see them removed entire
ly. root and branch. from the Country. Clay, Ev-
erett, and others, desired to send them to Africa
Gen Frank Blair of Mo, at one time made con-
siderable political capital in his State, by advo-
eating the purchase of part of Central America,
for the same purpose DIR. Brecknridge, of Ken
tuckv, has recommended Mexico, and it is said,
but how true we DO not know, that Mr.. Lincoln,
had in his head a scheme of getting them off to
8Sunth America and even sent Gen. Sickes to
South America to negotiate for portion of one Of
these States, that he might present the matter to
Congress, in some tangible shape.
The whole question is an impracticable one, and
the separation even If desirable will never take
place. Immense emigrations, tsking often llrg
er part OF people from one country to another,
have often taken place. and are going on ut this
very moment. but never, if we except the Exod US
Tof the Children of Israel from Egypt, have whole
peonle, large and so extensively scattered, lett
their country, either willingly. or unwillngly for
another
There is something more even than the expense
involved in the question, which of itself would be
enormous. Ihe tict Is, the races have no desire
.or separation, when the qrestion becomes spe-
cia and practical ore. To illustrate this let the
Editor OF the Herald undertake to persuade any OF
the two hundred colored persons in La furte, {,
| leave their employment, and go to africa, Mexico
or any other place, aud We promise him, that in
! almost every instance it will be resented by the
| white employer. Aad there is no other place In
: the Whole country where they can be spared; foi
We are IN pressing need of more muscle, instead o
less ia this yogng and growing country.
| Our Southern Brethren used to tell us Il L the
African was brought into this country to be chris
F.. tanned apd. elevated. They were undoubtedl,
I right. But in nearly two hundred year, We had
done 80 little in that line for them. that We were
! punished for neglect Of our duty by war of four
years and fortv dlys, until there dead man
in nearly every family in the whole land
Let us now assume the obligations placed upor
US, to cnlishten aud elevate this people, rather
than waste our time in vaiuIy speculating how We
can cxpatriate them.
As an enlightened and Christian people, they
cat do US no harm, but if We keep them ignorant
despised. and partly il not wholly enslaved it will
as matter oil necessity, be reflected back upon US,
and add to Generalization.
4 The pharisaica spirit of our people, which
m ikes us hate and despise the Negro, is the same
which made Us slay the Irisiman few years 90
in Louisville and New Orleans. We think our
our "Anslo Saxon" or Dutch English stock, is bet
ter than that of CeIt or African. So we vent
without reason, or justice spenetic pride upon
Celt or African. In the latter persecution we get
the help of the Irishman, and he does that thing
well.
When will man cease to persecute those beneath
hint When will be accept his christian oblipa.
tlcs To elevate all from brutality towards heaven
-|atparais0 Republic.