Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-12


i messages Of theexecutiyes of our own coun
Z try. There are many distinguished name
4 ia Liberia who have filled high positions
in the government, such az Roberts, Ben
son, Burns Wilson, Dayton, and host @
others, whose noble deeds az statesmen anC
4 diViues are sufficient TO put to silence lha
4 interminable croak against the negro race
\ This country is nov open 20 the freedmen
! Of our country with all lis bountif1l bles-
sings. The Liberian governments has been
Watching Eith deepest interest the events
that are tEanspiEing in this country in favor
! Of the freedom of the black race Il hopes
I aud confidently expects large accessions 70
| It's strengths from this cause, and is relying
] upon the freedmen here to come over and
I help them, II offers to each immigrant a
| liberal bounty Of land for a homestead, to
be his, in fee simple, forever. The coIoni-
zation society proposes to furnish transpor-
tation, free.of charge, as well as a support
on the way, and for six months after land
/ ing--thus a.fording him ample time. if he
nscs proper industry, TO open his land and
plant and raise acrop before he is left to
take care of himself These are the actual
rewards offered by the government and the
society; hut they are small in comparison
20 the natural advantages that the country
offers, The soil Of that country is nnsur-
passed by any on the globe. It only needs
a moderate industry, and a skiIlfril appli-
cation, to turn its natural riches into the
common forms Of individual and national
wealth. All the tropical fruits flourish
there in greatest PerfectiOn-sugar, coffee,
cotton, palm oil. These the country pro-
duces equal to any country upon the earth.
These are yet 70 become the great Staples
of the country. The climate is we'll adapt
ed TO the black man, but it is fatal to the
white race. Hence there is no danger Of
the disturbing, element Of mixture of
races under the same government. Here
ls a country adapted TO the negro
given 10 him BY Providence. Peculiarly
his, to the exclusion of all alien races,
on every hand ne can look and say it is his.
His the serene sky that bends above him
the tWinkling stars and brilliant planets
the roaring seattle rushing forests-all
are his. Here are broad plains and ex-
tended sayannas, uncultivated wastes, rich
as the deltAof Egyptandlarge enoughtOre-
ceiEe alltheb black population of theseStates,
and still there would be room for more.
Il Is said the present boundary ofLibe-
rll would comfortably maintain 5,O00.O 900
inbabStants. There isthe natural home of
the black nan, and there his brethren are
already inviting him with ontstretched
arms % come and unite with them in build
Ing up 8 great christian empire in the land
Of tbeir foreiathers; toeome 10 his father
land, where there will be no struggling
against caste, where all are free in fact as
in name; where the read to promotion,
dignity and honor are open to al, and
where life, liberty and property and the
pursuit Of happiness are the birthright Of
every child OF the nation. With such Il
country and such a prospect in full view
for the black man, can there be any doubt
bat he ought TO accept it? Can there be
any philanthropy in advising him to stay
here and struggle on against all the barriers
that beset him2 Suppose he obtains and Is
secured in every civil and political right
that you and / enjoy, will that release him
from The curse of caste that is now and will |
be forever crushing him DOWN Win this |
change the color of his skin or purify his |
blood? VIII il elevate him to social equal |
lty, or open TO him the pathway to honor |
and fame? May il not be feared that when |
these privileges are forced upon him nm
asked, against the known wish and desire |
1f the majority Of the white race, that this |
may arouse and enkindle feeling of hatred |
towards him, that may render his condition |
worse instead of better?lr b1.l a4 giigr
Listen, IL you please, to one of Liberals |
own citizens. The Hen. E. w. Blayden,
secretary of State in Liberia, in a speech |
on the anniversary Of thef indie
'endence Of the Republic, abiding 10 the
Of his brethren in this country /
4 this time, uses this language: "The |
ale Of popular applause is evanescent and |
ransitory. The reaction of the present
tate Of things will surely come, and dis
and irritation viii ensne.
Would it not beIWisdom, then, in the leaders
6 the blacks of America to catch at once
he spirit of lineage, and encourage amongst
hem 3 feeling of race, of nationality and /
4 honor2 We have the germ of an Afri.
an empire here, and we think if half Che /
lme and energy which will be spent there
n struggling against caste, were devoted to
be building up a home and nationality of
heir own, it would produce results i'm,
neasurably more useful and satisfactory"
am sure Ineed say no more to convince
very Senator on this floor, that Liberia is
be country best adapted of all others for
he black race, and that there they ought
o 60. lI-r-aa
But the question arises are they willing
0 go, and If they are not should they be
orced to emigrate2 ] would say, use no
Orce but argument, do only what this bill
proposes. Open up to their understandings
be advantages that await them in thar
ountry; spread out before them its broad,
srtile and sunny plains, its bright skies
nd is abundant harvests-let them know
lst their own kith and kin are there and
nxioEs 20 receive them1show them that i
ere they can never hope 10 enjoy perfect
quality and freedom in its broadest and best
up to their view that country
nd thatgovernment asit really is, with all |
3 invitsng features and with all its
lowing prospects present and future.
his we should do, and il done |
J the spirit Of fraternal kindness
I'd sincerity, we well see that
undreds and thousands Of them will i
nbrace the golden opportunity, We
IN by that means gradually draw off
nd diminish their numbers, until finally,
hen the great highway is opened and
JADE familiar, and when the kindred of (
lose that are here shsll eevisit this eoun-
y to tell Of their happy and free home in
le land OF their adoption, when letters
lall come from over there to their kind '
d here, describing the blessings enjoyed I
that sunny cline, and when white {
inged commerce shall spread her sails in
ouds Of merchant ships, bearing the rich
roducts 10 and from the great African
epubhca-then it may be that mighty
yodus may take place from this country
lat shall embrace nearly the entire race. {
Look, if you please, at the voluntary Il
Emigration from Europe to this country.
/ 1854 it reached as high as 427, 1873 in {
le year aud since 1874 II is computed
at over 5,O00, 900 have landed upon our !
asst. What induced this mighty host
exile themselves from their native land,
leave kindred and friends and a home :
ere, and 90 out across the ocean 10
untry wild and unknown, to them then, '
Africa is at this day TO the black man !!
as it not in a great measure TO escape
ON under the curse Of caste? Was it not
secure to them and their descendants the c
essings of freedom?
There was replIlsion there, aud attraction q
re, that has resulted in this immense in
TX Of European emigrants, Will not like 7
uses produce like effects? With the black a
&c there will be a constant repulsiOn r
re, and an equal attraction there in At
"a, that must in time draw of multitudes 8
this people to that land that is in every
" adapted 10 their condition. ..r0f o
j desire here TO state that the ColOniEa-
IN Society is dependent for IFS supnort
ainiy upon voluntary contributions 1t