Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-10-25
The annual Eiiress Was then delivered "
Gen. J. VI Phelps q B-aitleb1r7.
CEN. FHEIps' surizEss

=, GES. FH1Ts a1DEEss-
- The first half Of Gen. Phelps dlscour:
=, was occupied with q considerably det2ile
\ account Of Iberia, the struggles Of the ne'
b, settlement, II the co1rse Of which be gave
. spirited description q sone q the fight
: with the natives, the organization OF II
Rep8tlie, its ss-vices II the SUPPRESSION {
: the slave trade. and ID the civilization Q
Africa the present c5aditi1n Of the Reput
=, lie, its advantages 0. position and surYassini
fertility Of sol, &c.
Passing to the political aspects Of the Cal
onizatioa scheme, 6en. Phelps maintaine.
with great ezrnssrness iaai the highest Il
terests o. TIE eolo-e5 men both Il this coun
, ,ry and II Afriea, require the separation o.
Z The rzoas. Africa belo1Es = Tia oeg-o. an-
the grea: mission a15 d. he black na-
Il this country Is = rclie- M c.vlliza b;
bz-ba-io1s countryne1. zod szte1i frec GOV
e-uDe-t Il his native Ind. L be VII d;
d this, !; MY van b questioned # p, is {;
= b 4 member ot Z t-es government True
his lsb1r nav h 5esiratle II the cotton feds
Of the Sguth b1tvt5 should be h required
+ sa--ifee his best interests. sn3 furnish Lls
sc-7ioss 70 tbe people or tsis COUNTRY. vaen
Ii ovu -aos and c711:-7 1ea5 tiu ts.
mora.
Again, each nstioo rs. y should have. T.
siitutions especially adapted = iss character
and condiu1u. Our own institutions were
formed i1r Americans they --e 70; suited
70 AsArics . Africans L We undertake
u adapt then :, the habits and characters
tics q othe- races, tY s. mucs VII they BE-
coma unsuitsi = our 5v1. We arc stretch
IN the f1roes Of 0-r g1ye-rmen; 20 "a.
vheu Tt undertake 70 make then c1ve- such
different raeas- There J. 10 case o. -eo5ri
wbea tEo iisziuilzr rsoe- lIist under u1e gov
e-uue-' q terms OF equality Ons nus;
tee-ue ths superior -scs. and the IL
fe-io- VII y e.s5e- subjected = ;te 5tae-
. e1;a-uialie5. Yet when tle --aas are
ssTa-ate5 tie i-fe-i1- -sol my bs capable
Of saE--c7e-uncut nd uo5c- IL 5vu I1si-
stituuoas reach . heish; o. prosperity zna
Gtvznoeas-t. impossible vhea under tie
T-sssure q = dominant rzca. Tbese G-ils
we have overlooked. and wc st-I hold 5- to
tie negr5. with - greedy 2 E-asr 3 When be .
WIS slave. while be q his pz-t seems Is
Wiling 70 remain victim Of tie c51i1iry
5r The Whit mn. Il f-ee5--. O. he w. II
bondage.
Gen. Phelps though; graat oEpl-tuaisy
fa- The removal q tie blacks 20 Ai-ic1 had
5oar lost. lie would have had tie cI---5
regiments, at TIE ITi-atila q tbs.f sa-7.,-.
taken t1 Liberia. the lza5 within coo niles
T tie c,2s; laid oat i1t5 townships and
given 70 tis o-l9re5 soldiers = college 6
tatli-ael ~ L-5eriz i-r ibeir education. and
the vl-k O: 5sTc-tat-1- continued by g I1s
of s;e-nshils 81 outlay q four t.-s-ss
ri. i7--s would thus remove tie whole -zc.
70 Airicl. Bat or g.ve-unaat neglected
;his, and n-v seems determined Il kecr tie
negro bc-e loi i1-se hin Is & citizen q
very Siatc, whether tacy desire ti- % not
Yet much might oov &c 5-as. y the e--ab-
lishins q q steamship line - Liberia Eng
lEni has dlae this bu; wc tl91-H. t5l-c
r-e 9a.ooo people u L-5--i- having relatives
n .hs United Stz;es. have - regular means
n communicative with then
The Legislature r Vermont rasse5 reso-
iuti1.s u f4v1- Of SIC. Ina of steamers.
seventeen yea-s ~. Su1i li1cl j. 1.,ws.f-l
means 4 c.rlliz-al-, 4a5 :; should = en-
Tloyo1. 90 course tie rcnova- II fur nj
lion backs e Africa is great uaiertakia.
but ,; is ne that gre-t nation should be
equal -. Tbe negro bal9ngs = the tropics.
and Z Is heartless uockery 70 osa1 hin equal
-ights IL Il tbs States, when II z large r-5-
portion Of then the climate Is such e. be
ana3t thrive II. u oEar lin eguzl poli,-
81 -igh:s Is az bes; poot bon. when IN
Is oEu lzod be CD have equal social POS
tiau, (Which he never e1n attain be-s.1 l.
vel g pcIuoz-- Doubtless ,be oss- Z
equal oIyiI Iigae wzs INTENDED f5- q kiDdness.
bui hc deserves better reward io- his LOYAL
II and services Il The Ez-. Nor ean be
claim tie respect of MANKIND I'll bis rsca
takes higher place among the nations
Gen. P, thought il was 3 most huniliAtng
confession If We must ovn ihai We Dee3 TIE
blacks 70 complete tie SUPPRESSION Of the
He considered the North still
sousl 70 that In f0e be considered the r.
nJval Of The col0red population Of this
s5uut-y . Dc 3 practicable, WISE, and neces-
szrT scheme. BE supported his positions
y pertinent quotations from tbs frst
inaugural address OF Pres. Roberts Of Lbe-
ria-the first speech Of the kind that had
bsen msde II AfTlca. sincs CartbsEs Wzs
: nzti1n-fron The words q Ashuun. Mur-
-ay. Dr. J. 5 Smith and other eminent col
cred men. aod from Clay. Webster. Pres
Horace Greeley, giving tbe last
q be sai5. f1r what il L worth, aid owning
that for himself be attached % worth 70 tbe
orinions Of g man wbo chs nged then -
q often) and Others. he cited also resolutions
oi the Connecticut legislature, aud Of tie L.
-islsture Of Vermont. already alluded .. he
thought The Vermont 3elegst ion II Congress
f1- tie 4Ast tel YEAR M ustl s-lcleolN
iaIics:e towards The slave hol5srs. who r.
turn only contempt and ha red iJ- or coz
si5eraaon and that Il tbey desired 70 con-
eiliAte the Soutbcrners hey would much
i.e;ter have done 50 by eD5eav1rIng = carry
ont these resolutions q Vermont. than n
the ways soDe 0, them hs tried
Finally. Gen PHELPS alluded 70 the pom
ineui part taken BY Nernontcrs II the estab-
lishme1; OF the Republie Ct Lioeri1 Ash
nun. its founder. WIS 2 graduate q The
University Of Vermont. The leading uen
ID the formation Of IL constitution were
born o educated ID VerD0li. Vermont was
tbe first State 70 organIzc State Cd1uiza-
non Society.
or coUrse With many OF Gen. PbelI=
views many republicans vii Dot agroe Il Is
by ID means a. clear . many q II i to HIN,
that this e 80 exclusively 3. white mans
government and that two races cannot re
main II orr vide domain % term. OF equali-
". But Doas wbo heard him could doubt
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