The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-25
A New PLAN of Providing for the
African Race in thIs Country.


SIX states TO be Set apart for thcIr Oc-
eupatlon. Il
The followlngis the resolution offered
by Mr.. Evans, Delegate from Monroe,
in the House Monday afternoon, and
made the special order for to-day at 8
P. N. It was excluded in our report of
Mondays proceedings for want of
room:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty
God, in his wisdom, mercy and Justice,
TO ltberate from bondage four millions
of human beinRs who constitute a part)
OF the African race within the United
States of America, who in consequence
of their having been held In bondage
are rendered comparatively destitute Of
tho means necessary to their proper de.
yelopment morally, politically and
mentally. and who, while they remain
| aa they now are, and surrounded by
the influence, with which they:are now
surrounded, ara likely 10 deteirorate
morally, politically and mentally, In
stead of progressing as they should do.
2. And further. WHEREAS, the Gov
eminent of the United States owes a
debt OF lasting gratitude to those per.
sons thus set free and 10 their race and
posteTity forever, for the tncalcula BILE
service rendered by thea 10 The Gov
eminent aforesaid in her tune of great
est need during the sIayeh olders' re-
bellion, by filling up the decImated
regiments oil The Republic with their
hardy warriors, for which the Govern
ment should amply remunerale them
in substantial manner. which she can
! afford TO do. 4y
Therefore. be it resoIved by The LeqiS-
LdtiTe Of West HirgintG, TnAt our sen
ators in the Senate of The United States
he instructed, and our Representatives
In said Congress be requested to pro-
cure the passage of an act by Congress
TO give OF the public lands OF the United
States, lying between the Both and 37Lh
degrees OF North latitude, and the 0SIh
and I14th degrees of longitude, West
from Greenwich, together with such
other aid as shall induce the removal
thereto of the freedmen and the other
persons of African descent within the
United States.
That said territory thus granted them
shall not be of a less area than six times
the area of the State of New York, and
TO lie compact, SO that out of 1t may be
formed no less than six separate States
lying contiguous, and to each of which
States The Government of The United
States shall guarantee republican
form OF government, and whenever
either or any of them shall havea Buffi..
that they shall be admitted into the
Union and be entitled to like rspresen-
tation in both Houses of Congress and
in the electoral college for President and
Vice President OF the United States.
But, until their population is sufficient
to entI le them or either of them TO
admission into the Union as States,
they shall severallyt be subject To the
same laws and usages and entitled to
the same rights and privileges political.
ly that the other organized, territories
of the United States are. 80, "a g.
8. ThatIhe title TO the lands so appro-
priated be rendered inalienable, except
SO far as it may. pass to any one OF
African descent but TO none others,
thus especially providing that II shall
remain forever Tor the only proper and
sole use of the African race. - 1lli ~
4. That a copy OF this resolution be
sent by the Governor of this State TO
the Governors OF the several States OF
the Union, With request for them to
bring It before The Legislatures oftheir
respective States. and also one copy 10
each member OF boIh Houses or the
Congress of the United States.