The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-03-24
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SAN DOMINGO.

are very naturally Disguised with the
'jobbing" supposed to be involved
in the movement. fully sympa-
thize in that feeling. But have you
considered the subject in all its as
poets ? May there not be some rea-
sons in its favor which would go far
to counterbalance your objections :
May it not be possible that President
Grant is pursuing policy in regard
to this subject far more profound and
far-reaching than the public give
him credit forf Are you certain
that he is not seeking to acquire
country peculiarly adapted to the
physical constitution and wants of
the negro race soith a Uie'c to tie IN
auguration ofa ,ohoIeSale system Of
colonization :
1t must be remembered that in
early life President Grant was 4
Jeffersonian Democrat, and that in
later years he became Lincoln Re-
publican.
It's fair to suppose, therefore that
he fully sympathizes with the opin-
ions of the leaders and apostles of
these two great parties.
Let us now see what these opinions
were.
In the LIST VOL, p. AS, of J efferson's
Works, speaking of the negroes, he
says:
"Nothing is more clearly written
on the book of fate than that these
people are to be free nor IS 1t less
certain that the taCO races, equally free,
cannot lie under the same g0uer'1-
n,ent."
SO much for the instruction derived
by Gen. Grant from his early Dem
cratic associations.
Let us next enquire what have
been the teachings ofhis Republican
leader, Abraham Lincoln.
In the summer of 1862 delega'
| ton of negroes called on President
, Lincoln, and had a long and interest
ing interview with him. In the
, course Of his conversation with them,
among other things, he said to
them
"Why should not the people Of
c your race be colonized ? Why should
e then not leare this country? This is
f perhaps the first question for consld'
G Grafton. You and we are differen
t race. We have between us broad
3 er difference than exists between
n almost any other two races. Wheth'
er it is right or wrong | need no
: discuss. But this physical difference
/ is a great disadvantage to us both, al
S | think your race suffers greatly
5 many of them by living with us
: while ours suffers from your pres
= ence. In a word, we suffer on each
9 side. If this is admitted, it shows
: reason why we should be separated
! We can hardly doubt that these
5 striking views of Mr.. Jefferson and
5 Mr.. Lincoln produced a profound
! impression on the mind of General
, Grant. May it not be that this propo-
, sition to annex San Domingo is the
first and legitimate fruit of that i'm
preston
We all know that this island is one
, of unsurpassed fertility 1t contains
| thirty thousand square miles, and is
1 said to be capable of sustaining a
g population of ten millions of souls
r The climate is admirably adapted tc
e the negro constitution. The produc,
f tons of the soil are almost sPontane'
c Gus. The inhabitants can live Will
1 little labor, which exactly suits the
n negro.
0 San Domingo is, therefore capa
f BILE of receiving and furnishing ;
e congenial home, to the four millions
< of negroes who now occupy large
= portion of the territory of the South
ern and Southwestern States.
The Northern States are over
burthened with population who wish
to emigrate. The Western States
are becoming rapidly filled up
The people of the North wish to
: come South. The great obstacle is
the negro. 1t is very desirable,
| therefore, to the people of the North
that this obstacle should be renew
ed. But how can it be removed
without providing the negro with
another and better home 7 And
where can such a home be found
more convenient than in San Do
mingo?
r 1t is obvious that a reaction has
commenced in the Northern mind III
. regard to the negro. The people Of
that section are beginning to under
Y stand the defects of the negro char
acter. As long as slavery existed
tears of sympathy blinded Northern
S ewes to the deficiencies of the race
n Slavery having been abolished, they
are now beginning to see more clear
ly. Vague sentimentality and tran
t scendental negrophilism cannot stan'
a against the stern logic of facts tina
e are patent to every observer
This is apparent from the reeen
action of Congress in establishing
territorial government for tho Dis
> trict of Columbia, giving to thu
. President the right to appoint thu