New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-17
THE COLORED RACE.
AN ADDRESS BY HORACE GREELEY All
pOIWHKEEPSIE.

AND HIS RESP0NSIBlllIlb5-Tlib Vuh.oilD
OF EouALTrY-THE DUpf OF sELF-IRusi-
NOZZLE EXAMPLE or THE JEws-AN EN-
HoRTATION TO THRIEy.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BuNEl
PouGHKEEPsIs, n. W. May l6.-horace uieo
,oo.,,oA this evening in the Universalist Church,
before the colorcd people, in accordance W. e.
promise made some Sime ago. The proceeus Dy"e
tho benefit of the NJ. f. Zion Church nv 80
greeted with applause 10y an audience Vi ,.a,,
and after being introduced by Ni">O'
spoke Ga Follows: .,-,,. 70 7 had
.rn,,osod wien I cave the promise to speak hete
toright thSt ! should have stcod peioiV VIC p'',
the attitude that maintain Siouiu A''o 80
from irving that prOmise, Out III 'ho hoV"os' VI -
coorad ueople OF Poughkeepse now propose 10 spcaA
a, ~ - the colorcd race in America OF Its poson i'S
os,,,sts its dufies. and it's opportunities In any
e should have refrained as shall now reirain rom
,a,pr anything upon the political parties ana TOPICS
~ to- day Politics a noble study and desire mat
nh otizons Of whatever color shall qualify themselves
foran intelligent independent discharge OF their poht-
zeal du.les but this, though important tolc'
Is not the only topic, and appre-
bend it is not now that TOPIC ""ion
most directly and urgently appeals To the attention OF
the race whose position and prospects, am now 10 as
cuss propose this evening devote 30 much OF your
time as shall take 10 the consideration OF the non
oitcal aspect o. the condition OF the coored men OF
his country and Of duties especially deVo'mg
upon them.
To becin with then shall call attention to one or two
controlling facts The first Of these is the fact that the
eoloed races are and destined to remain mere
on fellow citizens sympathzing, acting, suffering ana
reoicine with Us as an integral portion OF tDis
American people. No doubt their natural haoitat,
II | may say Is different ron this'
apprehend thcre never did exist in any par.
of the world coored population In region OF iros' anu
snow who came thitheI by their own voluntary action
Iarrrcena that at all times when the colored race
have been found outside of tropical OF seMTopicai
portion OF globe they have heen there py VTtue VI
by force Of violence overriding their own VIII.
Nay. 20 further than this. apprehend
that tho coorod people Of this country VIII
naturally eravitate toward that portion which lies
nearest the tropics; years hence that race VIII
l found II atiyely less numerouyn Maryland ana VII
gnia than tey and relatively more numerous
IA FlOIda louisiana and probably in Texas than they
now are believe that the black tinge OF the SKIN so
far from being as many men Of all nations suppose,
peculiarly opprODrious injurious trait is by divine
beneyolence designed and adapted TO maintain human
existence under a feTvid tropical sun. believe the
tendency Of the coOred race toward the region OF the
troll ical sun.
Ibe,ieye this; but them after all while believe this
law of eravItation win oaFy many of these eoored
people the nOrt4erly States TO the extreme
ecth have doubt also that there will he migration
IA .Ae opposite direction; that expectations or employ
mort or OF prof. viii bring many from the northery
tln.ks are an agricultural people in the main,
ana an agricultural people change their loca-
Nor fer less readily than other populations They
speak very truly of Great Britain as successively
overrun by Celtic, Roman Saxon, Danish, and Norman
INVASION and yet opprehend that the mass the great
majority of the who to-day pow aud SOW ana rep
In Great Britain descendants of that were
there before the Romans; that the of the aborng
agricultural population Is descended from those who
were inhabitants Of Great Britain in prehistoric times
aud fhqff fIal oloV-
ing aga cultural population will largely remain where
they regard the coored people part OF
the established population of nearly all parts Of our
PECULIAR PEOPLE
IL the place. must consider the fact that the
African people in country viii remain for an ndef-
pite period peculiar people. Certainly trust that
with the outgoing Slavery, and the political changes
necessarily resulting therefrom, there VIII be
.ess antagonsin, less Tepulson, between men
Of different races than there formerly was. 1
trust the day is not far distant when their
pnhIIr rtetinrs and Institutions viii be recognzcd
they not recognized Of old ana as they are bu.
aaRSy Justly esa6shed WIN lead to recognition Of
hcr equality in other respects than this but after all
fnctons viii gradually fall into dsuse, still believe
,Gnaity viii not eface but which viii remain log alter
me memory Of Slavery has faded 10 faint tradition
all probably never come when men of
races 70 diverse as ours ana theirs VIII
race mingle with their own people. Tnere will always
nc recognized a decided difference which ne Rot ne
disparity, need 20 inequality but still difference.
hope the time will come when our educational nstG-
lions aud seminaries will he open TO men Of all races
been enjoyed. trust the time will come when no mans
color will exclude him from any church any religious
organization whatever But though that time should
tonc not at all that the coored will not,
As they now do as rule, prefer their
,nd semiudries and colleges OF their own
Nor an clear that this would not be wise choice so
ihen say, with regard 70 common schools, where
rural district contains pnt 70 OF 81 Iaues II - SIMPLY
impossible where two three OF those are eoloTed, TO
black Children shall not 20 to school with white chill
say they shall not have any school whatever.
black man, / should not ask separate school, yet
should still say If the whites chose to have separate
the schools for my children should be made as good as
sufficient schools provided for other mems children.
educated In separate Schools should say. Gentlemen,
he il as You please; have no choice in the NATTER
Was proper 10 refuse me invitation to my neigh
boris paryi He or she accepts the fact and lets the
nin ,sar lin vonid advise HE colored mep never
20 make distinction, ana never TO refuse one
II the whites choose that the blacks shall
not re members on equal terms OF general
nous NY choice, but as the choice Of the DOM
THE LESSON OF sELFTRUsT.
tun now 20 graver themes, and here shah dis
ouss the condition Of the colored among a
faut-fnder The spirit Of reform is accusing spirit
IL weighs, judges, and finds deficiencies, and
reports them. If there were nothing defective
or imperfect In the ideas or the purposes
OF the oolored race, IL would be idle to
waste my inc or yours in discussing the deficiency
and The first lesson would ncucate with regard 70 the
eolored people OF this country is that Of ses think
as people they disposed 10 aggTavate the dis quail
Lcauons and antiquities under which they now labor,
ana 70 undcrvaue tLeir present opportunities. think
they also TO some extent underyalue their capac