The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-02-22
EMIGRATION TO LIBERIA.
MootsnS Of uolored oieiEens.

mootsns Of Oolored oisiEens.
The Washington Chronicle, Of the
18th, has this notice ofa meeting OF
notable darkics:
\ meeting Of citizens opposed to tho
Colonization Society was held last
night ut the Eiftccnth-street Prcsbyte-
rian Church, Mr.. Cornelius Clark tn
the chair and Prot. James Storum SOC
rotary. Among tho prominent col
ord people present were J. III. Rainey,
M. c., G. T. Downing, J. Solla Martin,
Robert Purvis, ]. Z. Sampson, w. j.
Wilson, ". M. Matthews, ID. a.
Straker, Lewis Douglass, and many
others, the attendance being quite
large There were also 4 few ladies
among tho audience
The chair stated that they had met
| to oppose their old enemy of days gone
! hy-tllc Colonization Society. Also,
| that he would like to have an express
sion of those present on tho subject, and
called On Mr.. Starl<cr for II speech.
| Mr.. Starker said that ha thought
it was his duty to max" Il few remarks
| on such an occasion as this. lie was
now, and always had been, opposed to
the Colonization Society, believing it to
| be dctrinintal to tho interest Of tho COL
orCd race. Ifc dislilcd their scheme.
It was an old maxim that whcro reason
ceases, tho law ceases. They wore
wanted to leave the cOuntry-thcy
should go because tho climc suited
them best. This WAS not SO. Men
could adapt themselves to any cline.
Why should they go? Because they
are wanted to educate and civilizc the
I4ibcrians. Why not ask tho Irish to
return home and civllizc Ireland? 1t
was needed there about as much as in
some parts Of Africa. IIo strongly pro-
tested against the project. There were
some men who had Il pernicious desire
to send all the colorcd race out Of the
country. He himself had been outrag-
cd by being asked to so to Africa.
He hoped all present would oppose
their base designs in trying to cNtcrm-
mate tho colored race. Instead of send
ing the negro to Africa, he favored tho
opposite; it would be better to bring
them here. IApplausc.l Tho society
; started wrong; he questioned theil
/ motives; it was fraud; it was insult
ing man to tell him that it was fol
his own beni1it, and that he had bet
ter leave the country. [Applausc.l
: DIR. c. B. purvis said that the qucs
!, ton was broad one, and involved
. grave dclibcration, and he attached
great consideration to it. Sumner hat
; told him that if it cost him his life III
would drag himself to the floor of th'
: Senate and demand the rights Of tn
l colorcd race. At this point the mcctin!
rose en- mass and loudly chcCrcu TIN
! namc OF Charles Sulninr.l
Mr.. Wilson, J, Sclla Martin, Hon. J
, II. Rainey, and others, addressed tn
b, meeting against tho objects OF tho Co!
L | -, .,E,l }nI, T.,
tions poposcd to the Libcrinn cmigr,
cOuraging immigration from Africa t.
) this country, instead of emigration
. thereto.
G Tho Queen of sSlloba's palace is tn
/ latest archaeological discovery nnnoun(
ed. NJ. Mauch tho African traveller
y who so1nc years ago discovered wha
4 nc believed wore tho ruins of ancicti
/, Dpi;n, but tho accuracy OF whose STU
I, position was called in question at tn
II time, now writes with tho greatest cor
ia iiticncc that nc has finally found TIL
q real stOplin," in lat. 20 deg. s., lon.
Il dog. e. The ruins consist Of tw
20 misses OF cdifl"cs, and among them
to bc remarked one or which is IN I'm
tntion OF the Temple Of Solomon, H
walls being built of wrought grant
and tho ceilings still showing frag,ncn
OF beams OF cedar. 4 circular cd.ic
of supposed to he the Queens palace,
as still called by tho natives the House
rs the Great Princess This discover
|" if authenticated, must b" accepted
IS another link Of evidence unrnfthch
nj confirmation of The Scriptures, TO whi,
I'd many more VIII doubtless hn added !
~ hepartirS now exploring in nn'tHro
u Jerusalem and beyond the Jordan.
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" 4 WHMAT'S HANp%.
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