The New York herald., 1873-10-23
A VIRGINIA BOURBON.

An Ancient Statesman Advocates the
ForcibIc Removal OF the Blacks to st.
Domingo-He Thinks That Il the Pur-
pose OF the President.
RICHMOND, Oct. %, 1873.
The event Of the present campaign in this city
was the address delivered in Assembly Hall before
a large and intelligent audience this evening by
Mr.. A. H. II. Stuart of Stanton. Mr.. Stuart will
be remembered In national politics as Mr.. Fill
more's Secretary OF the Interior and former
leader OF the whig party. He is one of the
very few virg1nians who still retain their ma
tional reputation, and in this respect may be said
to divide the honors with Hunter and Wise. 1t is
not known whether he aspires to Senatorial honors
or not but If SO, and If Hunter killed himself on,
it is alleged by his Winchester speech, IN advocat-
ing compensation for the emancipated slaves,
stuart has now also committed political .5e'odese by
the advocacy OF the equally impracticable doctrine
of the forced colonization OF the negroes OF the
South in st. Domingo or some other point beyond
the limits of the country. and by his antique
views generally. His speech was a very long
one, and, OF course, was an able effort, but entirely
out Of date. Very few people here have any idea
elsewhere, and thus rid the whites from the hor-
rors Of his dark presence.
In the course Of his speech Mr.. Stuart held that
the only issue in Virginia is whether the white or
the black man shall rule. 1t has nothing what
ever to do with federal politics at this time, the
and reviewed the whole history OF slavery,
and dwelt upon its violent abortion, denounc-
ing the government Tor innumanity IN freeing the
negroes and then leaving them, poor, ignorant and
unprotected, as well as for conferring upon them
the right OF citizenship without educating them
up TO its duties and obligations. He also
declared the utter antagonism and instincts
sibiiry ui the whites and blacks dwelling
together In peace and harmony. lie quoted tne
opinions OF the greatest men In the nation rom
Jefferson to Lincoln and Ben Wade TO, prove that
the negroes could not and ought not to remain In
the same community with white people In free con-
diton and that with tseir freedom must come tneir
deportation to another cou9try or extermina@tion @
He cited the case Of the Indians who had been
driven out and excluded from our society. con-
fiict too, between white and black labor was COM
ing which, would prove irreslstibe. he oeneveu M
the object OF General Grant in G.s enort
to acquire st. Domingo was the colonization O. lne
negroes OF the south in that favored spot. lie nau
never believed In the charge tnat the Preslucns
had any 'job' In view in this but tnat prompteu
by the highest, purest and most natriotic motives
and governed by the wisest or statesmanship. lie
was only desrous OF securing an asylum and refuge
for this oucast and oppressed race The fact tnat ne
had entrusted the mission 70 ben Maue VINO was ,hs
tropics and TO Fred Douglass, one OF tncir own
race was proof positive. in his mind, that the Pres
ident favored this scheme and was alone desirous
OF furthering IL In his purchase OF 81. Domingo
Mr.. stuart referred TO the exodus Oh the
Jews IRON the land OF Egypt and pre-
dicted like exodus OF the black race and
grand Iuture for them In the Canaan OF the Prest-
oent s selection IL was either this solution or the
bloody one OF war OF races ana extermnation..
The temper OF the speech was most aumiraDle
throughout and the tone conclliating while the
language was courteous and the expressions to-
wards the North and the government all OF q
kindly nature and friendly. But as whole 1t did
not rive satisfaction here, and ts o0kedupon as Inn
practcaoe especsy ,nas ans 70 % he
be sSom sentimental point Of views