Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-09-15

brow wherever he goes upon the face
of the earth. If you would grow
coffee, cotton, rice or anyth ing else in
Liberia you must apply both money
and labor. 1t may take you less Of
either but it will take you some Of
both * j:
The friends who advocate going to
Liberia upon no other condition than
the payment Of $40 to buy ship
have placed the cart before the horse.
Fiftysix years have passed away
and Liberia has not railroad yet,
and the manner Of travel is far from
being expeditions. Those who adj
viscs us to 60 to Liberia have not
told us we must gn into the interior
Of The Republic where new land must
be cleared up, new houses built hun.
drcds Of miles from the metropolis,
and that sickness will take place
among US. | hear none Of these
things explained to you by those who
favor the scheme. If, after nll, these
things we're obtained, you need com
mercial operation. But 7 under
stand this is set on foot by every per
son paying $40 rs stock in the pur-
chase of steamship. Where is the
capital to make the produce to be
exported by your steamships? 1
would sooner see joint stock com
pany in which $40 were paid to buy
lands, build houses, establish stores,
build school houses and churches.
Steamships and other vessels will
seek commerce when established, but
not before. * x
The power of government rests
in the possession Of the soil. The
land owner and the laborcr are the
masters of government, only they
don't know it. The aristorracy of
the ancicnts were the owners of vast
landed estates, and they ruled aud
ruined Empires, dethroned Kings,
established principaities as they went
and as they regarded the rights of
the poorer class. Our great need to-
day, my fellow-citizcns, laborerS,
black and white, is the possession Of
the soil us q check upon the growing
evils of aristoracy in our midst. Get
land and you git power. In lcpcn-
dcnce is the essential principal Of
self government. Men do not govern
themselves who are compelled to bow
constantly ut the feet Of the aristo-
cracY Of few. There must he a
reciprocity Of needs among men else
might will al ways govern right. But
| have baen speaking in general !.
Let me now say l am not in favor
nor do | recommend the emigration
Of The colore'l citizen from the South
10 Liberia. We can do no good in
our present condition, either to Libe-
ria or ourselves Moreover, l believe
America is the theatre where the
aggregate possibilities of MI races are
to be worked cut. This, l believe, is
God S plan. Who will or can frustrato
the works of the Mighty God. This
is no white mans country nor black
mans; each has only life esta te
therein and no more. IF Liberia is
to be colonized and thus lifted up
among the civilized republics Of the
earth by the colorcd man; America
must be his school house, American
industries his tse ehool master. Who
can deny that we are cutting our way
out Of degradation which slavery en-
tailed upon US despite our enemies !;
: < prophcsy that Liberia
will ultimately be tho home ofof the
colorcd man. He will rule over her,
enact her laws possess her soil, give
to her the doctrine Of christianity,
teach her schools, command her ar.
mics, compose her navy and
shape her future destiny among
nations. 1 toresee these things
and moreover l sec white men
seeking an asylum where capi-
tn does not forever keep its heels OH
the neck of labor.
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