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

and in hiicondition easily became
the slaves Of powerful cd ucated aud
civilized people. It was not the color
of our skins that placed us into slav-
ory as some white people foolishly
think or affirm. It was our condition.
History tells us that the race of
people who chslavcd us and their fore
fathers we're themselves nbject slaves
Of more powerful civilized and in :
telligent class than themselves. We're
not the Anglo Saxons the slaves Of
their Norman Conqucrors, and were
they not bought aud sold at public
aution to the highest bidder in the
time Of St. Augustine This is proof
that slavery does not arise from color
but condittY. Our fight in this day
and generation then must be against
our condition. The negro will ut no
distant day shape Il desteny for him
self equal With all other people Of
like disadvantages. He will then be
better fitted Tor colonizing Africa
than he is to.dny Christianity, edu-
cation and ,rcahM are essential to a
successful colonization Of any place
by any people. Do we possess these
as a people, n rs full u degree as is
necessary to benefit our African
brethren among whom We seek to
In order that wc should under
stand the great need of Liberia in
being colonizsd we must understand
something about Liberia itself.
The Republic Of Libcria is situated
over the west coast Of Africa. mid
way bctwena aSerra Leone aud Cape
Paln.as. Itsfprobablc area is 2l,O))
square miles. II was originally set.
tied i'll the scar of 1921 by colorcd
Americans who were either free from
birth or liberated. These people
were sent there by the American
colonization Society, class of per-
sons who have devoted years to the
wo,k Of colonizing Liberia with the
American Save. Doubtless many
who have engaged in this work were
sincere in plating the colorcd man
upon free soil where he would call no
man master and earn his bread by
the sweat Of his brow. They were
some engaged in this work for no
other earthly purpose than to fill
their pockets with money, and others
still because they believed, and con.
tended this was II white mans country.
| believe and conteu,l that the negro
has rs much r1t here us the Italian,
German. Erel ln,nn-or Irish. This
is n country III composite nationt Ill
ties, and there is no genuine American
but The red man or Indian. + E x
The natural powers of Liberia are
said to he incnsc. The principle
articles found there are ivory, palm
oil, cam wood gold dust, coffee, cocoa,
sugar cane, indigo, ginger, arrowroot.
They all grow or are manufactured
there.
Since 1921, more than 56 years
from the present time, the culonza-
tioa of Liberia has been going on,
and yet, to-day Liberia, is an infant
among the Republics Of the earth.
Why? What is the matter ? l an
swer because sufficient capital has
not been taken to its shores. The
produce Of n soil or the skill ofa
people never did establish a colony
with capital. Fifty six years have
passed away, and what commerce has
either England, America, France,
or Spain opened up with the black
republic ? a system Of bartcris car
ricd on between these civilized pow
ers and Liberia by means ofexchnngc
Of merchandise which simply pau
pcrizcs Liberia and rctards her
growth, England and Amcrica have
both sent out their missionaries to
preach to tic heathcn, but "Fnith
without works is dead" Faith in
the possibilities Of Providence must
be accomplished by work :: 4 Libc