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. It may take you less Of
either but it will take you some Of
both * f. x
The friends who advocate going to
Liberia upon no other condition than
the payment Of $40 to buy q ship
have placed the cart before the horse
Fifty-six years have passed away
and Liberia has not ii railroad yet,
and the manner of travel is far from
being expeditions. Those who ad-
vises us to go to Liberia have not
told us we must go 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. l hear none of these
things explained to you by those who
favor the scheme. If, after all, these
things were obtained, you need com
mercial cooperation. But 7 under
stand this is set on foot by every per
son paying $40 rs stock in the pur-
chase of a steamship. Where is the
capital to make the produce to be
exported by your steamships? /
would sooner see n joint stock com
pany in which SO 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. i x
The power of q government rests
i'll the possession Of the soil. The
land owner and the aborcr are the
masters of government, only they
don't know it. The aristocracy of
the ancicnts were the owners of vast
landed estates, and they ruled and
ruined Empires, dethroned Kings,
established principalitics rs they went
and as they regarded the rights of
the poorer class. Our great need to-
day, my fcllowcitizcns, laborcrs,
black and white, is the possession Of
the soil rs check upon the growing
evils of aristoracy in our midst. Get
land and you g.t power. In lcpcn-
dence is the essential principal of
self government. Men do not COVE rn
themselves who are compelled to bow
constantly IT the feet Of the aristo.
cracy Of II few. There must lie Il
reciprocity Of needs among men else
might will always govern right. But
l.lmve been speaking in general /.
Let me now say | am not in favor
nor do | recommend the emigration
of r'ic colure,l citizen from the S.,uth
10 Liberia. We can do no good in
our present condition, either to Lbe-
ria or ourselves Moreover, | believe
America is the theatre where the
aggregate possibilities of ali races are
to be worked cut This, 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 moro. 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 tsehool master. Who
can deny that we are cutting our way
out Of degradation which slavery en-
tailed upon US despite our enemies 7;
+ : I prophcsy that Liberia
will ultimately be the home ofof the
coorcd man. He will rule over hor,
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 foresee these things
and moreover see white men
seeking an asylum where CAPT.
1
tn! does not forever keep its heels on
the neck of labor.