New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-20


ing at Mr.. Garrison as one for whose head arewsrd
had heen offered by n Southern Legislature. ut Mr.
Buflum AS nothing hut a halter" and at the OH
GERS of the Anti-Slavery Society generally as too IN
significant for notice. The good Quaker reminded
the vain clergyman that this not the first III
stance IN which God had chosen the weak things OF
the world to confound the mighty that there was
story IN an old-fashIoned book of twelve poor IL
itcrate fishermen taking the lead IN an enterprise
upon which the orthodox Scrbes, PharlSee'
and priests ooptemptuousy frowhed' lie
reminded him also that II the aool'ioh-
lists were disposed to rest the merits Vi
their cause upon the reputation OF It's
champions they might point with pFoe 10 'n'
names of Brougham. GARRISON, WHEREFORE, buA
ton Cropper. Allen, OConnell and score OF o'he's
hardly less eminent Mr.. Danforth had sheereu ~
him MIR Brnuml as n halter" but he had read IN
the old-fa,hioned book above referred 10 OK one "o
was desplsed and rejected OF men, Missed at. spit
upon and called the son of carpenter, hut VINO yo'
was the Son of God and the Saviour of the world
Paul was a terlt-maker, Franklin printer, Roger
Sherman sho,rnaker. and John Bunyan tlnker'
but each of these men had done work In the
world as important perhaps as that OF an agent VI
tbe Colonization Society. But Mr.. Danforih per
sisted in thinking il very clever device on MS par
TO contrast the names of the statesmen anu olNlo'
who indorscd the Colonization Society with thoSe
of the nobodcs who led the movement Tor iiliio-
diate abolition However weak his arguments
might be- this was sure 10 bring GOWN inc houSo'
where there was no opportunity for reply
Tho scheme Of colonization was urged, professedv,
in the interests and for the benefit OF the Tree COL
orod people. but strangely enough they were never
consulted nor were their opinions and teehhgS
treated with the least respect. Indeed. the cham
of
Their so-called bcnefciaries than Mr. Bersh thinks
of consulting the horses, dogs and cats whom he is
irving TO protect from the cruelty Of man. The ut
terance of an unfavOrable opinion on their part was
held TO be an impertinence. What right had mig
gers" 10 question the schemes of their benefactors
or 10 set up their opinions in opposition to those oil
the noble white men who proposed to send them
from a civilized to a barbarous land 7
rhelrs lot 10 reason why,
Theirs not 10 make repy; go
Theirs but TO" 20 " and die!
From the first organization of the society, In 1915
they cried out against the scheme as piece or
hcartless injustice and cruelty but their protest
was treated with contempt, and the society went on
In its crusade against them treating them as ont
casts and pariahs, "a greater nuisance than the
slaves themselves" and scarcely reached In their
debasement by the heavenly light" wide me
African REPOSITORY Is it any wonder that the
people thus prescribed and trodden down took heart
OF grace from the appearance in the field of cham
pion who recognized their complete humanity
and their right to a hearing upon the question
whether or not they deserved 10 DO expsrriated
from their native land True, the Colonization
Society proposed TO send them away with tier
own consent; but what mockery that was when
this "consenV was to be extOrted by denouncing
them as nuisances unfit to live III the land of their
birth and by visiting them with every form OF
prescription, political and social. that could he
devised by the spirit of caSte Mr.. Garrison for the
first time gave these dOwn-trodden people a hearing
before the American people. He collected their
protests from the different parts of the
country-fron New-York. Philadelphia, Balti-
more. Boston, Hartford, Providence, and from
wherever else any considerable body of the class
resided-and allowed them to speak in heirown Ian
guage and verify If his work had contained moth
ing else this ought TO have suficed 10 settle the
whole question. As early as 1917, the colored peO-
ple OF Philadelphia with that noble man. the late
ia mes Forten, at their head, declared,
WAereas our ancestors mot Of choice were the first
success cutvators OF the wilas OF America, we,
I'm the blessings OF the luxurant SOIL which their blood
and sweat mauuredi ana any measure OF sNs,eu, "I
measures, having teneengS TO DSnsh US rom u,
bosom would not only be cruel but III dire violation on
those principles which have been the boast Of THIS Re.
public We view with deep adherence TIE unmeited
stigma attempted To- he cast upon the repui ion OF the
l
that tloy dangerous and useless part OF the com
uuny. when. notwithstanding the state OF disl ar
cselncni IN which thew ve IN the hour OF danger On
the two wars with Euglandi they ceased 10 remember
their WRONGS. ana rallied AROUND the s,nlHu "i U,lI
Sor nnr nen.n,. we humby and resp ctiay urge
| t6af Il Is MOI asked for bv us.
Not less per,iuently did the coored people of New
York sayi
W. clam This country. the place o. orr birth and rot
Africa orr mother country and AT attempts t. send
u 10 Africa We consider as gIatultous ana uhchedoi
This home. and ;his our country Beneath IT. sod
lie the bones Of our fathers for some OF them fought
bi,d and died. The time must como %h,h Inc Drcara-
ton Independence VIII be 10y IN Tho heart - Mo as
/ be- properly acknowledged and appreciated.
Sad the Rev. Peter Williams. colored rector Of
S. Philips Church, New-YorlI
We natives OF tins country; we ask only TO he
treted well n foreigners Not few OF our FATHERS
To nr treated well those who fought against IL. We
prosperous condton; we ask only 10 equal 7v-
eees with those who came from distance TO ENJOY the
fruit Of our labor.
We might quote more, much more, of equal force
and pert.ueucc. from the soventy-two pages of his
work which Mr.. Garrison devotes to record of
the protests of the free people of color against the
scheme of Colonization; but these extracts must
suffice.
Mr.. Garrison, at every step in the controversy.
was careful as far as possible no, to impeach the
motives of the good men who had been dcludcl 10y
the spurious prc;cnces of the Colonization Society
and not less to make his appeal to the Christian
sentiment Of the country. In one place be says:
e address myself to hi2h-mindod and honorable
men. whose heads and hearts are susceptible to
sound logic. appeal 10 those who have been re-
deemed from the bondage of sin by the precious
blood of Christ and with whom hope to unite IN a
better world in ascribing glory and honor and
praise to the Great Deliverer. II can succeed in
gaining their attention. feel sure Of convincing
their understanding and securing their support"
The work throughout Is pcrvadcd by Christian
spirit, and shows that it's author was inspired by