Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-01-08
THE FIFrY-rlRsr ooreREss.

OAAtBoe ABaAnnS y D1otR1cS AttOI1oye
The Emigration or Persons OF Color
Under OiscussiOn-A Spirited Debate
Over the Rules OF the H0use-Ths
Chair Sustained In HIS Decision.
WASHINGTON, Jan. z.
SENATE.-AmoDg the bills reported from
committees and placed on the calender was
one for the appointment of an assistant Sec
rotary Of War.
Mr.. Harris (Dem., Tenn.) lin the absence
OF Mr.. Beck Dem, Ky.), and in his namel
introduced bill to suspend the operation of
Of Congress. Referred to the finance COM
mittee.
Mr.. Voorhees, Dem, Ind.) offered pre-
amble and resolution reciting the newspaper
reports that Mr.. Chambers, the United States
district attorney at Indianapolis, had inter-
fered in his official capacity to prevent the
arrest of W. W. Dudley on charge Of
feloniously violating the election. laws of In
diana at the last presidential election, and
directing the Attorney General to report
what instructions the department OF Justice
had issued to Chambers on the subject, and
TO farnish copies of the correspondence. He
asked that the resolution go over until to-
morrow, when he would submit some re-
marks upon it.
Mr.. Edmunds Rep., vt.|That is right; I
am in favor of the substance of it.
The resolution went over.
Mr.. Morgan Dem., Ala.) proceeded to ad-
dress the Senate on the subject of the blu
heretofore introduced by Mr.. Butler Dem,
S. c. to provide for the emigration of per-
sons of color from the southern States. He
said that when Mr.. Window was a member
of the Senate he had advocated q proposition
for voluntary emigration of the colored peo-
pie. He (Mr. Morgan) was then in favor of
that policy, and was still in favor of any
plan that could be devised to meet the evil.
He had reached the conclusion that there
was a natural incongruity and an irrepressi-
BILE conflict between the races which nothing
could cure except their final separation. The
return of the negro race to Africa was the
final and only solution to the problem.
It was undeniable that the aversion be-
tween the two races had greatly increased
since slavery had been abolished, and it
would increase so long as large portion of
the population was Of the African race. Ex-
perience would not permit the statement that
such feeling of aversion existed only in the
South. It was not 60 intense in the South
as it was in the North. It was not so strong
between the negro and his former master, as
it was between the negro and those who
never owned slaves. Separation Of the races
was the only thing that would extinguish
race diversions. In Africa (Which was pre-
pared for the negro as certainly as the gar
den of Eden was prepared for Adam and
Eve) the negro could grow up to the full
measure of his destiny. In the Congo basin
were found the best types of the African
race, and the American negro would find
there field for his efforts. There were
grand possibilities there for the American
<haxv b nI 70 hat r.,
rem in Africa as the people of this country
had been to them.
Mr.. Morgan quoted largely from book
on Africa, written by Portuguese, Mr.. Nom
there, who had spent many years in Africa,
to show the debased character of the negroes
there. He also quoted from book written
by Mr.. johnson, an Englishmsn, to the like
effect The tribes of the coast line, he said,
although subject to the civilizfhg influence
of missionaries for 400 years were just as
barbarous as the tribes in the interior. He
also quoted extensively from the writings
of Henry M. Stanley, as to the population
and wealth of central Africa and to the ex-
istence of slavery among the negro tribes.
Slavery, he said, would be abolished in
central Africa. If the work was left to the
whites it would be a slow process, but the
American negro would accomplish it if ne
dwelt among those people.
Africa, Mr.. Morgan said that that country
seemed destined for the future conquests of
civilization. Almost every European power
was alert with anxiety to plant colonies
there. The King of Belgium had taken the
lead in that great movement and had contrib
uted with wisdom and benevolence many
millions to Its furtherance and support. His
purposes were noble and disinterested and
deserved the grateful esteem of every man.
In summing up his speech Mr.. Morgan
pointed to the fact that negroes had no chance
to rise in this country. There were no ne
gro bank presidents; no negro railroad presi-
dents; no negro presidents of manufacturing,
commercial, mining or navigation companies
no negro directors, cashiers or tellers in banks
no negro engineers or conductors on railways;
no negro State or federal judge; no Negro
governor of State or territory; no negro in
any northern Legislature; no negro represen.
northern State.
The negroes entire field of endeavor was
limited to political exploits. This field wal
occupied with little benefit to himself and
great injury to others. Political influence
would never lift the negro race in this
country above its present level. On the con.
trary the friction and collision caused by the
negroes use OF the ballot would create more
and more envy against the negro race, HI
ment of free republican government in the
Congo region by the influence of the Ameri.
can negroes, who would thus be the redeem.
ers and regeneratsrs of their fatherland. n,
had plan which he would present to thu
committee of foreign relations but he shoult
indulge in the hope that some better plar
than his would be found to facilitate the inn
portant work of civilizing the interior o.
central Africa by inducing the 5000, 900 O
negroes in this country to contribute theil
strength, knowledge and christianity to thai
work. he thanked the Senvte for tn,
patience with which it had listened to hi
remarks.
The Senate then proceeded to the con
sidertion Of executive business and at 3:5(
adjourned.
HousE.--On motion of Mr.. Carlisl.
Dem, Ky.), acting under instructions from
the committee on rules, q resolution wa,
adopted providing for the appointment o.
two additional members on the committee or
commerce.
Mr.. McComas (Rep., Md offered resolu
ton that the House resolve itself into com.
mittees on the whole for the consideration o.
the District OF Columbia appropriation bill
the committee to be governed by the rules o.
the last Congress.
Mr.. Breckenridge Dem, Ky.) called Mr.