Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-16
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been appropriated by Congress ana
,',aaaa ~ his disposal for tue purpose OF
a;d;ng the colonization IN some country
ai ~ .hs , ,,eonle of African descent, there
-, ,nat,ng Il his duty, as IT had Tor
long time been his inclination, 10 iavo,
that cause. And why, he asked, snouia
the neonle OF YOUR race be ooionized !
VIII sbonld they leave this country?
Th;s ;s the first question for considera-
e. Won and we are different races.
W. bova between us a broader difference
,han .yists between almost any other
two races Whether it is right or wrong
! need not discuss; but this physlcal
difference is a great disadvantage 10 US
10Th | think. Your race sutier greatly
nv living among us, while ours suiier
tron vo1r presence. If this Is admitted
= affords a reason why we should be
separated. -, % men
is to enjoy equality with the best wn WI.
free but on this broad continent noi =
single man OF your race is ilaue 'n1
eonal of n single man OF ours. 90 no.
nronose To discuss this; ! cannot alter u
If / would. 1t is fact about wlich W.
all think and feel alike. 1T.
It is better Tor
us both therefore, TO be separated.
On another occasion, at Columbus VI"
Mr.. Lincoln said in apubllc spe,sch'
~ am not. nor never. have been, IN
favor Of bringing about in any way the
- al noIit;col equality OF the black
and white races. | am not in favor OF
making voters or jurors OF negroes oi
oualifying them to hold Office, or 10 inter-
marry with the whites / am as mucl
in favor as any man OF having tue su,
perior position assigned the wnlte race.
ask leave TO add certain facts person
ally known to me which no gentleman
ever has or can contradict:
LIST. That appropriation spoken OF by
Mr. Lincoln will now be found IN the
laws of 1861 and 1852.
I'd. That Mr.. Lincoln did enter INTO
two crittcn contracts leach Of which can
now be produced. The first contract
was that certain parties who then and
now hold grant Of lands in the province
of Chiriaui in Central Amerlca-em-
bracing an area nearly as large as II
ginia). In this grant was and am inter
ested-for the purpose OF sending the
negroes to that country. The second
contract was that certain parties In New
York. to transport the negroes to Chm
qnl. and that he sent United states
ship to that country to select proper
place to land them.
Sd. That after these contracts were
made and the transportation and colonl'
zation was about to commence Mr.. stan
ton. the Secretary of War, entered his
protest and gave as a reason that the
neqroes shOuid be keDt IN the country
for the purpose Of fghtiRg its Gattlc'
until the war should be ended, and that
they could then be sent out OF the coun-
try.
All these facts we're obtained by me
during my iHU1lDntaTy stay OF live
months in Washington III 1862, and II
will be at once seen that | was interested
and hOD interested in knowing.
will further add that i have proved
that one of the leading Radicals. pro-
Tossing as much influence with the
negroes at that time as any man IN Nlr'
ginia did as late as 1868, openly declare
that "that he Wished cCery negro IN the
cou,atry sent ont oft, so that white men
of the North could take possession OF the
country and occupy 1t, and ! can prove
that the same gentleman said, " il they
could not be disposed of any other way
be would be willing to see them put on
vessels and set adrift.
make no comments; ] will not trust
these statements on fictitious signature,
but give them to the public on the
proper one of JOHN A. FAhKER'