Year: 1862

that you have the greatest reason to love


them. But still you are attached to them


at all events. The place | am thinking a.


bout for a colony is in Central America.


1t is nearer 10 us than Liberia-not much


more than one fourth as far as Liberia, and


within seven days lun by steamers. I'm


like Liberia, it is Oh great line of travel


it is highway. The country is very
excellent one for any people, and with


great natural resources and advantages,


and especially because of the similarity Of


climate with your native land. thus being


suited to your physical conditioH. The


particular place have in view is to be
! great highway from the Atlantic or Carib-


bean Sea, to the Pacific Ocean. and this
particular place has all the advantages for
q colony. On both sides there are harbors
among the first in the world. Again
there is evidence Of very rich coal Mines
A certain amount of coal is valuable IN
any country. and there may be more than
enough for the wants of the county,
Why l attach so much importance to coal
is. it will afford an opportunity to the in


habitants for immediate employment till
they get ready TO settle permanently in
their homes. Ii you take colonists where
there is no good landing. tn ere is bad
show, and so where there is nothing TO
cultivate, and of which to make farm
But il something is started so that you can
get your daily bread as soon as you reach
there. it is a great advantage. Coal land
is the best thing know of which TO COM
mence an enterprise. To return--you have
been talked to upon th is subject, and told
that speculation is intended by gentle
men who have an interest in the country,
including the coal mines. We have been
mistaken all our lives if we do not know
whites, as we'll as blacks look to their
self-interest. Unless among those def
cient of intellect everybody you trade with
makes something. You meet with these
things here and everywhere. If such per-
sons have what will be an advantage 10
them, the question, is whether it cannot
be made Of advantage to you? You arc
intelligent, and know that success does
not so much depend on external help as
on self reliance Much therefore, depends
upon yourselves. AS to the coal mines,
/ think see the means available for your
self reliance. shall, if get a sufficient
number of you engaged. have provisions
made that you shall not be wronged. If
yon will engage in the enterprise | will
spend some of the money entrusted to me.
am not sure you will succeed. The Gov
ernment may lose the money, but we can
not succeed unless we try; but we think
with care we can succeed. The political
affairs in Central America are not in quito
as satisfactory condition as / wish. There
are contending factions in that quarter; but
it is true all the factions are agreed alike
on the subject Of colonization, ali want
it. and are more generous than we are here.
To your colored race they have no oSjec-
ton. Besides, would edeavor to have
you made equals, and have the best assur-
ance that you should be the equals of the
best. The practical thing want to ss-
certain is. whether can get number of
able bodied men, with their wives and
children, who are willing to go when l
present evidence of encouragement and
protection. Could | get hundred tolera-
bly, intelligent. men with their wives and
children, and "cut their own fodder" SO
to speak? Can l have fifty? II | could
find twenty-five able bodied men, with
mixture of women and children, good
things in the family relation, think
could make successful commencement
I want you to let me know whether this
can be done or not. This is the practical
part of my wish to see you. These are
subjects of very great importance-worthy
of months study of speech delivered
in On hour. / ask you, then, to consider
seriously, not pertaining to yourselves
merely, nor for your race nor ours for the
present time, but as one of the things, If
successfully managed. for the good of man
kind--not confined to the present genera
tion, but as--,f1 .sila rsm is. .fffs
g iir "From age to age descends the lay,


~ To millions yet to be. tif3 ~
- D. Tiilf@r its echoes roll away -as.


uIi . Into eternity" rr


~ The above is merely given as the SUBJ
stance of the Presidents remarks. s4
The chairman of the delegation priefiy
replied that "they would hold consulta-
tion and in short time give an answer.
The President said. "Take your full time


mo hurry at all" oll io etuss sr.a
a The delegation then withdrew.
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