Year: 1862

fourth IS far as Liberia, and within seven
days run BY steamers. Unlike Liberia,
it is on great line of travel 1t is a
highway The country is 4 very excellent
one for any people, and with great ms
terial resources and advantages, and
especially because of the similarity of
climate with your native land, thus being
suited to your physical condition
The particular place | lave in view is
to be a great higway from the Atlantic or
Caribbean sea to the Pacific ocean, and this
particular place has all the advantages Of
II 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 CO.. Is valuable IN eve
ry country. Why attach so much i'm
portance to coal is, it will afford an oppor-
tunity to the inhabitants for immediate
employment until they get ready to settle
permanently in their homes


II you take colonies where there Is no
good country there is bad show, and 20
where there is nothing to cultivate and OF
which to make u farm; but if something
IS started so that YOU can get your daily
/ bread rs soon as you reach there, j is u
great advantage


You have been talked to upon this sub
iect and told that a speculation is intond-
ded by gentlemen who have an interest
in the country including the coal mines
/ We have been mistaked all our lives if we
do not know whites - well as blacks look
to their self interest, II such persdas
have what viii be an advantage % them
the question is whether it cannot lie made
Of advantage to yon You are intelligent
and know that success does not SD much
depend on external help as on self reIi-
ance.


Much therefore, depends On yourselves.
As TO the coal mines, | think | see these
means available for self reliance | shall,
If | get sufficient number of you enGa-
ged, have provision made flat YOU shall
not be wronged If you will engage in
the enterprise, will spend some of the
money entrusted to me. | am not sure
I~that you viii succeed The Government
may lose the money, bat we cannot sue
ceed unless we try But we think with
care we can succeed


The political affairs in Central America
are not quite as satisfactory as | could
wish. There are contending factions in
that quarter; bat, it is true, al the fac
tions are agreed alike on the subject of
colonization, and are more generous than
we are here. To your colored race thcy
| have no objection. BESIDES, l would en-
deavor to have you made equals, and
| have the best assurance that YOU would
| be the equals OF the best The practical
! thing | want to ascertain is, whether chat
| can get number of able bodied men,
with their wives and children, who are
willing to 60, when / present evidence OF
encouragement and protection Could j
get one hundred intelligent men, with their
wives and children to "cut their own fod-
der so to speak2 Can | get tifty2 If |
could find twenty five able bodied men
think could make successful COM
mencemant. | want you to let me know
whether this can be done or not This is
the practical part Of nv wish to see you
| These are subjects Of great Importance,
worthy of 2 month study Of speech TO
he delivered III an hour. | ask you. then
to consider seriously, not pertaining to
yourselves merely, nor for your race and
ours for the present time, but as one Of
the things, II well managed, for the good
Of mankind, not confined to the present
generation, but as


From age TO age descends the lay,


To millions yet TO be,


TIL larits echoes roll away


Into eternity


The above is merely given as the sub
stance Of the President remarks. The
Chairman ofthe delegation repled briefly
that they would hold consultation and
in short time give an answer. The Pres
ldent said, Take your time; no hurry at
all