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man and the cause of suffering humanity, that
they would have been foremost in opening every
avenue, and destroying every barrier in their
power that was closed against US, or that retard-
ed our progression ; and that by doing they
would be enabled to present those with whom they
plead for the restoration of the inaienable rights
of man, class of individuals rising from degrada-
ton, and striving to become good, intelligent eco
nomical and Industrious citizens. Probably there
are no less than thirty thousand abotionsts in the
states, and doubtless among them there are me-
chanics of every description; who, instead of en-.
deavoring to break down prejudice and make
powerful thrust at slavery, by taking our youth
and instructing them in the various branches, con-
tent themselves and suppose that soe also are con-
tented, by having them disseminate what they call
their principles from one end of the country
to the other. They profess to be opposed to
slavery, but with the greater portion of them ce
believe that it is that slavery only which exists at
the south.


Now we ask if the prejudice which exists at
the north is not akin 10 the slavery of the south
aUe firmly believe it to be SO, and if the preiu-
dice of the northern abolitionists will not permit
them to take apprentices colored boys, or if 4
their regard for the prejudices of others will not
allow them so to do, zoe also believe that the in
fuence oftheir example is more injurious to coll
ored people at large, than the dsincnation ofthe
slave holder to release the victims of his avarice.
Anduntil abolitionists eradicate prejudice from their
o,ca hearts, they never caa receive the unwaver-
ing confidence of the people of color We do not
ask for money, neither do we wish them to edu
cate our children these we will endeavor- to pro-
vide for by the sweat of our brow, but we do ask
that their workshops may be opened to our youth,
and that those of us who are already in business
may be patronized These things (if there be any
meaning in their language) we think we have a
right to ask those who are our professed friends
and if they will grant what we actually want (and
what we know they can give1 we shall the more
readily believe them sincere in their professions


The question is frequently asked us, whv
abolitionists do not give practical demonstrations
ofthe sincerity of. their regar for colored peo
pie, by making apprentices of our boys, &c., and
the only answer which we have been able to give
without exposing s0hat ,ce believe to be the real
cause has been that we were unable to tell. We
know professed abolitionist of this city, upon ],
whom friend of ours called for the purpose Of
hiring frame tenement which he owned in the
lower part of the city, who refused to let him have
it, for fear the neighbors would not like to have
colored people living SO near them; and at the
same time this man was called by abolitionists