Just one word of explanation. just one word by way of refutation is all that I desire. My State has been alluded to on this floor as hostile to colored immigration. I deny it. My State is not hostile to colored immigration. on the contrary. we welcome such immigrants and will do our utmost to provide for them comfortable homes. But simply inthe interest of humanity it is not deemed wise that hundreds and thousands of poor people. white or black. should be landed at any one point in my State or any other State. destitute and homeless. to depend entirely upon the charity of the residents in that locality. This is all that is meant by any letter which has been written or any expression which has been made. merely that immigrants when they do come should come prepared to take care ofthemselves for the few days needed to secure a suitable location. We have taken care of hundreds of such people. we can take care of hundreds and thousands more. and we are willing to do so. We are entirely willing that these people should come. we want them to come. but we do not want them to come in such a way that the hands of our benevolence and philanthropy will be taxed beyond the possibility of providing for them.
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