I believe colonization will solve the question of the future of the colored race better than any other thing that has ever been devised. Many of them. of course. will claim that this is their country. and they have the right to remain here if they so desire. No one will gainsay that. but by immigration they take themselves out of the position of dependents upon the white race. and go to a country filled with greater possibilities for them than this country can ever afford. "Our country is governed entirely by negroes and is modeled upon the system of the United States. Every man is free and has an equal voice in all government matters. The emigrant. if ho proves a good citizen. can make himself somebody. and there is always a chance for his advancement. both politically and socially. What does the Liberian Government do to assist emigrants? "II will obtain employment for all or else maintain them until they are able to support themselves. It offers. as an indicement to immigration. to give twentyfive acres of land to a married man and ten acres to a single man. and provide him with farming utensils. For the first six months. or until his crops are ready for market. the settler is furnished with his provisions. "With such favorable conditions awaiting him. I hope Congress will settle the race problem by providing for the exodus of all my people who desire to leave. it is thie only satisfactory solution of the problem. to my mind. and I hope it will be done."-Washington Post.
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