Colorphobia

(t?3 The following capital story isfrom the Liberty Press, Ütica, N. Y. It is an amusing instance of the folïy as well as wickedness of the prejudice against the black man:Mr. Brown, a colored man of somc talents, although once a slave, was of lalc travelling cast frqrn Buffalo in th stage. Mr. Brown took a seat in ih evening, and it was not noticed that h was a colored man. Dnring the evening' vide, and befo re late at night, the variou topics of the day. such aS VVhig and Lo cofoco' doctrines, were discussed, and ta rifls ancTbanks rea red heavens high, and at the next round, laid low, even to the dust, by the white inmatesof the stage. Finally the dreaded- the ngitating - the Iruth-telling (abolition, Liberty party, &c.,) carne up, and to some öharges made ngainst this subject and its friends Ifr. Brown made some happy and home cut replies.A warm politiciañof thecómpany c'alled him to an account for his tem'erity, not ia the least knowing hinv to be a coloree mnn,and forthwith aecused him of the oíd 1832 accusat'ióïis,' such as amalgama, tion. He was asked, 'Sir, woütóyou suffer ohè'of your daughters to marry a colored maii?' 'Yes,' was the ready responsel 'There,' saysour catechiser, 'is amalgamation to the brim- just as all abolitionists want arnl hold'to.' Again he was asked, ñhen I siíppose yon would marry a blaék?' 'Most certainly I would, and 7oother. There was no ground left for caviling, and it was so bold and fearless, and so unexpected, that the whole subject was dropped by the catechiser, as too horrible to proceed furtheiyThe dark veil of mystenous night wa removed-the curtain that divides the Iight from the darkness, was rolled up, and the sun poured his early and genial rays into the stage. Our colored friend sat at one end of the coach by theside of his instructor in amalgamation. Whüst our chatechiser was still nodding and in sleep, a number of passengers had awakened, and saw the true color and situation of these Uvofriends, and werc sleevelaughing and tittering at what fhey saw and had heard. Our catechiser soon awoke and saw his man- and at the top of his voice criedcut, 'Why, you are a niggerP &c. But little or no reply wos nade by our sensible, quiet and gentlenanly coiored citizen, and they were soon at a stage house, and called for breakfaát. Soon the bell rang and the colored man, and the rest of the load turned to the table. The colored man, and all but Mr. chatechiser, sat down to it. Mr. SoulJiern Chivalry was a wake, and by him the landlurd was called u pon to remove the colored man from the table- he asserting that he would not breakfast wilh a nigger. The landlord carne forward and politely asked him to take a side table, which would be well supplicd. He very politely reused, and said he was well seated and satisfied. The host ofFered him his meal at free cost, if he would assen t. He mildly re. plied, that he would sit where he was and Jiay his fare. The landlord's chivalry..o uiuubBu ai ueing ttius balked, and wishing to sorve his spulhern master, he appronched him in the attitude of menace, lo forcibly remove him. Our colored friend smilingly said: 'I will leave it to the company present.' The host could not refuse, and a vote yas taken, and lo! all but Mr. catechiser, was in iavor of his sitting as he was. His ire was up, and he was detcrmined not to eat at the same table, and he took the side table prepared for our colored friend. The lesson is complete, and ful} of sound, moral instruction.