has
recommended, to the different Societies engaged in that cause, to
preserve and prosecute their designs with double energy; and we
would earnestly recommend to every colored man (who feels the
weight of his degradation), to consider himself in duty bound to
contribute his mite toward this great object. We would say to
all, that the prosperity of the rising generation mainly depends
upon our active exertions.

"Yes, it is with us to say whether they shall assume a rank and
standing among the nations of the earth, as men and freemen, or
whether they shall still be prized and held at market-price. Oh,
then, by a brother's love, and by all that makes man dear to man,
awake in time! Be wise! Be free! Endeavor to walk with
circumspection; be obedient to the laws of our common country;
honor and respect its lawmakers and law-givers; and, through all,
let us not forget to respect ourselves.

"During the deliberations of this Convention, we had the favor of
advising and consulting with some of our most eminent and tried
philanthropists--men of unblemished character and of acknowledged
rank and standing. Our sufferings have excited their sympathy;
our ignorance appealed to their humanity; and, brethren, we feel
that gratitude is due to a kind and benevolent Creator, that our
excitement and appeal have neither been in vain. A plan has been
proposed to the Convention for the erection of a college for the
instruction of young men of color, on the manual-labor system, by
which the children of the poor may receive a regular classical
education, as well as those of their more opulent brethren, and
the charge will be so regulated as to put it within the reach of
all. In support of this plan, a benevolent individual has offered
the sum of one thousand dollars, provided that we can obtain
subscriptions to the amount of nineteen thousand dollars in one
year.

"The Convention has viewed the plan with considerable interest,
and, after mature deliberation, on a candid investigation, feels
strictly justified in recommending the same to the liberal
patronage of our brethren, and respectfully solicits the aid of
those philanthropists who feel an interest in sending light,
knowledge, and truth to all of the human species.

"To the friends of general e