For Frederick Douglass' Paper.

FROM OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENT.

San Francisco, March 30th, '55.

Frederick Douglass:—The colored peo-
ple in this State are made the beasts of
burden, by which "political demagogues"
ride into power. If a politician is anxious
for political power, he has only to invoke
inspiration from some of Hell's muses, and
forthwith is produced a measure for the fur-
ther oppression of the colored people—for we
are, and have been, since the Revolution,
the means by which nearly all have attained
power and place, whether by efforts for or
against us. We had thought that common
decency, and the most limited conception of
the rights of humanity, would have saved
us from further legislative oppression. But
in this, we were doomed to disappointment.
The "School Law" has been so amended
that white children only are benefitted by
the appropriations, thus virtually depriving
colored children from the great benefit of a
common school education. The object of
the author of this infamy must have been
political aggrandizement—for they are
not likely to become burdensome to the State.
There is but one colored public school in
the State, and that is in this city, and num-
bers about fifty children. The school tax
alone, paid by the colored people, will sup-
port fifty times the number of scholars.
This outrage naturally excited the indigna-
tion of our people, who called a meeting, the
object of which was to adopt the measures
most likely to defeat its passage in the Sen-
ate, (as it had only passed the popular
branch.) The meeting was a spirited one.
No long and wearisome speeches were made;
but what was said was pointed and to the
purpose. The meeting resulted in the ap-
pointment of a Committee—Messrs H. W.
Newly, J. H. Townsend and N. Pointer—who were instructed to use every effort which
their judgment might sanction to prevent its
passage. But our experience will not allow
us to indulge any hopes. It was thought the
Fugitive Slave Bill of this State could not
pass the Senate. But alas! for human
hopes, it became a law; and hundreds who
thought themselves free, have since been
consigned to hopeless bondage.

"Oh! for a lodge in some vast wilderness—
Some boundless contiguity of shade,
Where rumor of oppression and deceit
Might never reach me more"

"My soul is sick with every day's report
of wrong and outrage"—for still another
hangs gloomily over our heads, in the shape
of a measure which places every captain, or
other person under five thousand dollar
bonds "for the good behavior of every per-
son not eligible to citizenship they bring
here." This monstrosity, I do not think,
will become a law. Its object is not to in-
sure good behavior, but to prevent Chinese
and negro emigration. More anon.

Truly yours,
NUBIA.