Every true friend of the oppressed American has great cause to rejoice, that the cloak of benevolence has been torn off from the monster Prejudice, which could love the colored man _after_ he got to Africa, but seemed to delight to pour contumely upon him whilst he remained in the land of his birth. I confess it would be very hard for me to believe that any association of men and women loved me or my family, if, because we had become obnoxious to them, they were to meet together, and concentrate their energies and pour out their money for the purpose of transporting us back to France, whence our Huguenot fathers fled to this country to escape the storm of persecutions. Why not let us live in America, if you really _love_ us? Surely you never want to ‘_get rid_’ of people whom you _love_. _I_ like to have such near me; and it is because I love the colored Americans, that I want them to stay in this country; and in order to make it a happy home to them, I am trying to talk down, and write down, and live down this horrible prejudice. Sending a few to Africa cannot destroy it. No--we must dig up the weed by the roots out of each of our hearts. _It is a sin_, and we must repent of it and forsake it--and then we shall no longer be so anxious to ‘_be clear of them_,’ ‘_to get rid of them_.’ Hoping, though against hope, that thou mayest one day know how precious is the reward of those who can love our oppressed brethren and sisters in this day of their calamity, and who, despising the shame of being identified with these peeled and scattered ones, rejoice to stand side by side with them, in the glorious conflict between Slavery and Freedom, Prejudice and Love unfeigned, I remain thine in the bonds of universal love, A. E. GRIMKÉ. [2] Although there are some who like to discant on the worthless character of the Haytians, and the miserable condition of the Island, yet it is an indisputable fact, that a population of nearly 1,000,000 are supported on its soil, and that in 1833, the value of its exports to the United States exceeded in value those of Prussia, Sweden, and Norway--Denmark and the Danish West Indies--Ireland and Scotland--Holland--Belgium--Dutch East Indies--British West Indies--Spain--Portugal--all Italy--Turkey and the Levant, or any one Republic in South America. LETTER VII. PREJUDICE. HAVERHILL, Mass., _7th mo. 23, 1837_.