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Ii printed an ill piililfslieil Weekly by
' At Two Dollar! jer annum, pay
able within three months from the
receipt of the first number, or Three
Dollars after the expiration of that
time. ,.
ADVKItTISKVlKTS
nerted three times for one dollar, ai)
centi for every aucceedins publi
cation ; those of c;reater length in the
same proportion Letters to the Edi
tor must be post paid.
to mttke.-rA private association of The first- emigrants eoitthe Soei-jeither directly oriindirretly affects
uiuiviuuait can uo nine more. i no ci ; u,,j uunnr, cicn, uio iafit iuis aeucaie queiiiou oi slavery,
work nf becomes too vast for their abon't twenty, 'And when the vesiels jfhould be ftnannged with the greatest
powers, too importapt to be trusted in which they embark, can retiirn care and circumnpection, mui be
to dny htnds, save those, to whom, as freighted with the African products, ! Conceded But it cannot be reason
guar lians of thp public, the great iojwhieh the i iiidqsiry and, epteprize of able to insist that, every measure,
terest of the piiblie are comrnitled. . tlieColonUTs will collect it is cer-1 however important, and beneficial, is
Your meoiorialists bave long look- tainj that the mere' subsistence during ; to be denounced . beeauie it may iq
ed f rward "to the per'iod that has thefpaisagei aod for a few months its cohequences, lead to a removal
noiv arrived, and deliberately coni-aO(;;wards, in the, cheapest country of the obstructions to voluntary e-
dered the duties-it would impose up- upp arth, will constitute the sole mancipation, and act favorably upon
on them, v In tho discharge f these fxpvfe
dutiel, thiy nw; appear before yt
tbettate of slavery.
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From the frican Repository.
Memorial of the American Coloniza-
tion Society, to the several States.
. JTbe Am rican C Ionization Socie
ty has been enabled by the liberal
patronage of their Tellniv'ctti.zeus of
the several-i a ' e (and it numbers
among these friends and contributors
many of the citizens of ) to ex
plore the eou t Aft ica to find an as
yiuui to which the iree colnured pop
illation of our country inight be sefe
ly removed The annual reportu
of their proceedings, (accompany
ing this memorial) will show rrhat
tht ir labours have effected.
These labours, they have now the
happiness of declaring, have, by the
favuur of Providence, been conducted
V1 when tbit -description of per-i In pursuing their objVetFtKerefore '
?heir" anneal with confik2! fc p hev sooq must, the crest (althoueb such eonseauenees tnav re-., r
dnpV'-the-iegisiaturev'oT'a bfebiigVfit
nr n n u si w Ik a a f rm t a 1 a I w t mm r n m
Hvineel their readiness t promote vide for themselve, the means of-, ged with aiming to dfsturb tho right!
the success of the cause io which ibey transportation? Who can doubt this, of property or the peace of soeiety. -have
engaged. that considers tho great accession to t Your memorialists refer with confi
1 hey, are already prepared to lay the population of this country, annu- deuce to the course they have pursu
before the Congress of the LT. States, ally made by the arrival among us,
the work they have effected, and to of the most destitute classes of for-
call upon them, as representing the signers, multitudes of whom only pay
great body of the American nation, for their passage by their labour?
to take into their own hands, the con- Those states, then, that at present
summation of an object, worthy of labour under the disadvantages of subject of slavery, and that thev have
national patrauasre. . such a population, can obtain relief: inot been regardless, in any of their
ed, in the prosecution of their object
for nine years past, to shew that it is
possible, without danger or alarm, to.
carry on such ah operation, notwith- -
standing its supposed relation to the
V h -1 he r . t,h p .(J e u e ra I O o v e r n m e n t and at an expense not beyond its vnl
of the United States will consider ue. And if this was alT If a wretclf
this a concern of national interest, to ed outcast people should be thus made
which the power and resources of thn happy, and not confining tho blessing
nation are lo be applied, or a more to thmtlves should become a ligbt
proper for the consideration of the
vtatrs, in their sever.al capacities, it
is not for your memorialists to deter
mine. Their duty is to place it be
fore all, who have the power lo ac
coinpliyh it, and to trust that tho
wisdo.'n and patriotism of those to
to that land of darkness, to which
we owe such a retribution for past
wrong; if a work thus beneficent to
man and acceptable to God, can be
mad from materials not only useless
but injurious where they are, there
would be motive enough, excited by
whom it is committed, will devise , patriotism, benevolence and religion,
the most proper aud effectual means i to encourage us to such an effort.
for its success. In the course of its endeavours to
preseut themselve before you, with
the Doner of shewinz. that alL that
could reasonably be expected to be
i(i.no-!y tbir instrument llitj', haa
happily been accomplished
A Colcny of free coloured persons
from the United States, amounting t
one of the most eligible siiuatious- power and resources in iu b;half, to or consequences, au object destructive
.i . n k i 'I'l. .1:1
'i i ne coa)" oi Ainca. i nt uh
fiiMMfiel and drtnejers necessarily at
tendant upon such enterprizes, haV
heri overeomv: and they ere now in
the peaceful occpation and cultiva
tion of a fertile and ex'ennive terrilo
TJt. pftsspsiing every advantage for
their own comfortable-subsis'enee
and for carrying on an advantageous
eommeree with other parts of the
world.
Every circumstanc calculated l
promote a rapid increase -f popula
tion, is to he found connected with
this apttlpmpnt. The vast mass of
inhabitants of this description in onr
eonntry, their depressed and unfor
tunate eondition amon? us. the con
tinually decreasing expenses of trans
portation, their own desires to seek a
hnm, with their 'brethren, in the
land of their fathers, and the obvious
interest of every portion of our com
munity to aid and eneo rage them,
giyaevery reason to expeet that emi
gration to Mnntserdo, will only be
Jimilod by the capne'ttv of the coun
try to receive and subsist the Colo
nists, ,
And this capacity is almost unlim-itird-a
climate suited to "the -constitutions
of the descendants of Africa,
a soil adapted to their wants, pro
, dncing two crops of corn within the
year, and rice almost without culti
vation, whose forests abound in cut
ton, coffee, dye woods, spices, and
every tropical productions and ic.h
country, thus abounding in jtesoor
ces
tor i
he subsistence
titute of men, depopulated by the
siave-iraiie, musi invne, musi aumu
and provide for, a mora rapidly in
creasing population than has perhaps
ever yet been witnessed, .
Such is the situation, and such are
Jlje, prospects of the establilhmcht
JyoarmeroTraltrtTlia enabled
man,
ties
teres in tilts great object, either as!statein favor of this objeet, the Sonhazarfpah(rp
it ail?en tier own p.-ospenty or that eiety has had to encounter and in
of the Union, her ahl representatives I some ((nree, still to has encounter, an
in the nali. nal i nu-n-iU run wrienk 1 ufttf7.iti4n uriMtj; from the most con-
ner wimibh; anu stiouhi i( uee mi ne
cesafy fjr th scve:al Htatei lo pro
vide tiie means for its accomnlish
a
such extent and in such way as her
interesrand -tfuty may demand.
It is with thest' views and for this
purpose, that the American C 'loni
Society now proeoeds in the
c urse of its duties, to claim from the
several sla es, their solemn consider
ation of this most interesting subject
I hey hope that, in doing so, they
may be excused for endeavouring to
off'r some suggestions, applicable to
the difference in situation and cir-cum-tauces
of the several states of
the Union, iu relation to their colour
ed population.
The United States contain, disper
sed in various proportions, among
them, upwards of 8250,000 free col
oured inhabitants. That their re
moval to the colony now established
in Africa, Would be a blessing to
the selves and a relief to us, is too
obvious to our feelings and interests
to require argument It is also evi
dent that, notwithstanding all the
impediments to emancipation in the
slave states, and all the disadvanta
gs attending such a condition, a
great addition is annually made to
this number. ::, .
If the Colony at Liberia ' becomes
capable of drawing off, annually,
portions of this population from the
various slates, so that it gradually
dim uishes and finally disappears
from among them, and jHT thoe, who
hereafter become free, are also thus
disposed of will not these states have
.tradictory objections.
riiey have denouueed by some as
tanntieal and visionary innovators
of the rights of p'operty, atid dan-
g rv u s t o t h - pu b I i e- p ae e . - W h i i e
others have hoked upon them as a
mercenary and selfish association,
which, regarding tho free people of
colour as impediments to the profita
ble use of their slave property, sought,
by removing it, to rivet the chains of
slavery.
The Society would conciliate, if
possible, these opposing opponents.
They doubt not the sincerity and
good intentions of both of them, and
trust that time and experience will
maiy?fi .0f. yh was; duentoHtee
state of society iu which they, -live.
They are themselves, chiefly slave
holders, and live, with ''all the ties
of life binding them to a slave hold
ing community. Ticy kn w when to
speak and when to forbear upon to
pics connected with this painful and
difficult subject. They put forth no
passionate appeals before the public,
seek to excite no feeling, and avoid,
with the most sedulous care, every
measure that would endanger the pub
lic tranquility -they could have ob
tained friends and resources bv such
preler luttr their
should Advance slowly, or even stand
still. for a season, rather than lhat.it '
should make it way by' any means .
calculated to excite dangerous dis
contents in one class, or just appie- ..
hensions in the other. .
V nt rwv S)rils nttAAfliiina a a f It a nra. u
sent, When they who are de-segued;
to watcti over the public welfare are -
tu be iuvit'd io examine and cnnilctL
this gr at subject, in all its connec
tions ; it cannot be inconsistent with
the Hociety's declared object, j?r eny'
of its duties, to endeavour to shew,
that nothing injurious or dangerous -need
be apprehended, either from the
measure itself or any of )' its - conse
quences. - . 2i..:.:..i.
If it be said that thU subject of
slavery is to he so respected, that inb '
purposes of public benefit, no" matter
how remotelv connected with it or '
-::-sr:
hereafter may become free.", That
sueji a removal is practicable, and
would be highly beneficial, both to
the utibjects of it and to ourselves,
seems now .scarcely'' to admit of a
qutftion. What its effects might bl
in relation to another elass of our co
loured population, and those who
lawfully hold the in as their property,
must of course be "more doubtful
But that such effects would be inju
rious to either, seems - by no means
probable.- That il would tend Lo mi-
rTITetfroT
great moral and political benefit, fuU' facilities and inducements to volun-
ly justifying even a considerable ex- tary emancipation, seems almost eer
periditure of their funds? ; tain : and it cannot be doubted but
The umount of that expenditure that this may be done without im
may even now be calculated, though pairing the rights of property or the
it is certain, that it will fall below safety of society. " Whatever influ
any estimates that may be predicated ence then it may have upon the ques
upon jihe present cost of tranporta-, lion of slavery, must be an objection a
tion; -; "'":-4irafcsntThaIw
do. what their assurances may now how favorably they may operate upon
be unable to effect, remove the ap it, mus ever be touched, evco with
prehensions of the one and the sus-jthe greatest discretion, it may bo
picions of the other. asked what is to happen If all mat-.
The. sole object of the Society, as j ters thus related to it, are never to
declared at its institution, and from be touched? If we could prevent the
which it can never be allowed to de-i utterance of a word, or the rising of
fart, is "to remove, with t eir own' a thought that, might call up this
consent, to the Coast of Africa, theTfearful subject forever, what would
free coloured population, now exist- be our gain from this insensibility?
: :'.LtTt..ics.'- i .-i T.. i Jt V - .
tog iu me unueu oiaies, unu suen sii oe cuum giu npining, ii we enuin
title thought and enquiry bnt V
thought and edqairyrand effort upon rrrr
such subjectsin such-an age as this v
are -not !o be ti fled.--;Who doet- not frT '
see in the times in which -we live"
when a new impulse seems to be a wa
keoed in man, and jut coneeptioos1
of his rights and of his duties are
calling forth all the energies uf Ms
natore, rhat (hero is nothinsr lefAiit
to guide with a steady hand the apirit
of improyemeti(, and direct its oper- V;:
Afionft ti iluc.Ii 'rernth
io me eeoerai welfare
If discreel and prudent measures
are to be' forborne, because their con
sequences may lead to diminution of
th? eyili ofslavery, what shal'i-re-stran
the inconsiderate, dangerous,
and direct efforts that may be maife7
upon the subject Itself? -And if,
therefore, it can neither be let alone,
nor rai h ly dealHvith, what;:fenj airis
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