J . . . ft .
10 ceil tan Hint in r. 1 iw vnrr in l
' .' '
wiitu j f, fii! obj'et connect d with.
u. geiir, rt vie a , wil l you pray tlirir
egitttative care? A our'fn-e colored
p pulatiou ltav been lng denounced
i" aliuiiance & u pet, there be
i) in litis denunciation, may tve not
revaij on our fecial iture to aflVd
s.imo la c liitie's for t heir transporta
ton ? This has been rmisidered un
ulijt ct not unworthy I lie legislative re
gard of our gistcr of Virginia, nor can
we suspect less magnanimity in l U i h
stole, especially, when it is recollect
ed that private munificence (in which
tikis society bore an humble part) has
been found sufficient to charter a ve-
gd, for the accommodation ot 119
emigrants to a clime, more congenial
to their nature, and auspicious (o their
happiness,
It is believed (hat many of our citi
zens are desirou to free therostves of
the anomalous practice of holding
men in slavery in a christian repub
lic -but are withheld by the almost
insurmountable difficulties in the way
to Emancipation: ( The existence of
which, decisions of pur Supreme court
on 'his point abtKidan'ly prove) (in! ,
is bcginiiir g to view the subject ofj f e sma B'ition made to their hap
grat:ual Kmancipaiion and Colomza pinessby bestow ag that liberty which
Iter, a iusipar My connected with, is merely nominal, while they remain
of ri i s country. 1 his is conduetiug those immunities which enhance the
hi political economy to fair coniilu ! value of that blossing. Second, the
sion on the comparative valueof fre continual dunge of their redaction lo
and slave labor ; and showing him the; a state of slavery, by the eireumven
supfriory of the firmer over the lat j lion of knaves, which must cotmnue
ter.Tor nil 'purposes of national Vealth (so tofig as our laws permit the flimsey
and greatness: It is rotiseing his la I pretentions of the it bile claimant, to
MES--AOK
Oj 1ln ' .ihc'.ii Oj the Manumission
' SvieUj oj vYorth Carolina, ddiven a
j a l i h.t'dnnuul Meeting (il
Center Meeting house, in this conn
tij, an the Hth of September last,
lu linw JJ mbers of Hie Manumissiou
Society oj JS L
S nfe tin- period of our HemiAn
nual mreling in Ma'c'n but few cvei
C -iineded with the object of our ins'.i
lull have fallen fully within my
knoledc, as to nable inc in mm
king (his communication, to maik
with much precision, our progreseu
towards its attainment. riin the re
f urn of Delegates, you wilt be ena
bled to discover,, to what extent the
Bociety has drawn to itself additional
members within the last half yea ;
this, however, will not form (he pn.
per. or (Tie only ground oti which to
estimate the progress of public opini
on, in relation to the future destination
uf our coloured population.
The history of the day furnishes u
hundaut evidence, that the (atesman
gisUUre of Ohio, to a manner cinrts-1 view xjT nrivule inUTCft, was so den-
siveof the sense in which wo under
sUud her proffered kindness : ' Itucol
lecting (hut the policy for which wo
arc Contending is diffused over uu ex
tent, einbraciug no inconsiderable por
tion of the wealth and population of
the state.
i'ho Colonic Uion Society having
ly inten hied m keep oil' i he inwsii.
gallon : 11 it now, that both slave
holder a. d itun sliiveholder are uni
tiug logHihtr ; eonscious that procas
linating the enquiry will not lessen its
intricacy and that the country can ot
avert her danger by obstinately clo
sing her eyes upon it; And hy llu ir
tent emrcies, to vindicate tbe.purity
of our fundamental principles fioni
the ii 6idu(us iovaiens of anti-repob-iican
practice, and to rescue that beau
tiiju I and sublime theory, which is the
admiration of the world and the pat-
tftigma which uLsuru auu corrupt ap
plication has cast upon it. The min
ister of religion is averting his eye in
rfispleusurc from the soul-chilling as
p. c: of va salago, which degrades (he
duster, debases the blave, corrupts
them both and disgraces the Church ;
and with his mild and gentle rebuke
is bringing hack his Hock to the
si- pUyjuMl, and equitable principles
of I e Gospel,
Yere it not that it would pre occu
py the spaee allowed for matter more
immediately interesting in our present
cap eii , we might here with pleasm e
indulge in1 a brief retrospect of the
d elarations and labors, of many of
our wortiy statesmen and divines,
gome of wt ooi. atas ! arc no more
Ti e heo- ohn exe' i"nH of the cler
k') ! aid of thai irol, rational insti
1 utir. t lie Colonization Society, merit
the hiejhcH encomium : bni their re
wuid i- above all earthly praise.
"Y bile liicse things pe k to u in
tonei of coiiviclion, that " the spirit
in moving upon the waierB," let it a
waken our warmest gratitude to Hea
ven, that ve are permitted to five at
a day, and in a countrvt where the
om ration if public opinion. tue gent
ai d virtuous, can remove the most -in
veW- nte prejudices of habit, rectify
the gr al t ai u reform the ni"
nbu d systems and avert the greatest
scourges. Aud while we move for
ward with firm a and steady purpose,
r hot Co be dherted from our object, let
lis studiously avoid all unnecessary
irritation of (hose deep rooted preju
dices vwhich have grown up with ma
ny of our countrymen and cannot he
suddenly eradicated without sensible
pain i hut will yield to a course of
mild, gentle and consistent tneacuies.
It annul have escaped your obieiva
li n, that - these propossvssions are
gMierully found obstiuate in piopur
lion to the age of the party allected
with item, 'l lus points out to the
active Philanthropist the propcrfteld
for Ins labors, aud nft'irdsbim (he con
bolation ('f seeing the youth of hie
country growing up with -a more ex
alted sense of im country's houor, and
inin e consilient views of his own duty
as jiatrioi uud ciiTisHan.
In pursuing (he supplicatory course
which l In Sncielv has marked out fir
l,eM If The fubjeci cl petiticiiilifi
Ihrnen txiicral Awbly-will etoin
your hrm aUectitu-fit it be txptiiciji
impose the burden of proof on th'
bUck person claimed. Thirdly, the
path of Emigration from Worth-Carolina
is not y et laid sulliciently open
to admit an easy access to those he
nevolent -Vfts erg, who would place
t h c ir ftltt v ei be v on A. A h e ffe t o f n a r -.. .
repacity. It h therefore, submitteu
to your consideration, whether it be
not expedient to appoint a special a
gency, whose duty it shall be to open
a correspondence with the Coloniza
tion Society, through its rerrident
agent: and with other agencies for
emigration to the Island of Hayti,
with a view to ascertain the most
practieable atrl expeditious means for
their convey t'lc to mme port for em
barkatioo, if practicable within this
feiate.
The opposition that has hitherto
been made to Iluytiauemigiation,
seems mostly to have resulted from
fear, (that ever haunting and spec
treat shadow of e;ui i t ) lest the growing
importance of that Island, combined
with other events in the Southern half
of our hemisphere, should effect the
slave system n the United States, in
. wjy unfavourable to the wishes of
its advocates The visionary lea h
and false representation concerning
that Island, its government and in
habitants sufficiently refute them
selves, and leave on our mind a clear
conviction that citixeuship there is in-
fiuitely preferable to vassalage, or
nominal freedom here, and that it is
no less for our own interest than it is
for the happiness of the colored race,
to promote their emigration -nor can
we fear that both, the channel to
Hayti and Liberia, will drain off this
part of our population faster than the
true interest of our country require;
Should you resolve to persuc mea
sures as suggested above- such an
agency, to make it efficient, would re
quire to be vested with ample discre
tionary powors.
The very cool and repulsive man
ner (to say the least) in which the
satisfactorily demonstrated (he prac-! labors anil calculations are showing
ticability of its olject--hul the I jibe- incaulrovcrtably, not onlv the moral
rian Colony fa rising iuiu political guilt, bat "the political absurdity of
and commercial consequence: may slavery, but are proving with ruafhe.
we not look forward to the next see-j iiialieul certainty, that our republic
s i o it of Congress as a proper period at must ct no distant day, be placed (to
which to unite our prayers with them.! in en lion no more recent instances) in
that the patronage of the natio al go-1 hucli a predicament a- Home b) her
vernmcut may be extended to that lu-J I'Jebinns aud Greece by her Helots
Milution r However desirable it may
be, that our Senators and liepresen-
tativeii be Hpoken to on this subject!
have been. -Is it not reonab!e to ex
pect that this avenue to the public eye
shall be a little more liberally onrned
through our State Legislature yet j tons? Are our opponents afraid to
mav w' not indulgo the hope,'! hut il meet us on (hat ground and record
the subject is in any way brought be
fore Congress, pecuniary aid will be
afforded, at leest to the amount appro
priated for tho suppression of the
S uve Trade.
their answer lo ou declaration. Bat
it miiKt be observed, and to the honor
of the Editorial fraternity, that many
of them have acted, recentlv. wilh
5ia imjiaiiiauiT auu lilUCienueOCv
The American Convention for (he on this subject ; indeed m st of their
Abolition l Slavery throughout the; papers have been within a few years
U uited Stales,' seems never to have
lost sight of their grand object : their
me. linct, it is believed, have been bi
ennially held in the City -of-PiiiladeU-i ge might ba wrought through the in- .,.
- aft ft . ' - I ' ''ft i '
It will bo recollected, mat mat in-1 gerjerally vvhasi situation is so fa
stitution became an active coadjutor i vorable as ihe editor of a periodieal
Whenever vou
much improved,' iu being dives'ed of
thbso odi'Q fijurx p--; fixed to slave
advertisements. What hatrnv ehan-
1 1 j
in that first great step towards a, re
formation, which was effected by both
Great Britain and America, in the
year I80i. But 'this t)y no means
completed the grand design, or reali
ze! the patriotic and benevolent views
of 11 ociciy, of which, a Franklin, a
Uush, a Uenzet, and af emberton
wpro members ; It is much to he de
sirod that ail the numerous Societies,
yhieU-hava
race, coufll come together in one Gen
era! Congress, and thus give systema
tic and united energy to their labors,
in this all iinpo' lant and national
cause I he institution above alluded
to, seems to form the ground for this
coalition ; and willing to afford every
facility to their follow citizens of the.
more soUtht-rn states,, whose condition'!
so imperiously require their early and
unremitted efforts, they I'ave adjourn
ed their session to the City of Balti
more on the 23th of October. A let
ter from the secret ry of the acting
Committee, with on extract of their
C n s i u 1 1 o n , w i 1 1 h e r e w i i t h be submit'
ted to y ur consideration.
The subject of establishing a Press,
devoted to the cause of Emancipation
and Colonization, will probably be
brought before vou from some of the
Blanches, where it is understood to
have been taken into coiibideration.
piper Whenever vou uliail iinlj.. it
exp di.-n to take up this subject,
presuiiie you will be. disposed en tier
to put in. operation a press of your
ovii, or to afford prompt and effectual
patronage to one already in operation,'
pretty centrally si'uated in the wealth
and population of the slate
The great and enefeasing interests
of the Society, require your delibera
lion on other subjects of equal per-
nere presented uut wiiicli, the short
period prescribed for the session ne
cessarily precludes, more especially
as it is probable that sundry matters,
will come up from the branches toge
ther with others of equal claim to tt
tenfion, from your Board of Manag rg
should they report.
- 'With this transient and ineofrVp?te
view of the interest of the S iety,
permit : ine in conclusion, to rem irk on
the state of it generally If we com
pare its present aspect with what it
was in 1823, we have abundant rea
son iabeJipve we. ore advancing with
na tardy steps toward the consum
mation of our hfipeM, t hat is, suci a
renovation iu ntiblic opinion as will
put in operation a sytem of. policy
before which the, degrading an'nraely
of republican slave laws will shrink
into the legitimate regions of despot
ism, or else be driven frorii the world.
State, seems not to leiiten those sec
tional feelings which can never be
come t he so u rcc.i) f good to .ttur.com
Uiob country and subsequeiilly the
declaratioua, of some intemperate po
liticiuiis, are obviously calculated, if
not intended,, to excite them where
they exist Aud create ihein where they
exitU iiol, i 1 1 Mould be rerrooedur
should (be official commuiiieation al
luded to be considsred by "onyiter
Sute, as thjD univerial senlicicpt ol
North-Carolina : Itjmny net there,
lore, he improper toltddrcts the Ic-
riie expediency of this measure will ' We know that some Sf'Gsh mn have
at some period demand a due ai:d at-Tende'ivotired to append odious ideas
tentive invehtigation, The freedom' to the term reformation, affect to
of the Press ts emphatically cal!-d the speak of what they ure pf-aird to call
great bulwark of Liberty and our; self created societies wth contempt ;
Fathers when they entered tbo social , and to stigmatise ,A all effort for the
compact for 1 1; ei r own government, abolition of slavery with such epi
declared it free from restraint that lliets as only proceed from tiiat con
is as free' as we are " to assemble to- traded rulo of vision which is amply
getherto consult for our common good, filled y the contemplation of their
to instruct our representative, to pe- mistaken views of private interest.
titiou for redress of grievances, &c ,J Whifli seems inctpnble of being ex
whatever may be said of the Press in ' panded so as to tuke in objects of such
this state, us ' the bulwark tit liberty9 magnitntf,4s their couniri-.W II 9,
in tho sense in which that term was aud the happiness of uub'rn millions,
used by the National Convention in! both white and black. But let us at
1776 ; we know that in a government ail limes recollect, that those are our
like ours, it is the grand medium forj countrymen, and these are the preju
the transmission of ideas, and the in-' dices naturally produced by a yiem
terchange of opinions between man of slavery; our duty to them requires
and man, that it is at once the vehic- that w e hold our indignation iburac-
kle of intellige ce, and a powerful in-j tedh and while we feel a just ab
horrence ot the system, ami lanor
earnestly for its extermination, le u
frieodly overtures of the State of O-I strument for the reformation of such
hio, w as met by the Lxeeutive ol this practices as ure heterogeitiul to tree
popular government, where it un
de.r uo undue or improper influence
JlJiese-t slublifhmei;is being generally
p r i rat e pro p e r, and ' tho to mf or t ami
co n v e n ieri ee of l hep r opr i e t o r r eon
duetor. in a pecuniary point of view,
dependent on 'heir judicious manage
raf.nl It was not lo be expected ihut
the cotHmrcB"oT on r-perrodical- print
would be unhesitatingly opened to ad
mil the diseuiciou of a wrong and it
remedy (which can only , be adjudged
and decided by the people) while pop
j ular prejudice f p r ? w S i :i s , 0 CT tt h v
as n-.urli as possible pity and spare its
misguided advocates- Their pow r
less n rts will in the end bave.no
o t her e ll'ec t h a n to t o U9& t h? :n ! n t "
wfgiefwitoirrt-trth-'aodJoiTl e e i"
into more vigorous action, aud shnw
mi a liiore luminous manner, that the
Reformation eouieuded for ts to bft ef
feele4l4f4UildestieiKUSn.ojLt he nobles of purposes, notk n lesj
than the temporal dnd eternal happi
ness of man. jt would a greit pft
'f ijnrope hav? bepri at thi-day, hid
it not been for tlm r.busjd aodcattun-