Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-05


nios, established and protected hv two
independent powers. would naturally Inn
bibe the spirit and distinctions os their
| patrons aud protectors, and pnr in ;eorar-
F, dy the peace aiia prosperity oeboih. T.
ven Tie simple fact ofseparate lroeaend-
| euce would eyeniuallg fcnd 10 produce
! collisions and wars between tie i,se es-
| Establishments, tunlcss, indeed, iliev were
| Tar removed from each ether,) and per-
baps defeat the Further humane and exal-
teI views - those vino projected them
| liie slnritwbiGh animated the icunderso of
| ihe. colony of Sierra Leone, would be exCr-
| ted 10 effect Il union of design. and The
cordial cooperation OF tie British .roy-
ernuent with our own; and. il miaht he
| hoped, not without success. II would he
~ accordance with spirit or 4 s,ipulaii-
| on IN the last treaty of peace; bv which,
The two governments stand pledged 10
eaclloihcr, TO use thrir best ,.usIea, ours.
to effect theortire aboliiionoi the traffic
IN slaves, Wide The proposed institution
would teud to diminish the duantity Of
slavery actually existing
II, however, suoli enlarged and l:heral
Vows 'llouldbe wanting, then the design
OF forming separate colony might Re
announced by Tie American ministers to
me maritime movers amililisir guarantee
OF The neutrality OF the country obtain
ed.
Your committee don not think II nroner
10 pursue The subject any further ~ this
lime, but that the government shouiA
wait the. resnlt of the suggested neeofIa-
tons; on which interior measures must
depend
IN CONCLUSION, Your, committee beg
leave to- report Il Joint resolution. en-
braclng the views herein before exhibit
ed
Reselced, ty tie Scaale AID IFouse oir Re-
p1essatatiies Of tie JsWed ,Stsfss ~ 4 rsesicc.
ia Congress asssm6lsd, That The President
be, and he IS hereby authorised IL cor
suit and negotiate wiih al The govern
mentS WheTe ministers of ihe u. States
are, or shall be accredited, on themoaps
OF .eiiectlng an entlTe aud Immediate abo-
| il4on OF the traffic IL slaves. And. also.
20 enter INTO convention with The NV
eminent Of Great Britain, for receivinr
into the colony of Sierra Leone such Of
the tree people of colour oftle u. STATES
as, with their own consent, shall be Carl
cd iMiher; STIMULATING sueilterISis as shall
be most beneficial TO the colonisis. vhiIe
II promotes the peaceful interests Of q
Britain and the United States. md
should this proposition rot he accented
then 10 obtain from Great Britain ana,
the other maritime powers siipBls lion.
or a formal declaration 10 fle same ficr,,
guaranteeing a permanent neutrality for
any COLONY of free people Of colonr.
wiach, Al the expense end Under lie
ausPce % the United States, shall be
established on the African coast.
Resoitcd, That adequate provision Shall
hereafter he mad,to defray any rec ssayy
eNpenceS which may be incurred IN
carving the preceding resolutions into
effect
To tle Editors Of tic Nef'opa7 Tate}Areucer.
The following extract of latter will
Shey that the maids oftle people OFF,
ieurare awake TO The great plan noN i,s
contemplation, OF making item dis
fiEct peop.c; that asE.ras flsev under
stand the subject, they aye earnestly DE-
srous o. sucha separation and that The
better informed look TO africa as aDroper
place Tor them establishment. G.
EXTRACT
Statet IN my last TO YOU. fiat IN
Phlladeiphia the people ofcclollr were II,
great agiiaiionoD the subject Of beingco-
lonlzed. Some person at Washington
had sen! printed circular addressed 10
the ministers OF religion among tie pno-
pie ofcolour, and to some others Who
were respectable among them. The CIR
cuiarcontained an irfanmaiorv address,
on the subject of the proposed colony. mr.
ging free blacks to sign petitions against
the execution of the intended plan. A
printed petition was also sent fo them
ready for signing. They had call Il
meeting Of their people AZ one of their
churches III the city, at Which illey recIs-
0ned three thousand to be present. Clhe
nunber IS no doubt ovcrraied) The
three congregations Of Episcopaliars.
Boptlsts and Meih0di.ts, each apnoinfcd
a committee of three, Who with ilIcir mi.
nisiers) were TO act rs circumstances
might require. On lie Wednesday eve
ning after left YOU, spent two hours
with eleven ofthem, endeavouring t., sa-
tisty them Of the parity Of our designs.
and to ascertain their own views and
wishes Oh the subject. In the end ilie,.
rave an Unanimous expression az fhe;r
perfect conviction, that bcnevolengc 10
them aad to The lard Of their fathers di
! iaied the present movements. and The
hand Of God was secretly moving in this
busiress-Ihere was The same nlanin,jtv
as 90 the necessity Of beng separated
from the whites, and forming ~ faL-
lishment for themselves. or the eicye -
present. eight gave their opinion IN favour
of au establishment in Africa. az tie sifm-
alton where they could have the fsirest
| prospect ofbecomiug great and ind
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