American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-09-30
A VOICE FROM AFRICA.-yo ..

We consider it of the question for any person
liberal views and benevolent feelings, not to wish univeT
al expansion OF me means OF human happiness. ana we
are much deceived, if there is not at this time powerful
feeling of commseraton for the African in the United
States, extending itself from Maine to Georgia.
The condition of the free part ofhat people, and there
are 239 600 Of hem in the different States and territories
Of this naOn is universally admitted 10 be, If not 1etch
IL yet certainly rey uncomfortable, and altogether unrend
Development Of those intellectual and moral pow
srs without which man but little better than the brute
creation 1t they do not labor under all the dsa
oies Of the slave and is equally true they do not
enjoy all the immnies Of the free white man and never
can III this coun ny.
Many ofthem, (perlaps all are deeply sensible of THEN
degraded and few have, within the last few
years, turned mpOring look to the free white popu-
aon Of this country 6eSeecIAg them grant the means
)f transportation to themselves and families to the asy
um prepared for them in the land of their ancestors, BY
The American Colonization Society-Sh they pieaG IN
UaA Now that the territory is purchased, and the land
awaits their cultivation, and all things ready" and
all circumstances bid them welcome will not the friends
of humanity in the State Of Delaware, and borough OF
Wilmington, hear and grant their prayer May the Fa
her OF Merces take from every eye the film of prel-
dice, and sof every heart into kindness and charity
We fear that many withhold what their hearts and hes,
feelings prompt them to give, under the erroneous i'm.
PRESTON that the Colonization Society does not embrace
scheme Of general benevoeEce, but is partial in its OBJ.
ecs and equally in its operations. We have honestly in
our first number stated what the society would do, if its
means were equal to its wishes We will now, by way
banshing all suspicion aud doubt upon this point rcie
rate part Of the statements Deferred aboye) in the
language Of an official document, which have seen which
we hope will receive that implicit credence which its hip
authority claims. 1t is in the form Of address delivered
at anniversary meeting of the society. Speaking Of the
ms tuition it remarks-s If its prosperity shall equal ou
wishes, will be alike propitios every interest of ou
domestic economy and shall it lead, we may E,irl,
Hope it will to the slow, but gradual abolition of slavery
it will wipe from political institutions the only nLo1
which stains them and in the palation Of which we shall
not be At liberty TO plead the of moral necessity
until we shall have eXered all the which we possess
for its extinction" Comment this language SO plair
and unequivocal, sneedless.
But objection is heard in this language" We can
mot accomplish all this, and therefore efforts are useless
/ If the principle of this objection had obtained unver
sally in world, .S,etcisd ard miserable indeed would it
aspect be Those asyum for the sons of want ant
daughters of sorrow, which greet the eye of bcnevo
ence in every section of wide spread country wou
never have been ereced and the miserable victims
povery and disease and sheltered by them
would have been lett to wander in nnumerabe mutudes
looking with the keen eye of despair the grave thei
lony refugee We venture TO say, il this principle had oh
tanned throughout the world hundreds and thousands VIII
have been reclaimed from the hants of vice and inan
Europe and America, and trained up usefulness an
happiness would have been lost to society and virtue
u forever
M acknowledge the degraded condition of the children
lot Africa IN America and elsewhere And many eeunde
sacred obligation, imposed by justice, humanity, and rel
go to do for them all they can. And in doing this, the
do can do more" Doing this, they p
their shoulder to the wheel )" and he who greater thai
Hercules stands ready moved by the infinite benevoenc
o his natuIe to crown their efforts with ample success
are all visionary calculations and can be realized
The history Of the world, of part of es1eciaR de
monsraes the praccabty of carrying into full effect al
a the benevolent plans Of this institution.
Had been told 25o years ago in England that the wild
of America would be populated by millions Of free, en-
frightened and yirtuous men, rejoicing in the lights of sci
ence, and triumpng in the hopes Of a religion as pure
its Divine Misunderstanding to the nations of Europe tn
majestic spectacle Of mighty people, making their owl
laws, governing themselves and spreading with unexan
Piled pdy over large territory, for ages before tn
land of darkness, the abode Of relentless superstition ant
savage barbarty would the author of such prophe
{ cy not have been called and shall who arc thus dis
Rguished free, and untranmeled, be vain as to be
ieve that all the divine benevoence reserved for
and our chtren2 Shall rather look to the openin
provdences of the Great Moral Governor of the universe
and hail with emotions of delight and gratitude the stron
indications OF his good will to that people, whose wretch
edness and poverty draws the tear of sympathy from hu
man benevolence, and the sigh of commiseraton fror
!. poor imperfect man
- When shall be demonstrated that the ways fTehova
! are not equalthat his mercy is exhausted, and HI
power impaired then, and aHel, will we despair an
say to bleeding AFnIcA "cease thy pesdings for the
letters which have for ages pierced thy SOUL
be taken OIL Thy mountains high, and thy valles deer
never to hear echo the heavenly saluatonpeac
be to the children of this connen But the of eht