Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-08-17

| of the black population, or to abolish
slavery" Mr.. Raymond proceeds -
Colonies may no doubt be planted
IN Africa, or in other parts oil the world;
bat no man acquainted with colonial his
Tory, or who has any knowledge OF the
difficulties of planning colonies, or the
slowness OF their growth, will have the
remolest expectation, that any percepti-
bic impression can be made upon The
black population IN this country by CO.
lonlzalion.
"A colony can never be considered
as firmly planted, Ln il race of men
have grown up out oil the soil--who
know no other country, and whose afec-
tons and attachments are all conferred in
the colony. The aliegory of Cadmus
sowing the dragons teeth in the plain,
and their producing armed men, was in
tended as an illustration OF the difficulty
OF planting colonies, and the m inner in
which they take root and flourish. The
emlgrants 10 colony must be plan ed
in the earth, and from their homes must
spring up race OF men, armed too they
aust be before the colony can De consi-
dered as firmly established. To do this
viii require with the most pa,ernal at
tention and encouragement from the mo-
| Their country, at least half If not whole
century. Such has been the case with
all The colonies planted in America
such haseheenthe history of every colo
ny ancient or modern. And 10 suppose
that million and halt OF people, hose
numbers are most rapidly Increasing, can
be transpianted aud colonzed IN this
manner, is chimeriCal 10 The last degree.
! lie present annual increase OF our
black population, is al least forty, and
probably as much as ior,y-iye thousand,
as any man may be satisfied Of by max
ing calculation from the censuses.
The black population from 1870 to
Is 10, increased about three and half
per cent. year. Ii IS to b. recoliectcd
also, that population increases like COM
pound interest, the interest is annually
added to the principal, and augments its
power o! increase III proportion. b The.
Time colony or colonies could be fisni-'
iy established, the increase OF our black
population would probably be more than
a hundred thousand year.
+" II then the bonds OF slavery are net
10 be ioosened, by coloniza,.on, We may
take II Tor granted, they never viii be
iopsened. We may lake another thing
for granted, a!so---It The G3rdian kno,
/ OF slavery is NOT united within a century
from TINS day, il wil be cat.
"A much more feasible plan Of get.
| ting rid OF our black population is, by
encouraging Tic emigration 10 ST. Do
mlpgo, aud The other w est India isia Dis.
The day is DOT Tar distant, when all these
is lands Will be under lhe domlnlon ct the
African race, and he more OF our black
we can get INTO those Islands, the better
Tor our countty, on mere accounts than
one.
"in 1905, there were two hundred
and eighty thousand slaves in the island
OF Jamaica, and only twenty. eight thou
sand whites. In 1919, the slaves had
Increased to three hundred and twenty
SIX thousand and Fifty -eighl.
To suppose that these people are 20
remain IN bondage Tor ever, is together
unnatural and repu snant 10 the lessons
OF experience. II is wholly Impossible
10 prevent the progress OF know" dse
among them, and as soon as tfey become
instructed in the principles OF the Chris
tan reig ion, and in The natural rights OF
man, they Will be sure 10 throw off the
yoke of bondage. Al. attempts to Keep
hem in ignorance and slavery win be as
Intellectual as the attempts OF the popish
; hierarchy were 10 stifle the terminating;
seeds o. the reformat ion.