The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-08-05
BrLAN-pooR MISSION To AMERICA!
f',om lie G'i'rcuMr


We have read, in the Village Record"
of the 10th inst. IA communication, winch
contains information truly ncw--at least to
lis which states, on the authority of an ill.,
tcllircnt gentleman Of vcracity, who arrived
at Ncw-York on the 17th of April last, from
Calcutta, at which place he had rcsiGed for
IL years that in Bclan poor Ga considerable
town, nos far from the sea-coast) the Brah-
Minis, or priests of the country, were forming
Societies, for the purpose of appointing Ms
si2narics TO .fmcrica, 7rHh a pir7v 10 the
Improvement Of The religion and morals y'
our inhabHants.
The writer of the communication states.
that his informant, having some knowlcd, G
of the language Of Hndosran, has translated
an Address of this people, earnestly and pa
theticaly calling for donations, to eh,.be
them to accomplish the great missionary ob-
jeci8-raising the Americans from the "la.
mentablc state of their moral degradation"
This address was given to Mr.. l.. Georges.
Il respectable Merchant, at No, 307, Pine ST.
Ncw-York, who politely furnished a copy
for publication, which is here subjoned;
"To the inhabitants of Bclan-poor, whom
God hath blessed with the true knowledge
Of his will, with benevolent feelings for the
whole human race, and with abundance to
accomplish the objects which their bencyc-
lencc may design.
"Dccpiy impressed with "A sense Of duty;
feeling for the lest and Gegrad d situation Of
our felowmen ; our niii.ds have btcn
drawn, by pity and affection, to the deep
and painful consideration of their unhappy
situation. The intercourse which has been
opened with the people of North America.
has given to us the means of knowing the
State OF that UNFORTUNATE people. W. arc
assured, from sources which leave us NO
room to doubt the truth of the statement,
that there are more than 100000 OF our
! fcllow-mcn, who arc held in the most de-
graded bondage: Indeed, SO absolute and
degrading is the servitudc in which they are
| held, that they are sold, like cattle OF goods,
at public auction-uftcn chained together,
and driven, under the whip Of an oycrscer;
not only without the kindness and respect
which is due t ON man to man, but with
every mark ct degradation, which can be APP
| piled to the brute creation sometimes, When
| from the superior Kindness Of a master, the
natural affections, which spring spontaneous
in the human soul, shall have bound two
hearts together in the bonds OF mutual re-
gard, BY the cndcaring ties of hnSbaAd ana
.uJr, when these shall have become sui-
roundedby an offspring, dear to their hearts,
it has frequently been known, on the dcmst
Of their ancient master, and the accession OF
a new onC--(O ye sons of Belan-poorl how
will your bosoms swell with pity and with
anger at the shameful, but vcracious assev-
erF,tion') this family of love is broken up;
the chii,rcn rent from the bosom OF Their
motller thcir htart-rendiug and piteouS
cries unhccdct.--the husband and til" wiie
torn asundcr by the ruthless hand OF untecl,
ing avarice, and sold to- different masters
IhtiT cntreatics meeting only with cola Mt"
glcct; their "Reminiscences deemed presun'r'
tuous, and replied toby the blood-reeAiNs
scuurEe! Alas in W hat darkness-in what
alienation fruiu the divine within whattear'
iul moral dcstitution, must this peoplc---thcs
miserable slaves, and their most unfortunate
masters be sunk
CONSIDERING the blindness and infatuatioA
> of this people, We have felt it our oounue'.
; duty, TO scnd out among them a number O.
our inteihseAt and 6encroient meil-to en-
dcavor to spread among them the light o'
humanity and justice--to endeavor to aEoaSI
them to a sense OF the cnormity OF theii
crimes; to stay the hand of the opprcs'o'
, and to bind up the wounds Of the opprcsstl'
. To enable us to do this, we humbly, respect
tully, but urgently, ask your and; IRON NV
: rich abundance with which you arc DleSs-N'
: cnough may hc given without the least e'AI
barrassmcnt, to carry light to thousands "
those bcn,ghtcd masters, and to carry ~.
ISOLATION To tens of thousands of their ulIo'
: tunatc slaAes'
/ The noble sentiments Of these phiiantaIo
. pic Hlndostans, upon whom we were "o.'
to look rs upon pagans and barbarltl's, {"
libit an example in the foregoing address y.
Christian humanity towards the unhiPN
slaves, and " thci' unfortunate nasters
well worthy the imitation of more enilSn,,
cned pcoplc-l.ct the American Slave nor"
!, cr read this address, and blush for his il'1e
: riority in humanity to these hitherto suppo,s,
!, q cd savagcs We should like, very niucl'' ="
see some of their intelligent and bcho'U ~.
! lcAt mem amongst US. We hope the! ins!
,, ,, accomplish their "bcncvoent" PURPOSE .. =
d d and, we would gladly hail their arrivai w
J our shores, if there should be a more ,l i
% tended field for their "labor OF love- -
. " North America" than in their own eo"''
s try. .s
y Some others of the addresses which ',v
Ie promised in the Village Record, we m"'
y notice hereafter.