American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-05-20


have thank God 6fy tolerably trained young men,
who, think, may be relied on Tor the purpose.
sha! wait short time for the arrival OF an armed
yessel'
Bv an arrival at Portland accounts are received
that The Colonsts at Cape Measurable, Africa, Oh
brriaA were in good health, and appeared to be
Hourjsbine on the 9Th March. Several captures
had recently been made by English and French
vessels of war; Of Spanish and French slave vessels
An English frigate was spoken on the ion Of
March, which had tax en- on Coast a French slave
vessel with about $40 slaves.
THE Editors Of the Democratic Press and the
National Gazette, of Philadelphia, appear yet to
entertain considerable dlstrust OF the plan OF the
African Colony. The former, noticing passage
in lately published Letter from Mr.. .4stmun. the
Agent in Liberia, wherein he speaks of the Ma
tves becoming insolent ard requiring chastise
ment, inquiries whether the government is TO be
brought into a war with Africa by this Colony? To
this we answer, assuredly not Nor is there dan
ger Of the aid Of the government being wanted in
this case. The insolence complained oil IS evinced
by few faithless Kroomen, whose character is
universally known TO tie, to prefer stealing to ma.
king acquisitions honestly or by labor. They rob
The Colons,s and the stores Of the Colony and, it
suffered to do it with lmpunlty. the colonisls will
soon have nothing TO be robbed OF. The depreda
tors are not persons whose property rights sle
inv,ded by the Colony but who depredae upon
them from principle, if we may the expression.
The distinction between right and wrong being
absolutely unknown TO them as a moral principle,
physical force alone. or the apprehension OF its III.
Fiction, will deter them from crime. With these
natives and other towns and tribes, war has been
once successfully waged BY the Cooniss, when he
Colony not hall strong as 1t now is. When
a hi
military instruction or discipline, mldable inva-
sion was made upon it by the adjacent tribes, aid
as.er several battles, they were repealed with entire
discontinue. Now that the Colony is strengthened
in health, we'll armed, and instructed in the OF
arms there is doubt of the Coonists being abun-
dainty able to protect themselves from any danger
which menaces them. They have for their presen,
Ruler (the Agent, man whose energy and de
termination OF character were not appreciated
before occasion called them forth in the transactions
at LiberF
In answer TO the general objections TO this I'M
dertaking, let US ask, lin the language Of the eo
Iuent Address Of the Albemare Auxiliary Society
now before us)-
Who can be insensibe TO the prospect of
Continent equal in extent TO one fourth part Of ihs
habiabie globe, rescued from barbarsm and the
cnos drbasing superstition the Slave Trade, tina
scourge to Africa and reproach to Christendom
ed, as for nearly three centuries they have been
with the e. oabs and tears Of Africa the enterprise
Of legitimate and profitable commerce, bearing un
der its canvass the rich and varied productions O
her soil and Industry? Thus may The IN uries @
Africa be redressed Thus may some compensa
ton be made to her for three centuries of oppres
sion andwoe inflicted throughtte desolations Of tn
slave irade,''
There is no other way in which the Slave Trad
be etfectuaily suppressed. Not far distant from
the Colony there is point, where, at this time, no
less than hive thousand slaves year are sold for tn
tobacco, rum, and nicknacks of white rufians
W'll this long continue in the neighborhood OF
Christian, civilized and educated settlement?
In addition TO this, would ask the opponent
ofthis object, what they would have the government
do with the captured Africans, taken under our law
which denounce the Slave Trades We hang tn
persons who make slaves of them (f we can cate
them)-and shall zoe make slaves Of them alter W
pretend to have relieved them from Slavery? w
need not pause for reply. Shall we turn ther
loose az lreemen on our shores? Does any on
recommend that? We believe there is not spot i
the Uni'ed States where such an augmentation {
population is coveted. Nothing is left, then, BIT
70 restore the captured Africans to their native or
Kindred cme-unless to send them to HaytI, wher,
we believe, their condition would be little improve
IRON that in which they were found. In restoriu
them to Africa, how shall it be donea Shall the
DC taken back to the place whence they wer
brought! It will be only to be again made slave.
They cannot be restored but by colonization, an
they never could have been colonzed with any pro:
pect of safety, but Tor tie benevolent rnterpriz
which has prepared The way for their re-naturalzi
ton and gradual civilization by means ofinsructio
in agriculture, arts, and letters
There are many Of our readers, we are persuade
who wish well to this association. To them it wi
give great satisfaction to learn, that il gains frent
81 over the country. One gentleman in Edentol
North Carolina, to his immortal honor, has offere
to pay, himself thousand dollars for the tran
porsaon of hundred free persons Of color fro,