The Litchfield County post., 1826-09-05

,.s,,sc me more pleasure than to Join you i
New York. and to unite my efforts viii
,,o,,rs IN bringing about proper under
s.A,,S;ny of the real views Of the A. Z. ,.
- ,hat c;ty. as well as in Philadelphia. !
hone vet TO be able, on some future. occa-
sion. to devote portion of my time 20. SO
interesting work; but you will feel the
impossibility of my doing SO at present,
when YOU learn, that my house is now full
&c friends who are with me on temporary
v;s;t. and whom could not, in common
ToI;teness. leave, as long as would be ne
cessary to render my cooperation with you
of any avail.
/ am not surprised at the difficulties you
encounter in the North. 1 encountered
the same in the course of the last summer,
found that intelligent and practical men,
every where. considered our whole plan as
,chimerical in the extreme, as the idle dream
Of MAJ enthusiasts. And well indeed
might they think SO, if it had, at any time
embraced the absurd idea OF accomplishing,
fhrougF, the fundamentally of our society
alone. all that was proposed to be accom-
nlished. But who ever calculated on eff
ffecfing with means so limited, purpose SO
GRAND ? Who ever looked to the society as
any thing more than an humble instrument
for. awakening the public mind TO the lm-5
portance of the subject, and preparing the
way for the introduction OF powers and
resources at once adequate and necessary
to realize all our anticipations s
Our design was by providing an asylum
ON the coast Of Africa and furnishing the
necessary facilities for removal to the peo-
nile of color, TO induce the voluntary emil
grafton of that portion of them already tree,
and to throw open to individuals and the
states. wider door for voluntary and
legal emancipation. The operationwe are
aware, must be, land for the interests OF
our country ought to be,) gradual. But
we entertain hope founded on our knowi-
edge ofthe interests as well as the feelings
of the South, that this operation properly
conducted, would, IN the end, remove from
our country every vestige of domestic
slavery, without a single violation of indi-
vidual wishes or individual rights. as
Tho whole work we propose to leave to
the authorities of our country: and we hope
by combined and harmonious operation
Of the state and federal governments, to
for its accomplishment all the
powers and resources of the nation. And
will it be denied that these powers and re-
sources are fully adequate to- the underta-
king? VIII it be doubted, that even the
peedy remoual (if necessary of the whole
;olored population could be effected But
ce ask for no such trial of our strength-we
lsk for no such speedy removal--we seek
,nly an operation so gradual, that while it
prevents the increase of the population in
question, it shall impercept;bLy draw off the
:apital, the fund, from which that increase
rows. Such is the course which wisdom
ind humanity unite in recommending and
such is the plan, on the details of WHICH
We now ask the practical judgment of the
North.
The annual increase of the colored pop
ulation Of the country does not exceed 40,
300; SO that the annual removal Of so, 900
would not only prevent the increase, but
would, in the course of a very few years,
leave not vestige of the population in
question. Indeed the annual removal of a
much smaller number would answer every
for as the eniigrants would, in
The Edtlife of things, consist ofthe younger
and healthier and more productive classes,
it is obvious that the rate Of increase of
those remaining, behind, would be very
much diminished. have no doubt indeed,
that the most enconomical mode Of effect-
ing the object in contemplation, would be to
apply the means to be used, as far as posi-
bic, to encouraging the emigration of those
but lately married. g;.s ss,. -
But let US suppose, for the sake Of argu-
ment, that it is necessary to remove so, 600
every year, will it be- contended that sucl,
an effort would be too great for govern
ment like ours? i recellect being somewhat
startled last summer, by hearing most es-
tinnahle and intelligent gentleman Of New
York, say, that the whole tonnage Of the
Y. States would not be sufficient for the
removal of the annual increase of our col.
ored population. A little Investigation
however, soon satisfied nae, that instead o
employing the whole tonnage Of the coun
try, one twelfth Of it would be more tina
sufficient -that one half in. fact, of tina
which belongs 10 New-York alone, woul
furnish transportation to $4,000 emf
grants. gsss 3tt
Nor is there any ground for alarm 81
the score of expense. Even. in the mod,
in which the colonization snc;etx; 70 go,