Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-11-24
.IxIrSUELLANE OUS.
COLONIZ ALTON.


PHILADELPnIA, Nov. Ia. We were pre-
vented by press of matter upon Other subjects,
from laying before readers account OF the
meeting at the Hall of the NIusical Fund, in
Locust street, on Saturday evening.
Soon after seven o'clock, Doct. Mitchell opened
the meeting, by reference TO the general objects
proposed, and apology for the absence OF the
gentleman from the Cost Of Africa, who was
detained by sickness. He then read letter from
that person, n, which the fodrishing condition of
the colony was stated, and many interesting facts
made known We noticed one otpartlcuar conse-
Quence--the sickness TO which coored emigrants
liable on arriving in Africa, readily and al
most without exception, yields to the ordinary
remedies for bilious complaints, and that most Of
those who die, suffer the consequences OF a rash
iinpatience in convalcsceEce, Believing that the
interests of the society require the publication of
the letter referred TO, did not take especial note
of its contents. DIR. Mitchell then introduced to
the audience, gentleman from the South, (Francis
Key, Esq. OF Washington, ID. c. who had come
prepared TO make some observations upon the oh
iecls proposed 10y The meeting. This gentleman
referred with high commentators TO the exertions
that had already been made in this city for the
benefits OF the slaves; aud lille he paid The hghes,
compliments TO the pure ntentlons OF The philan-
rhrnpic individuals, he endeavoTed to show that
they had not only !aboured in vain, but that their
exertions had rather tended TO Increase the evils of
vefy-emdGcipdtiOu being poorly calculated 10
effect good. either Tor the master or the slave,
without preparatory measures, by which the
freed men might be admitted those chances
Tor support, and these means OF en- oyment by
wtich alone freedom would be valuable. In
erring 10 the err ors OF others, the orator lkev
confessed still create. mscalculutipns on his own
part, ard that OF Iii. colleagues, the managers of the
Colonization Society. when, some years SINCE that
Institution was formed, the managers felt that il
would be violating all rules of pr OBJ by 10 make
their appeals TO slaveholde for aid 10 effect the
pGl poses they pioposed- men, of course, who
held slaves, oud, without an, enquiry, frown upon
an attempt TO take i,om them their property, and
would scarcely be likely to lend means to effect this
purpose The people east and north OF Mary land,
had invariably been strongly OPT osed TO slavery +,
and bad expressed the wainiest sympathies for the
unhappy subjects Of tina, opPression--te them,
the; efore, the Society turned with confidence, and
appealed for pecuniaIy aid to their great work
bu, those OF the North who heard the appeal, saw
il he Colonization Society, only an assembly of
from slave holding states, who were DESTROYS
oi being freed from the Inconvenience Of old
saves, the danger OF free blacks, and had ap-
peaed the free states for aiu, Ia order that the
chains OF the active slave might be more strongly
rYeited.
The Society turned 10 the South they were
there charged with having views OF emsncipaing
the slaves without the consent OF thsir masters, and
turning them loose TO exercise those errors TO
which their want of education would paricu-
lady render thea liable. With the burlhen OF these
misconceptions, the Society found it necessary to
make their intentions fully know n, and that
10 those who most interested In their accom-
plshmeBt- To the citiZens OF the southern states,
tney therefore explained their views, being at
present limited TO removal or colonization OF
the blacks who should be liberated by their
\ large proportion OF the inhabitants Of the Caro-
i;n,x nd no ALL
10 themselves and to the coioreJ people Of such
measure, and they literally contributed to- its
complishmenl. Many gave up their slaves and
O ided money To- their freedom--.the Society OF
Fiiends especially active In the W oIk OF bene
violence. at present there is no deficiency OF
applicants for emigration, bu, a lack OF means
for transporting them, and now when the first er-
roneous impressions received by the philanthIo-
pisis of free states effaced, new appeal vas
made them in behalf of the cause OF humanity.
II is impossible for US 10 follow the gentleman
through his numerous arguments III support OF his
appeal, and we have made no attempt TO give his
language, nor the order of his ideas; he showed
Concluslvely that not only the slaves OF this
country 10 be benefited by the measure, bat no
other means could be adopted to arrest the horrid
traffic OF the slave ships upon the coas, of Africa.
England and the United States might stop few
duh sailing vessels, but on the whole, armed veS-
sells might be considered as having bees the cause
ii new misefes TO the blacks; The slave dealers
now approached the coast in small sharp fast sail
ing vessels, and crowded their holds In Tedou6ied
cOmpactness with their living freight; they came
too in tie rainy season, when the English and A
merican- could not stay upon the coast; they APP
preached the mouths OF river at evening twi.
light, and the morning sun would rise upon then
far at sea with ,heif thousands OF capiiyes No
thing, the fear OF DEATH nor the certainty ofnIamJ
- the blasts OF the tempests, tie violence oil TIT
tornado, the scorn Of men, or the curse % God
would keep them from their traffic, when such IA
ciities were Offered for lis consummaiIon. Vel II
oil the borders Of the British aud American sci
fiemest-, Sierra Leone and Messufsdo, not on
slave was bought sold in ear, where, preyiou
10 their e Enlistment, TWENTY THOUSAND wa
the annual number OF the victims consigned L
slave ships.
The speaker remarked that the annual increas
on slaves IN ,hIs country Yves fifty tboussnd---sn
hence II hsd bcea asssri I'd that no means could b
esised to countersct such an ncIesse-he beliey
ed that 1t might easily be done-the uansportalio
IT part would soon make an essential difeTenc
IL TIE yeaby production Two hundred tbousan
n'o eycry yer taken from ehs coat cf Afrifs, b