American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-05-01

without difficulty? What ever failed, within the
compass OF human power when pursued with per-
severance and blessed by the smiles OF ProvI
dence The Society prosecuted undismayed its
great work, appealing for succor to the moderate
The reasonable, the yirtuous, and religious portions
Of the public. 1t protested, from the commence
ment, and throughout all its progress, and 1t now
protests, that it entertalns no purpose, on its own
authority or BY its own means. to attempt emancl
patton partial Or general; that it knows the Gene
raj Government has no Constitutional power to
achieve such all object; that it believes that the
States and the States only, which tolerate slavery
can accomplish the work of emancipation; and
that it ought to be left to them exclusively, abso
lately. and voluntarily, to decide the question.
The object of the Society was the colonization
Of the free coloured people, not the slaves, of the
country. Voluntary in its institution, voluntary
in its continuance voluntary in al! its ramfcatlons
all its means, purposes, and instruments are also
voluntary. But it was said that no free coloured
persons could be prevailed upon to abandon the
comforts of civilized life and expose themselves to
all the peris of settlement in distant, lnhospi-
table ard savage country; that. if they could be
induced to go on such q quixotlc expedition, no
territory could be procured for their establishment
as Colony; that the plan was altogether incom-
petent to efectuate its professcd objects and that
it ought to be rejected the idle dream OF vision
AIRY enthusiasts. The Society has outived, thank
God. all these disastrous predictions. 1t has sur
yised to swell the list of false prophets 1t is no
longer question of speculation whether Colony
can cannot be planted from the United States
Of free persons Of colour on the shores of Africa.
1t is matter demonstrated: such Colony. in
fact, exists. prospers. has made successful war; and
honorable peace, and transacts all the multiplied
business of civilized and Christian community.
1t now has about five hundred souls. disciplined
troops, forts, and other means of defence, sovcr-
eighty over an extensive territory, and exerts a
powerful and sautary influence over the neigh
boring clans.
Numbers Of the free African race among US are
willing to 60 to Africa. The Society has never
experienced any difficulty On that subject, except
that its means Of comfortable transportation have
been inadequate to accommodate all who have
been ANXIOUS TO migrate. Why should they not
gos Here they are in the lowest state of social
sradation neutrality-suspicious. L. moral aliens
strangers. though natives. There, they would be
in the midst Of their friends and their kindred, at
home, though born in foreign land, and elevated
above the natives OF the country, as much as they
are degraded here below the other classes Of the
community But on this matter, am happy to
have it IN my power to furnish indsputable ev.
dence from the NEST authentic source, that of large
numbers Of free persons Of colour themselves
fsQmerous meetings have been held in several
churches IN Baltimore, of the free people Of colour,
IN which, after being organized deliberative as
sembles, by the appointment of Chairman (f not
Of the same complexion) presiding as you, MIR.
Vice President, do, and Secretaries, they have vo-
tel memorials addressed TO the white people, in
which they have argued the question with an abi.
~, moderation, and temper, surprising any that
can command, and emphahcallv recommended the
Colony Of Liberia to favorable consideration, as
the most desirable and practicable scheme ever
vet presented on this Interesting subject. ask
PERMISSION OF the Society to read this highly cred
Atable document
Here MIR. G. read The Memorial referred TOT
The Society has experienced no difficulty III the
acquisition of a territory, upon reasonable terms
abundantly sufficient for most extensive Colony
And land in ample quantities, it has ascertained
can be procured III Africa, together with all rights
OF sovereignty upon conditions as favorable as
those on which the United States extinguish the
Indian ute T. territory within their own limits
In respect to the aedged incompetency OF the
scheme to accomplish its professed object, the So
ciety asks that that object should be taken to be-
not what the imaglnations OF its enemies represent
It to be, but what it really proposes. They repre-
sent that the purpose Of the Society is to export the
whole African population of the United States,
bond and free and they pronounce this design to
be unattainable. They declare that the means Of
the whole country are insufficient to effect the
transportation to Africa Of mass of population
approx'tnating to two millions Of souls. Agreed
but that IS not what the Society contemplates
They have substituted their own notion for that of
the Society. What is the true nature of the evil
OF the existence Of portion Of the African race in
our population 1t is not that there are same, but
that there are 50 many among US Of different
caste, OF different physical, if not moral consti-
luton, who never can amagamate with the great
body OF our population. In every country persons
are TO be found varying in their colour, origin and
character, from the native mass. But this anoma
" creates no lnqnctude or apprehension, because
the e1otcs, from the smaness Of their number, are
known to be utterly incapable Of disturbing the
general tranquility. Here, on the contrary the