Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-12

ShakesPear.
Whatever may be the writer's opinion. res pect
ing the character and tendency of the Colonization
Society, in its associated state he would feel truv
mortified II he could conceive that any Intelligent
liberal mind, could attribute such opinions to un-
friendly feelings of any kind, TO wards the ndivid
ual members composing that eccentric association
The writer here solemnly disclaims all unfriendlv
feeling whatever towards its individual members
In presenting his reflections upon this truly delicate
and interesting subject TO the public the writer
processes TO be influenced solely by disnteres,ed
phliosophc research after TRUTH and an arden, de-
sire 10 present his opinions to the world in the
way be thinks best calculated to make the stronpes,
Impression, most loudly to call forth the reflection
OF Others, and particularly of the individual mem
oers OF the Society themselves. Indeed, when
the mind once becomes flied with this sublime
grahcation, arising from the discovery of great
and interesting truths, ii has for the indul
sence OF paltry, contemplate invidous feelino,
towards others. So for from indulging unfri.ndJv
feelings or iiberal eudces against the individual
members composing that association, in the parent
society or any OF its branches, the writer here
AYERS, that he believes them in general to be good
weil-intentioned, and talented men. Nor does he
peheVe Them IN general to be wanting in pban
| thropy. No-very far from it. He believes
them to be philanthropic overmuch. That form.
one grea, objection to their illusory, miscellaneous
| seheme' as ne thinks it. " Ne guild minis" They
can be content till they place man link or two
higher in the chain of creation than his uneerinp
Tod thought best for him. No-the writer doubts
not IN the smallest title, the goodness of the COM
! misseratlng meiorators. Oh Mo-! He thinks
they aspire to be 100 good So very good, tina,
they are resolved 10 make themselves better than
thef God, and Tor improving the condition of their
ie"oW"eh upon their plans, to correct all Gods
seeming alterations. Their plans for these cor
recons 1t seems to the writer if succ essfuI mus,
faii heavily upon the poor commisserated slaves.
the poor despised, Tree people of colour; and more
than all, the poor injured Africans, willis, these
plans are conirived, amongst other things ex
pressy to remunerate the Africans for their former
cruel UNJUST suferngs, the hands of our British
| tssk-mssiers. For this Just remuneration. c,IIsd
Tor at our hands, ii is proposed, according ,o
'he writer's understanding OF The scheme to re-
turn 10 Africa the posery of those Africans
who were originally removed here to take back
the lands aud cut the throats of the posterity Of
those OF their foreia,hers who not removed
hi'her but were permitted 10 remain behind eniov
ing all The blessings OF their native land This
would seem to be strange remuneration for such
acknow edged injuriesl The ground too, upon
whch TINS remuneration is made to rest, seems
to be stranger than the purposed remunera-
ton Itself; " The amor patrie!n' This love
OF country must originally have been extremely
hot, not TO have become cooled down in one
Vi wv SeH'uiesI anu the rove oil Kindred ;;sf
have been much eholter, to have been turning
all that time, with all the fire OF Animated sym
pathes IN utter ignorance of the objects of this
unceasins sympathetic blaze. In the examination
OF this subject it would be ,uperiuous to enquire
when " the amor patriae'I Of tn. country of our
ioreiaihers should cease, and the amor pstria -
oil ones own country commence because II ia
presumed 1t vii! be admitted that this amor ma
trie' cannot be very strong in relation to a coun
Try never seen, nor an inliabiiant thereof ever
known alter an absence of a century or two from
ooth. The Indulgence CT this passion in such
case, surely could not call for the sympatbes of
oihers 10 contribute extraordinary means for the
feei oil the suffering patriot. But there is anoth-
er remuneration held out to the injured Africans
no less than the salvation of their precious sous
by amounting them with the holy oil of christianity
ms TO be sure, II well done, would more than |
compensate them tor Punde,Ing their lands aud cut
tag their ihroats But, suppose in pe,forminc |
those operations, instead OF applying the healing |
osim 'he AFRICANS should be sent into he presence
o 'ner uou' IN me iull blossoms OF all their bea-
flemish sins" UHhouseIIed, disappointed. mana |
cied." What would then become of this most !
precious. promised remunerarion? And have not |
the plunder OF the land and the destruction of its
inhabitants, been the invarable consequence and
concomtaGt OF every distant colonization the world
ever witnessed, except in the British establishments
10 ihdia' when The policy of the British govern
by Europeans, never ceasing, how ever 10 cut Hin
doc throats tor rupees, and has introduced COM
Picaion OF suiierlngs and miseries amongst the
natives, exceeding fifty millions of souls une
suaied IN the history of mankind This has been
zone Dy unwise and destructive attempts 10 intro
duce British religion, and pious prudence into In
dia' utterly unsuited TO the religion, customs man.
ners and preJudices of the natives. But is there
one solitary exception, or in the nature of things
can there be, when the peopling of the country is
the OBJECT OF colonizng it? Until lately the writer
mad supposed that 10 this enlightened age the prin
clpie OF colonization was universally considered
fandoras BOX: That its banefu contamination
would extend TO all who touched it To the pst emf
country, as well as to The colony Was il ever
known TO produce good 10 the parent country3
Has il not at all times called down Gods heaviest
vengeance upon all, who dared 10 touch the forbid
den fruit! as II God, in bis unerrng dspensstions
was resolved, awiu!y to admonish man that colo-
hizahon was the desdest siu that could be com
mi'ted against bis iDscrutsbls DEGREES: That colo
nzalon Is the parent OF slavery itself, now depre-
Gated and proposed TO be eradcsted and wonder
iu to be told, by tie very act which originally
produced IT, II is presumed upon the principle of
the OLD prescription, " that the hair of the same
dog Is good for the bite" Look al all experi
ence and ask with sstonishmeni and horror, what
lhialua1on must have seized upon those who wish
to act anew upon the principle of colonjzation2
colonization IN its worst form and for an imprac
tlcsbie object! lmprsciicable, ualess through the
lniermedding of The government, and il even then
successful, such success would prove the heaviest
curse that could beisli this nation. Look at ali
coionizng nations heretofore, aud see their awful
oesunIes' Look al Portugal. Has Portugal i'm
proved hef condition by colonization? Can she
De more degraded than she now is? Has she no. |