The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-01-29


Africa that no land could be oh'alncd IA that
country upon heh 10 plant Colony. Many
4 other ebfeCtons were urged With mueh pcttina-
civ, AID tire Society found itself between two
extremes The headiong advocates Of cmanci-
patton who opposed IT, on one side said twas
mete scheme OF the slave holders to iastcn IN
dissolnby the chains OF their slaves " he those
ntthe other extreme, who trembied With aspen
senslblites 1T the bare mentisn Of an amelIoara-
ton Of the negros fate, denounced the scheme Is
an understandable interference with the rights
oil the shareholders.
Under all these opposing circumstances the
Society has proceeded II was voluntary in It's
contributions II was voluntary IN ITS schemes.
II addressed itself To the interests OF society Ia
tIfr language ofrcdson and humanity. II adj
dressed Itself 10 the good end the benevolent,
and although It's progress has not been as great
as IL members could have wished, It has been
far beyond what was promised by tic means
employed aud IT has certainly done enough to
demonstrate the great extent and utility OF us
object
Sir, n Is no longer a matter ofspeculation. II
has been shown that the United States can os-
tabli.h Colony Of the Coast Of Africa. Coz
lony in fact exists there Colony winch has
made and peace. established commerce and
trade aud which displays all the attribu'es OF
/ u civilized, and, Ina, say, an enlightened com
muniiY. Bur, sin do not found my arguments
in its favor upon hat has been done but
shall prooccd to show, by data, which think
will be convincing. that This scheme Is pracnca.
bic, and may be carried INTO effect without auy
serious demand upon the funds ofthe country.
The great error Of those Rwho have opposed
tins Society IS, that thry substitute their own i'm
agmations for Facts They look at the great
mass OF Slave population and shrink back from
any attempt TO lessen thai enormous evil. Such
men do not see the ultimate benefits of the So.
sicty. But they who took at this pro Jet
through an Utoplan medium, should take
the propositions Of the Society in comparison
with It's practice. What does the Society pro.
pose Sir, IT leaves untouched the question Of
Negro Slavery 1t knows that it has nothing
do with II: that the general Government has
nothing to do with II; y that the whole subject
entirely appertains TO the Governments OF the
several States, II knows that It's influence OK.
leads, aud should extend no farther, than over
those persons who are as free as you aud !, to
60 10 Africa, OF 10 remain ia this country. 1t
mtericres with no rights II only cuntcmplates
making the rights OF The free blacks worth pos
Sc sing
Not esring upon the fact that a Colony has
already been. established thatit has made war
and peace and tina IT stands upon re.
Specialize footing but gping sill farther, and
BELIEVING that MS Colony may be made the
means at ultimately r,ddIne tins ,.,ntry or IL.
yroat.,5 ..iIac / sI5all bo '9ress,f,tcd N NH
use on 6gufcs in ordr, IN establish this noslf,an
knnvy 5..t t,,e,, ,,a ,d,,.=. t.di,ns and sb,U
NAH" my reference tu tlCm ds nrIci rs possible.
! ,fpCat dgam, thai u Is no OulcCt oi the ouClc.
: ~ 10 transport che whole otlhe slave population,
, and It would Mt De necessary even were die
States willing 70 agree to II Inc object is IL
lone 10 diminish the number OF People Of Co
evil .bopld nn ianee, ,brcal,, I'M. co,,I,, Win
d,norr
r.
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" ,ub P"pu."'ioh VI "ni'''u' 'o'o' IL
, wi 'o'n'y ioi al' Is IN cast 10 q ttl'l'
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the MONT whenrr M, d.dn,tinns viii bc Drawn
five could in \ ,,,tcn nnmhe, of ,ears have
succeeded in decfr,s,n., tbr number Of Africans
r. 50 as 10 ennbc Eu,onr,ns Ia dunl,cpto their
numbers We sbould hay. attained m, atvon,,
of the Black noi,ointion which ,,ould bavp ,o
moved all fear of danorr from ,hn,. inrrrasc
In small nominations the dnnIicot,ons are mar
frequent! and &c I'M, ,,,nnInt,o, or tbo r,,,n,,,
mnitpIics the trrn,s of dunlicntion will IN. moro
extended Sunnosin. thr African nonnln,,on
IN N, # nroso,,, ,a ,;iI, tIa, a. -.
am population will donhl, IN tbc en.,,in, thn.t,
! wears; and that the AFRICAN nonnl,,,nn dunn,
: ihat neriod c,,,ld he Lo,t dai., ., rs ,,oso,,
number. NJ that ne,ioJ thn VIM nonnl,t,o,,
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