Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-24
no, FOR THE ENQ UIRER.
COLONIZATION SOCIErY|N NJ

=" my "'s' numoer, attempted TO state the
grounds on which The friends of cbri, ian mission.
support the Colonization Soci.,x no 800" ns
introducing the gospel in'o region where II can
NOT oe carried by Is bite mis.ionarie Those who
partly, on this account, advocate he society have
also o'her motives, by which they are adjusted in
ev"''noh WIN mat portion Of their fellow members
who are little, If NJ ALL influenced nv Tho ,.;. -,
extend The christian religion. II NAV saf.Iv bs
asserted 'hat desire TO benefit Africa by the eivi
iization OF her sons. and our own county. br rd-
u'nS her OF an undesirable class Of inhab arts; in
other wo:ds, that philanthro and patrio,i.u i'm,
pei all the members of the Soci-,v IN ,,s ,,,uo.,.
whist portion OF those members a, greatlv infl
enced oy the other feelings before alluded to
having shewn, as hope have done, tina, these
FEELINGS are such as the Holy Bible requires all
men 70 Posses l proceed TO the reco, d poin,
wh'cn the dlsqusi,or has raised; to wit. that the
principle of colonization il .s Pandora hox.,,
:" extending its baleful contamination TO ali ,,to
touch IT, TO the parent country as well AZ tn the
coiony In word that it is The deadlcst Elm that
can be committed against tie insc,u,sble dec,.ss
Of Col" L. on the other hand hail rsfo, - &c
Tory LOT proof OF the f.ct, hat CoIoniza,ion bsa
oeen' I'D general, attended with good effects bo,b
on Inc parenl country and the colony; and lie
eVe shall make ont both p positions. The issue
IS t'a,'e UPS put the question for trial. to God
ana Ire country, and confidently look for , COOL
deiiverancc DO use the language of MAJ
raiened OF crime? And h.ve not the m.mhsr.
VI 'ne .o'onZa'l"n Society been arraiyned before
me legislature OF their country, as incendiaries and
,u' '-roa.s! am one of them; bless God that
tuition so well calculated to sLew forth h;s .,n"
oy doing good TO fallen man, is in existence. and
oy MS grace, purpose Promoting its objects until
my lie hall end, or my opinions of their tenden
y snail De Changed; equally ed by the sneers
=, .ne seoner ana the invectives of the gainsayer
,u' 10 me 'es'imony-Let US briefly review The
history OF Tie chief colonizirg countries. ami SEQ
me erect Produced by colonization upon the NM
'her country and the colony. Tyre the chief cj,v
OF fhGnicia, was among the first nations of which
we read a. having been remarkable for seading
out colonies PhGnicia itself was bur /, nar,o,
strip oil land on the borders of the M.Ji,e,,.ns.
ie' 4Sre attained degree of wealth of ref. e.
mrn' anu oil power, hich fell to the lot az few Of
the nations eoiemroary with her An irspi,rd
writer 'ei's uS That . her merchants were princes
anu her na.hckeTs he honorable cfthe e.,,h >,
now mat II was her commerce which rai-ed Tyre
20 surh pitch OF eainess is universally admi,,.J
anu mat her colonies contributed to the extension
OF her commerce, SUI pose no tbpkine man viii
ue"y' In Carthase, too. one of her colonies. she
| always found faithful friend-and When IT,
was ABOUT 10 make that gallant though ussuccess
iui resistance, 10 The victorious arms OF AIex.n.
oe'' oy wbch, almost as much as by her COM
nefce and her wealth, her name la. been immor
s"H|o the women and children of her citizens
~, ,ou", ~ carthage secure asylum. But how did
'ne 4yrian, or, Perhaps, to sreak mo,e accuratei,
the Fl 9nician colonies ,Lriye5 The cb;sr =;
'hese was Carthage ii uai ed on the coast of fr;c,
Every ijro knows,h that Carthage possessed more
wealth and more 1our:-h:ne commerce ,b,n 49,,
1,Her nation OF her day-thai her contest with
f1ome, even in the days when r. man val,.r w.s
yet unenervaied by luxury and when Rom.n ~,
Iioiism made every citizen a soldier and everv soI
o'ei nero, was Pro,racted, and, for a consderabls
PERIOD Doubtful. II is equally notorious. ina,
carthage possessed all thai wealth and refinemen,
can give TO make a nation bappv Shall T h. ,,I
prCye!blaI DerfII of bax
are not painters. The Romans dareJ No, 60.
're i"n'c archives, and the only accounts we have
Oh The history or The character of that b,,vs 81
n'erp'z'ns race, are II ON the pens of Greeks and
,o"a"', LOT centuries the enemies of Carthage.
hu' carthage was not only a colony I'm, be,s.If .
eoionizns country. and there can be no doub, Inn,
her colonies added g eaily 10 her strength.
are accurtou cd from infancy 10 Iool
upon ahcient Greece with an interest approaching
10 veheTa'ion. IL not this prime paIly on account
VI INC eminence OF her sons in Literature and IN.
ART! what would i; have availed 10 her. thai She
hau produced The most consummate statesmen 81
Warriors, u their deeds had not been recor,I.I h
her historians and her poe.s? The works of hsy
Poe's' her historians, her orators her scuptors her
architects, have been for two thousand ear, a.. az
Anowiedsed standards OF excellence in their rec
peciIve departments. From Greece. ,i,er,,uros.,
me arts were introduced into ItaIr. and bv ,La
cohquesis ond The colonies of Greece and Rom.
were spread over large portion Of the globe. car
'?''S WIN 'nen refinement and civilization AL
'Eoush this flame which had once enlightened ,Is
"orld became, as taste was corrupted los ii
isss VIVID, uniil It's brillancy was greatly dmmeJ.
ahboush was at length almost concealed bens,,,,
,he rubbish OF monkish superstition and innos,u,s.
Vas ~ many cases, The brightest illusions of C,s.,
ana Roman genius, have been Gblitersted IN .r;,.
on 'he parchment which they once adorned. The
'uie iesepd oil some fictitious SANITY vet il wa.
ne'er totally extInguished. When the d,v-s,,;,o
ron on high visited the corrupted church Of Christ
'nu 'ne religion q The Gospel was once more
p , In rs primitive purity, literature began
a,so 20 awake ana the invention of the art oof
printing gave TO her blessings, more general dif-
,'s,o'' man IN The days Of Greece and Rome thew
''a eyer known. But the nations of Europe had
ye' '"eI literature to create. Their languages.
eAetp' NE Italian (Which was early re6neJ.1
@e'e foush ana unculiysied, and hose who soppbt
,ol we treasures OF literature and science. were
~ -nsheu 10 search Tor them, in the stor, houses
OF 1reek ard Roman lore. A. the kno..i.,I
" 'ne'e snclen' tongues became more eeneyalIv
unu'eu' 'hey impaired their refinement TO the
ssugss oil modern Europe. From this "a
p'' statement, appears that TO Greece we
are 'Hueo,ed Tor our English literature, as well
Ian wo"ese' we may possess of taste or
s ss,l 10 The me ar's Estimating, as do, these
e'es' neA' amer nose OF true religion and gen.
.'"e I'oe''y, "h'' bounds can place on our obi
To go step further back: How "a, ss .n.a'
y estimate our obligations TO him ~ sss,
duced them into that Land? This w.s a. 'n.'o
T"u"us' VINO vas according to some, an Egyp-
to Others. porais;s Ell
with colony OF Lis coonrymen. se,,I., =" WV,
and built The CIV of 'rb,t.. '" " eece