Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-14
To TIE EDIroRs CT TIE wu,c

Gehtlemen: Having perchance looked over tho o.
iu'nis oi the Compiler OF the sd iuly, perceive
lone person subscribing his name '.ycrnas" has A.
tempted 10 rcconJure Up some LONG since av,lod,d
OBJECTIONS To the cause of The American CoIopizat;o,
Society. Far be it from my intentior IN i. nt-
d newspaper controversy with teritas as to The pro.
priety or improperly, the practicabiity or imnrac,i-
canLity OF coioIizing On The coast OF Atrica RI, a.
VICIOUS aud prohlgate free coloured nopulo1i,n =. -
our justly boosted land of liberty and pbiianfhrnnr
. nave neither Tue time, ability or inclination 10 moi
MN on the heIdof Argument shall therefore can
tent myself by reviewmg his :.spectredn ran.
briefly ana accurately as | can, with n hone th., r
'n"i' III oe required 10 continue the discussion of a
suolect' ior ite promotion of which, the patriot, IT,.
CHRISTIAN andt The piiilanthropist feel equally zaaious
The ftst and mos. important objection ,rged lu 49,.
virginia "ichabod Crane" against the enco,;ra a.
ne" vi ~ Goi"niza'ion Society, was, that semapw
ministers OF the Gospel had selected the A,b IS IL,
70 put totti' thei! strongest efforts in its behalf.n Nov,
i tue Colonization Society were to iu. raro;uod wv
'iie cnhd OF the church, or as the peculiar obiect %
l'l'c preservation and promotion taken in its corno-
rate character, | should, Ike Vcrit.s. fear I'm conf
quenccs, and use my best exertioDs . e., SN5
termination OF Its existence. But in tha abeenco -
aH PROOF TO establish the fact, that it is, or oyer ~
oeen used as an object exclusively for church man.
agehient, or that tine religions part of the com,rn;..
has ever evinced a disposition to aesn,e y" ,I"ry
selves an undue Influence, ] will moi n sntbor;",
over 1t, and also with my own knowlpd ,e ,bot t.n.'
% our "lses' ana most vtrtnous men are members OF
IT. l cannot prrHiit my MUD to be aaitufed bv tbota
fears, and discorpposed by those awful foreboJ;D%s
which seem SO much to terrify aud distress the nertnr.
bed mind of Vcritas. Whilst, however 49,.
o u "SIee 0 Tie coionizatlon of the free people of
colour ON the coast OF Africa to be ca.c,nI h.
OF The Professors of Chrisf;anfty I'D
consequently under the peculiar direction and amino.
Fity OF the church' yet ] am perfectly willing To re-
ce'Ye their aa ana support as christian indi yidunls in
!Htfierahce Of the views of our society v. Inst end Of
Its BENG an objection, | hold il as one of the most
powerful arguments in favor Of the Colonization So
10y ,baI IL meets the sanction and receiveg inc
.".xIHnaIV oi S" vlttuous, BENEVOLENT and char ~
a portion OF this enlightened comn,uni,w Ti u"
the mouth, to close the p,,rse and t"n1. . smut
Voett FEELINGS OF the christian in a coure IL 49,.
wouio e 10 oring INTO this free, happy and Cavoure,f
unity UNI me same persecution which induced the p,-
rItahs anu hugnnots to flee from their ,wn L;e,t
places and TO seek Il refupe in tho drsnrn -. DHu
world; would be TO suDpycss The ,nIa.n
Iion OF reiiglon; andAh a word it would be direcfty :,
.onEIct WIN tue Aec and liberal principles of giI
our institutions. Let ns hear no more ,bon ,c,Gn
strange and aDorDalotis reasoning TINT n go
r'hdeFed bad. by the patronage of GOOD individ,,ts
~ th5 IS The ~consumrnation of fhc views of Vc,itas
tn9 part OF The subject. ! too, ike my oppo-
'en'' consider the subject peculiarly y poliricaI or,n
mo as suciI,I believe the future peace and ha nniness
our country, yea the very existence of op1 social
relationship, depend upon the prompt ard speedy
80, u nat Oahelui and dangerous enemy from
'ur PoHticai hOsora. There are Ut this time existin,
n the stale OF Virginia three separate and dis,rn,5
'asses OF human creatures; the free whites. cors,i-
,''ig9 III the Time OF the last census cog .OOe so,Ie.
constituting HI the same time IS roo.
."u FAC sI1FeS an'oun lrg 10 something uDwafd s Of
our hundred thousand, Now it follows from the
position which the two classes Loo, NUM-
'ccupy ihibe community. thai they nust in alIraso@'
struggle Tor power in the society or body polfir.
ct III uhion' IN opposition to and never in o.opsrs-
;ID VIII the hrst class 1t ought then to be cor
WISE and polite to d troy. or TO usc = N !
er phT'se' to remove every cause calculated to nro.
oIsGord and collision bctoecn The whjicq ard
contend, that to remove the Intermediate f
zee pIsck ciass OF population to Tibetia you'd be Q
san, 'ahCous transportation % an catse, or 1t
sas' 81 The most threatening and prominent cause VI
S"'SFi'"" dSd strife between the first and last class