Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-14

oteH Popuiatlon, acting IN obeufchce 20 tuc uoSink
lmpslse of human nature. viii ever be desirous 70
reach aud enioy the same degree of liberty aud su.
perorty that enjoyed by the higher or ffeer class
: the free whites; Whilst mt the same time the slave
population, seeing thor own brethren enjoying al
easier and reer sit sation than themselves in pur
suance of the motive Of human action, will
be disposed to curse their own condition and
covet, the higher condition of thuse, placed abo, q
them they conceive. without the shadow Of reason
or proprety; aud thus II things remain US they are,
the body polite must, at some future time, not now
oscerain ole, yearn viii strife, aud be convulscd tn
the very centre. BIT five can succeed in removing
the FREQ black part of the community TO Lberia the
slaves will be deprived Of that very cause which he.
ing constantly before them, is so well calculated to
klndie their ambition, and consequently 10 goad them
on To msarSection and desperation. The vacuum
formed by the transportation of that date
species on our population to Africa, would he 30
great, that the short and minded sa ve having
no Incentive Us vi present. could wish per-
wade II and consequently would remain peaceful aud
quet IN hts own servile and degraded situation. But
IN order 10 shcw the direct aud undcninblc danger
nseparabe from the present state of things suppose
We We're To engage ia war with some foreign pow CT;
the Tree negroes could very easily be enlisted in behalf
OF our ebrmy, aud they could with the samc case
engage the slaves, and thus should he subject to
all the dangers without aud COMMISSIONS within a.
surely then We cannot be misguided infatuated in
the Prosecution OF design which is unquestionably
calculated To adj 10 the moral aud political slrengi
of the community, whilst at tue same time il offers
20 the blinded, worthless, aud degraded creature a
"dlce domum' where by cherishlng, he cun ever
liberty and morality. Inthis country, their "disnc.
tive complexion" their disabilities of law and tn,
mental blindness of the free blacks, take away all
incentive to noble and yr,uous acts and in the Ian
guage OF an elegant piece of penmanship, ignorance,
idleness. and proEigacy, bc the insepara b,,
companions, the unavoidable consequences oi indivi.
dual degradation; and they who its unfortunate
subjects, cannot fail to be io The community
with which they connected, drtractinq M once
from its moral worth, its general wealth. and It's un
zeal strength Occupying middle station between
the whites and the slaves, like the mortif,ro,s
Smoera or the destructive Samuel, they pass along
Whaling the lower class of the whites ON the rio AZ
and, the whole slave population, the left. In
Africa the vista 10 celebrity is opened bel;Ie their
eyes; they behold themselves placed equal
footing with all around them the ''azuro skv;' the
rustiing forest, the rolling Oulstrcching vision
itself the fertile fields; The crops and the
"ousy busting crowds of MOurcva aud Measurable,
afford them delight, while they engage their atten.
lion and secretly demand the reason Of their exs
tence. There too education and science open their
exhausteSs treasures from which the hitherto dchase
Africans may gather pleasures tn the end Of life; in
conjunction with which the blessings of free 90
vernment fee simple demcsne, an abundance al
provisions, Oyci, wife, aud praings babes all come
IN to complete The compass vi his earthly felicity;
dd To wich he rcJOiceS the idea of being reinsta
ted III the land designed bv nature and bv natures
God for ms residence, the birthplace OF his forefa
Tiers, ir"m which they were violently torn by tho
hands of cruelty, barbarjty, aud pcnury. But not
withsinnding. the great ami decided a.lvantap yes
which would result to this country from the trans
portetnn ~ the free negroes Liberia and the
comparatively celestial blessings that must inc
yitably attend the free, backs so donominated, in
the change OF their present condition that OF
'freemen hiy learned competitor contends Tint the
work Is neither consistent with humanity or re-
g,ou" V.rtas also seems 10 blink that 1.-The differ
,enee between nur climate and that of Messurado in
Africa is--aa insuyTnountpbte obstacle the sue
Cess OF the Colony" and after few sentences
clears mp perfectly 10 my satisfaction, and should
suppose likewise to that OF himself, this objection
rather difficulty to the OF the colony by nc.
k.owiedging that 1.-The present success ofhe COLONY
we regard as nothing in its favour thereby contrasting
that In despite of the difference of climate the cooEy
Is present successful and being present success
fnl he likewise insinuatoS that il will continue 10 bo
suecessiui, by suying for inrIeI-eS DrOpeIily
out 10! ana hesN comes another difficulty III lieu nf the
dh, renee of climate" still terrific, $50 tciii
tend 10 increase The rrprciiy NJ lis foeS" The only
difficulty then urged by Vertas, and answered or
DESTROYED by himself lot moro conjcctural, anticipa
ted, contingent one that it icW be DESTROYED by the
''yannclty OF it's foes" do not pretend 10 possess
the powers of dlvnation and therefore will not at
tempt To follow MY opponent through his visions and
prophecies; bni at the time, be permitted
10 say th1t in as much as hi proves 10 he wrong in
ms arguments and reasnnngs upon the subject
think extremely probable his prophecies will also
hil. am in hopes the pubhck already conyin-
ced of the patriotism aud philanthropy of the Amcri-
can colonization Society, constituting 1t docs 90
CIRCLE every segment of which tells and testcs the
benehcence OF the whole if 80 nothing else Remains
but to make calculations TO show that they have il
CopicteIy VI thelr power 10 accomplish inns grand
magnificent and laudabe undertaking. According 10
the census of $50 there 603 0O8 whites, and
G,0O0 free blacks inlnbiting the of Virginia.
The object of the "Virginia Colonization Society
formed by many ofthe members of the House Dele
gates, at their last is prevent the dangers
consequent upon an interference of the Federal
Government in the rearing up ofthe colony Of Liberia
and to accom- lish Tie great work Of colonization
by combination of State Legislative appropri-
atoms, and private bounty. But regardless OF
all Legislative injerpVsltlon, the etfectuaiOn of
the scheme s perfectly within the reach Of individ-
mi charity -1hete being within the state OF Virginia
as above suggested. $4,000 free negroes il would
quire OF $40 600 transport the hole number
Co Lberia, siimang tho expense oftraDspornton Al
geo per head but it is asceraincd that the actual
expense is nvt than els, at which, il would re-
quire sum $3.50 600. According then to the higher
calculation, the tax upon the charity of each free
white individual in the state Of Virginia. in order 10
efFectuSte total transportation the whole number
Of free blacks would be 81 9 cts and fraction; but