Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-14
To THE EDIroRs CT THE wu,a.

Gentlemen: Having perchance looked over ,6a
iumns OF The Compiler Of the Sd IuIy I ,arca 4
sohc person subscribing hls name ''Veruas'' has q
tempted To reconlure up som,, long s;nca ais,I
objections TO The cause of the American Coloniznton
society Far be II from my intention 10 enter into
newspaper controversy with Vefitss as to the pro.
Pety OF iiuproplcty, the Practical iliIy or imnrnc,
cabilty at colonziIg the coast of Atrtca Ibn ,,
n"u proh'g"te Tree cooured population az rms
our Jns' soasied land of liberty and ph,lau,ropy
nave neither The tune, ability or lncl;nat;o,
bin on the held of Argument shall tharn;.."
,'nt myself oy reviewing his 'spectred" rem, rtn a.
briefly aud accurately as can with a hone ~, =
e;oo 49, e w .sIureu 7" continue the discussion OF "a
SUBJECT Tor The promotion of which the p,t,joi II
CHRISTIAN aud the philanthropist feel equally -
ne ".sl ahd most important objection utoed nv 80
'"g'",e icnao"d Crane' against the enco,Jra oc-
menl of the Colonization Society wing tha, Ca e
Ministers OF the Gospel had selected the Ar 81 y y,
~ put iorth their strongest efforts in lis behalf NJ
tue Co'onzailon Society were to DC receivcd a
ot'' VI tee chnrch, or az the peculiar object of
conrci' preservation and promotion taken in ,ecorr
RATE character should ike Veritas fear lie -,
queiccs' and use my best cxertOns to effect enecd,,
~ VI us eAistence. But in the absence cf
an proof to establish the fact thar il ia mr. &C. \ -
been used an object exclusvolv e. oit "'S
ngehent or that the religions part of the connon;,
"aS ever eV'nced disposition 10 assume to tEen,
S'V's III uhoue influence, will not say autbority
over ", and also with my own knovled oo Tho, t.,a'
OF our wiscst and most virtuous mon .5o ul
IT, cannot permit my mind TO be agitated nv ,bose
iedis ana discomposed by those awful forobod;r(,s
@ seem SO much TO terrty and distress the pertur
yea mind OF Vcrtas. Whilst however ,a,1a
could agree for the colonization Of the free nonIa c
colouI on the coast Of Africa to be effected Lv a
combination OF the Professors of Chrislionl,v and
uJ"'iy under the peculiar direction aud aubo.
my OF the church, yet am perfectly willing to rc
ceve Their ad and support as christian iudividro1 -
uflherahce oi The views of our society Instead of
S oe'ng ah onl"ct'on hold it one Of the most
powerful arguments in favor of the Coloni,n,;o1 G.
c'eiy, that 1t meets the sanction md rece;, IL -:
INDIVIDUALLY OF So viriuous, benevolent and cbar,.Lio
portion OF this enlightened community To Sit
tbc month, 10 close the purse and 10 sliHe H. 80
violent feelings Of the christian in ca,"o nG III "sho
"ouu DC TO bring into this free, happy and fsvo,ra
country, the same persecution which induced ,b D.
Ii'ns hh9 hng0nots TO flee from their own b;r,b.
places ana TO seek refnpe in tho droo,y ,iit. 81
western world would b. to sunnrces ,h , ~, '.'0
tIoh OF reigoni and in word il would no di,ec,,v -
cohnlct WIN the free and liberal princinlos of Ill
,ons Let as hear more hen Of the
stlapg"a ana anomalous reasoning, that rood cause
u rendered bad by the patronage Of good indiyu,Is
wihls u The cOnsummHtion Of The views of Ve,;,.,
upon tlhs part OF the subject. too like my opno
ncnt, consider the subject peculiarly political ,
and as such believe the future peace md bannino.
OF Our country. the very existence of our so;.I
depends upon the prompt and speedy
Ii hat D"neiu and dangerous enemy from
our political bosom. Where are at tins time ay,st;r
~ the State of Virginia three separate and d,;s
classes OF human creatures; the Il ee wbtcs cons,i
iutng ri inc Tune OF the lnst census Goa ooa soI
HE nee blacks constituting at the ammo ,no 10 co.
and the slaves amounting TO so,netL;n,, -,
our hundred Thousand Now IL follows p gora ,S oi
known position which the two casses Ia, 'U m me
'S ~ me community that they must IN ali enseS
y sruRgIe Tor power IN the society or bodv no;,;
'ct IN union, m opposition 10 and never -; - Po'.'
iS LOW WIN the hrSt class II ought then 70 he con-
u. u WISE and polite to troy or To use =
uca disco,d ~ remove every cause calculated to pro-
u'NToro and collision between tho whites and
acks-i contend that 70 remove the ntormedisteor
,vv UIack class 81 population TO Liberia would be
so., us transportation Of all cause or u
."e n'Ys. threatening and prominent Of
''''" '"s s'rne between the first and last class-