Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-09-15


cious Il had almost said, the internal) cruelty and
normity OF the traffic were acknowledged by every
unbiased man IN the three kingdoms--and. notwth-
standing, also, that very small portion OF the Bit
ish nation was interested in us continuance.
The struggle for Catholic emancipation began
about half century since, and notwithstanding the
III the event OF ITS rejection its fate was To the last
degree uncertain. and nothing could have insuIed
its but the decision ana energy of powerful
administration.
encountered most formidable opposition, did the
system of internal improvement i'll this State Boil,
were most seriously jeopardized
Similar observations apply TO great undertakings
in oil countries. 1t IS not therefore wonderful, that
difficulties are encountered by the magnificent plan
Of coonzing the coast of Africa, the descendants
OF the Inflated natives OF that section OF the globe
who, in violation of the plnnest principles of honor
honesty, Justice, and humanity, torn by cupid
ty, and avarce, and cruelty, from, their homes, their
parents, their husbands, their wives, their children
and from every thing near and dear 10 human nature
Nor, all things duly considered, 10 be surpr
scd that i; is most violently opposed by host of ea
emss (alnong whom the most ardent are those who
would be most benefited by ~ and but tce5ly sup
ported by mary its ircnds.i
This state of things loudly calls on those who have
due sense Gifts great Importance, Gcd Of the ser
Gus evils it is calculated 10 avert, TO redoube the
zea-to obviate obleccions-and to arouse tho coun
try TO oxortions commensurate with the object.
! The chief objections that urged against the
lnlnasure, arc the enormous expense that would be
necessary to carry it into operations which would, ii
! is conentied. render II cry inpracicabo-an
the various difficulties and luScasriages which have
taken place al Sierra Leone anu Liberia.
Let us examine both these objections caIididv.--
And first Of the expense.
II appears Ivy the tenth report OF the Colonization
Society, that the expense of the transportation, and
the maintenance for year, OF each individual, il
about twenty doliars.f According to calculation
stated by Mr.. Clay III speech delivered before the
society," the annual increase of the coored population
slaves and free, is about SO 900 per annum To kect
them TO their present numbers, by export equal
the increase, would OF course require about 100000
dollars per aannm. This, it must be confessed is
truly large sum-but to country with revenue
| Of above 100000 OF dollers per annum of which
about 10000 900 dollars devoted to the payment
OF the principal and interest OF national debt
which is rapidly diminishing, that sum, for such al
object, is trie unworthy OF consideration And i
a conviction of the incaculabe advantages of the
measure should spread generally throughout tho
Union, might be the by adequate efforts or
the part of its frientis, and il should be regarded as
beyond the legitimate power Of Congress TO apply
the public treasure 10 this purpose, there would be
no difficulty in procuring alteration of the Con
sti;u-ion authorizing such an apps opriaon, in wicl
case an adequate portion Of the superauous public
revenue might be devoted to this grand object.
With respect to the various difficulties and dsas
tcrS that have attended the Colony OF Sierra Leone
we not sufficiently acquainted with the admins
raton of that colony to be able to state their extent
or their causesnor is it essential Our grand con
Germ is with Liberia where the difficulties expc. len
ced have been utterly Insignificant, compared witt
those which were experienced in the settlement, al
Virginia and North Carolina. An account of thc
awful situation and gloomy prospects of Virginia 70,
twenty five years from the first settlement was pub
llshed some time since in few ofour papers-bu as
IL was not generally circulated, and it is well cal
claed to obvate one of the two leading objections to
the measure, tits once more submitted 10 the serious
consideration Of the public.
Smith left the Colony furnished with three ships good for
tiIcaN0Ds twenty-five pieces of cannon arms, on
apparel commodities for trading and tools all kinds labor
had begun TO plant aud foiy five six places
The number OF inhabitants was nearly five hundred They
considerable provision stores They had between five
ana SIX hundred hogs an equal number of fowls, goat
odatons for fishing Blu, such seition dieness ant
dissipation of this mad people, that they reduo
Sone than the provoked by their sspute practice
aud encouraged by their of government, revoed hume,
and slew them from place place Nausemond planraio,
at the falls and all the ouscilemens abandoned In
short time, nearly forty of the company off by tht
enemy Their time and provisions consumed riot tbcj
utensils stolen destroyed hogs sheep and fowl
killed aud carried of by the Indians. The sword without
aine and sickness Within made among surprising
destruction Within the of six months of their hole
number, sixty only survived These the poor fam
hiS wTetches subssns chiefly herbs acorns berries
Such the famine that they fed the skins their dead
horses: nay they boiled and the flesh of the dead Indeed
they reduced such extremity that they not beer
relieved the whole colony eight DAYS would have beer
extinct Such are the dire effects of dleness faction and
p. 80 '''''1'S' SO' i
This h;dcnus state of things took place in 1870 ard TIE frs
attempt at settlement .Sas III 1885.
Al the difficulties and calarnties that have attcn-
ded the Colony CT Liberia, during the twelve years OF
its existence, are not tythe of the disasters that
took place IN Virginia i'll six moths.
North Carolina was settled in 1868; aud in 1904
list Of taXables, according Williansons Iisto.
~, Vol /. p. Id, did not exceed 1877 being ME
more than hdl The number TINT there an 1917 Sc
rentcen yen's before. "Such," says this writer, "were
the banel effects of rapine, anarchy, and ideness
It's highly satisfactory to find that the system of
colonization has host of powerful and influential ad-
yocates in Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina
Bat the opposition to It is almost universal in South
Carolina and Georgia; which States, from circnm-
stances to be hereafter explained, are most nteres-
ted its success. 1t is the only measure by which
the mass of evils attendant slavery can be mtpa.
ted--for mitigation is all that can be hoped for in
such an extensive and inveterate evil And many of
those who are aware of the magnitude Of the disor-
der, and shndder at its contemplation, are discoura-
gedirom making any efforts 10 apply remedy, in