Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-01-26


Gus 10 the peace of their society. They will rs-
gard them iearen which will operate upon tho |
whole of their slave population. II this |
/ should come Ia pass, can gentlemen tell us, IN |
what ,nannsr gc, rid of SO large number, !
annually drporiod 10 the different |
States & Territories. which admit slaves' Gun they
.hcw how from Il. 900 to 20, 900 ice annually
carred Ia Liberia, or To any othc! spot which may
hc so fortunate as TO acquire hereafter Tie rv-
suit most catering To the committee, on; promised
tho removal by State means, at 5000 per annni,.
When We take steps To close the doors of the
States and Territories, what il to become Of tho
surplus And shall VIC rush into n measure with
precipitation, lcadin. to this result. without paus
ing To calculate how arc To avert the inevitable
eunsc Iucnces!
Mr.. Wv. s,id that no schomo had ,becn yet sug-
.osed-lie feared none could be suggested, which
can effect the removal of this class frec-men.
Many must he removed slaves, and that not 10y
the Government but by tho And he
would venture To oSPross hope, that those gen.
tlcmcn anxious for renewal instead Of adopting
a measure nor, which may close one door. with.
out opening another half large, ~ ILL., at the end
u: the session, when they return home, If slave
holder, themselves, sell at least II portion Of
them. To- tlio<c who may carry them ont of TIM
State ii not shareholders, that thcy will their
hest eH6rts, I" induce those who are, to do So
These means which tho people can use, without
violation of others rights. lie hopsd that they
would 90 moro--that they may intuco the hcnovo.
lent the philonthr"pc, to o.r slaves for transport
'tion by the oyrrnnlent, and not claim coinpcnso
ton for them. rhoy would much prefer Il voun
tary surrender Tor this purpose, than the passage
of law, by which assert question able ri-l,t.
t'cntoimen mistake, who suppose that thi. OWL can
be managed by bold stroke of legislation. The
mos; the government can do is worry little, with.
ont the hearty evaporation uf the slave hold ere
Mr.. w. ssid that when no advocated sa,o and
removal To The South aud West, no did not be-
lievs h. WAS carrying these pnopo out of the rcac!,
III freedom. He had Ion: thought ii the nearest
road that they could take to liberty and all its at.
tcniaut BLESSINGS. Tho Southern rI;Inat.
congcnial t. their constitutions In il, tlie black
man can bear la'our, tic white man cannot: and
hn believed, if the light OF liberty over desti.
ned tn dawn upon them. il would DO in that land.
1t is true, ho said, that there something pccu-
liarly delightful in the hope, that tho great md be-
nevolcnt objects of tho Colonization Society,
might DO ultimately accomplished. 1t may be a
part OF the grand system of tho Ruor of the chi
verse, to provide for their tran port alton to the
mother country. Africa. II may have been dcerced
that they shall be tina means of conveying to tho
mind" OF their bcngh.sd brethren, tho blessings of
religious and civil liberty. Th.ir introduction into
thi, land, may have boon ono of tho inscrutablo
ways OF Providence to confer blessings, Latino
or:"nSs upon that race Such Il view has i'm Il
''hch TO inspire wonder h. tho greatness and good
ncss Vi INC >te',or' WAC can thus make blessings
gro" ou' OF 80 large mass of ill. Hut | fear
t:at there Is as little ground to boIicvs that the
means nave yet been created, to effect so glorious
result as tina; the present race of slaves arc to
be benefited by such removal.
III,
ton TO Liberia or to such other territory on tho
western coast of Africa, as may hereafter bo So
ioetcd, Is one ncanp, and hope a very efficient
"h"' tenr 1t IL very inadcquatc-I shall look for
some other territory, which, trust may be secured
by means OF the executive of the National Govcrn-
Tncnt. to which they may be sent moro rapidly |
xha hope to of tho West India islands
open to them. shall trust, that many of them
may be carried to the South western State, ma
slaves.
The Committee OF which Mr. w. said ho wa. q
very humble member, had adopted a resolution.
winch recommended 10 this House to adopt reso
inlions inviting that Government to lend it's aid
to this object. And ho hoped It would DO the plea
sure OF both Houses Of tho Gonora Assembly to
concur therein.
he said he looked nlso with deep interest to ano-
ther measure, agtatcd in the Same Committee
winch had moi yet been acted upon. but which he
battered himself would receive the favorable con-
sidcration of the Committee, md also of this
House. He alluded to resolution which propos.
cd to request the Congress ofthc United States to
set apart portion of the Public Lands, for the
use OF this Commonwealtl-provid that the ap
preparation of the proceeds shall be mana ged by the
State in sending off such portion of the colofed DO
might seem fit
Inc slight consideration lie had given this pro.
posi'ioh induced him to think that the constitu.
'onai power of doing so vested in that govern.
hch'' ana he hoped that ifthey comply with such
request, the funds which can 10 raised from such
source would be greatly conducive to tho great
end. ~ s
= Such Mr.. w. said, were some of the Vows he
entertained upon this subject, and the reasons and
views herein set forth, had early led his mind to
The conclusion, that any enactment at the pr,s,nt
touching slavery would be unwiso, perhaps porni.
cions-OnwIsc, list, because we havo not been C.
iected for this purpose: 2nd because no definite
opinion had been formed or expressed upon this
subject; I'D, because no practicable or feasible
scheme had yut been devised.
But he wished in conclusion, thst it should he
expressly understood that this subject should hay,
prominent place in his mind DO long AZ ho should
nave t'c nonor OF Il scat hore--that when ho
, should no longer be a member the hest . p hi. L,,
bio abilities, should DO devoted to il Al homo md
nc begged leave again to repeat the idea that
more might be done at home than in this house tn
, promote the end $3.50 ' W
max as part OF tho same plan, he would at this
49,, oa, ""yoca'o all such measures might seem
oea. calculated to remove free persons of colour.
ANA he hoped that he would be ,x,us,d h., I,;s
Dro'n'eh In this Housc from the West, in adj
ufessing few words 80 them especially He took
l'iS privilege because his county was n sort OF
"'.u''p ground botwcon upper and lower Virginia
"IS MOL ranked with eastern or wcstcrn yirsniia
ier members in this House did not voto cxoI,
sscy with eastern or western men, sometime. III.
advocates OF eastern and sometimes OF westcrp
measures And upon this occasion her member.
were diVidod; Ii he might be permitted he wished
10 say TINS, that lie earnestly iInplorcd th,t
inns might not he treated as u pnrfv ,,,,s,urc H.
wished not to SEQ the West arraycd aoain,t tho
Fast or The East against the West IL WINS n
question oil toe much dslicacy to be nanarsd In
mat manner lie hoped that Western men would
not permit their zeal in this cause to precpitatc
them INTO legislation. IIo hoped they would not
even uesire To iegisIatc upon IL with n small mai,
i''y'' iio "cIlcyed the public mind was in motion
u was marcbing on. by another session of hi,
assembly IhcFc was reason to think it would lie
decisssly formed. Ard perhaps some head ,,o,.
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