Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-01-28


disappear will never believe then, that Virginia is re-
/ ally unable to relieve herself of her difficulties
But II would be exceedingly indscreet attempt toe
much al hrst; might defeat every thing. Our exer-
uons repeat il, should be limited at present to the re
inova oil free negroes The importance of eectng this
must be obvious TO the slightest reflection IL would be
beneficial TO usand 10
Africa Their situation here is unhappy and degraded
hey are nominally ee but substantially They
nave none oil the rights, or privileges, attributes of free
men, They must ever exist, if they remain here a dis
unct and degraded cast-immoral themselves and de-
morazing 10 others. Their influence on our slaves
injurious one. Lazy and dishonest their habits
with some exceptions to be surc they live on the white
people, and corrupt the slaves TO steal from masters
ana they become the receivers Their presence and
ample, also exerts much more perncious influence in
rendering the slaves restless dissatisfied with their
uon whether or not the free negroes themselves have
ever Dcch 10 any extent actually engaged i'm foment
ing conspraces and insurrect NOTHING il more GER
tain than that they have indirect influence in exciting
@ nney are themselves often unusty suspected and
eueny ueacu, ana no person question, that they
would be greatly better of if removed from our country
Du, where Is the domain I'VE asked by the gem
uemah from Mecklenburg. Where have YOU gotten any
territory to remove them to! Liberia we are informed
IS incapable oil receiving but limited number Sir
approach this branch of the subject with pleasure and
win the confident hope, that shall be able to remove all
difficulty from tive have heard various parts of the
world spoken oil as proper for the purpose Our pos
sessions west OF the Rocky. Observation-Disclosures
West India Islands-and even the acquisition of Texas
practicable has been alluded TO as desirable on which
pace an intervening sable nation between the States of
tnis ohion and Mexico To all these there are, in my
opinion, insuperabe objections II residence on our own
Continent were not itself beconabe the climate of oar
territory on the Columbia nver or elsewhere on that
Coast is too cold permit the existence of African de-
scendants To send them there, ,would be but egalzed
ou'Shery iexas Is out OF the question. Ii probably
not be acquired by Government for any and
we owned already would be as mpolc in itself as
unjust TO our adjoining South States where slave
eAss 10 attempt 10 locate such population
mem. Ihey would never consent TO it, Hayti might
receive few but is inadequate in its capacities to the
demand &c, As for the English West India Islands, they
Mr. Speaker are, think can foresec TO be free in
lew years Yes, SIR if the Reform Bill should pass in the
Dri'ish Parliament of the first measures of the Re
overnment will be, the abolition of slavery in the
cst ihueS III II does not pass, there will be reyolu-
ton III the Government-and, in either event freedom
VIII be established in the West Indies That some of our
Goiourcd population find resting place there is in
deed probablc but whether would be desirable 70 Mace
very large portion of them there if we could is dues
uon ior reflection, which do deem necessary to
discuss. But, Sir, whatever additional facilities NAV
present themselves .4ffiea-yes Sir, prosecuted and
injured -y'ica-is, of all regions on the Globe the
appropriate place for the deportation of our African
easements Let us translate them TO those realms
from which, in evil times under inauspicios influences
eir atherS were unfortunately abducted-unortunate-
oI ooh overwhelmingly for them and their de-
scendans-but much unfortunately for those among
whon an angry Providence permitted them TO he nlaced
speaker the ideaof restoring these people the re-
Sioh IN winch nature had planted them and to whose eli
mate she had fitted their constituons-the idea ofbene
g NOT our condition and their condition by the reno
VAL but making them the means of carving back 10 great
continent lost in the prooundest DEPTHS of SAVAGE baro
y and unconscious of the existence even ofhe God who
.ne-hot only the arts, and comforts, and multi
man ala knowledge of true Observation-Disclosures of
edeemer-s one OF the grandest and nobest one of the
most expansive and glorious ideas which ever entered
uie oil man. The conception-wheher 10 the
posoPher The statesman the phianthropist or the chris
ahoi rearing up colony, which is TO be the nucleus
whch future emigration Will cencentre and open
all Africa TO civilization and commerce. and science and
arts and religon-wlen ethiopia shall stretch out her
hands" indeed Is one which ,voros ,bo -. lei nv
light. " w
Does Africa, them afford the facilities and copacit for
receiving hem' Sir, the little colony Liberia alone
nniatiDN I'LL.
having to encounter the preudices othousands in
country VINO would never examine its real objects
OF principles oil acton-and which had TO subdue nu-
inerous disadvantages, within and without incident IN
inc infant exeruon, has prospered already beyond all call
> 100 h e1htIns at present population of about
E'VVIhas established wholesome institutions and laws
established commercial relations with the surroundino
ipes-ahd already exerts most happy influence over
large portions OF Africa 1t is said by men who know lis
condition. and are not enthusiasts to be i'm more prosne
TouS condion than any other colony which has been
founded in centuries Its disadvantages were dishearen
not great ancestors had toencounter
When they landed at jamestown. You are aware Sir
na inc possessions of the Colony now, extend from the
Sainas river on the North TO the Territory of roo
on he coast which is South of a distance of $50
miles In lengh-and that the country already under its
actual jurisdiction extends $50 miles along the Coast
from UFand cape Mount near the mouth of the Pissou
RIVER 10 lradetown The possessions already acquired bv
% private company are capable of containing thousands
OF inhabansbut why should we confine our observoon
10 them! Regions OF nternnabe extent and POSSESSING
great advantages, can be acquired in Africa almost for
III one treaty, we could obtain territory enough 10
hos
IN NrSihla-I is true very imperccty acauaint
ed with the geography of the interior of Africa: hut re-
cent explorations have reflected much additional Ioh
on the information which we formerly possessed'-
" know That there arc at distance in The interior
very extensive regions, pcopled by sparse
uibes, winch are extremely fereand as healthy from
all appearances, any other tropical climate letter
was not long since received from Dr. Mxckn the resi-
dent Colonial Agent who had proceeded up the Mesurado
river TO Its source He there found that the head waters
oil inc junk river were in the neighborhood. He
returned DOWN ha and pursued its whole course for
great distance TO its mouth, less than forty miles from
MonroVa; and TO his great surprise found il wide and
noble stream, capable of any inlaad navigation and bor-
dered by extensive plains of rich valuable and-ex
hbIng appearances similar to the lands seen in tracing
James river, from City Point TO the Ocean. In providing
other tracts oil territory through the agency of the federal
government Tor the reception of any future increased
number oil emlgrants selections could be made Judi
cousiy as with little expense, TO give the entire
o OF the whole Southwest coast of Alica-enabIe us
forever 10 put down the slave trade-and place the native
loes OF the interior in dependence the settlers from
America The present colony most of the valuable
harbors now any of them be called So on an extend
cd line oil coast by acquiring the Island of Bulama for
instance, la policy which recoect TO have seen some
where recommended in the mouth of the Rio crande
ana within short run from the Cape dc Verbs and the
point nj winch vessels from thence usually touch the
No oil the English settlement of Sierra Leone, (which,
from causes wei understood, has lourishedand
can never possess an extended influenced and also OBJ
tanning Cape Palmas, the southern extremity of the
Southwest Coast-we should have frontier which
would include the mouths of the Rio Grande--the Gam
ba-Nunes, and PongOs, Sierra Leone Cape Mount
and the kroo nation, which constitutes the only native
seamen OF Africa We should hold the commercial key
oil the Whole South and West Coasts and as far East as the
Blight OF Biara, and control pleased the of Che
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