Litchfield enquirer., 1833-01-03

penss OF transporting just this number old and young
reckoncd "tien dollars per head, would he so 00
Itthey become very numerous here, no doubt the U1
ted States will in time have TO employ tUree Ia sop-
pressing their insurrecIion; the expense Of d"ing
which would soon amount TO more than the expense
ot.ransPor'ng them now; laying out Of the accou",
the destruction Of property w fire and other means
and the loss Of lives. Why then no, lay out the same
money both for their happiness and glory. rather
than Tor their destruction or why should we. by
withholding it, NEE, our own destruction The most
civilized nations of the world have agreed
rate IN suppressing the slave trade. England alone
hHd "r to the Year 1925 expended $25 sos 600 trcc&
onins pound sterling a; 50 44l in putting down that
trades and her annual expense is $l,7760O0. Now IL
four times this sum he added 10 The amount AT 1898
The amount 1882 Will be found be So, 4i2 GC0:
but sYi the nade stopped. In no other way can
that trade which has stained age after age, with the
ou!esl blot, the history ofc'vxed man, be 50 efecu
ally terminated, by coon,ziHg Africa. VIII the
United States but expend three Iourths as maeh IN
send'ng away negroes, as England has IN p"uing
down the trade, the greatest part of Afsica will he ~
h"urishing state Of eolonsation aud the trade cease
England is debt and We are not: SlWll We be less
glorious than she7 Blu, how despcabe is every pc,
c"nia'y consideration st jet Of this kinds Who
is he that his haod win grasp cent, and from his
soul exile philanthropy
! Has Congress the constitutional power to make an
appropriation for such purpose The right to
make internal improvements OF national character,
is not denied no object can be more improring and
rational THAI this-no. even the navy ITSELF Nothing
can be claimed with good grace to DO ranked uhdor
the power "to provide for the general welfare" as
this. Congress has power 70 "declare war, TO raise
and support armes;" then why may II not take means
to proven, probable with slaves, aud thus ma
iurely provide for the common defence" II may be
urged by some, whom the constitutonaIiiy Of the
measure may no, appear perfectly clear, thar would
be bad precedent to make such nm appropriation.
bad precedent! Good heavens! fthis be bad prece-
dent not on earth shall there ever be found good
one !--no-no, shor, Of tho regions Of pure immortal
spirs IL this be let darkness cover
these words Of our Declarations" We hold these
truths to be self evident, that oil men are created
equal; that they endowed by their Creator with
certain uOaenahle rights; that among these are liie
LIBERTY and the pursuit Of happiness" Let the
present generalon-,hose to whom i will appiy-tell
no more cot The oppression Of England in making us
pay few coppers in the way oftaxes, while the slave
dwells in our land from whom every thing 10 required
but the Immortal part, and thatnls while il tenants
body LIE, the foreigner longer hear our boast Of
equal rights till can do il with good conscience
nor let him ever give praise ill shall merit l..
Will the shareholders give up their slaSesf Per.
haps not now all once bot one stase may, then an
other, and so on. This appears likely from what has
been already sad and also from the following reasons.
In the states whess tobaccot and wheat are sta
pie productions slave labor s said by masters not to
be prof,able-,hey say also that they are willing to
give their slaves freedom, hey could only hire labor
ers-and further, that it win not do to give them free
dom and have them remain in their country, for they
will only live by plunder. The evils Of slavery are
geaerally acknowledged; bnt holders say they are
evils to which we are bora. Itony wants one mighty
impulse. and in one moment our negroes are made
free, and in the next in Africa, blest with liberty
and abundance. Nothing is Nke trying. ir the frs
efor, fail, let it be repeated Glorious deeds
achieved by one momenlary ieeble wish 10 il 70
tho good Of man tina, they should be- Hannibal ncse
said he could not cross the Alps with nm army, be
cause they never had been 30 crossed. Coiumbnl
never said he could not discover New World, be
cause il had not been done. The body which declared
our independence, said could no, be indepen
dent; nor did Washington say our armies could mol
maintain that independence nor need we say thai
our slaves cannot be made free and settled ~ Africa
Those who are in favor fther liberation In any why,
should confer with those who are not, wish MI the
cnndor and brohery feeling possible.
Egyp, was the land ofariiGcial lakes ofiemples, Of
pyra,nids and Of learning. The Africans are like.
~ Of the same stock generally Of the Egyptians. Have
they no soul Have they intellect Liberty alone
moves The soul Let them have that and they will he.
come new beings Does the dark skin cothe within
i, no feeling Many have said al ihcir insurrecton,
or executions. more s"bimely lhaa Patrick Henry
=" Give me liberty or give me death" BY freeing oui
negroes, Africa may become chris,ianized and civil.
zed. ethiopia shall stretch iorih her hands to God
Let the poor negro be restored the land trom
ls fathers and mothers were tnrn away from their so
cial epasts Of luscious oiis from shady repose
or from peaceful wandering along the ivory shores
their golden rivers, and compelled, both they aud lheiI
offspring, to weep their lives i'm !" servilude and
chains" Shall i. be said the United States have nc
FEELING1 CoEEEcrIcUTEEcIvIs.
Extract Of letter the Editor IL ths NJ York Dali,
Advertiser, dated
Washings6a. Dec. "a. 1882.
II has been subject ofmucih doAht, where the point
Of coils would take place. and whether the 6rs
force would be used by the United Siaes or The mol
living party or whether il would not commence be
tween the notifying party and she Uai0nists. Gene
raj lair q member OF the House Of Rerres