The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-10-12
KIAH BAYLEY.
For the Voice of Freedom.
SPLENDID MEETING IN WEST BETH.
EL,-ELLIOT CRESSON PREACHING
COLONIZATION.
COLONIZATION.

observed brilliant light in The meeting house,
inquired of lad met in the road, what was to be
the order of the evening. He said he could not
tell but believed there waste bea lecture on slaves;
the speaker was going to show thatit was the du-
y of the white people to buy upall the slaves and
send them to Cape Pamas. This created an
anxiety in my mind to attend Accordingly I
dropped into the meeting-the number in attend
ance first attracted my attenton-my eye fixed
upon individuals with whom was acquainted,
from some four or five different towns-of men,
women and children, who were present, there were
in all FIFTY-THREE, assembled to be enlightened
on the subject of Colonization by lecture from
Mr.. Cresson.
The speaker commenced by referring to the nu-
merous and deeply interesting topics connected
with Colonization he hardly knew on what topic
or part of the subject to dwell-ts friends, how
ever, when tired of one could take the other and
so be constantly interested. In short, Coloniza-
ton, said Mr. Cresson is like the nobiemans deg,
who by some accident was cut in two an ndivid-
ual present, having a sovereign remedy for such
wounds, in his haste to restore the dog, put him
together with two legs up and two down, so the
dog when he become tired of travelling with one
side, would take the other. True thought |, to
the life Colonization IS like dog, and in the
south he is clamorous in favor slavery, and in his
abuse Of the free man of color he is beyond endur-
arlce.
The Societys Friendship for Slavery.
1T is no Abolition Society; it addresses as yet,
arguments 10 no master. It denies the design of
attempting emancipation, partial or general.-Af.
Rep. III. 1877.
"Into their Uhe Society's) accounts, the subject
of emancipation does not enter at aH.-Af Rep.
w. p. 206.
"The friends OF Colonization wish to be dis
tincty understood on this point. From the be-
ginning, they have disavowed, and they do yet
dsavow, that their object is the emancipation of
slaves. speech of J. S. Green, before the New
Jersey Society.
From its origin, and throughout the whole Pc
riod Of its existence it has constantly disclaimed
All lulSlllOu NUdtCNCI VI
est degree with the rights of property, or the OBJ
ect OF emancipation, gradual or immediate."-
At Rep vi. p. H.
"The emancipation of saves, or the ameliora-
and political improvement of the people of color
within the United States are objects foreign TO the
powers of this Society. Address Of the Board Of
Managers to its Auxiliaries. At Rep. VI. p. 291.
Thus we see that the language of this Cooni-
cation dog is, when travelling on one side, unqual-
ifedly in favor o. slavery, aud he utterly denies
that emancipation, partial or general, gradual or
immediate, direct or indirect, in theory or in prac-
tice, is included among its objects. The real OBJ
ject of the Colonization Society is to enhance the
value and security of slave labour, and is rich
source Of pecuniary profit to shareholders, as the
following extracts abundantly show:
"All that has been Gone in Mississippi has been
through the exertions of the planters, and large
large slaveholders-many of whom were enemies.
but have become friends from witnessing the Pc
cUNIARY BENEFIT that has resulted to the slave
nOldeTS, from lne influence Oh the OoClety, Al
Rep. Vol. XIV. p. 90.
"The injury they (he free Blacks do to the
Shareholders property, by their influence upon his
servants, would, if valued amount to more than
sufficient to convey them from Al. Rep. ILL.,
p SO.
"To remove these persons from among us will
increase the usefulness, and improve the moral
character of those who remain in servitude, and
nth actose la5ours the country is una6le to dis
pemse Al Rep. ILL., p. 81.
The Society's abuse Of the free people Of color
"Of all the descriptions of our population, and
of either portion of the African race the free per-
sons of color are by far, as class, the most cor
rupt, deprared and a6andoned AT. Rep. W. II.
This class of persons is curse and cOmfag'on
wherever they reside."-Af Rep. Ill. 2O3
at the Society," proposes to renounce class
If population from among us, which from its de-
graded condition, and its want of proper induce
nent to energy, activity, and industry, is pest to