Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-06-21
NO. AZ.

ALL so far as regards the abolition of slavery.
utterly impraciicable; and believe them all
equally liable, al this time, 10 the charge of
perllnaclously persisliDg in the pursuit OF OBJ
Jects obviously and VIGOROUSLY impracticabe
! will not undertake dogmalically to uf
hrip that colonies of sirilizsd colorsd men
cannot be established and made 10 flourish
on The coast Of Africa; nor am prepared
IN advance 10 deny the influence which thew
may hereafter be destined 10 exercise in
civilizing the native land of slavery ilselr--
SO far as these may be the objects the Co
lonizalion Societies, they have my fervent
good wishes, though very little Of my hopes.
But for the emancipation Of slaves or the
abolition Of slavery in the United States. the
search for the philosophers stone, or the
casting Of nativiles BY the course ofthe stars
were rational and sensible amusements. in
comparison with the serious undertakings
Of the Colonization Society
With high and sincere respect for many
OF the leading members of that Society, a
grave objection 10 which il has in nv mind
been always liable is that OF wearing dou.
Bile face. Consisting OF distinguished citi-
zens from the free aud from the saveholding
States ii is commended TO the patronage OF
the North and the South upon totally differ
ent and indeed opposite principles Al the
North ii has been and is strictly an aboli
ton society. The removal" to Africa of
emancipated slaves is the argument in the
North to the humanity of the benevolent
and the lberalily OF the rich To remove
nom the PLANTATION slave the dangerous and
disaneced neighborhood of the free colored
man is The Eavorite argument for colonial
ton at the South There is in this an an
pearance of duplicity the more unfavorabiy
prepossessing candid minds, inasmuch as
experience hitherto countenances the con-
clusion tha. the Southern foresight had more
Of worldly wisdom on this occasion than
that Of the North.
Other and recent circumstances, little no.
liced hitherto BY the public, have raised new
questions with regard TO the undertakings
oil the Colonization Societies, which, without
attac hing undue importance 10 them, have
bearings OF very serious aspect upon the prin-
ciples of our own Government. In the
course Of the last year the American Colon
ization Society has been Reconstructed under
new organization, and its directors have
undertaken, by selEassumed authority. TO
constitute a Republic Of Liberia, and 10 con-
fer upon the people Of that Republic the
sovereign powers Of declaring war, conclud-
ing peace, aud regulating commerce. with
Legislative, executive, and judicial depart
men,s of Government, all subject TO the alb
solute and arbitrary control of the Directors
of the American Colonization Society. And
will you believe that when, during The bate
session OF Congress. was about 10 expose
the enormous assumption Of power BY pri-
vate association Of American citizens, was
called 10 order, and not permitted to proceed,
| by the arbitrary interdict OF the Chair be-
cause, forsooth, it was not reierdm TO- the
question whether the Republic of Hayti
should be recognized as an independent
State2 A sotereign, black Republic OF Lii
IBERIA, under the protection and CONT oil OF the
American Colonization Society MIR. Van
Buren, has been severely censured for de-
nouncing, III his last annual Message 10 Con
gress, the anti republican tendencies of asso-
ciated ueaiM. II the importation OF anti
republican tendencies had been extended to
all partial associations il would have been
more just and less excepiionable.
For what is the Republic itself but asso-
eiated aceaiM ? The very name Of Republic
is compounded of two Latin words, RES
PUBLIcA, signiiying the associated wealth
ofthe People; and the word Commonwealth
is but the literal Ang lo.Saxon version of the
same elements, The Republic, the Com
monweaih, and associated wealth, are terms
precisely synonymous. and TO charge asso-
ciated wealth with an,irepublican tendencies
is to say that the Republic itself is anti-rc.
publican. The very derivation ofthis COM
pound word, both in the Latin and English
languages, proves that the institution of civil
society is identical with associated wealth,
as lis great purposes are TO protect and Sc
cure the rights of property as well as OF
persons.
But as the Republic itself is one great
community OF associated wealth, il may be
said with strict propriety and ali experience
will confirm the observation, that anti.repub-
lican tendencies are incidental TO all partial
associations for the promotion Of objects
other than the good of all The tendencies
Of associated wealth are therefore not more
republican, perhaps not so much so, as
those OF associated poverty. The anti-re-
publican tendency consists mol in the wealth
or the poverty Of the parties, but in the prin-
ciple OF associated power, and in the purpo-
posed to the President Of the United States
10 introduce into his annual Message . note
OF censure upon the anti-republicap tenden-
cies Of Trades Union, he would have per-
ceived instantly the invidious complexion
whch-it would have given 10 the Message
But if anti-republican tendencies were mani
tested by sel(.constituted associated power.
tell me when and where il was, if pot in the
undertaking OF the American Colonization
Co,