The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-10-12
is there the interest of all to get rid Of this popula
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tion."-Af Rep. Vol. XIV p. As.
Notwithstanding these open, frank, and not to b.
misunderstood, declarations, put forth from time
to time in the official documents of this society,"
yet we are gravey Told by such men as Elliot Ores
son that those men who are "curse and pest tc
every society in the midst Of which they are loca
ted, are sent out as so many missionaries to re.
generate and bless Africa, and that the object Of
the society is to emancipate slaves and finally
demosh the whole institution of slavery. 1t is
not, however, until this unfortunate dog crosses
Masons and Dixons line in his Journey north,
that he becomes weary and "TURNs OVER" to
howl the dirge of slavery abolished in prospect
and Africa civilized, chrstianized and saved thro
the influence of the vilest miscreans that ever
tisgraced our world" the free people of color
The principal impressions made on my mind in
listening to Mr.. Cresson's lecture, were.
1st That nearly all the intelligence and piety
that our country affords is to be found among COL
onizationists of the north and shareholders of the
touth.
I'd. That ifthe good people of this country would
unite their efforts they might ultimately succeed
in driving the colored population to Africa.
Sd. THAT if the colored man stays within see
ing or smelling distance, we will not like him
we will degrade and Cypress him, but if he will
10 three or four thousand miles from us, we will
love him as fellow man and brother; and
when he returns to this country for SHORT visit,
vi han
lie returns we will love him better still.
4th. That the abolitionists are the most addle-
rated-miserable libeers that there are on earth
Give except, perhaps, the free people of color.)
Mr. Cresson, in his lecture and after it, made
frequent boast that he worked without wages, and
that it was sheer benevolence to the colored man
that prompted him to action, or words to this a
mount. Now, be it known to all, that Elliot Ores
son owns large interest in the colony at Bassa
Cove, and that it is for his pecuaiary interest to
get emgrants TO go there-and that every dollar
he raises in The free north to send persons TO his
colony is placing money in his own pocket. Let
Mr.. Cresson deny this If he can. Mr.. Cresson
stated in his lecture that several states which he
named, and among the rest Virginia, were upon the
point OF emancipating their slaves when there
passed over our country terrible tornado, (mean
ing, suppose, the Anti-Slavery excemcnD which
produced chill on the south, and had probably
thrown back the work of EN- anci patton half cen
fury Now, defy Mr.. Cresson to show that
Virginia was doing the least thing towards eman-
cpating her slaves when the A. S. Society sprung
into exstence-that there had been discussion
in the Virginia legislature on the subject, am well
aware-but the whole matter was put to rest by
a vote of the legislature before the abolition ex-
element had assumed any considerable import
ance in the country. And now call on Mr.. Cres-
son to give the public something besides his mere
ipSe dixet to show that the AntSlavery excitement
had the least influence in determining the vote of
the Virginia Legislature in favor of continued slave
ry in 1882. And if Mr.. Cressen refuses to come
forward with his proof, chapter and verse, on this
subject, he will stand before the people of Yer
mont as the public asserter of that which is noto-
riously fase-and calculated to mislead the I'M
suspecting Mr.. c. repudiated the idea that guns,
Pu"uel, w. WSlc tdhClt tllelI
and represented those who use these things as
" hellish crew." Now, gentle reader, peruse the
following, and then ask whether Mr.. G. truly rep
resented the colonists as hellish crew." or not
From the African Repository, for July, 1887.
"ML1rARY DEFENcE.-'W We acknowledge, says
the Colonization Herald, the following articles
received by the Commissioners at Bassa Cove,
| Mr., Cresson's own colony] from Captain J. J.
Nicholson, commander of the Frigate Potomac.
] bb common POWDER Dbl. printing powder,
nuskets 6 pistols, 2 blunderbusses, 90 lbs match
rope, ensign, 300 musket balls, 80 small bags
canister shot, 800 musket cartridges, $50 pistol
cartridges, s papers mustard seed"
Most excellent articles these, for missionary
station. Wonder if the natives did not thank God
Tor sending such lovely supply Of facts and ar
guments to the colonists, through the influence OF
which they are to be converted to Christianity?
Mr.. Cresson proceeded to answer objections
which he was understood to say, were made a.
gains the colonization society by anti-colonization