The Madisonian., 1840-02-20
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,v 1--WE wears for its accomplishment, within which
~. Inv win be doubled. Their estimated salue as
,oer,y il the first place or actual property has been
,Ily vested IN that form. and who lawfully take
!, fron the possessors AZ sn average Of TWO nuhafeo
NM. each Young and old, would amount 10 six hun
IA ;ll,ons Of dollars which must be paid lost by
o ~ TO this add the cost OF their transpora-
% hy land and sea TO Mesurado years provision Of
c,d and clothing, implements OF husnandry, ana OF
- ,,,aes which will amount 10 three hundred NIL
rn,e making thrty-six millions OF dollars year
~ ,,ct,--iyn years, with Insurance o peace al mat
y" j !, i impossible 10 look at the question SO.
"'''.' an awsro that al the end Of about sixteen
80. a Gradual deiraeuon from this sum WIN com
lo frnn The gradual dimnutlon OF breeders, anu 90
NV n, tho remaining nine years Calculate this de-
S,oo. aad sllIl impossible 10 looS AZ the enter
uuo'' 'o,nd time do not say this to induce an IN
pNs' -, ,he scng lid Of them Is forever Imposs
: = ,b,i Z neither my opinion nor my hope But
p'V H., i cannot be done 10 this way here Is,
o"H va, n which i, can be done; that is. by cman-
nina '','a me a1er born leaving them, on due compensa
,r Win their mothers, unt'l thei services a,e wo''n
~ ~, ,n,ceance and thcn putting them TO industrious
u''" .,,,n. uni,l proper age for deportation
. ~ resnt OF my reflections on the subject
ID G,,,v wears ago, and | have never yet been
hle m CONCEIVE any other pracucauic pan Twas
s,hsd n the Notes on Virginia, under me ioureenth
49, rhe estimated value 81 me newborn in'an'
qu'p ~ l.,y twelve dollars and hiiy cents) that u
,hl tT
VIZ, H.. ,Auce Tie six hundred millions OF dollars.
s.., bead If EXPENSE thlriy-seven millions and
L,f. leaving only the expenses OF nounsnnent wn''e
,,,lh he mother aud o transportation. Anu """ wa"
o,od are these expenses TO be iuInsheu why "o'
go ,b, of the lands which have been ceded by the
,,y sates now needing this relief Ano ceueu ~ no
consideration for the most part but OF mat o. lho genen
,,,a NJ The whole. These cessons already constitute
ene f,lfth of tho States Of the Union Il may be
,al that these lands have been sold are now The pro-
merry of the clizens composing those States ahu 'no
money long 400 received aud expended Dn' an ela'-
yea Of lands in the territories since acquired may 20
apefoprated to that object much at least as may
be- sufficient and the object although more important
TO the slave States is highly SO 70 the others aSo'
they were serious IN their Arguments on tne "''vu'
question The slave States, too, II more inleresseu'
would also contribute BY their gratu'tous iioefa
ton thus taking on themselves alone the hfst ana hea-
West item OF expense =,
Il, tbe pan sketched in the Notes on Virginia, no
p,ricul.r place of asylum was specified because II
was thought, possible, that IN the revolutionary State oi
America then commenced events might open 70 us
some one within practicable distance lhls has now
happened St Domingo has become independent, and
with populaton of that color only and II the public
narors are TO be credited their chief offers to pay their
TO receive them free citizens aud TO provide
Them empoyment This leaves, then, ior the general
coufedeacy no expense but Of nurture with the mother
few years, and would call, OF course fora very mode
rate appropriation OF the vacant fands suppose tDe
whole annual increase TO be sixty thousand effective
births fiy vessels OF four hundred tons burthen each.
constantly employed in that short run would carry of
The Of every year, aud the old stock would die
off the ordinary of nature, lessenng from the
commencement until It's final disappearance. In this
way violation of private right is proposed. Voun-
iay snreoders would PROBABLY in as fast the
means be provided for their would be compe-
to II. Looking at my own State only, and pre-
sune speak for the Others verify believe that
this surrender Of property would not amount TO more,
annually than half present direct taxes. to be
unued only about twenty twenty five years and then
gradually diminishing for as many more until their hna
extinction; and this half tax would not be paid in
cash. but by the delivery Of object which they have
yet known counted part OF their property
and those not possessing the object, will be called
for nothing. do not go into all the details of the
bufthens aud benefits Of this operation And who
could estimate its blessed effects leave this to
those who will live to see their accomplishment and TO
ouoy beattude forbidden to nv age. But leave i,
with this admonitlon, to rise and be doing million
and a half within their control but six millions
(Which majority Of those living will I, em
TAM and one million Of these fighting men, will say,
'we ~ll not 60
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