Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-12-19
OMMUNlCATED.l

Ma. En,roa:-Ths Reverend Mr.. Finley
Was cashe - day Of g.. arFsssej aud brolsi
before Justice Cooper and Young. charged waI
having used language in . discourse preached b.
him aa Mt.hod.s, Camp Meeting. on the Gil
November il THE Parish, having . tendency |,
produce discoutra. among The free coIo,ed popu
la'ian. and Decentralization smong the slaves.-
A. much has bern said calculated 10 produce o.
anfaxoralle ilnpIes-isaz ssAiasi Mr. Finley, will
yovunru 70 ntaifsnrn,,a,x-.-
the ,risl.
twill Dc recollected that only The witnesses or
the part u the State, were examined. NJ, Finley
d'd not attempt to ~dispro,e q single .,atemen,
made BY them. Nj Finley is the oge.. of the
."'on'za'''n Society; ~hose only object is to
co'on'ze The free people Of color with ,hci, con.c.,,
IN the coast Of Africa. They are in some measure
accountable for the sc's Of tl.ei, agents, and vii,
no doubt ieel snxioas TO have a full and impartial
statement vi the triai. The u,,,oss, confidence,
nss been placed in the discretion of Mr. Finley
and has attachment to the institutions Of m.
South.
Amasa Read, sworn on the part Of the s,o,e,
s''ta' ne was present shen Mr. F.nier preached
at the Camp Meeting, and heard q ran u his
di-course.
hs explained The object of the soeieiy-said
next u bis own children. . good master loved his
M ans should lie taken TO christia,-
ne and e%niiehten free people OF caior, pre .lnp. 10 !
'eha'"g 'ht IN to Africa. Mr. Finley said thu. be
'ad he'd pubic dels,es with the AboInonis,s.
"itbess sb'aks that the men,ion Of Abolition.
even COLONIZATION is not prudeb, at this Or.
o'N' une. lie thought as the s%utjec, had been
IMPROPERLY handled by the two political parties i.
ne past election, one or the other Of the r,arti,s
'ist ! De offended. SoG,e things we're said from
h'ea 'n'efsncss nigh, be drawn by those not az.
aa'h'su with the meaning If words, tina, would
ave 40 injurious tendency. So FL. as witness
Understands The subject, Mr. FiaIey u.ed no Ian.
'see that-0ught not TO be used ia q Colonization Z
Mf Adams was sworn. saith be heard Ill Of
9 sermon. MI Finley stated, tina. one object 4
Inc COLONIZATION Society, was 10 pre,e,t The Il
we 'iade ron oelns carried on in Afnca-said =
II negroes we're often broogh, from the interior
AFRICA, and sold fua a few dollars worth Of rum
'ooacc'-a number of slaves were present. Mr.
sa'o ne was once conversing with an old !.
'ne'nan In this state, who was . large slave H
dst, who expressed an intention 10 emsnci. a,
9 DIS. slaves al bis death, and send them n AZ da
Duri"g this conversation another gentle =,
Q passed BY. when the old gentleman remark
DC was 10 the same siiustion-that he wa, J.
icy OF large number Of slaves whom he in. Il
'ed !" emancipsie snj ssnd to Affica-he tav. ~
no ehiid'en-he lad since ed and enauci-
u his slaves, and ordered them 10 be sent Ia me
CO. Witness daes not recolieci Of hearing n..
1"afsy' use q solitary expression that could be Bo.
'Ioed into an abolition sentiment, or tina, was and
l'a'ed TO produce characterization or excite. wv
! among the sIases-but that Q colonization ter,
Purse was Improper on that occasion, owing pea
e excited state Of the public mind on accoun, 'or
g recent eieciit n. 81 =
. ssworh-saiih he was present hav
'eafd the Whole of Mr. FmIey's Sermon tack
was nothing in it calculated to produce in. eh
u'ns''oh OF instruction among the sla YES. "
Ae'eiend MR. Sect was sworn on the par, Of
la'e-sal'h that he does not, rscollec, .nv
war language uttered by Mr. Finley, calcu- a9e '
70 create INSTRUMENTATION or d,sconten, NEy
8 me slaves, o. free people Of coior-tba no
o. abelitionism, BY stating certain Islander. 81,
'e aDo'is'sh'sts were ~against the Coloniza A,
oe'ety' changing them with having The sane q
70 view that ne had held public conto- Orb,
with them in Boston. Philadelphia, ..d evsy
OH. 10 which he attempted to repeI those sas e
Witness was friendly to the coiou;,.. The
!, aud consider. 4, a.. af,,.-" Icing
=, ,..s,,... s'ea'est bu'- msdaq
:. s"'"s 'he attempts Of modern sbo- fq,h(
ss-does not approve Of the in,rodue,;o, fsm \
uojrc' 10 p'esencs Of slaves. eabf
Sc,,. .. ds6nt
- s'Sao~ LEGGED that ne vas the auth. ID of
. coa' nua'ca.ioa which appsarsd in the u3saf
signed "Ver;tss." hut did no, esp.e, hi. poss
ea'i be a,sae pokl,c .. tia. hs wo.Ia g., No
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