New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-24
slavery and Colonization in MARYLAND.

HORACE GRIZZLY bAITiNoEE sept 22d, lsi5.
Dear SIR, I perceive you have publishes my
letter at last had almost given up hope Of it, ap
pearin-; but have gotten over that fever to see
oneself in print, 50 prevalent and therefore re
main somewhat patient The crowded state Of
your colamns-ihe natural result Of that latitude IS
well as freedom Of discussion. so admirably charac
eris,ic Of The Tribune was doubtless the cause Of
delay.
Iwriie 10 ask YOU TO correct an error which oc
cured in my letter to the no slight prejudice Of my
views among many Of those whose favorable atien
ton il il altogether desirable TO have in the discus
sion Of the omenious subject Of the desiines OF our
Africo-A merican populaiion-a subject which il is
admitted all hands cannot be longer postponed IN
MARYLAND The error to which | allude occurs in
the following sentence as printed selfinferes' il
the line which fathoms the benevoeuce Of the Colo
nizationists" 1t should have read such Colohiza
iionis,s.'
If YOU can find time 10 recur to my letter you
will see that / had reference 10 colonizaiiOnisis OF
the " Charles County school. By that classified
ton mean 10 designate all those sl0rctO'dHg con
tributors 10 the colonization movement. whether By
votes in our Legislature or donations IN other States
who are very DESTROYS to have the free blacks re-
moved out of the way and from wAm you
would never hear a word about the matter. If the
removal of the shares the land Of their fathers
the aim Of the Colonization scheme-unless indeed
money could be made By the latter step as in case of the
Legislature guaranteeing the payment Of the value Of all
the exports.
A. to denouncing the advocates Of Colonization ndis
crminaiey sslf.h had intention 10 do any thing
OF the sort could not do H. while being personally
quanted with gentlemen in this city. and elsewhere.
whose purity Of motive cannot doubt for a moment
And yet fear they constitute the minority OF those who
stand forth in our legislative halls the Oudtrumped Gu
70 he holm her
selfish Shareholders who desire the removal OF what they
10 consider source Of deterioration 10 their
slave.property-or cold. blOoded Political Economists
who about the poor slave with pretty much the
same feelings that would actuatc their consideration Of
the Bank or Tsrf question ! nave no objection 70
voluntary co!onizaiiOn-iha IT, such Is not f0rccd
upon the black man. either directly where testaiors
put the gloomy alternative Of freedom in Africa slave
" in America. indirectly, a. where the legislative
policy unblushugy aims al making his home here AS
unpleasant As pOssbief
Think you desirable colony can ever be built up in
Africa in this wsy Never AL the successful colonies
Of which have any knowledge were planted on quite
different principle As matters are now conducted the
great majority OF the emgranis II all OF them can be
uropery called "emigran,s" will ever feel that they
were induced merely TO get them out OF the way
hence the feelings OF the eric will consume Whatever OF
energy they may possess And yet SO TAR from srrayng
themselves against the Colonization scheme, think the
friends Of the slave in this Staiewho SO FAR a. know
them friends OF the master asO-shoud rejoice over
the willingness Of the poor. downrodden colored man
% labor In the ned OF experiment thus opened 70 MS IN
fortunate But | should oespise the Maryland
Emancipatonis who could consent ~ the hrs step To-
ward f0rcbe removal Of the blacks from this the land
OF their birth and yet there in this State who
while protesting 10 be anti slavery men. wordreloice
Al such an outrage upon humanity Thank God this
latter class are far poweress in our legislative halls
In regard 10 this question Of Colonization, on which
am anxious 10 be clearly understood would say this IN
the name Of those who think with me, who are not
few: Give US some plan OF EmaEcipaton-liberate the
slaves by process which shall receive the sanction
Of at least majority Of the Shareholders a. well as the
non-savehoders, giving them leave to remain = my
prfr land then you may induce them 10 20 Airc.,
a. iast as possible aud go many Of them would, II the
friends Of Colonization could convince them that they
would find better home there for themselves and lam
lies and that the whites sincere in their proters
of kindness OF this nothing but some act Of emancipa
ton can ever convince them. The promotion OF Eman'
cpaton therefore the wsest course Tor the Coloniza
tonsts themselves as II Is surely the course dictated Oy
Justice and humanity as well as emil ghiened sefnerest
BALTIMORE.