American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-22
For the Baltimore CIippcr.l
THE CoLoNY OF MARYLAND IN LIB

HE COLONY OF MARYLAND IN LIBERIA.
yMtssfs. Editors: | notice il! your paper of
the lllh inst, a communication signed "Emi-
grants" pskng for information respecting the
Colony Of Maryland in Liberia, and also an ed
itorial prcfixcd thereto, of the same import
As Agent ofrhe Maryland State Colonization
Society, not the least important part Of my du-
ty consists in laying before the public, and par
ticularly the colorcd people, ali interesting and
useful information respecting our colony in AT
RIGA; and am certainly not disposed to let sir
an opportunity like the present, to answer
call thus publicly made. Your correspondent
refers TO my answers OF a similar call made
through your columns some few years since,
and on referring to the communications publish
ed at intervals in your valuable paper, | ieel
can hardly improve them in matter, certainly;
and sly engagements are too numerous ust at
this time to attempt improving the manner or
style thereof The only change since the pc
Rod Of those publications, is a change in the
COLONY from good 10 better; our principle and
plan of operation are the same-the induce
ments we hold out to emgrants int he way of
passage provisions and ~, stauce after arriving
in th colony, are tn same; aud The condition Of
every thing in the Colony itself, are the slme,
with improvements in agriculture, mechanics
and arts, n commerce, in the system OF eduCa-
ton, and II fact in every Ting which charac-
terzes prosperous and lourishng community
| therefore take the liberty Of sending you
copy Of the communications then furnished -
with the request that you would exercise your
own discretion III publishing the whole OF any
part Of them.
| would however remark that do not think
the small number OF orr emjgrants is owing in
any degree to the want of Information among
tho polnrnd nppnln i'm tho inlnn,y L..
advantages, bat TO a Misrepresentation of the
principles Of the Colonization Society. 1t
seems almost impossible to disabuse their minds
of the idea that the Colonization Society aims
at their lorcbe expulsion from this country
AS Colonzationists declare that they have pre-
pared aud are now preparing place Of refuge
for them, when circumstances shall force them
to leave tins country, they seize upon tins pre-
dlctlon and declare 1t the cause of the coming
events Nothing could be more unjust or alb
surd. They might as well accuse the mariner of
causing the coming tempest by glowing up and
furling his sails, or the husban dman OF causing
the winter by securing the means of subsist-
ence for his family and flock during its contnu-
ance. The Colonization Society proposes to
sand between the colored man aud oppression,
and tits time to question the sincerity of this pro-
fesson when it can be made to appear that anu
one man has been injured by its action 1t is
great mistake to suppose that the most intel
ligent colorcd men in this city are not fully &C.
quainted with the condition and prospects Of
the colony. Not one year has passed since
my connection with the society, but some one,
two, three OF more colOniSts have visited this
city and State, and conversed freely W It'll their
old friends and associates Not a wear has
passed but the draymen and porters in our
warehouses, and the stcVedores on our wharyes.
have had the honor of handling bales, boxes
barrels of merchandise, directed to their color
ed friends and acquaintance in Africa. They
see annually some ten or twenty thousand dol
lars worth Of merchandise shipped by white
merchants IN Baltimore, and black merchants
in Capr Palmas, and still they are willing to
act the porter, the drayman, the slevedore, and
drudge TO the white merchant here as the
Ia eel native African does to the Liberia mer-
''' here. That this state of things will al
t"'~."f even long continue, do not believe.
Cow "tion as to what is their best policy will
T.. $50 ely prevail; and action, strong and gene
nj ""'on, such as will surprise even the most
al" TREND OF the cause Of africa ana the
Anr =, will follow. There W III 90 a rush for
t. = re; and instead of making appeals for
,r''a'"nts, we shall be troubled orly to refuse
thu ~ ) acceptable. From what we know of
We '"ieo people OF Baltimore, VIC believe
t!',t' x too much intelligence anonr them to
1'"'@'t neglect what Their hes, interests prompt
ten" . accept, and too much good p.inciple
>" :" scene Ire bocn .! freedom to their pos
h"'y' Fory respectfully yonrs,
JAMES HAIL,
Gent Agent Nd, st. Col So.