New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-20
African oolonina,ion-Ir. Objects and Results.
LETTER fRox sESJ,~iS ooArEs.

slant reader OF The Tribune, have been 50 much
/ gratifed not only with your bold, manly. ard yey
effective advocacy Of the Wing principles and
your noble stand in favor Of truth justice and the
rights Of man, under all circumstances whether
popular or unpopular and finding such unity Of sen
timent between Is particularly in relation q
Slayery. the Mexican War Capital Punishment
the night and compensation for Labor and the eleya
ton Of the People in all Of which feel very deem
I interest and find that The Tribune expresses my
own sentiments precisely on al these subjects that
have for iouc sine Eel, a strong desire 70 con
verse with you On sub ect hich l consider. when
viewed in an It's bearings, as one OF the most i'm.
pOrtant Of the age n not ne most importantly and
yet It's that has not yet your attention or ~
least one that YOU have not thoroughly Investigated
But If YOU will excuse tie liberty thus taken. and
allow me & have your particular attention not u
what may have to say myself but the evidence
Of others IN relation - the matter that wish TO
bring before YOU. and for which would earnestly
solicit from you careful. patient, and thorough
Investigation, that done, done dispassonslely, and
/ / an certain that The New York Tribune Will be
the foremost and most effective advocate Of a cause
which will be considered the glory Of the age and
even more glorious ia its results than the landing
Of the Pilgrims at Plymouth and The settlement OF
America.
Smile not, my dear sir, when inform you that
the subject for which bespeak your most careful
attention is nothing more and nothing less than
| AFRIcAs COLoSIZATIoN. | am fully aware Of all
the prejudice existing against this scheme not only
by the discriminating at the North. and the Null
iers at tue South, by the disciples OF Nm. Lloyd
Garrison on the one hand and John e. Calhoun and the
pro Slavery politicians OF the South Carolina school on
the oiherbut also by many true friends OF the C0lorod
Race. who Influenced By the ultraists of the
North or South Who look upon il az scheme 20 " gd
rid Of our c0loTed popuauonor else in the light OF
missionary enterprise to benefit Africa which may be
well enough IN that point Of view, but which can never
amount 70 much and In which they feel no particular
interest This may be the with yourself a.
scarcely reference o. the subject IN the col
umns OF Tho Tribune neither for nor against It.
The principal points 10 which desire 10 call your At
tenton tr the effects Of Colonization on the clni-
grants themsevcs-and secondly the influence that Re
public OF Colored persons who have gone out from
among and part Oi us speaking our language having
feelings and interests allied 70 own paternins alter
our own free Institutions. must have ON the Coored
population OF America both Slave and Free.
On the hTs point you will find that the change wrought
in the Coonists themselves has been cOadvfai-they
have only been changed from beng Sares TO being
Men and from being Negroes Free COlOrcd people 10
being FCHeH in the fullest and CHEST sense Of the word
with greater desire 10 improve their own condition and
that ofthe down trOddcn brethren, and 10 build aee
Republic for themselves and their children where they
enjoy all the blessings OF political and religious 10
erty-mOre than was known TO the Pilgrim Fathers Of
New England the followers OF Penn In our own City
OF the advantages resulting 10 the CooBst themselves
there can be no doubt Mr. Teage the editor OF the
Liberia Herald went with bis father to Liberia when
bat twelve years Old and educated himself Ia Africa
He Is now a good Greek and Latin scholar. and IS =
writer you can Judge how he compares with either
white or colorod persons in this county Governor
Roberts barber In Virginia. LlbeIan once said
10 that he would rather live on rice and palm oil in
Africa than to live in America With all The wealth VI
Philadelphia. This IL the universal feeling u the most
intelligent OF the Coonists.
on the second point the influence that the youns Re
public will have on slavery in America think you wall
ind that there great many Shareholders Ia the
south. who seeing those whom they nov look upon
A. inferior in mental capaciiy-wheH hey and these
who Slaves, deprived OF the opportunity
OF developing the powers bestowed them by Nature,
and without any previous education rising b rank
with themselves IA the eyes OF the world and conduct
ng tree government a intellgenty and ~ ably a.
those who with education, and experience, and wealth
pride themselves on being pattern kepubc-wil not
such exhibition exert powerful influence IN favor OF
Emancipation VIII be possible to hold such people
longer slavery No sir It cannot be IN this nineteenth
century with such an example show 10 the
people of America of what handful OF poor, dispised
uneducasd coored people can accomplish and hare nc
c1mpllshed Slavery mHst TALL 81 course Is not 10 be
expected that any large proportion Of oar coored popu
aton will emgrate q Liberia very soon, neither Is II
desirable that they should do The work has been and
must be gradual. While would suggest the favorable
influence that will be felt on the question Of Emaneipa
ton In this country By eevatng the character and
don OF the coored race any part the world but part
culAy in Liberia where the interest in them having
been Of will be increased by the intercourse that will
be kept up between the two Republics | should ike
you also 70 look at the effect such ! have already
observed. that commercial intercourse with the c
of Liberia has in overcoming the prejudice Of color
in Amercathe appeal 10 self interest Is too strong even
for the inveterste prejudice Of color orcase When the
Liberia merchants visit the United States they treat
ed by those with whom hsy deal with as much respect
and courtesy though then complexion was OF lighter
hue. While wish you 10 observe particularly the in
huence that the Republic VI Liberia have in i'm.
proving the condition Of our colored population both
bond and free You viii OF course understand not
wishing 10 II a substitute for any other plan Of
emancipation or 10 take the place VI any other effort 10
improve the condition Of our free coored population
in this respect 4, Will be an auxiliary 70 every other
udicous effort 70 enirsnchlsc and elevate this much
abused peope-and such must be It's tendency In
studying the history OF African Colonization from iis
commencement 10 the present tine, y9a must neces-
say have more enlarged iews Of the capacity well
more hopeful feeling. for the destiny Of the race both
In Africa and AreIca0r II $ not u be supposed that
the whole cOOrcd population OF the United rates ni
ever emyraie 10 Africa any more than to expect thhl
the whole population Of Ireland OF England or Nerany
will emisrHte 10 Amercn-and 10 advocating the cause
of African Colonization the friends OF that scheme no
more approve the unjust aud wicked laws thst eNclude
them from citizenship in America ihSn they ID oi nc
oppressive measures both political sad socia OF 'ne
European powers that annually drive thousands OF their
industrious but starving population 20 seek our shores
And who that dare say that because We take uese
poor helpless strangers BY tie hand orer tnem nome
independent and allow them The privileges OF citizen
ship with al the facilities Of acquiring property dsunc-
ton and power, thus Strengthening Republic whose
liberal institutions and enlightened poiy u the rns-
honOrcd errors Of despoism an influence Tor
the rhv vi man over the world that 10 20 doing We are
aiding the oppressor approving the cruel prosecutions
that drive these eNiles to shoes surely not
Horace Greeley And like produce Ike elects
must not cooTcd Republic on the shores Of Aires pro.
duce happy results ON both the white and eoiofed
population vi America cur own Republic has on
Furopei But II j. not on the United states alone that
this influence will be felix Already has the Republic OF
Liberia driven the slsveade from three hundred miles
OF the coas, OF Africa, aud Introducing Christianity
and civilization into the continent where the white man
dare not and cannot penetrate Already the natives from
several hundred miles in the interior send their sons 10
be educated in the Colonies and learn white mans
fash who return with the knowledge there acquired "
irnpar 10 their brethren And unlike the settlement OF
ths country where the natives disappear before the sd
vance of the white man. Africa cmgrsns ciyllize
the natives and ams-anlzte with them. IT, then Il
be shown and As Will undertake 10 prove BY irAS Wit
nesses the Coonist themselves those who have resided
there for fifteen to twenty years that they are hsppy
and would not return 70 the United States under any cir
cus,ances that the Colony il doing much 10 cvze and
Chrstanize Africa and abolish slavery and the slave
trade there that the people there are quite AZ moral
a. In any part vi the United staes-that The Colony
aors kesAs frer dn1ks among the oooEiss b.sH anons
he oored population c( fsr Eagl0Ea in proportion 70
urubrs and that eoloniz alton instead Of fostering
preiudice against the colored man in America as has