Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1847-10-21


October, at the request Of an arden.
iaborer in The field OF determination,
and call the attention Of the friends Of
this noble cause TO the suggestions Of
the wri'er.i]
A VOICE FROM THE NORTH TO
| SOUTHERN COLONIZATIONIsTS.
BRETHREN the Repository and
! other publications must have informed
] you, in some degree, df,he pre>en, state
of opinions and feelings among us in
respect TO Colonization. For some
fifteen years past, We have heard, con
sidered, and rtcunSidered, everything.
true OF false, that could be said agains
! the enterprise, its authors, ats design,
IT'S management, and It's lnlluence.-
;. And with the exception Of some, who
still doubt whether enough can be done
to be worth the doing, and a few 9th
! els who are Of no account, we have
very deliberately and decidedly come
TO the conclusion, that tn. Ell irrp,i>ei>
a good one, and ought tn br sustained.
We have no expecra ion that it viii
ever accomplish all VIA, we regard as
desirable; but We b,Ii.ve it exer!S a
happy influence on The con''i!'on and
prospects Of all whom i, concerns; on
white and black, OH bond and free, on
those who 90 and those who remain,
on America and Oh AT ica. The re-.
buttons lately adopted by the most
numerous and Influential body ot'citr-
gy IN Massachusetts, and published
IN The Repository fir Angn~', ma, be
taken as a moderate and guardtd rx-
preston of III" views which ale very
generally entertained BY The pious aid
benevolent in New England. The
views which have been adopted after
so many years of discussion, are moi
likely TO be shaken. or to be- Inoptra.
tive. We have settled the question
IN theory, and now we wish TO put our
theory tlo practice.
Bat in the practical part, you rhust
take the lead. We cannvt do it,
The first >lep now 10 be taken is, 10
furnish emisran's. This We cannot
do and You can. The free colored
people among US are comparatively
few; a large proportion Of thee are
unfi1'td, by The hae''e "f'ciiy l'sA, fns
emigration; and almost n,,ersally,
they have been brought, and are yt'
kept, under Influences hoS.ile 20 oul
enterprise. Only few Of the more
intelligent and candid of hem san be
induced to consider the subject. Ant
we have no slaves to emancipate. =
We cannot furnish the emigranrs. W.
cannot take the first step. We wal
for you.
The free colored people among W,
are more numerous than with us
They are more accessible on this sub
ject. They have less 10 ftar-a large
part Of them have nothing to fear from
the climate. For these and other rpa.
Sons, emiyran,S can be nna among
them easter than among 'hrIr brethren
a, The North. And MANY of You have
!, slaves whom you intend =, some time
to rm"nri pare. Some of you have
expressed tina, intentions; Others doubt.
less entertain i; and xIl of yen, bv be
ing Coion'zation'st>, profess To think
well OF such .r act, al leas, when suit.
ably performed, under proper rifcum.
!, stances. Some nt you have formerly
offered TO emanr1,ate your SLAVES. or 4
!, par, Of them, but he Sorirly could no,
receive them then for wan, ri funds. -
Others haNr expressed thtlr desire, bn'
have withheld. The offer, mercy becals.
they knew tina, the Society," had no, tn.
funds necessary for their colonization
Others, doubtless, have irlt The desire
, but have said nothing, for the sam,
. reason. We take to ourselves our par
!. of the blame for the state of the Soci
e,y's treasury then; for we were no
ready to give US the object deserved
We were then, a, best, doubling ans
considering. Now We have consider
ed and decided; and we ask yoi 4
bring on your efnigran-s, and the Is
Inmates Of the expense Of coInnizine
them. Do this, and we will do gu
j part to foot the bill.
Do not ask US to fill the treasury first
hoping that you will furnish emisrant,
afterwards. There are certainly som.
J very important reasons why this Soci
ely, rather than almost any other
should receive its funds before makins
the contracts on which they are 80 b.
expended. But norihstn men canno
be Induced u give Is any considerable
's1lsnl ..sssa 70 an object which the