The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-23

iectuai ooor would De opened i0I the intro
ductlon oil christianity TO the natives Of Al
RIGA. Nearly two-thirds of the eniigrant
to Liberia, have been manuiuitted servant,
And who can say that every year. NOR
masters will not be found to set free thei
slaves TO go there. Let the condition O
that colony be faithfully spread before thei
minds. and those Of the slaves, and we can
not think the Society will be straitened a.
TO numbers Of emigrants. This fact hs,
forced the thought IN the minds of man,
colonizationists, that in due time some well
devised plan will be carried out by The
States in their distinct State action, tina,
will, in a humane and effectual manner
remove the black race from our land. The
Colonization Society, in our judgment, is
only the beginning Of the means of doing
this work. Il will show the possibility Of
the blacks in proper circumstances. being
able to govern themselves. This is being
more established every year by the Liberi.
ans They are showing that they can.
without injury to their civil and political
institutions, receive annually from the Uni.
ted States, blacks, that have no experience
in government and freedom; and from Af.
rica, natives adopted as citizens, who have
been born in healhenism, and in social and
political degradation. The progress of
civilization and christianity among the ma
1--WE tribes will secure to Liberia strength
in numbers, in territory. and in productions
for commerce, as well as susterance for any
number who may be sent there from the
United States Thus the way of colonirins
is preparing as fast as the call is made 10
use the way. And in thus offering its
BIZ Oh way, il does not Strengthen the institu-
ton OF slavery; nor meet the master with
threats to take away his slaves; nor decide
against any method that is wise and proper
TO benefit the blacks, free or slave, in mind,
body. or soul. Ii commends its plans to
The christian, TO the white citizen, to the
master, TO the free black, and to the slave
who is offered by his master freedom to 90
to Liberia. 1t may be condemned for ils
slow movements; Tor not directing its voice
loudly and chiefly TO The master to set his
servants free; for thinking that a voluntary
Society can ever remove all the slaves from
the United States. But those objections
are based upon this misapprehension OF The
subject: 1. That the Colonization Society
was alone to do the work The Society
IN its constitution says, il will act in THIS
matter, until the States. OF the general
Government, shall act, viz for the remoya al
OF the free blacks. 2. The slave State,
can take up the removal Of the slaves from
their bounds to Liberia, or anywhere out OF
the United States where the land shall be
given or bought with their money, and none
of the other States can say, what doest
thou 3. Causes are connected with the
institution Of slavery that every year tend
10 make it expedient and best to abolish il,
and equally powerful are the reasons that
when he slaves are emancipated, they
should be colonized BY themselves. 4.
When the States take hold of the snbjec, Of
emancipation, they can take away in such
numbers, and by such methods, and by such
appropriations of money, as will effec, the
object. None of the friends Of the Society
ever supposed That the Society could re-
move all the blacks, free and slave, TO Lii.
IBERIA They have believed and so acted,
that by our voluntary gifts we can aid the
emigrants to settle in Liberia. And, as the
colony prospers, its prosperity will Presen7
a motive to masters who design or wish to
set free their slaves, to move among them
selves in their respective States to pass laws
Of gradual emancipation connected with
Colonization. Is this visionary expects-
ton. Can il not be founded upon the in
creased disposition in some Of the slave
States to &c, rid Of slavery If there be
no such indication Of feeling in any Of tn.
States, then what is the hope that your pa
per is needed Ii there be such indications
shown in Virginia, Maryland, and Ken
lucky, do the people express conviction
that it will be wise and safe TO have all III
blaeks remain as they shall be set free
We think it is the general and almost uni
versal voice of the whites, if the slaves are
set free. they must be colonized. And The
only objections that have been made thai
are weighiy, are: 1. The slow progress
made by the Society in taking away the
blacks to Liberia and 2. The expense o
The enterprise To the first objection We
remsrk, /. The laying Of the foundation o
Liberia was necessarily to be slow. TIT
material and the means 10 convey the ma
terial to Africa, required time Tor the former
was rmacqusinted with government: ahf
the latter depended upon the voluntary giiu
of the whites. 2. God in his providence,
has been showing that the foundation mus
be large and deep, for superstructure wa
TO be built thereupon OF cmancipated slaves
and civilized and christianized natives
therefore the progress must be slow. Tha
time was necessary 10 produce settled con
viction in the minds Of the whites that LibeIi'
could live. Ii was an enterprise, the like
which had never been undertaken before
A voluntary association by moral suasiol
was inducing free blacks TO 90 5000 miles
and commence colony among their owl
color, who were barbarans: and askinl
promiseuous communities TO give money 3
effect the object Surely time would b
required to convince whites and blacks tina
the colony could succeed. But 10 give thl
conviction, Liberia must show in its admin
. istration Of government, its commerce, II
. education, its safety among the natives, an
, its self respect, that it was doing well.
. it no, every year doing this To the secon
objection, the expense Of the enterprise
every year has been showing that the e,