The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-12-16

Writing mud Arithmetic. Thus, instead al
being thrown upon the community. igno.
rant and unpreparcd, ms would be the case
by immediate emancipation, they would
have entered anon the possession of their
freedom capable. in some degree OF enjoy.
ing il. After hard struggle, the system
was defeated, and regret il extremely, us,
il il had been then adopted, our State
would he now nearly rid oil iha, rcproach
Since that epoch, scheme OF unusual
bcncvolencc has sprung up, which, II, had
existed ut that time would have obviated
one of the greatest objections, now madc
TO gradual emancipation, which was the
continuance Of the cmancipatcd slaves Ia
abide among us. That scheme is the A.
mcrican Colonization Society. About .
wears ago, few individuals. myself among
them, met together in the city Of Washing.
ton. and laid tho foundation Of That society
II Inns gone on. amidst extraordinary diff
cuItics and trials, sustaining itself almost
entirely, BY spontaneous aud v"untar,
contributions, from individual bcnevolcncc,
without scarcely any aid from Government
The Colonies, planted under its auspices.
are now well established communities, with
churches, schnols, aud other institutions
appcrianing Ia the civilized state. They
have made successful war, rcpclling attacks
aud invnsians bv their barbarous and snv.
aye ncirhhors. They have made treaties.
annexed territories 10 their dominion. and
nrc blessed with free representative Gov
ernrncnt. am not very snpcrstiiipns, but
| do solemn. believe that these Colonies
nre blessed with The smiles of Providence;
mud, il we may dare attempt pcnclr .iing
the veil. bv which lie cnnccals lis ull-wisc
dispcns atoms from mortal cscs. iha, he do.
signs that Africa shall bc the refuge and
home &c the descendants of its sous and
daughters. torn and Dragged from their m
tive Inni ~ Ia~lcss violence.
il is n philanihropic ana epnsnlng rrtlec-
ton thu, the moral and phS steal condition
of the African race ia The United States.
even in n state Of slavery is FAR better than
i, would hive been il their ancestors had
never been brought from their native land.
Aud il il should be- the decree of the Great
Ruler cf the Universe that their deseen-
dan.s shall be made instruments in Ills
hands in the establishment a civilization
and the Christian religion throughout Arr.
ca, our regrets, on account 81 the original
wrong, will he greatly Eiiiigaied.
Il may be argued that, in admitting the
injustice Of slavery, admit the neces>ii,
or nh instantaneous reparaiion ol that in
Justice. Unfortunately, however, il is Mt
always safe, practicable or possible, in the
great movements Of Stnlcs and public af-
fairs of nations, to remedy or repair the in.
Fiction ofprcsious injustice. In the inccr-
ton Of il, We may oppose and dcnounce il,
by our most strenuous cxer,ions, bGt, after
lis consummafon. there is often no other
left us bu, to deplorc IFS ncrpe-
ira,i,n, md To acIniescc as the only alter
native. in its existence, rs less evil than
the irightiu consequences which might en-
sue from the vain endeavor 10 rephir il.
Slavery is ono of those unfortunate ins,an-
ees. The evil Of il WIS inflicted upon ~
iy the parent country ol Great Britain.
against all the cn,rcnties and rcmnnstran-
ces Of the colonies. And here il is amongst
aud amidst US, mud we mus, dispose of i, MS
best VIC can under the circumstances which
surround US. il continued, bv the impor-
tation Of slaves from Africa, in spite Of Co
lonial resistance, for period Of more than
a century and a halt, and il may require
m equal or longer lapse Of time bcfare our
country is entirely rid al the evil. Exam
pies Of similar infection of irreparable na-
tional evil and in lstice nigh, he muliipi.
Cd 10 an indefinite extent. The case ot,hc
OF Texas to the United States
is recent md m obvious one where, it il
were wrong, It cannot now lie repaired
Many Of US opposed tho annexation with
honest zeal and most earnest cxerlions.
But who would now think Of perpc,rniing
the folly Of casiing Texas out 81 the con-
fcderacy and throwing her back upon her
independence, or into the arms Of Mexico?
Who would now seek to divorce her from
this Union?
Bat | forbcar, will not longer trcspass
upon your patience or further tax ms own
voice, impaired by speech Of more than
three hours duration, which professional
duty required me to mike only few days
ago. I'll have been nj ;ll successful in the
exposition of the views md opinions which
| entertain, hive shown
LIST. That the present war was brought
about by the annexation of Texas and tho
order Of the President, wi,Iou,
the previous consent and authority Of Con-
gross.
Cd. That the President. being uncnlight.
ened mud uninstructed, by nny public dec
laraiion of Congress, rs TO objects for which
il ought to be prosecuted, in the conduct Of
il, il, necessarily. left 10 his own sense OF
what the national interests aud honor may
require.
81 Tint the whole wnr mnkinr noyer