Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-12-10

,rco which she is exer,inu on the co,ored moo. ,
ence VIM" u rs vAu.'as vi ne no.o,tu Peo.
pie h, hnnrs nyo,;nuS 20 Lor s,;iinr fIo m' poo,,y.
on hor l,s, vov,ro some twc,,v ,orsnns
n r.o,, ,ta c;tc ,fr,rc,j ,honsolvos nc rr,n,s
~ .o" H. 6,oII;nns or ;n,on,ions on Mo sotioc,
u,Lmr ,.s nroy;orsiv known
M ,,a,a r ,,tIic Ell, !, I ;Lo.;, 1,r;,,
u 70. !. = Inar 81 ,ha r"os, "noa, ',"n,imS
we pas '"i i" ~. - 49,, ~ N.Y. tIaShs
ciia'ac,e'' :. '"o. "II wv .NSI
lure w, .oo o't ~ 1T. So. ~
care Oh ,ne nnieiloan .n . :. 1872 ~
colony mas coh''hueo u ,"t,ease III pop"'' ,,i.'
ihtet'son'e' Ca" Wv 'mrIi ~ "a ,naat
one las oeoo"ic II u'cuH"'' ""i 20 Ill 7,
ny uc 1uo"'o" VI
therefore oeeoui.e US :" .''i,nI L ',e anh,..auI
on the auues OF ieg'sia''oh' i,u"o'y 'hnoN.-
euSe our uePenue"oe "Po" ii"n u 10 nnn,ne
IN wisdom ana power, as our g"'oe "no Pro.eo-
tor, and to lmplore a coht.nuahce . M ""tu,-
fuilcss over Tue AFFAIRS oi these oo'''cs' We
nave continued cause ioI tne tNP'es9'on u o",
gratitude TO Aiih'ghlv uou' 'ia' ano'"er yea,
finds us IN the enjoyment OF the blessings o'
peace, law order, and ,relig'oh'-'hat the hea''i
OF our fellow citizens has been preserved ;-'iat
the earth has yielded abundant fruits TO the Ia
bors OF the husbandman that notwitls'aha'hs
the interruptions to trade, new ACTIVITY mas oeeh
impartcd to commerce, and That every depart,
ment OF the government Is gong on well ana
prosperouslv.'
In consequence OF the relation OF the cor
ONES III Aloefia TO the American Co'oh'za.o"
Society, British vessels have refused, some
years, to pay revenue duties IN the ports OF LII
IBERIA, upon the ground that Liberia not beng Il
Sovereignty, has no right TO levy slch dut'es',
Therefore, IN accordahCe WIN Iecou,"'ehua
ions ron our society," az Naa""SIo"' .Tquee'
ton has been submitted to tte people d ,Aoerla
through Inplr NIONtT1OT anu lF1l0idllNc 'uioi
whether they VIII declare themselves a'ec anu
independent nat'on. Inc peoP,e nave a''e" ~
th's question: anu navy ueo,ueuo "'S ~
lty, IN favor oil assuming Tue entire re'Pon1'o.-
lty, oil t,elr government hco"Vcn"ou na s lei,
ordered tor forming a CONSTITUTION a"u we I'D n
doubles hear soon That the coinnohwea.n VI
LIBERIA mas declared ''seii d Tree anu so'o'o's"
state. ,. ali ,.;oa
AND from what we know 4" 'he we" NY
materials OF those co'on'es, W. n''e Nv uo "
Dut tfey VIII manage 'he" al'.h Tna..!' ,;
with discretion ana 'tat wneh 'ne lo"n 81 ~,
a ONES uey WI U t ,n"nu ~ s"JJ.n onJ
nerve 70 i'ee' It, ~. snus: ,Lrn,
y, N.Y." VI g. v a. " Ionn,, nnJ ,ho,
Inc Lioer'ahs nave 'houeh' ueePi!' NV lucy
speak molly ana e'oquehty OIL 'ne's pos'uon ana ana
responsibilities respect 10 III eno't1 u seI.
government apoui 10 DC ",aue' -" un1 pun
the Ed'tor OF tne L'per,a iie'alu' p"pnslcu III
Monrov'a' Mods the Ioiiowlhg earnest h?uage'
" But we t1inK we 40 put speak Tue IlNeu seh,'-
ment OF the WnoIe people Oh 'iieSe co'oh'eS WIN
ont tie exception OF a s'hgle lhu'N'uua' capao'e
OF thought. when we say t"e great opect Wilicn
at iirSt brought us TO AREA Is sun kindly ana
%tenderly cherished. Ihat great OBJECT winch
doomed IN all ITS grandeur OF outline before our
eyes, Wmch dazzIed III our IMAGINATION ana
roused lofty aspirations, ana urea us on from
home and kindred and social endcarmentS,
winch induced u.s. with patience to s"iierr' and
with iortltnde to endure winch gathered mo-
tive from dancer and strength from defeat =
tha' grand OBJECT. TO plant IA nauol OF coiored
people on the soil OF Africa, adorned and dlgnl-