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

approve, on general presumption
! that the money will be wanted for
something. Our 2 vers are Obliged to
econoIni~e their resources; for the
.i-charlt;ib be claims which they wish 10
! NEE: are greater han their means.
fhey requife specific calls In The
case before ls, they need evidrnce-
no' cotjrc'nfe bu, e,idrnce--,hat so
many dollars will he needed 10 so many
months 10 coinnizt 'trrfai, Specified
rmlgrahts. They will then Sc, down
the 'cd'on1zing of those e,nigrant< as
one of'Se things for which provision is
to be made; they will orgin to make
calculations accordingly; and in due
time the cash viii be f,,,h coming
Without some such specified call, they
Will just give us, now and then, as may
by perfectly e.-,@----.>:-.-i 'A.N... .h--.n
show that they are on our side, and To
keep he society alive. SO i, is with
kindred sdcieies. Tkry are obligrd
to show that they shall need certain
sums for'ceria,n specified p"rpo>es.-
They show it, and the ,nonee comes.
! And great pant Of " hat the Col"ni-
cation Society receives, is given on The
same principle-hnt in a genrtsl con-
hdrnce in the goodness Of our cause,
bun because i, is known ina, certain
sums will he wanted to NEE. certain
Specific demands.
Do not, therefore, expec, lis TO fill up
he treasury, merely because We know
that 'hr object Is = good one Bring
on Your e,nlyfanis as fast as tie colony
can >afr, receive them. Tel the Sec
fe'ary ii Washington, how many are
coming, and when. Do it SO long be-
fdf. the fine Of their departure, that he
can give us suitable notice. Tel him
what you can dc towards the expense
Of their emigration, so that he can fell
us what deficiency will remain TO he
made up from other sources. We
shall then BE- able to know VIVA: we
have TO do, that an enterprise which
we approve may 90 ON according 10
oar Wishes.
Bring on your e'mi grants, then, as
fast as he colony can safely receive
, them. There need he no Other lIlnl!a
! lion. If more are offered than can BE-
i, safely added to the colony a, once, i,
!. will be the duty Of The Executive Coin
8 m.itee a, Washington to delay The de.
i. par'ure of some of them. Blu, up to
, that number, bring them on. Give
r reasonable notice that they are coming
p and the funds shall be ready. We dc
o no, mean to say tia, we will bear The
4 whole expense; for we know 'ha, you
will act with your accustomed II5era|i.
e ty in that respect, and The central and
/ western States vii. do their part. We
will exceed our proportion ID almost
i, any necessary ex'tn', rather than that
suitable emigran's >hnnld BE- detained
/. for want OF funds. But Ne must see The
p necessity. You mus, move first. You
, must show us The work To Be done,
. ,ha, We may see il, and understand il,
and set il down in season among nul
, necessary expenses, that must be met
p Perhaps there are some whose duty
p il is to furnish einigran,s, but who need
E personal urging 70 the performance o.
ina, dn,y. II SO, that also is you,
work, ahd no, ours. Courtesy requires
( us 10 leave II 10 YOU. Eronnm, re.
qnires il: for il is work that lies a.
round your oNn door, and yon can dc
!, it much easier than we. Il may, il
some cases, be work, the mi>man-
], agsnent of which might do mischief
You are better able 10 discern such
/, dsngrts, and guard against lhrh.-
p Yea understand such cases, in all ,hri'
). b+arlngs, tnlrh Better tlah We, and
ran manage them better That work
belongs 10 you. In all probability
: there are cases in which il ought to be
!, done. and We leave il on Your hands
Ofconrse you will no, understand Us
Il as saying ahy of,hese things by way oI
rrproach. We only Wish TO inform
h, you, 50 ,ha, you s'annn, fail 10 Under
stand, Of The change thai has taken
D place among Us: 10 let YOU know thai
we are now ready 10 p-Ifnrn duty,
! concerning which We have for some
j years he>i'aled, doubted, OF slisbeliet-
ed. We wish 10 do his that yauahay
understand where the responsibility
: rests, fof taking the step ,owasis ma.
I king oui enterprise what i, deserves te
be-.
!, NEW ENGLAND, Sept: !. ls47.
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