Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-01-29


menced amidst not little confusion, produced by the
in tho Hall and the struggles for entrance which still
continued at every OF TO it. asserted its
power on the minds Of the auditory and gradually reduced
the vs assembly ORDER and held in mute and delighted
attention full report Of tho speech in preparaon but
midst unavoidably be delayed.
The resolution having been adopted, Mr.. Clay
rose and addressed The audience nearly as follows !:
Gentlemen efhe coloazalion Socicty have been com
mitted say few words this rather against my
own wishes and quite unexpectedly Indeed, believe it has
been ad'ersed in of the papers that am to make
address this evening Now though have reproaches to
make against those who have as placed me in conspcu
position, have expectation al being able to fulfil
their anucpaons to do justice TO the SUBJECT have just
terminated on aduous journey Of many hundreds Of miles,
made mdiner and wherever have been it has invaa-
bly, been my lot to be surrounded by hrongs which did
me hs time necessao make that preparation which
should psecede the attempt to address auditory
elgen and highly respectable this. have here
without solitary note with prepared elaborate speech,
and with but little mental preparation and, as have for
maj and highly finished address deliver, would advise all
who have with any great expectations of speech
lesye the ball.
And yet there is propriety that should say
few words you this evening, apart from the circumstance
which has been than alluded &c, that
that company which, thirty ago met to form this
Society 1t is years since had the honor of sitting
in your ocey do, and allow say that in all
human probability this is the last instance in which shall
be permitted do Great have happened
to the colony since was last here
You have been told by the eloquent gentleman who peced
ed Of the formation Of this association. II is nearly
thirty years Mr.. Findey, Mr. CALDWELL and other
gentlemen met by agreement with view form Coloniza
anft tb,tn IUa y
do more less than establish the shores of Africa
colony to which free coored persons with their own voun-
tary consent might CO. There TO be consrain no
coercion, compulsory process to which those who
submit all -Tas be perfectly voluntary and
strained any degree. Far, very far from
purpose interfere with the slaves, to shake affect
the title by which they held in the least degree whatever
We and fully Of the fact that the free white
and the cooed could live together Of
equality. We did not stop to ask whether this was right
wrong looked al The fact and that fact founded
operations / know indeed, that there men, many Of
them Of high respecaby who hold that all this is prejudice
that il should be expelled from minds and that ought
recognise men, though of different color from ourselves
members Of race entitled in all respects equal
privileges with ourselves. This be according to their
view Of the but the broad and ncontest
able fact that the two could not equal TERMS live
the same community tremendously together And thought
that the people Of color should be voluntarily removed if
practicable their native country, to the country least
of their there they might enjoy oil those blessings
OF freedom and equality Of condition which to them i'm
possible here Our object Let repeat il, limited the
free thought OF touching any the title
slave property We hoped be able to demonstrate the pac
caby of coonizng them and when that should have been
deonstraed those who owned slaves might avail themselves
il o,snot-mgh send liberated slaves Africa or not pre-
csely they pleased All purpose establish if
could colony Of free cooTed men, and thus demon
to the world that colonization practicable.
1t has truly been stated that from the day of It's formation
the present hour the Society has been surrounded with diff
6cues II has had stand the fire Of batteries both in front
and rear and upon both tanks Extremes of opinion and
action which could untei nothing ee united assault
who feared for the slfey Of the institution
Of slavery assailed hand while the Abolonists
assaulted the other But what ground should either
oppose such enterprise Our ground in regard both
total nonnterfeence. WI to deal only with col
oed persons already free. This did interfere with the
projects Of the Abololiss For myself believe those
projects be mpraciicable and persuaded that if the
energy and effort which have been expended getting
up abolition movements, had been directed the work of
Colonization, amount Of benefit would have resulted to
the Of humanity and to the colorei Why should
they attack Us We DO not interfere with them Their
project emancpaie blow the whole coored race
Well, if they do that, then object begins The Office
Of colonization only where theirs would end The
coored being here in the midst Of and being
pabe Of enjoying state of equality with the whites around
them, object carry them place where they may
enjoy, without moesation all the benefits Of eemen Here
Is ncompatbility and in point Of fact have thus far
without disturbing body, either on the
right the left.
But is said that Society incapable Of e.c,inr any
great ect That aims be accomplished with
out aid from the State Govcrnmens unless the General
Government shall send out Of the country all the free blacks
is purpose show the power Of colonization in COM
peen hands, fully carry the benevolent ends we have
in view, work all the great results Tor which this Society
formed. Our purpose TO domonsrate the American
people, that they choose to take hold of this great project
their State Legislatures otherwise the end sought is
practicable and the principle Of colonization competent 10
carry abroad alihe coored population who shall bs emanc
Iand. That demonstration has been made.
But urged that this is the country Of the black
and that therefore he should be Africa Africa is
not his home Why, il is true in sense that every
,iveborn colored mao may claim this his country And
might the IsraeIes while capves in Egypt, have claimed
Egypt their native country and those born while travel
ling through the wilderness the land promised hem might
still regard themselves natives Of that wilderness But
STILL In contemplation Of that infinite and a-wse Being
who directed the progress Of that remarkable people, Egypt
their country stll less that howng Wilderness
where many Of them FIRST the light II Canaan the
land Of promise and thher accordingly they takcn
to their home Who can doubt that Africa is the real home
of The black man. though casual event. he may have had
his birth hese shores There bis found, and
there alone, I'LL from thence by the hand Of vio
ence. Here though nonnay free, he cannot live in equal
M with those around him and does seem 10 me one Of the
dposas Of an awisc Providence TO permit him to have been
brought here with Ultimate view TO the further accom-
pishment by him. Of his inssrutabe but wise and me
ciful designs.
The separation Of free coloed people from the white race i
recommended only by the mutual and the Sc
parae COED q BOTH but by the prospect that Africa which
and