Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-03-02
BY B. W.&P.GJO JOHNSON.

demonstrated, ihOss whn, owned saves hhBh'
avail themselves Of IL ar nOl--mighs s;nd lib
Grated slaves to Africa or MOI. precisely as lh3y
pleased. All our purpose waste establish, q |
we could, colony of free cOlored IN IN, and
thus TO demonstrate 10 lhe world that collnl-
zaiion was practicable.
Il has truly been stated, that. from the day Of
its formation 10 the present hour, The S1clcly
has been surround ID with din :ill.5. II has
had 10 stand the fire of biurrIe3 in front and
rear. and both tanks. Exr.mes Of opnion
and of action which could uoi;e IN nolh'
ing els. united in assaulllug "a. Those who
lear,I for the safety of the InsIlIutuuoI oil
slavery assaulted ui on one hand; while Tho Ab
oliionlsls assaulted US ON the other. But on
what grouai should either oppose such an en-
tar2risel Oar ground in r'garl 10 both was To-
tai non.in,erlcrcnce. We meant to deal only
with coured persons already free. This did
NOT interfere With the projects OF the Abolition
iHs! Fnr mys .lf, b5eve those PROJECTS 10 be
i lrucli abe; and | AM PERSUADED lhat II Iho
san. energy AMI r1F1n which have been eX'
lpandcd IN ting up abnlmon movements had
lb,e1 d.rscIe ~ the work Of colnIZlllOn, n
Vast amount of benefit would have resulted TO
lth, cause of humanity and 10 the colored race.
Why should they attack u,l We do not inter
ltrs with lh!m. Their PROJECT is 10 emancl-
pate at one blow lhl whole cOlorcI race. Wei
liz lhrv can d. that, then our obJ;cI b'glns.-
The olfae of culinizuion commences only
Iwh re- lhens would end. The co,ored race be-
ing here capable OF enloyngasIaIe OF equality
lwuh the whites AROUND them, our object Is 10
carrv them 10 place where they may ENJOY,
without mneslalion, all lha benefits OF lrecm.n.
Here is no incomparibiliy; and in point Of fact
we have thus far gone Oh our way without dis
lurbing a"y body, either Oh III, right or on lh1
left.
Bat it is said that or Society is incapable ol
F.; eff:cling any grtal object That our alm' nav'
er can BE- accomplished without ald from the
r State Govermen j, or unless the General Gov
erhnIanl shall send out Of the counry all III.
free blanks. lIis our purpose 10 show tn; pow
TT Of CoiniZ lliOn, in CON l2trnt hands, lully It
carry out lhJ banevullnt end; we have IN view
" wo,k all The great results for which this 81
:, cicly waI f,rareJ. OR purpose is 10 d:moa
Sralc To til, American pcopie, that Il they
choose To take hold of this greal project in th n
Stale l. gislalurGs or 9th rwl5a, rh1 end S1ugh
is practicable, and the principle ol co.InIzIlIoa
Competent to carry abraad all The coorai porI
lalinn who shall b. emancipaIcd. That dem
onsration has been made.
Bnli; urged thai this is the country Of III,
: black man; aud thai therefore he should M, b
seLt TO Africal Alri "a is not his home. Why
n il is true in some sense, that every nalIvc'b1r'
i co.nrad man may claim this Us his c0unlry.-
Of And so might the lsraaIiteS, while capliV1s i
Egypt. have claimed Egypr aStheir natvocoua
try; and those born while travelling through tn
| wilderness 10 ihs land promised lh,m, NIGH
II sill regard lhsmj3lvei rs natives oil that wilder
}, ness. Bat Siill il th3 collcm 'a!un oI that IN
it finite and all wise ing who dlr.cl1l Ih1 pro
II gr.ss oflhll ramlrlbIo people. Egypt w1'nn
', thair country, sill Ie"wl'lhu bowling wilder
ST ness, where may of them frl saw tn; llgh'.-
/. It was Ctnan. tn lanl ot promise; all hllha
g accordingly were taken, ai 10 their hon!.-
,t Who can doubt that Africa is tn real hDm3 q
Is thA black man, though. ~ casual event. h
il may have hal his birth Oh these Shorss!-
a. Thera his rpce was rouni, and there aonl, ii
,S il was torn from thence by lhi hand OG vJlencl
To Here. though nominally Y free, h. cannot Iivd
equality with those around him; and il does sacl
D. 10 me one Of tn, dspoiaIs of an aIl-ws1 Pf1Vi
! dence 10 permit him to have been brought her
tn with an ultimate view TO The further accom-
Ut plshmenr, by him, OF his own inscrllable, b.
II wise and merriIu designs.
The prrion Of Tree c,'ored people fro
X. the white race in u measure recommended n
only by the mutual and separate good of bot
by The prospect that Africa, which has so lor
g; lain in burbarism, worshipping unknown al
en- forbidden gods, may thus b. broughIIo lh3 lg
at and blessings of Christianity. TnoSs who m
let 10 form this Society saw not only that gre
good would accrue from their design the &C
Of ored race, by elevalng their character, aad le
Nv toring Them to The possession OF rights they II
is yer can enjoy hers, BAT that il would b. prob
ar- Bile means, in The end, Of Carrying 10 Africa
n the blessings OF oar holy religion and all I
benefits of our civiIiz uion and freedom. WI
Ie- Christian is there who does not feel a deep
his teresl in sending forth missionaries 10 cnnvj
zee the dark healhen aud bring Them all within I
N. pale OF Christianity! Bat what missionar
II Il can BE- so potent us those il is our purpose
m transport toih! shores of Africa! Africans tha
an selves by birth, Or sharing at least the Afric
10 blood, will not all their feelings, all their b.
oil. affections, induce them 10 seek the good Of lh
no counlrymenl A, This moment there are betwe
,ss four aud five thousand coloniss who havebe
vas sent 10 Africa under the care OF this Socle
in and will venturs to say they will accompli
it as missionaries Of the Christian religion mt
or TO disseminate its blessings than all the rest
nre the missionaries throughout the globe. WI
md gentlemen, whathave we heard! In thclho co
lite ny Of Liberia there are now twenty five plac
to- OF public worship dedicated to the service
top Almighty Col, aud the glory Of the Saviour
we men; while thousands Of the ncighboring ht
led then urs Aockng into the colony to obtain
are Knowledge of the arts, and who may ultimate
Tho receive the better knowledge which Christian
be alone can bestow.
to These are the great purposes we had in vi
ON when few Of US mel to form this Society.
nu- soon as a purchase Of territory had been eff
ur- ted by the agent we despatched TO Africa for t
lelr purpose, the first colonisis, about twenty
Dad years since, left the American shores, and W