Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-16

| bir,h buI uron The condition that they should Dc
| appleDticed until they were twenty one anu y.
also afterwards liable to be hired out, period
| not exceeding three years for the purpose oil
raising funds 10 meet The expense oil Inc Coiohy
| and their subsistence for The first SIX mon'hs.
The Pennsylvania sys'em ci emahe'Pa',ou
fixed the period of lweny-eight Tor The liberation
OF The slaves, and provided, or her Courts have
since interpreted the sysem TO mean, that The IS
sue Of all who were TO be tree al he limited age,
were from their births tree. The PENNSYLVANIA
| system made no provision Tor Colonization
Until The commencement Of The system which
| am endeavoriug 10 ske'ch l think all me Iesai
right. Of he proprierors Of slaves in their fullest
| extent, oush 10 remain unimpaired and unre-
| striced. Consequently they would have The rlshl
10 sell, devise or remove them lTom me oate, ana
| in the later case, without their offspring ocioe
entitled 10 the bcnehI Of emancipation, lor winch
| the system provides.
| d TIL. colonization of The free blacks, as they
successfully arrive, tom year 10 yeai, a! The age
! emitting them 10 freedom. consider condition
| absolutely indispensable. Without II, should
| b. utterly opposed 10 any scheme 81 emaEcipa-
lion. One hundred ana ninety odd 'housanf
blacks, composing about oBc-iourlh ot The ehllre
populaiion rt the State, with their descendants,
could never live in peace, harmony and equality
with The residue d The population. The color,
passions ard pfejufices would forever prevent
,hr Two races living together in STATE OF CORDIAL
union Social, moral and political deef daion
would be the Inevitable ot Of The C lored race =
Even in The fee States ( use the terms tree and
slave States not in any sense derosairIy from ore
class, or implying any superiority IN he oher
bu i1r the sake Of oreviiy) that is their present
condition. j. Of III, Sc iiee States the pena
legislation against The people OF color is qui'e as
severe, il no; harsher than IL is IN some 81 the
slave Safes. Is no where in the Un!'ed States
are ma,eanaion and equality between The two
races po>siblc, il is better tina, thrre should tie 4
>eparalion, ant that The African descendants
should be returned 10 the native lard o! their
fathers.
|! will have been seen lha, The plan | have sua-
gesied, proposes The annual transportation ol al
born after spechel day upon their arrival Al
he prescribed age, 10 the Colony which may be
selected tor lheif destination, and the process OF
uanspcrta ioa i u be continued, until the sera-
ratien Of ;fc two races is completed II The
cmaBcipa:ed slaves were 10 remain in Kentucky
until they auaIned The age oil IweDly-ei2h', II
would be- about lhIny-fuur years before The first
annual transportation began, il the system com
m-nce in 1855 and about tbny-nine yeaIs, il its
ope aliou began IN iSGO
What The number mus 10 he annually trans
poued wouG be, caGno, be precisely asctr:aiued.
observe iss'rd py the audil0r hat The increase
oi slaves Ia Kentucky last year was between
three an! iuur thousand. But as that statement
was made upon comparison Of The aggregate
number oil ali the slaves in The Stale without re-
gard 10 birns, il does not presume, cXhihli
irciy he natn,a, increase, which was PROBABLY
larger The aggregate was effected by the miro
} ducuon and still more By the expectation ..
; slaves. suppose that there would not be less,
probably more, Than five thousand 70 BE- lranspor-
led i.e first year Of The operation OF the system;
but. after IL was IN progress some wears, there
would bc a constant ciinnuion ol The number
!, Would IL b. practicable annually 10 transport
: FIVE thousand persons lfom kentucktl There
{ cannot be doubt ui it, ur even much larger
: number. We receive from Europe annually
emisfanis 10 an amount exceeding !Io hundred
and fly lhou>aud, a, cost lor the passage OF
abpu ten dollars per mead, aud they embark al
= European poriS more distant ir.m The United
STATES than the Wesiein coast Of Africa IL /.
tue that the commercial marine employed be-
tween Europe and me United States affords aci-
lities, in the transportation OF emigrant. al Ina
los rate which that engaged IN The commerce
+, be ween Liberia ana this country does not nov
! supply; but that commerce is increasing, and ~
the time b proposed system, ii adopted wonuC
go into operation, will nave greatly augm ME-
! II here were a Ger ainty Of the annual lrans-
= por,at,on OF not less than five thousand persons
. ports and The spirit OF competition woald, nave
no doubt greatly diminish The present cost Of lis
passage. THAI oost has been stated, upon good
authority, 70 be al present flliy dollars per head
including the passage sud six months on fl al
ter the arrival OF the enisrant in Africa. What.
ever may b. The cost, and Whatever The number
10 be transported the fund to b. raised by the
hire oil the liberated slave, tor a period not e1-
csedins three wears, will lie amply spffirient--
The arnual ARE, on The average. may he osima-
; ted a. f;,y dollars, .. one hundred and fily ion
the whole term.
Colonization will he attended with the pain
. nj effect Of the separation of the colonsis
from their parea ). aud in some Instances from
their chi dren; bu, from The later it will be
OILY temporary, as they will follow and be
f, a.an reunited. Their separation from :heir
parents Will not he until after they have at
/ tanned mature age, nor gre ter than yolunta-
| ri!y takes pace With emiorants from Eurupe
who leave their parents behind. II will be lar
less distressing than what frequently occurs in
! the state of slavery, and will be attended with
{ the animaing encouragement hat The colonsls
are transferred #. m a land Of bondage and de-
graduation for them, to land of liberty aud
cqua ity
: AN 81. The expense Of Transporting the Ii.
be aed slave L. The colony, an OF maintaining
|
provided for BY . fund derived from his labor in
,he manner already Indicated He is The party
most benefited by emancipation. IL would not
be right 10 SUBJECT The non STAKEHOLDER 10 any
part Of that expense; oud tie siasehold Wi!
nave made sufficient sacrifices, without aciag
exclusively buriheaed with taxes 10 raise thai
, fund. Tie emancipated slaves could be hired
. out for the time proposed by the Sheriff or Other
/ public agent - each county, who .hould be
/ subject 10 strict accounted nv. And il would
{ be requisite III there should be kept a regist
| Of al births Of all children OF color. after the
: day fixed for the commencement OF the system
enforced BY appropriate sanctions. II woud
I be very desirable regulation o! law to have
The bir hs, deaths ard marriages Of the whole
population OF the State registered aud pre-
served, as IS done IN most wei-gove-ncd States
AmCEa olhe. cohs dcra,ions winch unite IN 10.
comm"nGis - he Stale oi Kentucky sys'eu
ior he erndtia dnoitiah OF slavery Is, trdt isii
! out Of her &pp>td condition atlordiug great dcl
! It 10 The CSC ~ her slaves mo me tree Slaes
and INTO Caurca. she does not enjoy he secu
nv wtich com. u tie save States have, BY b..
ing covered ii drph * Two or thre. slave 5 aies
intervening betN"-h hem and free Siatss Shit
mas a greater rB..t BORDER on free Siass than
: any other Save S'a.r u me Union. Tnat border
y j. TIE OHIO aver I ti-, .Ire iiom the mon h al
! tHe SdiiHNnh W .E' uliufH - 'Hc pnlu, 4
distance o. rea Siy hun,fcd mics, arating hel
Il rom The already powerful and growing States .
| Onio, lad,aHa ma Limos.
Vas; nuC.hcfs ~ slaves have fed from mos
i OF the caun,.-> IN ke:t.ckg from he month o
Biz San'y he mouth q Tic Miami ana Ii,
Q evil has increased IS increasing. Auem1i.
!, IL recover the iue,ivrs lead 10 The most paniu
= aud irritating coili>i ,as. Hitherto coun,ena nc,
, arc assislaacf I n iusiiiyr> have been chiefly
! fl ,tdrd y aefsoh" IN ':,.' Sac Of OH ut
10 De Appreciated, from tne progressive oppos
non H. slavery, tna IN process OF time, simia
lacli i-s 10 Ire escape o. slaves, viii be found IL
he Sla,rs 81 Indiana ard Illinois RY means q
] railroads, Canada cat be reached ftom Clncin
natl Ii a iii,le more than lweGiy-four hours
la me event OF a civil war breaking cut or IL