Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-03-22


oft, or even much larger number
We receive from Europe annually emf
grants to an amount exceeding $50, 900,
at cost for the passage of about ten
dollars per head, and they embark al
European ports more distan, from the
United States than the western coast
of Africa. 1t is true, that the CONNER.
cial marine employed between Europe
and the United States, affords facilities
to the transportation ofemigran,s at the
low rate, which that engaged in the
commerce between Liberia and this
country does not now supply; but that
commerce is increasing, and by the time
the proposed system, if adopted, would
go into operation, it will have greatly
augmented. Ifihere were a certainty
of the annual transportation Of not less
than 5000 persons 10 Africa, il would
create demand for transports, and the
spirit Of competition would, have no
doubt, greatly diminish the presen, cost
of the passage. The cost has been sta
ted upon good authority TO be at pres
ent fifty dollars per head including the
passage and six months outfit after the
arrival of the emigrant in Africa
Whatever may be the cost, and what
ever the number TO be transported the
fund to be raised by the hire of the
liberated slaves, for period not exceed
ing three years will be amply sufficient
The annual hire, on the average, may
be estimated at fifty dollars, or one
hundred and fifty for the whole term.
81. The expense Of Transporting the
J liberated slave to the colony. and main.
tanning him there for six months, ought
} to be provided for by fund derived
from his labor, in the manner already
indicated. He is the party most bene.
fitted by emancipation. /, would not
be right to sub ect the non-slaveholder
, to any part Of the expense; and the
STAKEHOLDER will have made sufficient
sacrifices without being exclusively bur-
dened with taxes TO raise that fund.-
The emancipa,ed slaves could be hired
J out for the lime proposed, by the sheriff
J or other public agent, in each county,
who should be subject to strict accoun-
liability. And it would be requisite that
, there should be kept register of all
, births Of children of color, after the day
! fixed for the commencement of the sys.
: tenn, enforced by appropriate sanctions.
1t would be very desirable regulation
E Of law 10 have the births, deaths, and
marriages of the whole population ofthe
: State registered and preserved as is done
f in most well governed States.
, Among other considerations which
= unite in recommending to the State o.
e Kentucky system for the gradual alb
e clifton of slavery is, that arising out o.
e her exposed condition, affording grea
: facilities TO the escape other slaves into
o the free States and into Canada. ShC
does not enjoy the security which some
! of the Slaves States have, by bein!
il covered in depth by two or three slay
: States, intervening between them an,
1t free States. She has greater length O
y border on free States than any othe
ir slave State in the Union. The borde
SIS is the Ohio river, extending from tn
n, mouth of Big Sandy to the mouth 9th
is Ohio, distance of near six hundre
rs miles, separating her from the alread
y powerful and growing States of Ohio
1T Indiana and Illinois. Vast numbers G
8. slaves have fed from most of the cour
,e ties in Kentucky, from the mouth of b
r Sandy, TO the mouth of the Miami, an
the evil has increased and increasing
ly Attempts to recover The fugitives lea
E. to the most painful and irritating COLI
~ sions. Hitherto countenance and ASST
es lance to the fugatives have been chief
IN afforded by persons in the State
a, Ohio; but it is 10 be apprehended, fro
On the progressive opposition to SLAYER
es that in process of time, similar faciliti
rs, TO the escape Of slavery will be found
he the states ofIndiana and Illinois.
ly means of railroads, Canada can
~ reached from Cincinnati in a lit
he more than twenty-four hours.
at 10 the event of a civil war breakir
re, out, or in the more direful event of
rst dissolution of the Union, in conseqcen'