The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-03-24


lconsider absolutely int'jspsn sable. With
out il, should be utterly opposed TO any
scheme OF mancipa,ion. One hundred
ard ninety "a thousand blacks, comPo>
sing Northumberland Of tho whole popnla-
ton Of the State, with their descendants.
couit never live in peace, harmony, and
e4gaiiy, vi \ The residue al The papulaiioa
The color, passions, ala p'ela Ices,
would forever prevent the tw, raoes living
together in state of cordial unioa. So
cial, moral, AMI poli,ica! degradation woull
lie The inevitable lot of the coIored race
Even in The free States Il use the term free
and slave Safes not in any sense dcrog1ta
~ from one class or Implying any superior
~ in the Other, bat Tor the sake of brevity)
that is hair present co ldition. In some of
those free States, the penal legislation a.
gaiust the people Of color is quite as severe
ifnot haIshei, lhan in some of,he slave
States. As no where in the United States
are amalgamation and equality between
the two races possible, it is better that there
should lie Il separation, and that the Afri-
cans should be returned TO the native land
Of their fathers.
/, will have teen seen that the plan
have suggested: proposes the annual trans
rcr;ation Of all born after a specified day,
upon their arrival at the prescribed age, 10
HE Colony which may be selected for .her
destination, ana this process Of transpo,ta-
ton Is 10 be continued, until the separation
Of the two races is completed 1.-THE e.
,nancipaed slaves were to remain in Ken
tncky Unit! they attained the age Of lwen-
~ eight, ii would be about lhir.y-four years
before the first annual transportation began
il TIE system commence in 1853, and Il
bout I|iriy-nine years, if It's operation be.
gan in 1860.
What The number thus to be annually
transported would he cannot be precisely
asccrtai ed. | observe it stated by the last
auditor that Tie inclcase Ct slaves in Ken
1ncnv last year was between three and four
thousand. But as that Sta,eme nj was made
upon comparison of the aggregate num-
Der Of all the slaves in tie State, without
regard toSbfth, ii does not: presume, exhib
il nnly the natural increase, which was
probably larger. The aggregate was affect
ed by the Introduction and s.iIl more by the
sxroria ton OF slaves suppose that there
would not be less, probably more, than five
thousand to be transported the first year Of
the operation OF he system but after it was
in progress some years, there would be
constant diminu.ion Of the number
WouId il he practicable annually 10 trans
port FIVE 'horsa&d persons from Kentucky?
There cannot be il doubt of il, OF even
gnnch larger number. We receive from
Europe annually entrants 10 an anuunl
exceeding TWO hundred and fifty thousand
al cost for The passage of about len dol,
lars per head, and ley embark at Europe
an ports more distant from the United States
than the Western coast of Africa. II is
true that the commercial marine; employ
ed between Europe and the United States,
affords facilities, in the transportation of
emigrants, at tha low rate, which that ell
gagged in the commerce between, Liberia
and this country does not now supply, but
.halcommerce is increasing, and by The
time the proposed system, it adopted, would
90 into operation, twill have greatly aug
mented.
II there were certainty of an annual
transportation of not less Tran five thousand
persons to Africa, it would create demand
for transports, and the s,yiri of competition
would, have no doubt, greatly diminished
'ild present cost ofthe passage. The cost
has Ieen stated, on, good authority, 10 be al
present fifty dollars per head including
the passage. and six moHlI,s outfit after :he
arrival Of the em'grant in Africa. What
ever may be the cost, and whatever the
numher to be transported, the f,nd 10 be
raised by the hire of The liberated slave.
:oi period not exceeding three years,
will be amply sufficient The annual hire
on an average, may be estimated, at fifty
dollars, Or one hundred and fifty for the
Whole term
Colonization will be attended with the
painful effect OF the separation of toe colo
nlsts from their parents, aud in some nstan
ces from their children; but from the latter
II will only be temporary, as they will fol-
low and be again reunited. Their sepa-
ration from their parents will not oe unul
they lave sustained a mature age. nor grea,
er than voluntarily takes place with emf.
grants from Europe who leave their pa.
rents behind. 1t will be far less distress
s:ns than what frequently occurs in the
slate of slavery and will be attended with
the aninaling encouragement, that the co.,
onlSs arc tran sferred from land of bond
age and degradation TO Them, 10 land OF
liberty and equality.
And Sd Ire expense of transporting
the liberated slave to the colony, and Of
maintaining him there for six moths,
think ought to be provided for by fund
derived from his labor in the manner all
ready indicated. He is the party most ben
Gifted by emancipation. 1. would not be