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


twenty FIVE, we're also TO be considered
slaves until they attained the same age.
and this rule was continued indefinitely
as to time, it is manifest that slavery
would be perpetuated instead Of being
terminated. To guard agains, this con-
sequence, provision might be made that
The offspring of those who we're TO be
free at twenty-five, should be free from
their birth, but upon the condition thai
they should be apprenliced until they
were twenty one, and be also after
wards liable to be hired out, a period
not exceeding three years, for the pur-
pose of raising funds to meet the ex.
penses to the colony and their subsis-
tence for the first six months.
The Pennsylvania system af emanci-
patton fixed the period of twenty-eight
for the liberation Of the slaves and pro.
vided, or so her courts have since in
terpreted the system to mean, that the
issue of all who were to be free at the
limited age, were from their birth free.
The Pennsylvania system made no pro.
vision for colonization.
Until the commencement of The sys-
tenn, which | am endeavoring to sketch,
think oil the legal rights Of the pro-
prielors of slaves, in their fullest extent,
ought to remain unimpaired and unre-
stricled. Consequently they would
have the right TO sell, devise, or remove
them from the State, and in the latter
case, without their offspring being en-
titled to the benefit afemancipation, for
which the system provides.
I'd. The colonization of the free blacks
as they successfully arrive, from year
to year, at the age emitting them &c
freedom, consider a condition abso
lu,ely indispensable. Without it, ]
should be utterly opposed TO any sch eme
Of emanci patton. One hundred and
ninety odd thousand blacks, composing
one fourth of the entire population OF
the State, with their descendants, could
never live in peace, harmony and equal.
ity with the residue of the population
The color, passions and preiudices
would forever prevent the two races
from living together in state of cor.
dial union. Social, moral and polli
cal degradation would be the inevitable
lot of the colored race. Even in the
free States Il use the terms free anC
!. slave States not in any sense derogato
ry from one class, or implying any su
psriority in the other, but for the SAX,
J Of brevily) that is their presen, condi
ton. In some of those free States IN,
, penal legislation agains, the people o
color is quAe as severe, if 10, harsher
| that it is in some Of the slave States
, AS nowhere in the United States ar
l amalgamation and equality between tn
: two races possible, it is better that Their
should be separation, and that the Al
! rican descendants should be returned l.
the native land Of their fathers.
f 1t will have been seen that the plan
: have suggested proposes the annus
: transportation of all born after a spec
S flied day, upon their arrival ;
/; the prescribed age, to the colon
n which may be selected for the
d destination: and that this proce.
f Of transportation is TO be continued U,
Ill the separation Of the two races
d completed. If the emancipated slave
t were to remain in Kentucky until the
! attained the age of %, it would be abo,
d "a years before the first annual tran
n porta.ion began ifthe system commend
;. in 1855. and about 80 years, if The ope
l. alton begin in 1860.
j. What the number thus TO be annual
IS transported would be, cannot be precis
IT y ascertained. | observe il stated
If the auditor that the increase of slav
is in Kentucky last year was betwee
re three and four thousand. But, as tn
ID statement was made upon comparis(
lie OF The aggregate number Of all the sIav
lie in the Stale, without regard to brit
i, does not, | presume, exhibit truly 4
d, natural increase, which was probab
err larger. The aggregate was effected
Id the introduction and still more by {,
Ut expectation of slaves. ! suppose tn
II, there would not be less, probably MOI
a Than 5000 10 be transported the FL
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