The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-03-23

superiority in the other, but for the sake
OF brevity-that is their present condition
In some of these free States the penaI
legislation against the people of color is
quite as severe if not harsher, than il is
IN some of the slave States. AS no where
IN the United States are amalgamatiOn
aud equality between the two races pos
slble. it is better that there should be a
( separation, and that the African descen-
dants should be returned to the native and
of their fathers. a... ,t i.....
1t will have been seen that the plan
have suggested proposes the animal trans
portaton of all born after a special day.
upon their arrival at the prescribed age,
to the colony which may be selected for
their destination and that this process of
transportation is to be continued until the
sep aration ofhe two races is completed
II the emaucipated slaves were to remain
in Kentucky until they attained the age
of2S, It would be about 81 years before
the first annual transportation began ,ifthe
system commence in 1855. and about 80
years, lifts operation begin in 1860.
What the number to be thus annually
transported would be, cannot be precisely
ascertained. | observe it stated by the
Auditor that the increase ofsIaves in Ken
lucky last year, was between three and
four thousand. But as that statement
was made upon comparison of the ag-
gregatu number of all the slaves in
the Stale, without regard to births, it
does not, presume, truly exhibit the nat
ural increase, which was probably larger.
The aggregate was effected by the intro
duction aud still more by the expor-
tation of slaves. | suppose there
wpnld not be less, probably more, than
5000 to be transported the first year OF
the operation of the system; but. after it
was IN progress some years. there would
be constant elimination of the mum
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Would The practicable annually To
transport 5000 persOns from Kentucky Y!
There cannot be doubt oft. even much
larger number We receive from Europe
annually ,emigrants to the amount of250,.
600, at cost for passage of about $40 per
head,and they embark at European ports
more distant from the United States than
the western coast of Africa. 1t is true
that the Commercial Marine. employed
between Europe and the United States.
affords facilities, in the transportation of
emlgrants, at that low rate, which that
engaged in the commerce between Ii
IBERIA and this country does not now sup.
ply; but that commerce is increasing, aud
by the time the proposed system. if a.
dopted, would go into operation, it will
have greatly augmented. If there were
a certainty of the annual transportation
of not less than 5000 persons to Africa, it
would create demand for transports and
the spirit of competition would, have no
doubt, greatly diminish the present cost
of the passage, The cost has been stated
upon authority, to be at present $50 per
head, including the passage and six
months outfit after the arrival of lne en-
igrant in Africa. Whatever may be the
cost, and whatever the number trans
ported, the fund to be raised by hire of
the liberated slaves, for period not ex-
ceeding 3 years, will be amply sufficient
The annual hire, on the average, may 6e
estimated at $50, or $3.50 for the whole
term.
! Colonization will be attended with the
painful effect ofthe separation of the col
onists from their parents. and in some in
stances from their children; but from the
latter it will he only temporary, as they
will follow and be again re- united. There
separation from their parents will not be
until after they have attained mature
age, no greater than voluntarily takes
place with emigranis from Europe, who
leave their parents behind 1t will be
far less distressing than what frequently
occurs in state of slavery, and will be
attended with the animating encourage
ment that the colonists are transferred
from land of bondage and degradation
for them, to a land liberty and equality.
And Sd. The expense of transporting
the liberated slave TO the colony, and of
maintaining him there for six months,
| think ought to be provided for by fund
derived from his labor, in the manner al
ready indicated. He is the party most
benefited by emanci patton 1t would
not be right to subject the non slavehol-
der to any part of that expense; and the
stakeholder will have made sufficient sac
rlhces without being exclusively burthen-
ed with taxes to raise that fond. The
emanclpated slaves could be hired out
for the time proposed by the Sheriff nr
other public agent, in each county. who
should be subject To strict accountability
Aud it would he requisite that there
should be a register OF all the births of
children of color, after the day fixed for
the commencement ofthe system. .enforc
ed by appropriate sanctions. 1t would
be a desirable regulation of law to have
the births, deaths, and marriages of the
whole population Of the State registered
and preserved, as is done in most
we'll governed States.
Among other considerations which
unite in recommending to the State of
Kentucky system for the gradual abol,
'ion ofslavery, is that arising out of our
exposed condition, affordng great facili-
tiesto the escape fher slaves into the free
States and into Canada. She does not
enjoy the security which some of the slave
Statps have beinp rOvered i'm denih hy