The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-05-04

such Colony, including 40 ou'ti, for sY
months after their arrival al il, should be
betrayed by fund 10 be raised from the la !.
Dor Of each freed slave.
Nolhiog could be more unwise than the
immediate liberation OF The slaves ~ the
State, cnmprehending both sexes and all
ages, from that of tender infancy to extreme
old age. IL would lead 10 the mos, fright
iul disorders and the most fearful and lalal
consequences. Any great change 10 The
condition Of society should be marked by
extreme care end cIrcumspeciion. The in.
PRODUCTION of slaves mo the Colonies as
an operation oil many years duration; and
the work of their removal from the United
States can only be effected after The lapse
OF great length Of time.
,hluk that a period should BE- fixed when
all born after it should bs free a, spec fled
aged. oil born before it remaining slave,
Tor life. That PERIOD would suggest
should be 1855 or even 1850; for On lhl.
and other arrangements Of the sys,em, il
adopted, incline to liberal margin, so as
TO obsiale a. many ooj c,ions, and to unite
az many oplnicns as possible. Whether
the commencement Of the operation Of the
system he little earlier or later, is no. 90
importan, as that day should be perma
nently fired, from which we cou'd look
forward, with confidence, to the final ter.
mlna,ion Of slavery, within the limits of the
Commonwealth.
Whatever may be the day fixed, whether
1855 or 1860 or any other day, oil born
after II. ] sugges', should be free a, The aee
OF twenty FIVE bu. be liable afterwards to be
hired out, under the authority Of the State,
Tor term not exceeding three years, in
order toraise a sum sufficient to pay the
expenses Ut their transportation to the Col
ony and 10 provide them an on,fi, for six
mon'bs after their arrival there.
IL the descendants Of those, who were
themselves 10 be free, a! the age Of TWEEN.
'y.hse, we're also TO be considered Us slaves
until they attained the same age, and this
rule were continued indefinitely as to time
II IL NANTES, that slavery would be perpe.
ualsd instead of being terminated. TO guard
against this consequence, provision might
be made that the of,pring of those, who
we're TO lie free a, twenty five, should be
tree from their bir,h, but upon the condition
that they should be appren,ioed until they
were twenty one, and be also afterwards H..
able 10 be hired. a period no, exceeding
three yeass, for lha purpose Of raising fund.
10 NEE. the expenses TO the Colony aud
their subsistence To-, the fi'st six months.
Tho Pennsylvania system Of emancipa
ton fixed the period oflweu.y. hit for the
liberation of the slaves, and provided, OF
her Courts have since Interpreted the sys.
TEN 10 mean, that the issue of all who
were TO be free at the limited age, we're
from their birth free. The PENNSYLVANIA
System made no provision for Co,oaiz zion.
Until the commencement. Of the system
which | am endeavouripg to sketch, | think
all the legal rights Of the proprieiors Of
slaves, in their fuIles, esssnt. otsh, to re.
main un:npaired and unrestricted Consc
quen'ly they would have the right to sell,
devise, OF remove them from the State,
and, IN the latter case, wi,hou, their off
spring being entitled TO the benefit Of eman.
cipa'Ion, for which the system prov des.
"a. The colon cation OF the Free blacks,
as they excessively arrive, from year to
year, at The age emitting them TO freedom.
consider condition absolutely indispen.
sible. Without it, should be utterly op. I
posed to any scheme OF emancipation. One
hundred and ninety odd thousand blacks,
composing about one fourth Of the entire
population Of The Stale, with their de.cen.
isnis could never live in peace. harmony and
,qaali,y with the residue of The population.
ne color, passions and prejudces would
o'ever prevent the two races from living
ogelher IN state Of cordial union. So.
nal, moral and political degradation would
10 the inevitable lot of the colored race.
1sen 10 the Free States Il used the terms
rec aud Slave States no! in any sense de.
ogasory from one class, OF Implying any
upeIiorl'y in the other, blt for the sake of
revl'y that is their prtsen, condition. 10
one OF those States the penal legislation
gains, the people Of color is quite as &c. I
"etsuSfs tudu ~ ~ III SONS OF !
10 slave States. As no where in the Uni. T
"a States are amalgama,ion and equality 0
atween the two races possible, it 10 better a
IA! there should be u separation, and tia, /,
e African descendants should be returned il
the native land OF their fathers. a
II will have been seen that tho plan | c
I've suggested proposes the annual tran. G
'rta.lon of all born after specified day, Il
ION their arrival a, the prescribed age, to in
Colony which may be selected Tor their 9,
stinalion and that this process of trans OF
ration 10 TO be continued until the seps. re
hon of the two races is Completed. If ns
emancipated slaves were to remain in
'a'u Ky until they attained the are of or
enty eight, it would be abou. thirty. four Of
ars before the first sniusl transportation te
gan, IT the system commence in 1858. III,
about thirty n!re years, if its operation Sh
,in in 1860. KIN
What the number thus TO be annually or
imported would be. cannot be- nrec,sslv he