Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-09
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To tn Han rabir. ir Members n fir Ii'n@ =
Dd,raio, and ofht Srnaif II Tr.ini9.

To III Hos rabic. Ac Members n III hmc II
Dd,saiG and cjhr Senair9 Fnginia:
The tcpori ~ he ,prcidi Committee. T. whom
was referred lhal part ui The Governor. Message,
which recommends ihr lrm ~ q thu tree people
ol cu,E from thc Commonwealth, Will soon call
you 10 deliberate a. snhIcc, oi crave import
You wll give ! donhI no., ynni wc",udird
AM maIurri consideration, holding i, ncllhcf 100
delicatc 4 SUBJECT t. b. ap,Toachc rcf too d'li.
cn!t ior legislation The imr las lullY come
wien, il wc d. no. boldly srdprIc ,hr cicHc>
and conIrc! hc.n, they will control us.
Slayc;y was not Of voluntary adoption ~ those
VITO constructed the elements 81 cIriy III hrs
Commonwealth. lnttoducci ~ Inc authority "i
Great Britain II vas ionnd a; Tic period 81 our
ndepead ice a Consln cGt II the body poiit'c;
was subs qusnily recognised by The Federal aua
) ate constitutions, and became pant OF cur IN
heEtancr. / IS therefore, politically and social
w. Constitutional YET like al other things human
an! earthS, has difficulties ant evils. TGe,c
were 50 distinctly perceived by he foresight u
onr ancestors, that lhey resisted the Introduction
Of the system itself, and sought 10 avert II :
When INTRODUCED, hey laboici 10 mitigate lis
evils 10 both races, AMI make The institution, u
possible, blessing 10 each. HcY Tar ihls chris
,ian tffon has been faithfully and successfully
pursued we arc willing our enemies themselves
PEELED 10 record, and out OF which ages 10 come
will form their estimate Of our character. Let Us
leave all eyerish anxieles on that subject and
90 boldly forward in The high duty imposed by
Providence Tn Va row.
Among the evils that are contingent 10 slavery
may b. reckoned a large class If free coiored
people, The descendants OF slaves, constituting a
ioiger case in society, and yet elevated ab re The
slaves whence they originated. This evil was
early contemplated BY far reaching and patriotic
minds, defined and sought 10 be modified or aver
ted
Mr.. Jefferson IS early as lit, proposed 10 the
Legislature OF Virginia 10 be incorporated in The
revised cole of the Stale a plan Tor coonsirg
the tree colored population. This is the earlies!
conception, distinctly announced NJ plan Tor
African Colonization. The magnitude OF the en-
lerPrse and lhr stale Of The country then al var,
prevented at that time, The prosecution Of The
plan. DR.. Thornton, native Of Virginia and
resident a; Washington attempted ten years al
;wafi>, 10 form company OF tree blacks 10
crniara.e and e.;ab,ish colony on The coast Of
Africa. This also proved abortire ior want Of
means. Tie Legislature Of Vireioia took &C.
lion on the subject in the year 1900, and again
in 1916; ald Mr.. Jefferson continued 10 aslaie
il untli me formation OF the Colonization Society
in Dec, 1916, al lhe city OF Washington.
Although eminent and good men !rom other
States were concerned III the construction Of This
noble Society, and to The honored name Of Finley
is correctly attributed the principal instrument
tally in lis actua orsanizaton-yet The mighty
conception may he found in our Virginia, Inc
Mother vi States" aud The embryo Of This great
political structure NAV b. traced 10 the brain Of
the author OF the Declaration OF lndepen cnce,
who is now seen 10 be the real Jupiter OF that po-
litica Minerva, The young Republic Of Liberia"
Liberia j, indeed our twin sister; finds her rights
asserted in the same declaration, and though OF
longer CESSATION is now ,rlumphanily born, and
destined like US 10 regulate and govern cent?
nenl, with our ibc a constitution adopted as hers,
aud The Bible as her giea, moral code
Sanding BY The birh OF the Colonization So
cicty or al:ing in lis ncipency, we find Bush
rod Washington It's first President. and Henry
Clay lis secont-John Randolph, Jefferson: Nadi-
son, Monroe, JUICE Marshall Bishop Meade,
John Taylor Of Caroline, Andrew Jackson, G.
in tetliLg, though citizens OF he world by their
work, Sc will seek in the laLors Of hat So
ciey cooperation suited 10 The part W. took IN
lis formation and 10 the inheritance We claim in
its tame. Bu, 10! The present return.
The free people Of color, nov numbering not
less than 10000 in Virginia, and increasing
more than four hunirei per cent. in fiy years,
will, Without some action 10 prevent i, form
population OF 24o 900 in h year 1900, period
that will arrive during the natural lie OF our
children. In 1850 our grand children will en-.
counlel ,hi, population increased 10 numerical
force Of about one million-,hiry per cent. great
er han our present white popuaion-and our
great grand children will see lfee black popu!a
lalion Of 100000 in Virginia. In order TO re-
4 ize how near in lime this result is o Oh! own
day, we have only 10 reflect tina The active men
Of The present iime-many OF whom address AS
egi>la;ars-are descendants OF III, fathers OF our
independence 81 only the second and third gene
rations. Some, who now live, may, before they
die, see The tree black population OF Virginia
greater in number than The present white popu!a.
ton.
Ii is readily admitted lha, various causes may
occur TO modify these calculations. Blu, il IS
enough tina, they are seen 10 be he natural re
suits OF an uninterrupted progress Of existing eau
Sc, ami therefore posslbie-even probable For,
while The VIDE vest and souihWes, are inviting
with still stronger motives The emigration oi our
sGns. the birlieiS 10 the emigration OF unr Tree
blacks 10 uhei States multiplied and strength.
cnei, both by Legislation and popular expression.
y aiI", therefore our wnlie = lpuldlIun may oe
s'aiionaIy or decrease By emigration, III" Tree
blacks viii te seadly advancing in an increas
ing ratio Bui have no lime = multipiy these
an similar aspects 81 he subject. Every reflect
in mihc will deyeloye them
CONNECTED with this series II numerical calcu
atoms, however, | ask the consideration Of tie
fact mat history furnishes M Instance o! one pee
pc .cslding in he midst Of ano her people As a
lower CASTE, and excluded from an equality Of
civil lioats, that have stopped shor Of violence
and rebellion SO soon as their strength gave rea
:uaa'lr hope ot ? successful struggle.
Mr. JEFFERSON Perceived distinctly this evil when
tn cloud VS. i, YET Ia ger than mans hand,
an IT, c:dcayorri % bush i, away. 1t has. how
yer, been sufierci 10 increase ill il lowers now
N he horizon AM fore mr. chliren's children
s;.ill ,ccYpy on places, i will obscure Tie sun
aui sele upon our TAR !anl darkness that may
- let Those degenerate sons Of ilu,tflouS s;rcs
wba say, ''ei poslei'Y take care of that" should
,: rbt!>d. Those who peiilIcd their lives tor our
lie liz said no so-cse re now had been ri7e,.
ic. = hop less d'siali>m
The qus> ion which now requires your inVes-
ligatlon i, "H,c siqN nc ssisLqte Jr oar fss ~
iD,1d gopa'c;ion7" The answer, which n>lrucis
tie legislator, is given in all History, ard is une
qligocai: Fnry mus; ciaer b. omalgamGtcd with
ne whites and thereby annihilaied as an Inferior
cas.s;-oi ,d,,cd 10 civil aEd social equality
u rem.rc5. II will be my clject a niue time
- show thai the la. i the only Iemeiy;--.hai 1
may ka done by consent q. both parties that i
olga q b. done, AMI hat Now IS Tie tune 10 do It
~ tie Editors o. III Enqiur.r.
FAuouIER CT, Dec. Is, ISIS.
M1ssTs Editors: Having few weeks sincr,
read Al Interesting letter il tie Examiner, ac-
tress.d hy "Whiss" q Culrcfcr county, = Gov
e5ueI Smi h, urging him again 10 recommend y
he Legislature efficient measures 70 remove all
Free Negroes an Mulaitoes beyond The Com
m wealth, We ask a small sfacc in your co..
umns shortly. TO present lew views which have
susgeset themselves 10 our minds Without
discus ing he general question or making an ex-
hibi. of The statistics in he case, which may BE-
found clearly elaborated in the Letter Of Wings"
AMI the Governors mcssage-pe!mit rs 70 sly
ina, We fully concur with wings" in thinking
thar 10 duty can more urgently claim The time
ard labor OF hose 10 whom The safety and vel
fare OF the Stae is conhiet, and that il is lime,
the Legislature should take steps for lis due per-
lcrmalce. We are aware that The accomplish.
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