The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-17
PLAN OF EMANCIPATION.
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from MI Lf4agloH nb,frrT ori u Porirr
Ars OHirassi Web ~, l-il.
DtusiR-- pnGr ~ ~ departure H0W hnnr
IN December last, 90 brhalf ~ y"ursrl aud
-iihrr ffrnds, ypH phisimd ii"n' He W0WIHr
60 make % puhIig opposition 90 Wy VWw1 nHH
nninians mon gave ani i,slpIU4ni qlrFl0h
(which, q was then anticipated W"ulN 10. .Nt
debated and considered ~ tIe people 81 krl-
tuoky. DUNN this year, iu consequence 81 NE
unnr,rlrhiu-, Con ~ silaA, Aaumnn.d % amend
-rtrir prtsrut Constitution was not eHlrr
~ well 0lpn lrit home, and owing W lhal
,ausr. and nv confinement several wrecks
bnring ~ sHiouTn 10 thia.city' rom me ehe'l
If an accident which heiri mn have been o.
Iagrd "a 1lir ,fldlmeni Of my PROMISE whieh
1 nov propose 10 .ebcoutr,
a. The question {, Which allpdr, % wheilwr
Altman slavery, asst nav tAlals 20 hrnlut"}
sl,4il be- lrH ~ perpetual Of iudrhnilt con
inuau,a,, 81 some provision Hhtli be- mld', ~
tue new Consultation, iofi's gradual ana "'l'.
uiatf rEhnctou
prcafuI pntp0sr, WilhUW entering on The whole
,ubleci ol sllvefy, NADER all i's bearings md
IA every aspect of a ] nm RwnrN ih1' lifff
rrr rrHprrilhlr persons wbplrl'Nr th-t slave.
yJs's hirssinS t'1t ihr inHiipii'n "ugh, 20
EXIST in' ovHy Won organ i'd tocirly, ana w.
~ b. even. tayTtllr tu ihr Pf"hrtyainn at l'h'
-ay lllppdy, hh" nugt"r who entertain
thesr cNtra hgant nplplapH pH net VNt. hrp't
aud the time would br ut'lrsr,y n'.pr.4 in
an el4LaI4le- intuition If lll.ln--1- -Wllll.
however. rrmark tluL u tlIYrV De- itfpsh'
with ihrsr alleged hrnehu, lhc prneiElrl on
Uh.oh Il r. na,uiFtrd, would tcguf" lhll QUO
- rliun or he whitrilco should be- redn'rd q"
Ainud7gr tr srryc aueiher PORTION OF the same
f8rc, wlru black suhirrts ol slavery could NM
Ne oLtIihrd, and w. in Aifion, who're thrY
wy eniciilin ore 'rrHt nipr icrnre l"f W'i
,allr us ~ do iuf tprs, they wnuil br iUsidi
q a. ma ia al
.,fdrtto stcug1 trv llcusings Which lhHl SLATE
- s1-d "a d.hunrf
"a Argument 20 support ofr'duc,ug lhr A..
Tican fato /, sisFoEFt - Almclnra derived
ffnm thur alirFrd iniullrcin1l nlrtnl'l !"
tbr slit tl1ra, put, th.s Argument Do lg""d.
I'D 90 .,,-i, ,4H il,mly bu. hui when l5h,H n''
now xdmincl Is would prove rnNrrly VOC
I1reh II " tuld provo hat onywll r n1ll"n'
iicii hid mii' giN,'er ldy1n''stn t'"'''+
ann,r Nnuwlodgc and wisdom tllan NnN'l'f
white tIptiua Would have % right O. rnIaat
tho ht'crt T., stole nf boH'1Er Nay irnWf'
if u" rfuciplr of su'ungnuun founded upon
Intellectual supr riority be- true, aud bc hppll-
cable II riscs nu, To- naiions, Mot q q pc
won't 80 h-iuE uiTird e. understands ana
ahcu the wscst man IN liir world w11.1 nave
rlgtt to mahc slaves ofa'i 'A' r'''' n n.
h."di
g. indeed. we possess this intcl''eH AZ snp'.
rot,iv. profoundly grateful aud thihaiul 80
HIN Nho u is tcsI1Wci Il, Wc ouTfttn i'hi
-5tr tiJr uhitrItiuuu fI'ics wheel u t'r0sr-
md tbtsr would require us not e. snljuH 1i"'rr
heal uninstly hY our fcllowmcn Woo are lr'f
hlrsscd ibln we are ,hulin instruct - Improve
Grd to.cgiiehtrn lh'm.
4 VAT mrirri~ of W." people 80 tn" Y n.l' u
Siatrs, "a every tcct,on cot ihcu, brlrrr, re-
pr,t me Introduction Of slavery in'' 'ur colo
tr.-.-. ,fnd,r the authority oi our Bs'Hsh nn'"t
tors, lament th1' q single sllv" if"'o' 'N H.
,rplorc the necessity Of TIE cnuiWn1"nr r'
s'uvcty iu any nj the State, regard 'h' iT.u.
tution on q great evil Go both toce1, abd " '"'d
rtG ice in the adoption Of nay 'atg '1e' and
practicable plan Cor the removal % all t'lvt'
= ,,l,,- among -siliiLctiu no su,h sHiiHi1'to
~ plan has boon prEscntcd. hen, on in'
occas,on of thr formation 81 our present '""'
stdHiion Of Kentucky, ~ l1.i, i.H Gnrrs.g ~
af tlr era fuil contemplation ~ gtrrrfJ q" f8"'
STATE. was 0uit1t.d, 10 friends bad e. chc'un
tern Great obsiaclr, in the tacl that there il'n
existed no established colory, Co which lhrr
S,guld be Transported NaN--hy hc uccC. g.
r,l Observation-Disclosures. shiny colonies an the
tV..,.-r coast a Africa. that d,Hiruiiy IA.
80, ,l,s;otrd And cor fcxs, thar, without
,,a,,tI,,i, nm a up5u, f.clinrs ofsupcrstition
a J,,s -, q, mo that ,Inav have been o.
n,,np tho disrcnsations Of Providence TO per
,,ii ia, .v,t,,rs. under vh\,h Africa h1s sut
:,,,d :, ~. i,s,,,ca tb,t Acr cli,.fs, r,irn,
g,e .tciurn,d to their original home, civilized
,l,.,,.l a., ,,b mo L,u,g, snirt at Cari.tiantty
and prepared ultimately 70 redeem thltggcat
G,on'n"nt from blrhNrsm mud id1'airy},
Without undertaking to judge for any other
State, it was my opinion inel1Q, TINT Ken
lucky was in q condition 60 admit Of The grad
MI ,.yn,nribatian Of her slaves; aud how d'cp
IL dol l1i,rnt that n system, with that object
had not been established ~: had been, The
statr would now Lc nearly rid q all slaves --
Nv ouinion hn. never changed, aud have
frequently puDTTCKIY cTpTcssJd II. sh6u'5
nc most happy # what was ilnprnctcahle @
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