Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-03-16


them from the State, md IN the latter case,
without the latter being entitled TO the benefit
Of Emancipation, for which The system provides.
2d--Tho colonization Of tho free bucks as
they successfully arrive, from year to yenr, At
the age emitting them TO freedom | consider a
condition absolutely Indispensable. Without il
should be utterly opposed TO any scheme of
emancipation. One hundred and ninety odd
thousand Of blacks, composing ahout one fourth
of tho population Of the State, with their
descendants, could never live in peace, harmony,
and equality with the residue Of the population.
Their color, passions aud prejudices would
forever prevent the Two races from living
together in state of cordial union. Social,
moral, and political degradation would he the
inevitable lot of the colored rnce Even IN
the Free States Il use the terms Free and
Slave States, not IN any sense derogatory from
one class, or implying any superiority in tho
other, but for the sake Of hrcvily,l that is their
present condition. In some Of these Free
States the penal legislation against the people
of color 10 quite rs severe, ii not harshcr, than
ii is in some Of tho Slnve States. As nowhere
in tbs United States are amalgaInalion aud
equality between the two races possible, il is
better that there should be a separation, aud
that the African descendants should be returned
to the native lands of their fathers.
II will have been seen that the plan have
here suggested proposes the annual transport
ntion Of all born after specified day, upon
their arrival at the prescribed age. to the Colony
which may be selected for their destination,
and that this process Of transportiou IS TO be
continued until the separation Of the two races
is completed. II the einancipaied Slaves were
to remain Ia Kentucky until they attained the
age Of Is, 1t would be about - years before
the first annual transportation begins, II the
system commence in 1855, aud about ~ years
il its operation begin in leo.
What the number thus to he annually trans
ported would be, cannot be precisely aseer-
tained | observe il s;nted 10y the Auditor, that
the increase of slaves in Kentucky last year
was between three aud four thousand. But, ms
that statement was made upon comparison Of
the aggegnte number of all the slaves OF the
State, without regard to births, il does not, |
presume, exhibit truly the natural increase,
which was probably larger. The aggregate
was affected by the introduction, aud still more
by the expectation of slaves. suppose That
there would not be less, probably more, than
two Thousand TO be transported the fret year OF
the operation OF the system but after Il was IN
progress some years, there would he constant
Z diminutiun Of iiIu number.
Would II be practicable annually to transport
5000 persons from Kentucky There cannoi
he doubt OF ii--Or even n much larger mum
Der We receive from Europe annually imini.
bihuts W AnpuiH cACttutlH <JUOiU, NJ a
cost for tho 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 aud the
United States affords facilities ia the transports
alton OF Immigrants at that low rate, which
that engaged ia the commerce between Liberia
and tins country does not now supply. But
mat commerce Is increasing, aud 10y the time
HE proposed system, ii adopted, would 20 inio
operation, 1t viii have greatly augmented. II
there were certainty OF the annual transport
aiion OF not less than five thousand persons to
Africa, It would create demand for transports
and the spirit Of competition would, have no
uoubt, greatly diminish tue present cost of the
passage That cost has been stated, upon good
authority, TO be al present $50 per head inelu-
ding the passage aud six months outfit after the
arrival OF the ernigrant in Africn. Whatever
may be the cost, aud whatever the number 10
he transported, the fund TO be ruised by the
hire OF liberated slaves, for period not exceed
ing three years, viii be amply sufficient. The
annual hire in the average may be estimated a,
500, or $50 for tie whole term.
Colqnizatiou will he attended with the pain
inl effect of the separation OF the colonisis ffom
their parents, and la some instances from Their
children; hut from the lauer it will be only
temporary, as they will follow ami be aguin re-
VIII not be until after they have attained q
mature age, nor greater than voluntarily takes
place with emigunis irom Europe, who leave
their parents behind. 1t will be far less dis
tressing than what frequently occurs in the
s'uie OF slavery, aud will he attended with the
nnimaling encouragement thai the coloDisis are
transferred from the land Of bondage and
| degradation for them, to land of liberty unt
equality.
And 81, the expense Of Transporting the lib
| Grated slave TO the Colony aud of maintaining
him there for xix months, think, ought to l,t
| provided for by fund derived from his labor
| ~ The manner Indicated. lie is the party most
benetited 10y emancipation. 1t would not hs
i'gll 10 subject The non-slaye holder Ia my l,ar
! OF that expense; and The Shareholder will have
made sufficient sacrifices, without being exclu-
svely bnrdened with taxes TO raise that fund
! The emancipaicd slaves could he hired out for
The time proposed, by the Sheriff or other
| public agent, in each County, who should be
subject TO strict accountability. Aud it would
he requisite TINT there should lie kept a register
of all the births of all children Of color, after
The day fixed for the commencement of the
system, enforced by appropriate sanction. Ii
would lie very desirable regulation of law "a
| ihre births, deaths and nurringes, 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 a
system for The gradual aboishing Of Slavery,
IS that orising ont of her exposed condition
nitordins great facilities to the escape of her
slaves into The Free States and into Canada
She does moi enjoy the security which some
OF The Slave States hnye, by being covered il,
depll by two or three Slave States intervening
between ihem and Free States. She has u
greater length Of border on Free States, than
any other Slave Sinte in the Unon. That
border is the Ohio River, extending from the
mouth of Big Sandy TO the mouth of the Ohio,
distance Of near GOO miles-sep araling har
from The already powerful and growing States
Of Ohio, indiana aud Illinois. Vast numbers
OF Slaves hive fed from most Of the counties
~ kehlncky from the mouth OF Big Sandy 10
the month Of Miami aud the evil has increased
ana Is Increasing. Attempts to recover the
ingtises lead TO most painful and Irritating
collisions. Hitherto countenanee aud assistance
TO the fugliives have been chiefly afforded by
persons in The State Of Ohio; hut it is to be
unprecedented, from the progressive opposition
10 slnvery, that, in process of Time, similar
iacili'les 10 the escape Of slaves would bc found