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

years, mere would be c0netant dIfniuu.
ton Of the number.
Would !, be prac,lcable annually 10 Trans.
pon hive thousand persons from Kentucky
There Cannot be a doubt Of It, or even d
Tuch large, number. We receive from,
Europe annually smigrsnls TO al amount
exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand,
al cost tof The passage oi about ten dol.
lars per head, and they embark at Europe.
an ports more dstant from the Unlted
States than the Western coast of Africa.
II is true that the Commercial Marine, EN-.
ploycd between Europe and the Uni.ed
states affofds facilities, IN the transports.
ton oil ethgrants, AT that low rate, which
that engaged IN the commerce between Ii.
IBERIA aud this country Goes no, nov sup.
ply ; but tina. commerce is increasing, and
by the time the proposed system, if adopted
would 60 into operation, il will have great.
" augmented. lf there was certainty
of The annual transportation of no, les.
than five thousand persons 10 Africa, it
would create a demand for Transports, and
the spirit of competition would, ! have no
doubt, greatly diminish the present cost Of
the passage. Iha! cost has been ste ed,
upon good authority. TO be a, preeen, tiiy
dollars per head including the passage, and
ss months cuff, utter The ARRIVAL of the
emigranl in Africa. Whatever may he the
cost, and whatever the number 10 be trans
ported, the fund 10 be- raised by the hire Of
the liberated slave, for period no: exceed
ing three years, i'll be amply sufficient.
ne annual hire, on The a'ersge, may be
estimated at fifty dollars, or one hundred
and ttty for the whole term.
Colonization vii! be attended with tho
painful effect Of the separation Of the colo.
nis's from their parents, and in some in.
stances from their children but from the
latter !. will be only temporary, as they
will follow and be sgain reunited. Their
separation from their parents will not bs
until after they have STAINED mature age,
nor greater than voluntarily takes place
with emigranls from Euroe, who leave
their parents behind. 1t will be far less
distressing than VIA, frequently occurs Ia
the state Of slavery, aud will DO attended
With The animalng encouragement that the
colonis's arc transferred from a land Of
bondage and degradation Tor them, to a
land Of liberty and equality.
And 81. The expense Of transporting
the liberated slave 10 the colony, and Of
maintaining him there for six months, |
think, cue ht to be provided for BY fund
derived from his labor, 10 the manner al.
ready indicated. lie is the party most
benefited by omsnc,pat en-. Il would not
be right 10 sui j~ct the non slaveholder to
any part OF the expense; and the slave.
holder will have made sufficient sacrifices.
without being exc'uslvely burthened with
taxes to rnise that fluid, The emaneipa.ed
slaves could be hired ou for tho time p,o.
posed, by tho Sheriff or other public agent,
ia each county, who should be subject TO A
strict aceouniubiuy. And il would be re-.
quIsie that there should DO kept register
oi all births Of chldtcn Of color, after tho
day hKed tor the commencement. Of the sys.
tenn, enforced by appropriate sanctions. II
would BE- very desirable regulation Of law
TO have the a,uhs. deaths and marriages.
0. the whole population Of the State rev.
seted and preserved, as is done in most
v ell governed States.
Among other considerations which unite
% Recommending 10 the State of Kentucky
system Tor The gradual abolition Of slave.
y IS that arising out Of her exposed con.
iitton, bftordlng great facilities 10 the es.
ape OF her slaves into the free States and
Mo Canada. She does not erioy the 90.
unity which soms Of the slave States have.
y being covered IN depth BY two or three
lave States, intervening between them and
rec States. She has q greater length of
order on free States than any other slave
late IN the Union. That border is the
he Ohio river, extending from tho mouth
Big Sandy to the mouth Of tie Ohio, a
istance oil near six hundred miles, sspara.
ing her from the already powerful and
rowing States of Ohio, Indiana and Hi.
DIS. Vast numbers Of slaves have flsd
ON most OF the counties in Kentucky
ON the mouth OF Big Sandy to the mouth
the Miami, and the evil has increased
ID Is increasing. Attempts to recover
Q tug,tves lead TO the mos. painful and
rlla'lng collisions. Hitherto coun,enance
ID assistance TO the fugi.ives have been
ieffy afforded by persons 10 the State Of
40 !; out It IS TO be apprebended, from
progressive opposition 10 slavery that,
process OF time, similar facil,ies to the
ape OF slaves will be found in the States
Indiana ane Illinois. By means Of rail.
IDS Canada can be reached from Cincip.
I in little more than twenty four hours.
In the event Of civil war breaking out,
~ the more dIrelul even, OF a dissolution
the Union, in consequence Of the exis.
&c OF slavery, Kentucky would become
theatre and bear the brun, Of the war.
would doubtless defend herself with her
sn va!or and gallan.ry bu, the SUPER.
y Of the numbers by which she woud
opposed would lay waste and devss,a,e
lair fields. Her sister slave States
10 ny TO her succor but, even if thew
lld BE- successful in the unequal couflict.
never could obtain opy ;,do,r,:. e