The organizer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1849-03-31

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or even a much larger number. w
receive from Europe annually mi
grams 20 an amount exceeding $50
90 1T a cost OF ab at Q 10 per brad
and they embark At European port
more distant from the United State
than tie Western coast Of Africa.
is true that the commercial marin,
employed betwpen Europe and th
United States aff"rds facilities in th,
transportation OF emigrants at Iha
low rate. which that engagrd in ih'
Commerce between Liberih and thu
country does no, now supply. but tina
commerce. is increasing, and by th'
time the proposed system. il adopted
wouid 90 into operation, il viii hav,
greatly augmented. II there were q
certainly Of the annual transportation
Of not les Il an five Ih" u,and persons
TO Africa. il would create demand
for transports, and the 81 irit Of com
petition would, | hhve no doubt. great
~ diminish the present cost OF the
passage. That cost has hern state
upon good authority 10 be at prese,
fifty dollars per head. including the
passage, and six months "uIfil after
the arrival of the emIgrant in Africa.
Whatever may BIZ the cot. and what
ever the number TO he transported,
The fund TO be raised by Ihr hire OF
the liberated slaves, for period not
ceeding three Years, will be amply
sufficient. The annual hire. on ;he
average, may be estimated at fifty dol.
lars, or one hundred and fifty for the
whole term.
Colonization will b. attended with
the painful effect Of The separation of
the cOlonisls from their parents. and
in some instances from their children;
but from the batter il will be- only
temporary. a. they will follow and be
again reunited. Their y, parAIion from
their parents viii not be until after
they have obtained a mature age nor
gIeateI than voluntarily takes place
with emigrants from Eur"pr, who
leave their parents behind. IL will be-
lar l'sS disir, sIngthAn what frequent
~ occurs in "a state OF slavery, AID wall
be attended with, the Animaung en-
C. Engagement that the colOnists are
Iransirrredlr IN n land of bondage and
for them, 20 n Land of lib.
erty and equality. And
Sd. The expenses of Transporting
the liherated slave To the colony. aud
Of maintaining him there for six
months, | ihlnk. ought 10 be- provided
Tor by fund derived from b labor,
in tie manner already indicated. lie
$ the p ,rty most benrIittd by eman>
,ipation. 1t would not he right TO
subject the non shareholders To any
part of that rxpens, =; aud slave hol>
iers will aaSe made suilIcipnl S CT &
,eS. vi huut bring exclusively ar.
iened with taxes To raise the fund.
The emapc pa'ed slaves could he hir.
d ont tor the tire proposed, by be-
heriG az othrr public agent. "a each
.nuniy. who should be subject ia, "a
irc accountable y. Aud It would
70 requisite thar there should re kept
lrg ster OF all bar hs OF CHI d en- of
oIor. after the day fixed Tor The
emeni OF tie sy,Irm, nlorced
y appropriate sanctions. IL would
"A very d-siIable regulation Of law
D have the hir.hs, deaths. AID mar
iages OF the whole population of The
a registered AID preserv d. AS is
Que "a most well go.rinrd States.
Am"ng Other con idrratiuns which
nIle in recommending 10 the STATE
{ Ken nc y n system tor the graduS
I Ambition ii slavery, IS that arising
VI OF her zap ed condition., afaiding
reat facilities I0 the ,scapr OF her
Ia,es iHIO the lire SlA-s aud into
anlda. she DOES moi enjoy the Sc.
irity which some Of the slave STATES
ave, by being cn,rr,d in depth by |
wo or three slave Sta es, Intervening
twrrn Turn and free States. She
as a greater lrngth of b rider on
co States than airy Othrr slave STA e
l the Union. Tat border is the
'hio river. II ending from the mouth
! Big Sandy 10 The mouth ofthe Ohio.
di>lanoe Of near six bundled miles.
p ,rating her from the alre. d, pow
riul and growing taes OF Ohio. In.
lana, aid Illinois. Vast numbers uf :
ayes haze h~d from must Of The !
'uhties in kentucky irom Tire mouth
Big SANDY to the mouth Of the nj
nj. aud he vii has in, resss d aud is {
Attempts TO Recover the
gitives lead to the mos painful and :
rifating collisions. Hitherto coDa-
nance and assistance tOthe fugitives I