Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-01-17
LAGOON NO. V.

The object OF the AMERICAN Colo NIz TON So
cIErT IS to provide for the removal TO Liberia of
free coored population of the United States All,
except the abotionists, agree in opinion that the
object is good-gOod in relation to those who 90
and TO us whom they leave-iO ihe black man and
the white maD-to both contnents--to Africa and
America. In no subject perhaps is there greater
sananimity ofopinion. Yet the work goes on slow
ly. With nations approval, it fails to secure a
nations energies. Much is done; bat no. enough
On no subject probably is your constituency moro
united, and the apathy that has 80 long prevailed is
rapidly giving place to deep feeling, conviction ac-
ton. You can hardly now 20 before public sent-
ment IN bringing legislative action to bear on the
crest and benevolent objects of Colonization Society
Every view of IL is awakening. Take it, il YOU
please, as a national measure, and as SUCH cuasid-
or II IN one aspect only-in its influence on the
slave trade. BY the Ashbur;on treaty our govern
ment Is pledged to keep naval force of so guns on
the African coast to suppress this nhuman traffic
1t cannot be doubted that, If the L. States would
settle their 1000 free negroes on the African
Coast, lining its exposed ocean border from Liberia
70 the Cape Colony, through 800 DP latitude il
might effect on the whole coast, what Liberia with
her nve OF SIX thousand people has done through all
nel tefrltory--ihe entire extinction of the slave
siace: But the transportation and settlement on
purchased land of this halfmllion ut maxjmum
4Wouid cost only S5O,OOOOOO, capitation lax Of
no: more Than dollar and half on our entire p,p-
ola.on. Can we hope to make better specuIa
zion IN the next half century than that would be
blight not our mountains of gold in California I've
well exchanged Tor such an expurratiun
. England alone is estimated to have expended
more Than twice that sum in an almost fruless al
tempt to suppress the slave trade, and for MANY
years, France and the United States ma We co.onera
ned with England III maintaining a Iaroe naval free
on the African coast How easily thea. couldthese
Combined powers accomplish through colonization,
what they have fruiilessly attempted bv uber
means2 The work belongs properly 10 the ,eoyH
Shall nations coubine 10 preserve ''balance Of
power" to prevent oppression. and shall they not
Cooperate to give political birth 10 nation. 10 70.
deem contneni2
The whu'e amount heretofore expended by the
American Colonization Society in the purchase of
land, sending ont emigrants and maintaining the
government of Liberia in prosecuting this expert
nent, triumpliantIy completed falls shur, Of a
million of dollars Take then an amount equal to
that expended by the three great mafalim powers
England, France and the United States, and ex
pend ii IN judlclOus and extended plan of Coloni-
Eati0n in cooperation with this Society: and all
that has been done for Liberia and her neicbboring
tribes, might be done for Africa. with its hundrcd
millions Of people. England begins tosee this. and
Lord Palmerson has lately placed at the dispose,
Of President Roberts, E o 000-asum which wou,d
hardly maintain one Of her armed ships Of the small
eet class for one year, and the President the part
Of Liberia, has engaged, for that sum, TO purchase
and defend Forever against the slave trade, the
whole line Of coast from Cape Mount TO Sierra LIE
one, distance Of 200 miles
Let the christian world, then come to this work
and ii will be done--done with great saving If
expense now uselessly employed-and it will 10 !
Sine At once, The world can supply the means |