Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-05-14

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IN, on oo'ouiarg Atrra with our N'ui10H
Sara This - abou, as ridiculous as To
,sud ~ild pigeons 70 the n,oon thinking them
=, return full fraihcrcd, ssrccchiug peacocAs.
To show the pcricc, ioolishress Of this
,olonis.nF the Southern Slaves IN Africa, ]
here copy an article originally published m
the United States Gazette, printed IN Ph'ia-
delphia, few year, $50 As the facts are
sui the same, and need DO, be sssn 10 be Te-
msmsercd. Here ale tao,i for YOU to think
shout.
"Esum,, q the time ard expenses Of
transporting, maintaining and establishing
exclusive Of the chsrr,s OF governing and
protecting the colony Of the free people Of
color. IN .if,,,a, a. proposed BY the iana'eai
friend, Of American COLONIZATION 80
In the United States, 4, the time OF this
estimate. there were according 10 the census,
500 eco people Of color Of whom 1900
600 vcr. slaves.
Ifun Contemplated 80 rsnov" but one
third Of ,his number TO Afl.r, N'ic7s'ihir'y-
four wear, Will be required fur that purpose.
a. no, more than 1900 can be transported
ia suy one wear.
/ To remove this Is, 600 IN ono wear will &c
cuiry a, least pIiy large class SHIPS, As II
would bc dangerous AMI oppressive To s'nd
on board Of sny one vessel more than $50 Pcr-
sons. Now lg, Us hSure II up ard sec the re-
suit
The transportation Of $1,000 persons 10
sixty .hir,, IN each y-ar, vill cost So al
least. for each p.r,on, beng f1r the $1,000
persons, q, SIS each) sl,lsi,ooo.
The expenses Of clo,h,nr AID flung ''eh
c,IUn,.t foy 49, .~y-ss, - .r s..r'" "l'"Ss'
every one will he unPro,idcd iUr such an sN.
petition. will be 4, least SIS more cor each
onc. making for the 1900, $4,000.
Il : contemplated by the plans q the i7sr-
,,au Cal5v,.a,i5a So1,iy, to iird each colo
ms, With food (or one year, e'ier las orr'ra'
m Afrca, (no, bad idea to induce 1D'd-
,ssy, 10 cmigra,e,) the charges for which, -
me-, Of the provisions mus, be sent them
from America. will no, be less than another
SIS for each one, making for the 1900, l..
5000.
Il Is also contemplated ard admitted to Be
necessary, by the advocates Of this plan,
tuho know ho~ TO raisa funjs,) to doth ,ash
cslo7,,' for ns5 vas AFR has drr'rai N II
uos. (ano,hcr excclIea, device to encourage.
q, runa,say,. to cmigra,c,) the expenses Of
which. may he safely computed for each year
a, SIS, being $50 mo5r, f1r each coioul'i ga
the two y,4rs, and making igr tic $4,000, lu
round numhcu,-S75O,CcO.
The psrchasr Of land 'upPc'ing for every
family Of ten persons, 100 acrcs arc provided,
~ill rrgulr, every year for $1,000 colonls's,
$50 600 acres, which will cOs, not les than
20 cont, an ocr,, and a, this low estimate, the
l,nd every year ior the 1900 to b seat out,
will surely amoun, 10 $4,000.
Til. cost Of agricultural implements, sr'i-
cl,s fvr various domestic purposes, the cree
,on OF buildings for cash family, aud Of mills
iyr the preparation Of the products OF their
industry. for food OF market, will not, pro'1.
bly. b. less fur each family, than SO year.
and ,his Tor the 5000 families to be trans
por,rd each wear, will h. another H. goo.
The whole expense as above given, amount
ing 10 an cEHusl GgsrrgaiT Of Si,799 900
And Gor Ihe aggregate expenditure for The
sol, eco s-l-si>is Ns~ yroPossI 70 Ihip oil. It
will cost lGJ, iI5,OOO.
By the Period the 100000 are completely
roloniscd, the r,Iaararg colorod population
Of the Uu.,ed States, will have increased to
} 1000 600, (ihc Presen, POPulauon,) and 20
eoloui>c them a, the rate OF 10000 each
YEAR, ~ill require firiy.iovr yssr', and ihr''
hmSr,d and uIiy larg, SHIPS, each transport
lug go persons and the daHua! expenses OF
these eOlOnist., according to tie foregoing e.
Inmates. will cust the people Who purpose TO
.snd them away, the pretty little sum Of .s'-
us, goo.
And the aggregate cost Of colonisinf the
whole Of these } 600, 600 persons, (~ere such
a thing rossible,) including the expenses Of
tic frs, eolony OF $4,000, will Gus, nine
hundred and se,eniy.nine millions and thirty
thousand, thus eos, 10000.
Ihope some dear iorcrJ Of the coloTcd people
who are ~ very Iealous IN their prayers and
labOrs To send the free negroes of TO AInea
-urig ckor fsiI c,,f
Imly A. we'll give a few more facts IN this
letter, as | s-c the South arc "dead set ,
agains, tn. free Hsgross, and wha, 10 to be-
coma Of them, God only knows; or where
the money y TO come from to send them oil
10 AGrica. Is another unPo'',5ls question, too
hard ior VI to answer Isce notice IN the
new spapers to this effect:
81 4 Bill has passed the lover House OF
a.. viryinla Legislature. appropria'ing sSo'-