The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-10

b. He to be sbong under the apprehension that
the emgrants are 10 be transported "a the government
expense or (which Is the same thing, not worssl BY
steamers built with the government funds and loaned 70
specuIstors" Now, the ships not to be 'ioaned 70
BODY for the simple reason that they will belong the
company building Them. and will be built at their own
sole expense. All the money that may be advanced @
the case Of he New York and Liverpool line Of steam
ers. under the contract with Mr. Collins.
The s%a. nS ~.
and State appropriations, and will also supply sucn emit
grants with the OF establishing themselves N the
colony Dbs hsv nav AZ smia,s,e~and then
let the coonizationis explain how hrs policy n'nes
from the most dangerous form OF aboonism. Why. IT
has always been understood in every State OF the Unon
from the very beginning, that negroes might be freed
Would "Heny" take away this power in order that the
slaves may never hear q freedom and consequently
his brethren of the South and try 70 persuade them
to alter their laws. We suspect that he will not meet
with much success 10 that quarter As TO inc em,gra
how that to increase the dissatisfaction OF the slaves
than the continuance OF the manumtted parties ~
s IN. we ss1s 81
the true one good number Of slaves have been freed
by their masters, have emigated to Liberia, and have
poSs part Of The q aad as anticipates
Mr. Jefferson, they, going from country possessing all
the useful arts have been the means OF Transporting them
has been esabshed great numbers OF the natives have
been civilized the slave trade along 100 miles OF the
African coast has been destroyed BY these colonss and
they spread still further, there is but little doubt that
they will suppress that trade altogether New and prota
BILE markets for our commsrce will spring up, and an
asylum will Be furnished for such q the colored Ropula,
and desire TO leave this country.
As to the expense OF the proposed line OF steamers, the
anything for postage revenue. will not equal the cost q
single ship in the regular services and these steamers
will be efficient for purposes whenever they may be
peace than in carrying the mails from the Mediterranean
Spain, Portugal France, and England, 10 the United
States, and IN giving incidental encouragement to the
new colony OF LIBERIA and to the Of colonization
Why should England be permitted to monopoize this
great mailroute with her steamers and thereby
and the peninsula to say nothing Of that Of the
coast OF Africa and it's islands!
The English government is about to run lines OF mail
Of the world where The postage viii be insignificant and
il has already nearly hundred and fifty war steam
ers carrying its mails! Why has the system been adopt
ed so grand scale by England! Because il is found
that war steamers be kept aoat in time Of peace by
private enterprise and that in addition to the
OF the mails they useful in extending the commerce OF
the country, and increasing its influence. We, as
we'll as England. stand in need of available steam
navy, in addition to the ships in the regular service and
consequently ought to establish lines OF mail steam
Quilt be easily convertible to purposes)
whenever they be made available for extending our
commerce. or efecting any great object OF pubic i'm
portance.
The proposed line Of steamers to Africa and Europe
will not only extend commerce with Africa and the
Mediterranean the peninsula and France well as Eng
land, but will also, by inducing great emigration to Lii
bea relieve sfom the presence OF class OF people who,
whilst they remain amongst us, will continue 70 be de-
graded and miserable, but who, in Africa, will event.
uay be the Of suppressng the slave trade and
curing the civilization OF that continent and THE con-
VERSION or IT'S NATIVES TO CHRISTIANITY.
As find Henry" treating the opinions OF the lead.
ing men OF this country whether OF the present or former
times with such contempt speak of them being
antqused" and abolitionis." and he to be
snpremely Indifferent about the resolutions of State
legislatures and the proceedings of Congress- il would,
perhaps be too much 10 suppose that he TO
read the newspapers to see what they have to say on
have discovered that the Republic, the Unon and the Ma
tona lnelligencer Of this city the Commercial, the
Journal OF Commerce. the Herald the Tribune, the Globe,
&C.. OF New York; the Pennsylvania, the Philadel,
phia North American. the Richmond Republican, the
Richmond Enquirer, the New Orleans Picayune, the
Louisville Journal the Savannah Republican Naichman
and Observer, Richmond; Erskne Miscellany, Nashville
Union, Knoxville Register, Norfolk Herald, and Ports
mouth Hlot-and in word, nearly all the leading papers
OF the Unionare decidedly favor Of colonization, and
repeat the sentiments contained in the resolutions OF the
State legislatures as above quoted
Henry seems to anticipate that the bill reported by
the Naval Committee will meet with the appreciation OF
the representatives OF the people, as undoubtedly does
that OF the people themselves; for be says, "when the
bill, as il may, reaches the Senate Mr. Clay will have
to sing haeluj ahs its praise Heny" may feel
perfectly assured that Notwithstanding all that he has
said or can say on this subject, the people-North,
South, East and Wes-are and will continue to be, in
favor of the colonization OF free blacks the coast
OF Africa, and that it is than useless for him or
anybody else 10 mpeach the motives of the great and
excellent men who have so long labored in this GOOD
CAUSE. JEFFERSON.