Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-08-31
From the Hartford Republican.
COlORizatiOniSm.--A Great Shceme on Foot.

The Naval Committee in Congress has re-
ported in favor of constructing line of
Steamers to Africa. This report is on
petition of "Judgc Bryan of Alabama, and
his associates" which was presented at the
commencement of the present session of
Congress. AS this report, in our view, de-
.mands Intention. we will-giye our readers
some account of the matter.
The petitioners ask means to construct
four Steamers, of four thousand ions each, and
they require the government to pay them n
given sum annually, for making voyages TO
Liberia, and also grant them the privilege OF
Introducing the products of Africa into the
ports of the United States duty free. Being
tlus encouraged and favored, they will take
curgoes OF free persons of color TO Llberi
for or 10 dollars head, according TO age.
They will also contract 10 carry the mails.
The Naval Committee has reported in
favor of this project, with little modiiicn-
ton. Three, instead OF four Steamers are
recommended; tile government TO advance
100000 towards the construction OF each
steamer, and pay $4,000 for each "Trip; aud
the company to bind itself TO carry $500 free
persons of color in each steamer, every voy-
age, at or 10 dollars each. The remuner-
alton for carrying the mails must be provided
for in separate contract.
Ifanything like Galphinism is suggested
by the pecuniaIy provisions of this scheme,
il must he recollected, that "Judge Bryan"
was the acting agent of the GalphiniZers,
last winter, and that he understands this bn-
smess. He aud his associates" mean to
make money ont of the job, and they know
very well how TO do so.
But the grand purpose of this scheme is
the transportation OF the free blacks TO Africa.
Ii is shareholders project for creating ".td-
ciiities for cheap and rapid emigration 10 4tri-
co." The bin reported provides that the
three steamships shall transport 3O,OOO an
nually. The free colored people, generally,
have no particular desire 10 be transported
TO Africa. Their homes are here, where
they were born. There are about 4OO,OOO
OF them in the United States, aud we are
not aware that they have indicated any such
desire TO visit Africa, as justies these expen-
sive preparations for their transportation
! There ure already ample facilities for The ac-
conIDodation OF those who show the slight
est inclination TO euligraie.
"But those who manage affairs, in at least
! fifteen States ofihe Union, will do their ut
most TO compel the free backs to emigrate."
/ Undoubtedly; and this iorcble Transports
ton of men and women, at the expense O
the government, is every way suitable tc
those who make business of oppression
aud never scrIple at n public crime from
which they hope to derive a benefit The
! Spanards used horrible measures TO expeI
or eXtirpate tho Moors; yet they spared and
retained all those who prolcssed Christians
| "; but we see no indication, that any cxcep-
! ton is to be made in this case.
The New York Evening Post says :-"Thc
private history of this project is interesting
/ and, when made public, will he found in
structiye how it influenced first the defeat
and then the election of Cobb as Speaker
/ how it affected the composition Of the Naval
Committee in the House how Mr.. Webster
came TO declare, in his speech of March 9Th
his willingness TO pay two hundred millions
of dollars for the transpation of free negroes
to Africa; all these matters we say, are in
teresting and instructive"
When Congress has "settled the Slavery
question:" by passing the fragments of the
| Omnibus, this question will be taken up, we
presume. Some people may, bye and bye
get better notion of what is necessary tC
"setile ile slavery question"