Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-09-28
ONO In AFRTCAs


trade, and liberal provisions made for the set
uement of colony of colored people from
Ohio, BY purchasing an additional portion of
territory on the coast of Africa.
This suggestion was responded to by Cha's
M'Micken, Esq, of Cincinnati ky an offer of
sufficient funds to pay for the necessary
amount Of land for the colony of the kind pro-
posed
The secretary of the society, the Rev. Wn,
Milan, in his answer to the Inquiries on the
24th ofJune following, recommended that the
purchase be made northwest of Liberia, so as
to include the Gallinas, and thus break up the
slave trade in several OF its darkest dens'
President Roberts, of Liberia reached A
merica shortly after the plan ofM'Micken had
been announced, and gave to it his decided
approval On visiting England, the president
explained to Lord Paluaerston aud others, the
effect of purchasing territory and settling intel
lgent colonists in Africa: and succeeded in
convincing them that it was the most certain
mode Of destroying the slave trade. Samuel
Guerney Esq, who was present, proposed to
extend Mr. McMicken's plan, SO as to include
all the territory betlOeen Sierra Leone and IL
IBERIA, and pledged s., 900 for that object, be-
ing one-half the sum supposed to be neeessa-
~ to complete the purchase.
Lord Palmerston, in behalf of the Queen,
presented to the President beautifully arm
ed vessel, of the revenue cutter class, in which
to sail home to Liberia, and to be retained for
the protection of its commerce. An order
was also issued, directing that part of the
British squadron, on the coast of Africa should
proceeded to blockade all the ports. from
which slaves have been exported, within the
district proposed to be purchased, until the
chiefs and kings should consent to sell their
lands TO be annexed to Liberia This block
and has been rigidy enforced since that time.
and has greatly contributed to the importent
result attained.
In a communication dated the 18th of May
last and recently received at Washington city,
president Roberts announces that be has COM
pieted the purchase of the Gallinas and sew
eral other tracts, including with few trifiing
exceptions, the whole space desired and that
'by this act the coast of Liberia has been ex-
tended TOO miles in length, along the whole
course Of which the slave trade was formerly
carried on to great extent
The Rev. Mr.. McLain, our secretary notifi-
ed me on the 18th inst, of the purchase having
been made, and that Mr. McMicken has remit
ted the society. the $4,000 which he had
pledged to pay for the land for the Ohio colo
ny. Int PO4tAuA VI atdAo pAISlisaSCO
with the funds Of Mr. M'Nicken, is designed
for the colored people Of Ohio. Indiana and IL
linois; because their proximity to the Ohio riv-
er viii enabled them to act in concert in any
movemenet toward emigration; but it is totake
the name of Ohio. Mr. Sturgess, of Putnam,
Ohio, has also paid $1,000 towards the pur-
chase Of the Gallinas.
With the cousummation of this act, a new
era IN African. colonization commences in Ohio.
To give greater efficiency to the enterprise in
which We are about to engage, the parent So
ciety has appointed committee of correspon
dence for Ohio who will be called together as
soon as the health Of the country will permit,
to organize and adopt measures for the pro-
motion of the colonization cause in the state.
In the meantime it is deemed important to
call public attention to this subject, and to
urge the necessity Of the adoption of an eff
cient system of securing funds, to carry out
Mr.. McMicken's plan Of establishing the new
colony of Ohio in Africa. Colored men in va
rious parts of the state from time to time, have
had the subject of emigration to Liberia under
consideration, but as the agent had no perma
nent fund on which to draw to aid them, their
designs had to be deferred or abandoned. To
obFiate these difficulties, and to afford every
encouragement to emigration, it is now propo-
sed:
l. To call the attention Of the churches to
the subject, and to ask that annual collections
be made for the cause of colonization and es.
pecially tina. a collection be taken up for the
present year, (where one has noe already been
nade,l BY the pastors Of all congregations
friendly to African colonization, on Sabbath,
tie 22ad day Of December merit that being the
Sabbath proceeding Christmas
2. That the convention to form new con-
stitution Tor Ohio. be requested to insert a
clause in that Instrument empowering the
legislature to set part fund for the payment
of the expenses of any colored persons an the
state Of 0ato at the time Of the adoption Of the
Constitution. who may determine to remove to
any Of the settlements now existing, or that
may hereafter be formed in Africa, including
KaO Asndi tae location of the Ansistad At:
Ticcns.
s. That the next legislature of Ohio be me-
norialized to appropriate permanent fund to
carry out the above named design.
Should the full privileges of citizenship be
denied to the colored man in the new consti-
tuition, it would be both ungenerous and inhu-
man not to allow him the small pittance neces-
sary to meet the expense of his removal to Ii
IBERIA, where he can enter upon the full enjoy
ment of his rights.
There are over 10000 colored people in the
state, and portion OF these, from age and in
trinity, cannot emgrate. But even suppose
all should 60, the expense would be mere
triAe to each citizen of the state--a tax on the
$4,000 900 ofits property that would scarce
y be felt.
But, then, the numbers removing annually,
until comfortable arrangements are made in
the new uurchase. must be few and the tag
on the people the merest tFifle. Suppose that
one hundred year should go, the expense at
$50 each would be $4,000, or only the one
thousandth part of mill on dollar of the
valuation Of our taxable property
There are causes now opening. principally
moral and commercial, that must soon lead to
a rapid emigration of colored people to At
RIGA
The raasons rnon which this onininn is