Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-12-26
Thoughts on the Separation OF the Races.
Article Ill.

Article III. r-r
Ii is time the free people OF color were constituted an
independent commonwealth, ortbsy have advanced so
FAR IN the work Of improvement that they fully able
TO conduct the State machinery of a nation.
Ii it possible to respectable and truly in
dependent commonwealth Of. coored men on this cont
nent, we should do without DELAY But fear the
thing mpractcable at this time and fear that the
future will not be favorable, because the grasping
disposition Of the Anglo Saxon claims the whole
North American continent as the field OF its future
erprise and expansion. Nor will the jealous and hangh
ty South, tolerate the erection Of commonwealth OF
colored American soil 1t is with sorrow that
we express conviction that there rest for the
independent coored man on this wide continent The
Mexican and Indian warlike than he and yet
they have not been able maintain their Independence
or TO preserve their lands from violations and t word
tect the border of oolored nation. And again, i,
would ever be scky plant In the shade oil our gigantic
AngoSaxon Republic 1t Is doubtful whether il could
maintain its independence sovereign nation In
Short must forever be conicmptibe thing in contrast
with the United States
Again, the fact that Divine Pro, encc needs the col
ored people of this land elsewhere and requires not
coorcd nation this continent for the purpose of car
rying out has plans, is evidence sufficient that coored
commonwealth will not succeed in this land.
Tor although statesmen may plan, and fanatics may
raves yet God reigns and will rule and override al
things 10 this end-he conversion Of the world to the re-
lgion Of Christ, and the overthrow Of kings thrones
and mobiles, TO the establishment Of pure christian
pullcanism, in which shall be governed 1y prnci
pies and by power in which they shall acknowledge
no king but God, and no creed but his law.
So lar as the renovation of this country is concerned
the Anglosaxon race can effect the work without the
aid of other races.
But it is with Africa for it is forbidden ground
70 ess its wealth would have attracted us long
for Africa has long been noted for its wealth. It's
mountains abound with god and productions are of the
most valuable character. But God has reserved that
land for the coored man, and finger of Providence
points TO Its shores as the future hons Of American
colored men.
God requires our sehooed converted and ealighten-
ed ccored men, that they may scatter the eaven OF
christianity and repubcanism amongst population OF
hundred million souls: and already has the
work been begun, few thousand noble soued and indc
pendent coored men, have taken their lives their hands
and gone forth their mission and under the fostering
of their Divine guide they have been instrumental in
planting the foundation OF a christian commonwealth
the continent OF Africa, which looms up from the
dark horizon OF that benghted land bright Of
promise to the Of Africa, and which is destined to
he their polar guide through all their future struggles
| and stormy conflicts.
And such will he the attractive power Of the yoaue,
Republic OF Liberia that in very few years its enemies
will not be able to the growing of emigra
ton from ithut it will swell and spread until il
has embraced the whole colored population of land
within its influence.
An African commonwealth is no longer a theory but
it is fact There stands Liberia the glory of all her
friends and the standing rebuke of all her slanderers
We must admire the wisdom Of that providence which
spread cloud over African colonization and enshroudcd
the young colony N doubts years But now
that God has taken away the VEIL we can see the
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reason of this strange providence. For we discover
that the handful of pioneers stationed the OF
Africa learning bow to act and govern. God
teaching them the dilcn lesson of sedependerec and
self government And looking back their history
each successive step in this noble work until
at last they stand forth before the world graduated re-
pubcans who have acquired such seliconhdence thas
they receive thousands of cmigrants, and
guide them safely in the same dhcut work, oil sellde
pendence cfgovernment The foundation of their
ton being settled and institutions being planted
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can in this land in the great work of separating the
races.
The work of transporting the colored people Of this
land to distant home can be Effected, provided both
agreed the subject. And the
of Africa is the most convenient point that he reach
ed few lines Of transports plying regularly bctween'
the above point and this country would make the remoy
al and pcasantmuch more pleasant and agreeable
thana trip TO California and not attended with much
labor danger crpease The Of $50 viii carry
from this land Liberia and furnish him with six months
provisions The above sum will hardly buy the Calilor
man mover good horse. II will cost him three times
much money California As TO the labor and
danger OF the trips the basnce is largely favor OF
Liberia for the constitution will suffer and
hy iwoold in Californian expedition than il will
in Liberian expedition, aid ii cannot be doubted that
twice many die in going to California as die amongst
the Liberian cmiaranis.
Much has been said about the impossibiiy OF carry
ing off all the coored people OF our land We would 10
God that the day OF their exodus had come, II would
then he whether the American people have energy
10 effect the work. We know they can doi II they Will.
And that pays but poor compliment TO the char
of his that doubts its ability this point
The colored people of this land not four millions in
numbers, and vet four Millions ii free and At the dspo-
sal Of the friends of colonization, cond he transported
Liberia for a equal to that paid out for the Mex
can war, which suppose to be hundred million
dollars, and yet this sum has been paid, or nearly so,
without being sensby the poorer few men being able
10 tell whcn where how ey paid their part of that
bill Aad ii mistaken the American people
are ready sote 10 effect peaceful separation
of the races and will rejoice in the opportunity.
Ii the people will demand OF tho general governments
that the .7tiantc be brdgsd with few lines OF trans
ports. of thousand OF free colored viii pour
across their home. And the Slave States ashara
ed of their folly and oppression will surrender tier slaves
ntothe hands of the general government agents, who
shall them free the coast of Africa and thus for
few million of dollars, this land may he saved frcm the
scourae of civil and milloas Of fellow
stored to all the rights oI men. Oh that God would
move upon our statesmen consider this momentous
subject and upon the free coored pespc Of our land IS
enquire what is their duty in this case
j. MITCHELL.
RAILRoADRoAD LErTISc.-0a las: Tharsesay the
crubing and grading of the entire limo OF railroad from
this place Cambridge was let responsible
tors average Of S2000 below the estimate Of
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