Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-24
COLONIZATION.


It will be rccoleccd that the Legislature of Virginia. nj
ire inst session made most mnnifceni appropriation for
tina purpose of aiding the American Colonization Society IN
tho transportation Of free 10 Africa The appropa-
ton is thirty thousand dollars year, for five years to be
drawn from the public Treasury, besides the proceeds Of Il
speca tax ali male free negroes of wentyonc and under
Gitv-ve years of age The is and was resisted IN
bo branches BY well meaning members well as BY some
,hc most devoted friends of Colonization of the Le-
cisloure The proposed by Mr.. Deneale, OF the
senate al five dollars per head but finally fixed al ST.
II now remains with the Commissioners OF the Revenue and
Shers 10 make the they Of this wise and Judi
cious provision-and hope they will do their duty in
every respect We understand that many persons who did
not approve the principle of this tax have become satisfied
with il, and regret that it adopted proposed vi
the correctness OF Mr. D. proposition there hardly be
doubt. But provision OF the law appropriang the
$4,000 will render its operations Inefficient or nearly so,
for the present year. the subject will necessarily come before
tie next Legislature for amendment when, it il hoped,
Mr. Deneale will have opportunity Of renewing his pro-
position. The defect which We aude Is The nadcfuacy
Of the appropriation each free negro removed The sum
If TWENTY-FIVE dollars for each ndult and fifteen for Children
are the allowances being but little any, more than hall
the sums actually necessary effect the objects designed
The Society therefore, have TO raise, by private conirou-
ton sum about equal to that allowed by the Legislature.
The consequence is that but little be done under the
existing state of the law.
Every day but and convinccs us Of tho obso-
lutte necessity of entire separation OF free negroes from
the slave population The question o: retaining the free
rocs among US lost that character OF sympathy and be-
bevocnce formerly potent guarantee against their re-
mova. The mixing up Of emancipated negroes with the
slaves as one of the of improving the condition Of
either both of rendering safe and peaceful the
social relations of society has failed sgnay Indeed
J,,, baril hod do.
signed by sam men, and yet many well meaning people be-
eve in the sounness of this philosophy regardless Of all the
natural instincts Of the human family Nothing could be
more absurd than the idea of rearing up three Glasses OF
ple lin simple Republic like ours distinctly marked in
caste and condition ms those of free whites free blacks, and
bond blacks hope that and safety could long be
maintaincd among them. The peaceable pecepts of the
Gunkers among our free blacks have long been maintained
bat the sceptr has departed and the quakers longer
law-rvers to the free negroes. The latter in the
hards Of am ious political fanatics and peace v
rue predominant in their leading counseis.
We have u,icul,ed evidence in the h,e Monroe conspir
cv of the dire connection between the aboltoniSts and free
negroes This is no, surprising. The natural impulses of
the free negro when fired up by the nstigaons OF the abo
litionis; will strongly prompt him aid his fellow bond
man. and excite his heart the relentless malice
against the master who represented b. the arch traitor
a monster OF common micn. They therefore spies
upon the government and social condition Virginia, by
necessity we'll the natural instincts and passions OF the
race which they belong and this position be
changed the spots OF the leopard the color Of the
FRO They cannot be other than traitors the peace the
State and therefore ought be removed where better des
tiny awaits them
But VIC have been led the above remarks from the peru
sal OF letter from free negro in OF the upper counties
10 his brother in Richmond dated the llh May. We inscr,
the following extract from it,
~ want 10 90 10 Ohio this fall ii can do The laws
o virginia has changed much against the free people
that think it is best for go Ohio for think that
we don't &c, their the laws will change their SO We