Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-08-24
ON AFRICAN COLONIZATION.

To the Editors Of the National Inteligencer:
WAsHIssTos, AUeUsr IL, 1850.
GEsTLKmKs cannot doubt that will afford you plea
sure to publish the following excellent letter from my yene
rabe friend JoHS McDosoeH Esq, of New Orleans, whe
has for many years given, by uninterrupted efforts and
n6cent donations, the best possible evidence Of his nteres
and zeal in the cause of African civilization:
New ORLEANS, JusE 10, 1850.
DEAR SIR thousand thanks for your goodness in Civ
ing me the pleasing information you have communicated in
your letter Of the 9th March last in relation to Liberia and
her prospects in general and to the people who in the
whence Of God had little fundamentally in assisting
to reach their fatherland in particular If have not &C
knowledged the receipt of your highly esteemed favor at
early day. or it reached in due of ma) il
because was ncapactated by sickness from addressing
YOU have had lately attack Of rheumatism, from which
months, however, have not enjoyed my accustomed feelings
of health having been ill at my ease, without being sick
imputed it to the closing Of the SEVENTEEN year of my age
Generally critical period Of mans fe) Whether that
the not cannot say at any rate, with YOU
sir, assured in advance, it will be accepted suf-
Gent apology in not having addressed you.
heard Of your departure for Africa and your return to
your native land with feelings Of great satisfaction and joy
knowing that the grand object Of your existence earth
ke your prototype, St. Pau the honor Of God, and
the benefit and salvation of your fellow
and that wherever you moved his honor and glory would
be promoted by you.
Your opinion Of Liberia and her prospects, filled my heart
with joy and agree fully with you sir, "that the scheme
Of African colonization of vast benefcence mertng the
and liberal support Of the whole American people
and that Liberia will you observe attract to her bosom
large portion of the free coored population of country
She must also receive in me and that time is not far dis
an the slave population Of the South manumted and sent
their fatherland by their God in his mercy is
preparing the and the way. few years more, and
white labor in country om the natural well foreign
increase of our populaon) will be cheap it is in
France and Italy. Whenever that the CASE (and it has
been going down lower and lower for many years past the
stakeholder will not retain his slaves, will agree to keep
and support them, but will drive them away white labor
will then cost less than 1t would require feed cohe and
lodge his slaves besides being in other ways profit
able.
character Of those people whom assisted get Liberia and
Of their happiness and prosperity there affords great Joy
My first great object in assisting them to reach that country
the honor Of Lord and Master To that end strove
to instruct and prepare them, through long series Of years.
day and night and had them instructed in the knowledge Of
Him and bis righteous law To know them sir that they
are aboring in his Divine cause, with holy and pous ZEAL
fills my soul with delight and thankfuess to him. the go-
rous Author of all.
Can you inform me- sir how and why is that the mis-.
sonary societies of country look with apathy GOODNESS
Cf may say that vast field Of labor which is white
for the reapng heather Africa and send no helping hand
aborerf to the harvest Why, s they not engaged
in educating and preparing hundreds and thousands even W
the African field seeing that the climate is fatal to the white
Were semnares established for that purpose, where
the black and coored could be educated for the ministry
and supported free oexpense and advertisement thereof
doubt not hundreds would respond to the CALI in
the most glorious of earth.
viii the Government Of the United States do nothing in
tue way Of an appropriation Of moneysay, half million Of
dollars annually, during ten twenty yearso assist in
transporting the free black and coored population Of the Uni
ted States to their atherland The time, should think,
L. sho
Of Congress especially that great viruous, and
good man. General Taylor, who without any information
knowledge Of his opinions views the subject doubt
not favoraby disposed towards r his heart is the seat
Of every noble, every benevolent aecon is IN the Pre
dency What subject is there sir after that of the Union,
which interests the American people than this
special message the subject Congress, from the Pre-
sden, recommending at the same time the independence
Of the Liberan Republic, and the forming Of CONNER
cia treaty with her. would have doubt be acceded to
by that body, and law passed in conformity.
perceive sr in your interesting addresses delivered be-
fore the New York State Colonization Society," lately, and
before the American Colonization Society the 18th Janu
last in Washington, that you advocate, form OF go
venment best suited for Liberia that Of consolidated
public in preferenceto federal one union Of states You
will excuse me, sir, mention this- is not done to eI-
press opinion, but merely to express fears The OBJ
Jet of you and myself is the samethe happiness and
prosperity Of that people You have reflected the subject
and studied the people, their position and situation have
not. But you observe, s she is destined to become
powerful nation, and to extend her sway great portion
Of that continent In her present state of weakness and for
length Of time TO come doubt the most simple form for
her would be consolidation; but in time when her limits will
be greatly extended by annexation, and her population in
creased by Millions and tens Of millions, for ambition fires
the breast Of the black man. does that Of the whtc
would not be found necessary 10 satisfy her ambitious men,
have other high posts Of honor such possess in
different State governments Of governors, lieutenant govern
o, State senators, representatives, &c &c. would not
their consolidated government be driven the alternative of
keeping up large standing armies with all their certain and
inevitable dangers have been taught believe that the
safety and perpetuy Of glorious republic depended Gum
der Cody upon federave SYSTEM the honors our State
acting escape pipes for the high Of
ambitious 60 of by and evaporae, without endanger-
ing the body polite You s who have studied man as he
is and reflected much and deeply the subject do you be-
eve that happy republic would have descended from
without Shocks attempts at revolution, large standing
srmyi
With every wish for your health and happiness and that
of your family, am, sir, with great respect,
Your friend and obedient servant,
JOHN McDONoGH.
II was my privilege, during my mission to Libea
to VISIT at their houses the banks of the st. Pauls
and in other settlements many families who indebted
to the continued and uicous bors Of Mr. Nc
Donogh for their freedom and for ability make such free
dom blessing to themselves their poseriy and their
From their own lips heard expressions Of gratitude "a
their beneiscto as well Of confidence that the hopes with
which his counses had inspired them would be realized and
chat the independent republic Of which they citizens
would speedily rise responsibility and honorable influence
among the free and Christian States Of the world.
And here may remark that the last interview which
permitted to enjoy With the late amened and lusrioui