The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1850-05-24
From tile Toledo BIndo.
SUPPRESSION OE THE SLAVE
STR aDE.

SUPPRESSION OE THE SLAVE
srrRasE.
The more we reflect upon the subject,
the stronger is our conviction, that tho
only remedy for this blood thirsty traffic,
is to be found in pursuing with renewed
energy the work of African Coloniaztion.
No cause ofphilanihropy, deserves bcttor
of,he American people, and none, we are
happy 10 believe, has within the past year,
more strongly commended itself TO their
support and sympathy.
The Slave trade annually counts 500,-.
900 victims. Ofthis number the morlali-
~ attending it, is as three TO one. II has
grown TO this enormi;y, despite ths en-
ployment Of squadron by the British
Government, with the right Of search
guar ,nteed TO it by treaty with most Of
the maratime powers OF the world, at an
expense Of more than twenty millions Of
pounds sterling. This Government con.
vinced offs inutility his abandoned It,
and since Liberia has become an indt-
puDden, nation has been led to view with
favor the efforts of the Colonists.
Iberia is an anomaly. lis frs, settle
mcnl by Americans, was effected in 1920.
Since that time, il has been sustained by
voluntary contribution and in the sum
of all IS contributions has nCet vet receiy-
e d million of dollars. Ii is M ,f+ee
Republic, governed by colored officers.
lis constitution and laws are fashioned
ailer our model, and lis free citizens EN-.
grating from America, have carried with
lnein- aud engrafied upon African soil, all
the virtues and energies of the Auglo
American character, They have bull,
cities, established commerce, made laws,
founded schools, erected churches. As
the result Of their labors, th.y have put
an end TO the Slave Trade along 400
miles of coas' '--made treaties with 200,-
900 of lhe natives, for its abandonment,
and spread the light Of The gospel among
$4,000 wild natives.
With soil highly fertile, and eli
mate suitable for raising most Of the val.
liable tropical productions, such as sugar,
cotton, yams. pan,alns, Indian corn, ar-
row root, ginger, &C., with forests filled
with the mos rare 81 valuable dyewoods,
and rivers whose deposi.es ale enriched
with the most precious Of all metals, ,tfcLi.
berians already boast ofa commerce, that
gathers its supplies from mildness and
uniformity of temperature, admitting Of
two crops per annum, and the hardy n-
dustry of about seven thousand colorcd
American Irecmcn. This commerce al
ready large, will soon, OH account Of the
rarity, ofmlny ofits productions, become
very desirable 10 the other portions ofihe
globe-'hus furnishing very strong in
ducement, for the establishment Of reg
ular communication between the United
States and Liberia.
We are graified to learn, that plan
is in contemplation, having for its object
the construction offour large steam ships,
to ply monthly as packets. on this new
route. This is TO be undertaken and
carried OIL BY the Government, which is
to provide III this way to all free and eman-
cipa.ed blacks, a passage 10 Liberia,
where upon their arrival, they will be
supplied with farms by the Liberians. A
heavy emigration in this way can,be KEEP,
up, until large portion ofour free black
population are provided with homes in
Africa, ond The feasibility Of emigration,
is sufficiently demonstrated tothe blacks
in the United States, to make il desira.
BILE object for them all to SO there, whle
at The same time an increasing commerce
is paying back into our treasury the mo-
ney it expends in the benevolen, enter
prize. 1882
We feel perfectly confident, that in
this way alone, an end can be put to the
dreadful traffic in slaves, which has SO
long disgraced civilization. That this is
getting to be common sentiment among
The enlightened portion Of our population
we need but state that it is embraced in
the policy devised by our most eminent
statesmen, for suppressing that traffic,
and receives the constant and unremit-
ting support Of all who have given the sub
iect a candid examination.
Our limits restrict us 10 general con-
sidcrliions, or we should DO glad to fur