Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-08-22
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letter from the Hon. R. ]. Walker, Secretary
of the Treasury, under Mr.. Folks administration,
and another of the Vice Presidents Of the American
Colonizatiou Society, says:
have had no time examine the details Of the plan
but regards the main question most fully in
the policy of removal Of free blacks to Liberia
through the insirumentay of steamships and with the
aid of the Government of the United States The plan
presented seems to me free from all constitutional OBJ
ectons. Ii seems, also, TO be perfectly practicable,
and its successful execution would confer incacuabe
blessings upon our country. ladeeds have
garded colonization and abolition antagonist measures
and that the Of the first would overthrow the
latter, and thus beloved country from the
danger of disunion-
Governor WRIGHT, of our own State, unites
heartily in the cause. He says:
Some movement Of the kind is much needed; for the
youth Of the free States growing up ignorant Of the
merits of colonization, and very sccal to Its final
This has been produced by the labors of
in the North who have investigated the subject
and who have poured contempt on all your attempts TO
colonizethey have been successful in ndoctrinatng
the youth of the North. of faith in the
prise, confidence in its final success, will para
lyze all your efforts in the North for in few years the
unbeet OF our young men VIII become confirmed, and
when they grasp the reins Of government which they
will do in the OF tme African colonization will
be discarded by the North.
The best remedy that can be devised for the above
ignorance and scepteisn, among Northern men, will be
bold and decided increment the part Of the General
! Government which will look directly toward the seper-
alton of the cOored from the he race, and the
erection Of the colored people into independent COM
monwealth.
This movement will confound the opponents Of colo
4 nizaton in the North il will send thrill OF confidence
through the hearts of all friends it will compel the
people to think and talk the subject OF national
colonization enterprise and il will compel each news
paper in the land to speak the subject. Discus
sion is all want for then make thousands Of
r we can
our opinions ~ and opinion rules the world"
As to Mr.. Bsplan, willing that he and his friends
shall have the monopoly of the African trade for time
but that monopoly should be so guarded as to make il
source of wealth to Liberia, and not drain on the
wealth of that Republic be calculated TO retard her
progress. The East India Company has been stu
pendous leech British India from which has drawn
untold millions, and under whose management India
must become impoverished, and made dependent on
r England.
The interest of colonization requires that foster
Liberia and not mpoversh her. If Mr.. B. is to be
munerated for his trouble and doubtless he should be
paid and well paid let the American people pay him
and Africa So plan the scheme that it will be the
interest Of the free of color to 90 to Africa and this
be best accomplished by making Liberia wealthy
r commercial nation.
: 1t would be well to blend the Colonization Society
and Mr.. BIS company into association possible,
and procure liberal provisions from the General Govern
men granting large powers for forming settlements and
trading stations the coast of Africa; but having
power hold real estate in Africa except few acres
proper points the for factories, around which
l. colonies might he established, which, growing into
states, would in due time take their place among the
C states of the Liberian eoniederacy-
know of no enterprise of this age that We as Amer
cans, should be willing take hold of
with nerve and energy, as that oil the settlement
e Liberia.
/ As one citizen of this nation, would be willing to
make all my contributions and devote the last dollar
It my means to the colonization of the black Of thu
5. country to Liberia.