The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-15


:, massage from the report OF the Naval Committee itself
ch contains lull ana Satisfactory solution OF your
{hruty on this point
mat the Tree negroes of the United States viii be in
IA 10 70 ia large numbers TO IBERIA, If quick and
sant passage by steam vessels bee provided, and suit
A. nr.paraon be made for them on their arrival, by the
loab1,zation Society, cannot admit OF any doubt
The nnd. Of that society, augmented probably twenty.
wI)l hrn be available, almost exclusively io the
Ma csti bIt shmen OF the emigants IN their homes
expense Of transportation chargeable to The soeiey
4 ~, merely romlnal.
ps mraed that there are no less than 500 900 free
l,5 oeopc in the several States, and that the annual
oysae therein Of the black race is 10000 per annu a.
y;,S re.pcct slaves who may hereafter be manumtied
5nn such nanulnission Will almost IN every instance
"no s condition that the parties shall avail the mseves
| ~, onu,rlnnlty OF emlgraiHg To Liberia.
Thsr committee do not propose that the emf rants should
nJed m Iberia aud Then loft 70 their Own IL onrees
~ IL ~ present incapable oil receiving and proydiny
@ uisl, ence and en- poy nj Tor any great pumbe1
4 ln,ranls who may land tbete Ia 81 desttuon
has been the pacice, he,tt fore, for the Colonization
y 10 provide for tile connists whom they have sent
M ,ix months after their arrival ard III cost OF such
,ion hiss averaged s3i prr bead, Ia addition The
"a age amount OF monty viii be reqnired TO settle the
3ooai.ts in the frsI instance comortsby ia their
kh,.h lie proposed line Of steamships the people OF the
tut states, and the Stale legislatures, viii al once tam
rr aeuion the subj cti eoonization and that large
Ipup uljons will be roed ani beial collections tnade ia
iot,t ect The slatc II drYland has already appro.
ed aud laid ont $500 0jO IL this work, and the legsla.
n of Virginia has lately appropriated $40 900 per year for
same purpose But these sutns ARE ms gnihcant in
npa>un with wharmay be expected Il the COVE ment
III owe M high sanction 10 the cooni zation Of Africa
pfoy de The means Of transportation by line Of stea IN.
NJ ln that event l'e Wrote mass OF the people, North
d SOUTH who Tor the most part do appreciate the
tpd progress and tie hiSh capabilities OF Liberia will
Ickly The vast utpNnance OF colonization and
uf.e their sprt sGn'attrS 70 adopt
e xtney Of {he case ant iae magnitude OF the enter
There is good rcasop anticipate thar important as
auce ia be rendered to the etngrnnts, not only by the
sonaly soceti, OF Euope, but also by those govern
en IS hlcu in the suppression OF
slave uade and which, DESTROYS OF penlpg chaa.
Dr their CONNIE zee, aud tnars FIR their
he western cons pi Africa @~ ta#s
1t estimated ha 10y the time when tho first two ships
10 he H. she'd and ready Tor sea, there WL be large
yul ruis ready to take passage ia lhen and that
nc uSX TWO years each ip Win take iro,n 1000 To
n y, GER. on each vlsr or fro 0Dg 10 l20O ID
X 81 those years 10 htth ,ac' family intending to
,e lurus"lVra 10 agricultural SUITS with dwelling
ably urnlslci aad piece II aad OF sufficient
ncunrnl IN .mtn and stock OF provisions, will II
racuatd cost the saciny sam equal to $40 $40 per
head for each em'srant allowing each family consist
We persons The 81 esb hing families intending
|oiow aGng ana tnecGa4ica pursuits Will somewhat
thar theAboye estimate lof agricultural families; but
avcage cost Tor the whole 81 the cmgrants may be
ma cd $50 per heaG, including all The expenses of
porat"r-nakng toal ai flon 800 200 10 $500 0O0
q ahnu m, for tbt H'a fico gtars
As he colony Increases IN population, and the interior
country becomes settled, any number Of emigrans
al may be vii be rta,ly absorbed us there will
adeand Tor all kinds ~ aborers mechanics, aud do
csc servants and II VII hc unnecessary TO make that
10 on or them when 4 10Y Indispensable.
he Colonization Sorsly vii, heretofore, regulate
.,mRmton as 10 serd ~ only suitable persons, and
pp az due proportion Ueiween the two sexes"
But you contend sir that these ships .must relinqush
hopes OF having white IA ssengers even on their re.
m trlps from London. Net only would the apprehen-
OF disease prevent respectable persons from embark
in vessels which So recently had been occupied as
eg,Opeas bur the whole interior OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
I'd SAFE F9oms-in-l be on different plan for the &C.
amoiatton OF such outward bound passengers
Tie design OF The contractors, II Is believed bring
nnd-aGSS emigrants IRON London; and, with proper
trehUon 10 cleanliness, &c, no objection would
key 10 arise from that quarter AS to The
ccoumjdalion of the coored emlgrans, four thou
! 4rd ion ship could accommodate very comfortably,
tnd without the CT negro-pens," as many as on
tmpsled by the committee.
Ii your THIRD AMI last article on this subject you
dvof to show dtIenGes 10 lateral POINTS between the
on OF the British government, III establishing li6es OF
AL steamers 10 different parts OF the world, and The pro-
sed acuoh o. ouF own govefh,h.n In the nrst place,
observed that the British government makes no adj
1ances towards building The vessels, all of which are
nsruccd al the exclusive cost and risk oi the propre
rs and on certain conditions as tn the SIZE consiEuc
on, and kind OF vessels the government agrees 10 pay
fean specified sums Tor the conveyance OF the mails by
.mn." In this You have been mlsiniormed for have
satisfactory evidence that the Rrlsh government did ad-
ance money 10 assist IN building the West India mail
amets But, you correct, the only difference III the
would be that government is called upon
loan lis credit, payable 80 years after date; the
ans 10 he expended the ships, under the superin
ndence OF government consrucior-such loans TO be
Jgresses aud 10 be secured by lien them, accord
10 the precedent established in the contracts made
the act Of Congress passed in 1s47. To this no valid
section caa be seen The fact that British capitalists
n enough 10 require such assistance is perfectly I'm
rIal 10 US The siGge Question Is, whether the gov.
Dment would sustain any loss BY making such ad
atces; and, believing that IL would not, this mode
encouraging the enterprise seems 10 be without obec
Proceeding further with the parallel between the project
question and the British government conlrics you OBJ
We that the whole Of the British lines "srrstS iacIl
The commercial operations o Great Britain aid ailofc
s. and valuable facilities IN every way"
Now, for the purpose OF securing the like important
vana-e IS TO this country, should we hot iasor the
At,shmeuI OF the proposed line, as recommended
the Naval Committeeman although the sublec
colonization may be regarded as OF paramount
l,ouanCe, involving, as IL does, the abolition o
slave tade, the diffusion OF Christianity and civil
4Gn throughout the continen, OF Africa and the em
a1n 81 class OF persons whose presence ~ not tot
,nabIe in counlr, The commercial reasons aboy,
y be deemed sufficient for the project IN question
>p@akns OF the British lines, you further say:
.nec lines, Inc present momeu, folly reimburse he
hntn TT all their outlay by the rccps Tor the postage
r aud tie Cunard line affords tycna yer, igo surpln
nc revenue"
Alh1agf the Cunard Inc may at the present time yelC
'ufpus, ENJOY ing, il does, and will for short TINT
ger, almost monopoly OF the postage between
agand and the United States, yet u u ny nf
Fans true that all the lines fully reimburse tn,
yenDeni The West India lue, for example, j,
ry expensive, and the postage but irfhng Asaa
contact has lately been entered into Tor lin,
n0 England 10 Brazil, and one can suppose tina
postage will pay onetwenteih paf VI the govern
A expenses Indeed, II appears that the lostage !,
I'VE secondary consideration with the British govern
rh IN entering iuto these contracts Tue principal oh
I, are the creation OF reserved steam navy, TO b.
led into the public service when required, and il
mean time TO afford those iaciiiIies 10 Commercial
eations winch you seem TO admire so much
~ the country 10 be benefited il Giea, Britain, bu
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