New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-01
iADyERTIsENfNr.I
Audi Alteram Parsrm.

In y6ur paper of July 23d you proPound
the following question
A SUN IN rHE RULE OF THREE If voluntary engr'-
u as prtnrrnI causc has ten years reduced the pop
ulaon Of ireland from 87j12i to 6Jjl9i "a decrease VI
6j9 390) how long would take she OoFcrnmen oi me
ut,d States and the individual States aided ~ pry ATE
hcnoacons remove 3OtOOO slaves to the ihd 81 'he
fathers. oT 50 many Of them as are wiling to 90 , ,
This sum II answered, at the North or at the South
i subject to review Of facts At The North II l.
understood TO be the object OF the American COO
lIyaiion Society 10 coOnlZc emanclpated savc'. Al
The South the Stakeholder made 10 believe that the
fundamental principles of the Society Is to remove
all the free blacks out of the country, whose pres
Cncc among the slaves render them dlssatlshel ana
oIscontcntod with their condition. think the
sum l. not fairly stated and by your permission
! viii cndcavor to work out an answer
according 10 the understood received opinion.
While the Government Of the United States has not
directly aided the colonization Society pecunarly
IT Las indirectly favored the scheme IN every posi-
bC way. Individual States North and South have
appropriated funds, and IN several States South free
coiored rcop.e are taxed, or fine imposed for re-
naming m lie state which fine or tax IN some eases
goes INTO the colonization fund
For the last thirty -four years rom prlYde Deneldc-
fious beOueSts and public collections not less thtn
50 iGOCt0 has been given 20 the society IN och al o.
thls hunbrg scheme OF American christianity In the
absence Of documentary evidence | venture 10 say
,baf n agents of tie American colonization society
never PAID the native Africans more Than Siuo.uOuloi
their lands Add TO tins another iO0oOO eApendediO iOr
poWdeT, bail, cannon>, cuuas>e> ana hIe-'Ihs
IN order 10 chr,iiauise and bring NO supJt 'uoii
African heaihenS. "thai the word OF tod, through
iheec instrumentalIieS, "may run and be glorhed
AGAIN for the sake Of argument | VIII admit thlt IN
ihl,ty four ycars the Society has colOni2cd 0eOJ
n,rsons or TWO hundred per year, and | believe
/ am not iar from the Truth Further, the natural
annual increase OF the cOored population IN the oni
tcJ states IS 10000 Now, with all the iaclltles nj
The command of the Society, It's vile malicious mis-
| ropresentations-Its bitter hatred toward every
/ re coored man-ltS black hearted 'lllAnou>
! ,,ooctery-lis hypOcrtc1l Jesulpcal gecep'l0as
/ its psalm.sing Sl!ye.lIng cIo oille tears,
tot fl..sfA
| nun berlrg among lis friends the first men IN
the nation both m Church and State, what has lhl>
| caJ,ygnatpg Society done One would suppose
that IN lis boaSngs what II could do, by comparing
! Irish emigration 10 African Colonization that, so
| much had been done toward abohshng Slavery
and removing ihls SctUt OF hffh and degradation
/ IN Atrca - they call us, that # the Government
If the nltCd states INDIVIDUAL states, etc. ctc
Hould contribute more funds than they have
! 1ore all the blacks could be removed III ten years
But how many coorod people they sent out ot the
conLtry N thiryiOur years why Jusi three reek'
~ and h0lJ f1us increase OF yOuO0 yearly increase
There i however. one more ray OF hope left 70
cam around ihls rushhght Of American slayehod-
no CHRISTIANITY. \ Mr Bryan, Of Alabama, pro-
es 10 aid the Society III IT. false labor OF love Dy
nnnpg mail steamers 10 Africa IN which the society
Lii be able 10 coonlse > 500 persons annually. II
,ir Bryan should succeed IN obtaining charter dnd
I q. ION Of money from lnCe sam for his Ebony me-
- ,,cud then take the nIted States and all The aux
s,r,es ven could hurry upfrom end OF the Union
m ,Ie oi her ust Hrtysir years TO remove one years
~creaso Again, the number Of coloFed people, ac-
r5ip- 10 the census of 1850, j., 20 lY2
Nd 10 tins number 80 years increase -3lfOOOO
.rd n - YOU VIII have N tins country ---
coCred population oI----..---...-.-..-. .1's'' 70
There /. alcfner obstacle ID the way oelofe the
fual accomplishment Of tins grand scheme, Whlca
fel.eyo have successfully shown Is beyond yolr
rithmCiical calculation, that Is take the preseA'
Iumter Of slaves 3.2gjis5. valued * $40 each or
he aggregate 81 3ls. .lesC00 this Sir. 10 my m-nd
81 -. mos; important Item IN the whole snnt, and tAe
a. ff. . Z 4
most tang. p" -. 'o ,.',-oe-,, - .rotber ~
s,,ion ~ eroro,. which lessons the force ol your
.'>um IN the rule 81 'nlet .. s.o ,o, IT,. .,
- :. -. e,,,-,,,r :, ten wears. az tie lowest
-erre. .ay S5Gescb. or ss3. 6aco. Well the aver,
age cost 10 colonze 6.st0 coloisa ihnsfi,s II -
Vears 20 Afrca. is $500 or g. i90,0tS ils sun %
cour.e includes purchase Of terr.torf ac V'her IT,
.denill expenses My final answer 10 IN, -, slh "
the ru.e Of fhfeC,~ l.. that voluntary ehsIA1i,H ~
lars apa rafs-tine and e's-niip Il never c.n ''
done WILLIAM l. i""H"I'