The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-23

his last fetter; the long black schooner has shipped
Its last cargo; the shark at the bar has fed his
last slave gang; and this land, heretofore detestcd
and detestable, is now to form part of the free
and independent republic of Liberia and schools,
and churches, and dwellings of civilized men arc
TO rise In grandeur upon it. and the shout Of glad
ness and Joy from ten thousand tongues taught the
strain is yet to make the welkn ring!
We anticipate, during the present year, large
increase OF einigrants The law by which every
man aspires 10 a superior condition, and unai-
terabe as the ebb and flow OF the tides, will carry
them tQ Liberia. The free people of color in the
United States number upwards of half million
Among them are many of education and intelli l..
gence. They must soon perceive that Liberia pre-
sents the only relief from their present disabilities
Interest PRIDE ambition, self love, self respect, be-
nevolence, "faith, hope, and charity" all combine
to lead them thither the hope for themselves and
their children.
Touching the operations Of the present year, it
becomes us to remark that the most energetic
measures demanded. The voice OF God speak
| ing no less audibly than when it summoned the
camp OF Israel to ego forward" calls upon the
country to awake to this enterprise as the only
dempuye influence for Africa, and an everlasting
monument to the praise OF our benevolence.
The permanency and glory of our Union, inf
nitely blended with the success Of this cause, APP
pcals to our statesmen, in all the high places of
honor and responsibility, to advocate any measure
calculated to secure so desirable a result.
The Rev. DIR. FULLER, of Baltimore, arose to adj
dressthe assemblage, previous to doing which he
|
past calls the friends of the enterprise to thank
God and take courage, the time has arrived when
II becomes the Society to seek ampler measures,
and invite the more earnest attention of the country
to colonization, and the blessings which must be
secured by its successful prosecution He said
| that, as he was not member of any Society, he
was surprised when the Board sent him invita-
ton to address the Society. He felt il to be call
from God, to enlist his poor efforts in behalf of
| cause, the dignity and grandeur, and absolute
cessty for which ought TO be felt by every citizen
in this Republic. He asked, then, to express him
self with what freedom he might utter his individ-
ua sentiments, and for no society, but for himself.
| Will you permit me?
The President, (Mr. CLAY.) Proceed.
The Rev. DIR. FULLER. OF DIR. Barron, the most
able and eloquent person in England, Charles the
First remarked: " He is not fair man; he never
leaves anythng to be said by those who come after
him." What must be the feeling when we have
not Barron here, bat one " who never touches any
| thing but he embellshes it by his eloquencc,'
| blowing to Mr.. Clay. The audience applauded. !
Was il not strange that persons in the North, cali
ing themselves friends Of the North resist this in
stituton? Patriotism was once a word of high and
holy import in the ancient States of Greece it was
sort OF religion, loyalty to country, which sub.
ordinated every other rclation-wife, husband, pa
rent, child. 1t was formerly term Of sublime
meaning. Would to God it had some high and
| holy meaning now! Itwould enlist the multitude
in this noble cause But since the coming of Jesus
Christ, there is higher duty than that which the
patriot owes to his countryside duty we owe to
| man man. No visiting the North could
fail to perceive that within the last ten years. the
! Irahman or the German was fast superseding the
free negro in all the business by which he obtains
his livelihood. As to Africa, il was land Of
promise opened to him by his God; and the
reverend gentleman proceeded to speak of the adj
vantagcs which would result by the migration
thither, and alluded to the fact that although Lii
IBERIA is a republic OF but yesterday already she
is attracting the attention OF the cabinets of Europe.
The last message OF her President was superior, in
good common sense, talent, and literary merit, to
acknowledgements enlanating from the de
partment5 OF some Of our own States IApplause !
He showed, by the example of Liberia, the capacity
| OF the black man for mental improvement, and that,
under proper circumstances, he could raise himself
to eminence The black man not only belongs TO
inferior class, but an inferior races and here he
is in daily contact with those who enjoy advan-
tages from which he is excluded We live in a
| land where the white man need not look up to an
other superior by birth The highest places in
the land have been and are now adorned by men
| the architects of their greatness, and won
their way, in spite OF thousands Of obstacles, by
force OF true hearts, uncomfortable wills; and |
could point to such a man not far from me. Zap
plause.]
He (Dr. F. spoke of South Carolina, of which
State he is NAIVE, and said that he was glad che
refused to expel from her bosom her native free
colored people, and trusted that she would yet
unite with Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia, in
their colonization policy. He was not only south
ern man, but large stakeholder. He lamented
that so much mischief had been done by citizens
OF the North. If Satan had made choice of agents.
he could not have selected those more devoted to
his purpose, more disastrous to the OF truth
and humanity. He not surprised that the South
was indignant. There are honorable exceptions
at the North; but he would ask their neighbors and
fellow citizens whether they were fit to counsel,
and whether they are men who can be confded
with any great interest. How preposterous, then,
that they should seek to become counsellors TO the
South on that most delicate question. He believed
that the South was destined to furnish the truest
friends of the Africans and if Congress would only
do what benehcent government ought to do,
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to the Of colonization their whole influence.
He hoped after the late storm, that the elements
would repose. He believed that the recent crisis
had passed. He believed this in spite fporents in
various quarters. He believed that harangues in
and out Of Congress are no criterion of the good
sense of the people [Applausc.l The true peril
is that which politicians, he afraid, overlooked
1t was in the nature of the religious sentiment Of
the North with regard to slavery Politics is the
science of compromise; religion knows compro-
misses. There is the danger.
In his former controversy with Professor Way
land he said that slavery not good thing, and
thing to be perpetpated, and he saw no ray OF
| light but in colonization. We have q right to de-
mand appropriations by Congress for this purpose.
Thousands are voted for arts and sciences-for I'M
provements, not benefits and for missiles of death
to destroy Ia it not time that the
of the country shall be applied to the improvement
of man himself? Applause He thought that VIC
ought to 60 further, and purchase elavcs Of those
! who wish to embark in the sublime undertaking,
and send them to Africa. In the conclusion of his
remarks, (Which we necessarily curtal,) he said
that nothing would contribute somuch as faith.
BY faith Leonidns fought and fell at Thermopyl;a,
and rendered Greece Invincb!c. BY faith Column
bus saw unknown land, and persevered TO reach
it, as he travelled seeking sympathy and aid. Alex
ander wept for another world but his tears awaited
not. The faith Of Columbus revealed another world,
and he resolved to conquer it; and when at midi
night the and officers asked him to abandon
the voyage as utterly hopeless, what but his irwin
chile faith secured him the reward for his tolls?
| What would have become of this nation if faith had
not sustained forefathers in the Revolution?
Inc tinid and feeble believe not, but the believ-
| ing see. The great are good. The blind man
cannot see. In all great enterprises, 'accordir g
to your faith be IT unto you. Blessed 10 he who has
not seen and yet believes Dear citizens, love
you; ! love my country from the bottom of my
heart. [Appause.] IT, instead OF strife and sec,
tional luminosity, the members of this Union would
all engage in such an enterprise, not only would
! the selectest blessings of God descend on toe ma
| tion bat tho co-oporaticn would bind us together
indssolubly. Over the ocean, ploughcd by the
keel of the SLAYER, the children OF Africa would BE
returned under the stars and stripes The avarice
of man would be oyerruled, and they, civilized and