Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-12
DIR. DRAKE's THIRD AND LAST LETTER

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] DR.. DRAKE's THIRD AND LAST LETTER.
i CIScIsSArI, JANUARY A, 1851.
i To DR.. JoHs G. WARREN, Boston.
i Mr. DEAR srR In my last undertook to show that th
true and the only safe and beneficial policy which the State
Of the Union adopt in reference African race 4
terminate, at and forever the practice Of colonzng h
smancpated in the Northern States Two Of the States yni
either side Of the slavery ne-Kenucky and Indsna
have nearly adopted that policy. Last year. in forming
constitution which has been ratified by the people, Ken
tucky prohibited all emancipation, except the condition
removal Of the liberated from her jurisdiction. Lying op
pose the Of Kentucky Indiana has taken timely alarm
the prospect of being made the chief coonzing territory
her sister, and in the constitution she is forming
has wisely prohibited the ingress Of negroes This will
turn them into Illinois and Ohio II is deeply to b
regretted that Kentucky, the senior sister Of the States in the
valley Of the Mississippi had not gone step further
the example Of requiring the deportation Of the emanc
paed to Liberia. Had she done this, should her Legsa
ure do it, other States would not be slow in following bel
good example, others, trust will not be backward in
following that Of Indiana It may be sad perhaps that the
prohibition established by the latter will be sufficient for hel
protection, and great extent it will yet most active
vigilance and the infection Of many penalties will be found
necessary all Of which, far the emancpaed slaves
COnCeIDeu,
the latter had designated Liberia, any other place out Of
the United States the destination Of those who might
liberated.
II for and urss in the slave States devise
for arresng reardng the colonization Of their
whether those States pass laws Of exclusion not They
it to the peace of the Union, well the security Of
their property interests Each of them has the absolute
right and power prescribe the Of emancipation with
in its limits, and may therefore declare all emancipation void
that made the condition removal out Of the United
States the slave being reclaimable under the fugitive laws
by the future creditors the heirs Of the MASTER from whom
moreover they might, for further security, require penal
bond Of guaranty. It would STILL however, be in his power
to send bis slaves with sspass" any Of the free States
which would admit them But might the slave State
declare this mode Of emancipation null and void II is not
for uneducaed in the law undertake sustain the a
rmatve of this question and shall not therefore, insist
upon it. moy however, express the opinion that, such
slave appehended under the fugitive law by the cred
tors heirs Of the master, the slave would be required
show that he had enjoyed this constructive emancipation,
which would seldom be practicable he should not have
lost his "pass" it could be received in evidence till its
genuneness established which obviously could be
often DONE Thus few masters would resort to this
tain mode Of accomplishing benevolent object; and they
be obliged accompany them, and there deed Of
manumisson each, which would ofen presume be
done from its nconveniences and from the force of public
opinion against it.
The policy Of colonizing Of the Territories Of the Unit
ed States discussed and abandoned by many eminent
statesmen nearly half century ago, and will be
vved The plan of transportation to Hayt has been tried
and given up. Colonization in Mexico is not to be
thought Of either practicable SAFE There only remain,
then, the Northern States and Liberia. have given many
why the former should be chosen but tempt
ed to add another rather TO expand Of those already
mentioned because of its magnitude and Of its being often
overlooked few emancpated slaves limited negro popu-
lation, would be small matter white popu-
aton but if the North should become the chief and per-
manen field Of colonization, must at last be with
blacks.
In my first letter endeavored to show that great pnci
pies work in the South, which in due will
its fruit, produce great emancipation. Meanwhile all the
slave States likely and that right forbid emanc
patton but on condition that those free shall 60 out from
among those who remain in bondage. Still further the num-
Der Of slaves the present time be less than three
Millions Finally, when the rich lands Of those States become
oversocked as they cesn will before the end Of the pre-
sent century, the Of emancipation will be much ncreas
ed, and go increasing without end for when men can
longer SELL Virginia and North Carolina are now sell
ing, there will be surplus black population which will be
disposed Of BY emancipation and then the free States will
begin TO find the burden intoerable They will be COM
PEELED to grappe with all the difficulties and dangers
subordinate caste, constantly reinforced with hafcvi-
lized and often desperate individuals just set Free Eve.
ry city must organize military force and the war Of
the White Rose and the Black Rose will pour blood
than that Of the White and The Red Or to preclude these
ealamities general system Of inermarrage would be
adopted, till the udy bloom Of their ancestors would dsap
pear behind the black veil which every African both sides
Of the Atlantic who has white man. desirous
throw off, seems equally unnecessary and preposterous to
argue against practice, the prevention of which, would
think might be left to taste yet cannot refrain from
two remarks First Intermarriage would only bring out
equalization Of condition and character not increase the ag
grega,e Of what gives dignity to human nature for in
proportion the black race should he elevated the white
would be depressed and Second As this deterioration ad
vanced the social alienation between the South and North
would increase for the former would look upon the latter
with derson and contempt am not however, prepared
to believe that any portion Of the people OF the North, few
abolonsts excepted do or ever will desire mingle with
the blood Of Newton, Shakespeare, and Mlton
that Of even the greatest Kings" which reign in Guinea
much ess Of the unfortunate descendants Of their sapes set
at liberty in our country And here may remark that the
negro himse when placed under proper ccums ance es-
tfes 10 the taste and instinct Of for the constitution Of
Liberia declares that white shall become citizen of
that Repubca law which the consistent abotons should
strive to have repealed