The Hillsborough recorder., 1851-06-25

prepared and ihe dnor - opened. n turn
10 yoar yel benighled brethren in the
country OF vaar lnsrfalhers, and imnsu
10 them The blessings yon haze seee.red:
bear 10 them ihe iidings of The everlasting
Gospel: arqusinl them with ihe arts ol
civilization you have learned; open lie
Wilderness TO cultivation; lel el.nrehes
arise, and lri schools be established; lei
The native African see wish his own ewes,
and bear Witness 10 lhe superiority OF
Christian and civilized over brute savage
life. BE The founders there ol new EN-.
plre; build cities on every harbor and in-
lei along The coast; and know that. when
You are achieving these things. you are
doing wha. none else can do for lhe mil.
lions there. You are reducing them 10
State Of civilized humanity; and you viii
also be doing what fear can never be
done by treaties. and protocols. and squad
ions oil armed crnisers-you will be pui-
ting an end forever 10 llle African slave
trade"
Such. trust. win vet be the mission
Of the descendant oi The African in This
country. Il has been begun already. Tie
colony III Liberia. The nnreus Of future
African empire, was prospering under the
fostering care Of The best OF our great men.
both al The North and the South. when il !.
encountered a deadly and relentless foe in
those who now claim 10 he exclusively
the friends oflhe African. Their friendship
has been fatal in every way. and will be,
I'LL the objects Of their benevolence are
torn from their embrace. Bu, though
their perverse labors have impeded FOR 4
time. they have not been able TO arrest an
enterprise, which have ever regarded as
comprising more Of enlightened. and com.
prehensive. and farreaching beneyolence,
Than any other which this age has brought
forth. When the present agitation. so
aimless and fruillcss OF every thing but
evil, shall have died away. we may sup.
pose that the desire OF the African exile
will be more distinctly and finally turned
towards home already prepared 10 re-
ceive him, and where he can stand erect
as man, conscious Of no superior by his
side. When the present advantages. and
fair promise and hope OF the colony vi
Liberia, shall have been spread before
him. and The dream Of an equality here
Mtilh VIII III. The safdiia safdiia Weaesti-1eru4ri rb-ru
: which is properly his country and his
] home. and TO share in the toll and glory
D Of adding another 10 The civilized nations
Of lie earth. Then will commence spon-
{ ,aneous emigration Of the race TO the coast
Of Africa, such as is poured 10 upon Us
: now from lhe shores of Europe. Every
i ship which parts from our shores, laden
) with our manufactures for The use OF the
] colonists, TO be exchanged for The rich
/ products of the eastern tropics, will be
/ made vocal-not with the groans of mis-
i cradle capliyes manacled in the filthy hold.
g hu, with ihe songs and gratulaiions of cap
' lives made free at last, and going 10 be-
|l STOW upon their brethren The liberty
8 wherewi.h Chris, has made them free.
y Nor will the funds OF The nation be wltii-
1 held from The enterprise. Then will there
: be, what there has never yet been, as
|. omen door, and c6sctual, TO The emanci.
!. pa,ion of the southern slave. The great
,f hindrance, in The estimation OF those who
Of ought 10 know best, will be removed: The
.e dread, namely. Of constantly dccuniu-
,r lafiag population among them until fo'
o. freedom, as they always must be whilt
Of they continue there.
rs cannot regret The discussion which i
i. now going on in these northern States.
al has been forced upon US by the recen
/ outbreaks against law; and il is time tha
= we should all understand our duties Al
no Christians, as citizens. as members oi slil'
i. erca, Confederacy. | am glad that
Il. crisis has been reached. when we mus
! :, determine whether we Will any longer IN
:, vile or tolerate an agitation so nlterl
=, senseess and perncious as that which to
= wears past has disturbed the peace oil III
- Union, and now threatens its very exls
- ence. Ii we are henceforlh 10 live
r.l harmony with our brethren Al the Sontl
-, we must forego our absurd abstraction
80 80 and learn 10 deal Justly, and follow ait'
u. The things which make for peace. Al
,an never again should any fac,ious mi
H. amongst us be allowed with imponlty
mi reproach them, in style 50 popular WI
i The vulgar. for perpetuaing an lns'ilu'i'
b;s for which. a, present. there is no relned
- or sling and riale them with sarcasr
D.. as mean and ungenerous as they are
M, lust. And lei US learn. also. 10 put me
, az y faith in time and progress. TO bring ao'
ned results which appear 10 US desirable.
ave In regard 10 slavery and lis CONGO
live tants, one truth, al least. must BY
the time have become apparent to every
who passionate mind. No desirable cha
u,hs can be wrought by violence, by denun
OH lion. by Withholding from any citizen
,an's rights secured 10 him by law. by any
him sis,ance. secret or open. 10 the execu
m il. Of law. What must be the effect Of
eoree resistance or evasion! Il is bad IN g
rs of way. and lo all concerned in i; and
him, amongst US is no, concerned N uph'i
: land The supremacy Of law! y is Peca'