Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-02-07
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE meets March 7th.
Colonization Society.


against the liberty and lives of colorcd men, is
now thriving under the auspices Of the Fugitive
I Slave Law, and tho interests and prcjudicts o
this pro slavery nation. The anniversary Of the
American Society was recently held in Wash
ington. The Roprosontivcs of every depart
ment of pro-slavory united in fraternal CO.
operation Wing and Dcmocrat-Church and
Statc-North and South-arc at one on this
point that tho colorcd population must be cx-
PEELED or cnslaved.
Colonization is now as It was in tho begin
ming, but plot for the pcrpetuation of slavery;
and it is one as crafty and systematic as it IS
wicked, We listened to development of its
plans and the arguments for its support, in the
Presbyterian Church in Salem, on Monday last.
1t was genuine old fashion Colonization speech
with the falsohood upon its front-that Colo
nizaton is the remedy of slavery, and an en-
dorscment Of the means that arc crushing the
poor among us. Slavery, was a p,ons,ros eri1
a foul bot, a black stain. All the good, the hu-
name desired It's removal. There were but two
plans proposed Immediate Emancipation, and
Colonization. The former was impracticablc ;
andispossiblc, would be undesirable. It would
be curse to the slavc--to the cmancipator,
and the whole community. Some years since
ono hundred slaves were cmancipatod in Viz
ginia, and brought to York, Pa. They were
landed there at tho commencement of winter,
among Dutch population, who had no en-
ploymcnt and no favor for thcm-but they had
the whole world before them, except Virginia,
as their overscor informcd them, when he
landed them across the line, in which to make
their living. And what was the rcsult-why
before spring, one half Of their number were in
jail-and tho other half were the terror of the
whole ncighborhood. They had absolutely laid
plot to burn the town. Such were the results
of immediate emancipation,
lie referred to the legal persecution and ex-
pulsion of the colorcd citizens from Indiana and
other States, with cool indifference, except as
it was an argument for their Colonization
They would be expelled, crushed and degraded
hercs- A smigrants to Liberia, they would be-
como intelligent iree,nop and ehristians, ostab-
fishing free governmcnt- iifasing christiani-
~ and regonera,ing a confincht. ~
The proposal to establish the line Of Ebony
Steamers, received his especial appreciation. It
would render practicable tho transportation of
tho whole colorcd population of the country.
They proposed to transport them to Africa for
$40 per head Whether to secure this surpri-
sing economy they proposed also, to adopt the
middle passage" arrangement in their vessels,
We were not informed.
But we will not follow the speaker further in
his details A large portion of the address was
historical. His facts were highly complimenta-
ry to such of the colorcd population as choose
to become emigrants. The whole address We
could look upon only as n disguised, but cool
vindcaton OF continued slavery. 4 justfca-
ton of that prejudice and policy which is
crushing a race, according to his own showing,
of noble minds who arc capable of fcmancipating
and rcgcnerating all tho world, except our demo-
cratic christians here at homo. Taey troull
nsror rcnouncc their prejudice and oppression.
No not even through tho instrumcntality of
those missionaries who are alone competent to
effect the conversion OF the savagcs of Africa.
There is no hope of abolishing slavery and tho
slave trade in America by any efforts. Moral
and legislative means it seems, are here alike
inefficient. But our efforts at colonization will
enlightened and elevate the savage African
traders, and in that new, stern virtue, which
they shall learn from our transported slaves,
they will utterly forbid their traffic with us in
human souls. And our Christian slave ships
be compelled to return in ballast. Such was
the idea prominent through the speech.
To pretend that the colonization socicty,-the
especial pet of Henry Clay, of Daniel Webster,
and tho pro-slavcry priesthood, is the only
means for the overthrow of slavery, is an insult
to the intelligence Of the community to which
we were, hardly prepared to listen, and VIC
think that few political hacks would have tho
ciIrontery to offer it. Even Daniel Webster
did not undertake it, in his speech at Washing
ton. 1t takes divine of twenty years stand.
ing, (such the speaker informed US he was } to
exhibit such eifrontery.
There might We know be another reason
Daniel Webster was speaking to slave owners
Congressman and prics,s-our Rev. Lecturer
was addressing those who profess adherence o
slavery, in the abolition town of Salem.
We append the following from the Essc,
County Frecmcn, as a clear and concise state
ment of tho ncfarious plottings and workings o
this society:
THE COLONIZATION PLOT.
The great conspiracy against the colore,
people of the U. $. assumes more consisten
cy daily The plot is to expnlrinte all iii,
free colored Americans, that the chains ma,
he more securely fastened upon those tha
are sldpes. The presence of the free is oh
uoxous to the shareholders, who drend III,
influence OF their example, aud fear The re
suits OF their sympathy for lIleir enslavel
brethren. II is important for slavery thn
the free colored population be kept from
growing and expanding. Hence the presen
revival Of the nefarious scheme for exporting