Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-24
COMMUNICATION.
EMIGRATIoN TO LIBERIA

The great majority of the colored people at tn
North have been opposed to Colonization. But
few years ago. in conventions and public meetings
they pledged themselves to each other that the,
would never leave this country, but that they
would fight to the death for what they called the
rights.
They imagined that they would continue to gair
strength by natural increase, by emancipations a
the South, and by the escape of fugtves until they
would be felt and feared. They were led to be
lieve that the time must come when they would
be able not only to maintain their ground, but would
have equal rights with the whites be allowed and
hold Office and enjoy the realization of all their dreams
BY holding the balance of power they calculated
trolling the legislation Of the States to force
cipation upon the South dissolution of the
Union Such the plans and expectations taught them
by evil and designing The whole system of colon
ration therefore, rejected because tended to dnin
sh their numbers and their strength and direct atten
ton from their main object
OF late change taken place in their views and feel
ings The passage and rigid enforcement of the fugitive
slave law; the legislation in nearly all the border free
States to exclude further free colored immigration and
the Legislative enactments and other in the
slave States to prevent emancipation except on condition
of going to Liberia. have produced decided impression
Hpon them The intelligent among them are aware
that from their circumstances and habits together with
che influences of the climate there is natural increase
in their numbers in the North but rather the contrary
and that without recruits from the slavehodng States
they must eventually die out become Of no conse
quence a part Of the community
From these and other there has recently sprung
up in New York, Ohio, and other States, Emigration
Party who determined to leave this country for
where they be really Free and obtain and enjoy
7 afn hnap m Them Nopy
of them have already made up their minds others
waiting to see the way clear They think that the
penses of general emigration movement cannot be met
Voluntary contributions sufficient could not be depended
upon The only remaining want therefore is an ample fund
upon which we forecast and commence grand scheme
of emigration. How and whence is this fund to be OBJ
tanned
From the organization of the American Colonization
Society down the present hour it has been the expec
ation of its friends that the General and State Govern
would eventually perceive the great nationality of
the scheme and its intimate bearings the welfare of all
the interests of the country and stretch forth strong
carry it forward 1t never anticipated that
individual would be sufficient to accomplish
the work The Society to begin it, to make the
pertinent and prove the practicaby of the scheme by
laying the foundation of christian republic the shores
Africa and then the expectation has always been
that the Government would afford the aid necessary
carry the enterprise to its final consummation
The bin lately introduced into the House of Represen
tatives by the Hon. EDWARD STANLr of North Carolina
fully the present emergencies of the case. The
States of Virginia. Maryland New Jersey, and Indiana
have all made appropriations in coonzng within
their borders who emigrate Mr. Stanlys bill is
general and places at the disposal of each Of the States
sufficient all the expenses of coonzng any
and all who want to go to Liberia.
The following is copy Of the bill:
BILL authorize the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 dposts
lrh the several States the fourth nstdment Of the deposites
Of e public oney directed 10 be made nth said States By
The act approved June %, 1886.
Be enacted &c. That the Secretary Of the Treasury
be and he hereby authorized and directed to deposte
as hereinafter mentioned with those States that received
the previous instruments, the fourth nstament of the
deposes of public money directed to be made with said
States under the provisions Of the thirteenth section of
the approved the day Of June eighteen
hundred and thirty six in to which each State
entitled respectively, to wit: