Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-02-05
COLONIZATION MOVEMENTS.

Alabama appears to be reused TO full appreciation
of the Colonization enterprise. Governor Collier, Of
that Stale, has recently addressed letter 10 Rev'd
Mr.. Pease, Agent of the Colonization Society, for
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, in which he
says
"I have long entertained the opinion, founded upon
Inc fullest observation and examination, that the
White and African cannot live together upon
terms of social and political equality and it is there
fore desirable that the free colored people of the Uni
ted States should be coonlzed abroad and fitted for
tsef-government. Their removal would be not only
fetal to themselves, but to the white and to
the slaves.
'sThe establishment Of colonies upon the coast of
Africa, believe has already done more TO arrest the
slave trade, than ali the fleets Of Europe and America
combined.
Nor are these the only benefits resulting from CO.
Imitation. AS a Missionary enterprise, it is the most
efectHal m cans OF cvlizlng and Chrstianizing Atr
ca, OF any that has ever been devised In this point
oil view alone, II Is worthy of regard and patronage
ii think Ii very well that the emigration 10 LIBERIA
has been so gradual, aEordng time to the emigrants
to become familiar with their new situation and to
Undue those who may follow with correct principles
and impress them with the necessity of industrious
habits.
g" cannot doubt but Liberia will continue to prosper
III the Society Will give it the proper supervision, stu
diously avoiding all connection interference with
the political questions of tie day.
The following preamble and resolutions were intro
duced by the Bishop at late annual meeting OF the
Alabama Conference of the Methodist Ep. Church,
and adopted
Whereas, IL opinion, the colonization of free
eoored people from this country to Liberia is in ae-
cordance with the wise and benevolent arrangements
OF Divine Providence at once beneficial to themselves
10 their children, to Africa, and traught with the best
Interests OF our common country and her Institutions:
therefore
Resolved, That we deem the colonization of the
tree people OF colour from this State to Liberia en-,
ifely eXpesient and practicable and worthy of our
aid.
Resolved, That We look with favor upon the next
organization of State Colonization Society in Ala
oaina, under whose auspices this work of emigration
will be promoted, and we pledge to it our cordial CO.
operation.
solved, That we will give our influence as far
as practicable IN facilitating the abors OF the author.
ized agent OF The State Colonization Society among
AS a summary of what has already been accom-
pllshed by the American Colonization Society, we
extract the following from an appeal of Re,'d. MIR.
Pease, above mentioned
Within the last thirty.two years the American Col
onizauon Society has coonized about ten thousand
Iree coored persons in Liberia. treaty of amity has
been formed with fifty African nations About EIGHT
hundred miles of coast extending from fiftv to one
hundred miles In the country, have been pureha sed
and redeemed from the horrors of barbarsln: nearly
ons-hat OF which has been acquired by treaty and
purchase within the last two years, besides the ac
QUESTION OF large and valuable territory dl-
ring the past year. Colonization has, thereby peace
fully and permanently elected the Aflicaa and Brazil.
ian slave trade from over seventeen hundred miles of
African coast; from the entire of Liberia and by
treaty stpulatlons from over nine hundred other
miles OF coast triumph, which England, France
and the United States have not been able TO accom-
pllsh by their united naval forces the last half cen
fury! Ia addition, more than 200 COO native Africans
nave been brought under The benign influence of civil
and Christian institutions.