The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-15

we inherit from our ancestors itthe establishment
Of slavery, We must, Of course, understand that
you are willing 70 furnish your mite to assist in
throwing of the 4ulss, which, according to your
belief, sits like an incubus upon the civilized
world, scowling Vengeance upon the farthest de-
scendant OF those in any way (whether by act,
completely, or tacit non-opposition) concerned in
so iniquitous system Anxious to contribute our
share to the happiness of mankind, the women Of
America (not Mrs. Stowe and her oempeers, the
Able Kelleys, Lucreta Motifs, &C., butthe true and
sober women of our western world) will, be-
eve, be ready give their aid in setting at rest,
by my experiment or series Of experiments, which
you may desire, the great question of negro capa
blity, which seems now to be the all-important
one in your nobly charitable plans for the worlds
improvement; and what can individually do,
am now, madam, and dear sister, most willing
and anxious to accomplish. Here, then, stand
waiting your decision one hundred and sixty souls
whom, as the first fruits Of your efforts, you can
easily free from all those evils, real or supposed
with which you understand them to be over
whelmed. One-hfteenth part of one year 3 in
come will enable your Grace to do this am, as
you may perceive, ready to make a very much
larger sacrifice in proportion to my means, by the
loss which may suffer from the throwing out as 10
much dead capital of waste lands, which for want
Of negro labor must become comparatively value
less to me, and also by the Inconvenience result
ing from entire and undesirable change of
ready to make in consideration Of the tender con-
sciences of the Stafford House ssterhood, and to
give you an opportunity first Of personally ex-
perimenting upon the feasibility of your plans,
and next of proving to the world the sincerity
of your efforts in the cause which you under
take. have, as woman and mother, been
startled by the curses, both loud and deep,
lately showered upon our slave system, that
am anxious for my own and my children's
sake that every opportunity should be given to
the phnanthropists of the day to prove the
truth or falsty of their position by any limited
process of experiment which can satisfy them,
without hazardng the ruin of nations, for the verb
flying Of all untried theory Try now, madam,
what can be done with these hundred and
sixty candidates for enlightenment. 1t will be
the first step Of real earnest endeavor which you
will have made in the cause; and, if a wise one,
it will assuredly be rapidly initiated. As ] can
not doubt of your sincerity, ! equally cannot
doubt that you will be ready and anxious to ac-
cept my offer; and | shall expect soon to hear
from you, by the transmission, in any manner
or form that may DO most convenient to you,
of the Ito you) almost insignificant sum which
will mako you absolute mistress to lberate, to
colonize, to educate, and to bless, in all manner
of conceivable ways, the one hundred and sixty
souls whomI now offer to release to you; always
with tho provso that you have their own consent
to the change. 1t is probable, madam, that af.
ter having done your best with these one hun
drcd and sixty Uncle Toms and Topsys, you
may have q truer appreciation of the negro char
acter and capabilities for improvement, than can
be obtained from the perusal of Mrs. Stoves
romance, and may DO able to guide your COLA
borers and imitators by some valuable hints in the
management of future and similar. undertakings.
YourGrace cannot, presume, fail to perceive the
merits of plan which will thus enable you to
exercise upon small scale, and illustrate the
merits Of your expansive system Of philanthropy,
thus eettinQ to- YOUR friends and cOadiutOrs an
example Of the only course which can prove to
the world tho sincerity Of your professions, and
to yourselves the truth of your opinions. ;"
She then assures her Grace of her husband S ac-
quiesccnce in her plan, and communicates her adj
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