The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-08-04

the slaves that they had been USED merely as
tools for electioneering purposes ana that
trick of hypocrisy then fell as. quickly as It
had been got up.-PGgs 3Sl.
To Jared Sparks.
MONTICELLO, february a, 1924
DEAR SIR: duly received your favor OF the
18th, and with it the last number OF the North
American Review This has anticipated the
one should receive in course, but have not
yet received, under my subscription 70 the new
series The artitle on the African colonial
ton of the people of color, to which you invite
my attention, have read with much consid-
Grafton. II ia indeed tine one, and VIII 90
much good. learn from it more too, than
had before known, of the degree OF success
and promise of that colony. In the DISPOSE
ton of these unfortunate people, there are two
rational objects to be distinctly kept IN view.
/. The establishment Of a colony on the coast
of Africa, which may introduce among the
aborigines the arts of cultivated life, and the
blessings of civilization and science. by doing
this, we may make to them some retrlbuton
for the long course of injuries we have been
committing on their population. And consd-
ering that these blessings will descend to the
"naii natorum, Ell qui nGScentur d6 hiS,D we
shall in the long run have rendered them
perhaps more good than evil. To fulfil this
object the colony of Sierra Leone promises
we'll, and that of Mesurado adds to our pros
pect of success. Under this view, the Coloni-
zation Society is to be considered as mission
airy society, having in view, however, objects
more humane, more justfiable, and less ag-
gressive on the peace OF other nations than
the others of that appellatlOn.
The second object, and the most interest.
ing to us, as coming to home to our physical
and moral characters, to our happiness and
safety, is 10 provide an asylum, to which we
can, by degrees, send the whole Of that popu-
lation from among us, and establish them un-
der our patronage and protection, as scpa-
rate, free, and independent people, in some
country and climate friendly to human life
and happiness. That any place on the coast
of Africa should answer the latter purpose, |
have ever deemed entirely impossible. And
without repeating the other arguments which
have been urged by Others, ! will appeal to
figures only, which admit Of no controversy
| shall speak in round numbers, not absolutely
accurate yet not SO wide from truth as to vary
the result materially. There are in the United
States million and half Of people of color in
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nobody conceives to be practicable for us or
expedlent for them Let us take twenty-five
years for it's accomplishment, within which time
they will be doubled Their estimated value
as property, in the first place for actual prop
erty has been lawfully vested in that form, and
who can lawfully take it from the possessors!) |
at an average Of two hundred dollars each,
young and old would amount to six hundred
millions of dollars, which must be paid or lost
by somebody's To this, add the cost OF their
by land and sea to Mesurado,
u years provision of food and clothing, imple-
ments Of husbandry and of their trades, which
will amount to three hundred millions more,
making thirty-six millions of dollars year
for twenty-five years with insurance OF peace
all that time, and it is impossible to look at
the question a second time. en- aware that
at the end of about sixteen years, a gradual
detraction from this sum will commence, from
the gradual dminution of breeders, and go on
during the remaining nine years. Calculate
this deduction, and it is still impossible to look
ut the enterprise second time.
Error-should be three hundred millions
TO Blk CONTINUED.