Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-04-13

The New FORK Journal of Commerce is right
in it's dec 'aration that from the first, the Bit
terest enemies of African colonization have
been the ahoitionists; and next to them on the
principle that extremes will meet, stand the
advocates of perpetual slavery. And this is
not strange. Let colonization obtain as the
policy OF the country, and the abolitionst's
Occupation has gone" He must then cease
to "agitate," and "agitation' is his aliment.-
In justification of their hostility the abolition
lists ask, what has colonization done? Has il
abolished slavery? Has it even diminished the
number Of slaves? On the contrary, have not
the number more than doubled since he colo.
nIzation enterprises commenced? Well, We
admit all the aboiitonists claim on this head.
Colonization has not abolished slavery, nor
made any perceptible encroachment upon the
system But we can tell them what it has
done: 1t has established Republic on the
shores of Africa, comprising population Of
some 100000 inhabitants, nineteen twentieths
of whom were heather when the colonization
enterprise commenced. bnt all OF whom arc
now under christian influence, and many of
them thoroughly christianised, with churches,
schools, good laws, and all other appurtenan-
ces of civilization, in full operation. Moreo-
yer the government, from the President down
to the humblest subordinate, is administered
exclusively by colorcd people; the laws are
made by colorsd people: and in shoIt, this
offspring of the colonization society presents
the only example on the face OF the earth, of a
well REGULATED colorcd community, sclf-gov-
erned and free. Hayti is burlesque upon
everything that is virtuous and good. 1t is a
bloody despotism, and its population, for the
most part is degraded and miserable In short
the experiment there made; rather shows that
coored people are not capable of self.govern
ment, than that they are. Liberia on the 9th.
er hand, affords a beautiful illustration of what
colored community may become, when freed
from abolition influence. Again, colonization
has been the means Of liberating several thou.
sand slaves, and settling them comfortably in
the land of their fathers and of delivering
great many free colored person, out of the hands
OF the abolitionists, and planting them ir the
same happy home. Furthcr-colonization has
provided refuge for she colored people of this
country, bond and free, to which they can DO
! removed, with advantage to themselves and
others: as fast as Providence opens the way for
their emigration. We might mention other
good things which colonization has done,
but these will suffice for the present. Now
wha, hasaGolitionism done? To save time and
troublr,we sum up its achievements in the lam
gUage of the Philadelphia Pennsylvania, as.
| follows:
"At The NORTH
Increase of misery. lestit ut,on and crime.
as well as increase of inso!ence on the part Of
the colored race:
Increase of prejudice against that class as
a natural consequence, which must ultimately
result in stringent legal enactments, similar to
those of Indiana and Illinois:
Increase Of watGhfulness on the part of the
Southern people, decreasing the privileges of:
the slaves ,cireumscribing the liberty they have
hitherto enjoyed, to say nothing oc the section.
al jealousy and strife VIII oh. have produced
such deplorable consequences in every commu-
| Ai'y. To counter balance all these evils, there
| is not the rcmotess particle Of good produced,
or even in prospect. They have only the more
firmly rivited the evil they profess to desire
to remedy, and have the more deeply injured
the class they pretend to aid and benefit
Their efforts have resulted in unmixed evil,
! from beginning to nd-petroft Free Press.