Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-04
TFOR THE ESQ UIRER.

TTUIUF9VTOH TIT - F y, n,
slave trade squadron from the coast ol Africa
ticle OF the kind should ever have been i'iScr'eu ~ II
treaty with EhSlahu' FuDlcc'ihS ON ~" gu" -,
10 II dcSra Ing service, ana eNpos'iIS !h'i" =. Wv ' Li
unhealthy climate. Ecslucs, inc hl'cl S'''rH h"u
undertaken tn 10 what It had no authority ~ 'icciar-
in. the slave trade piracy, thereby nhdcr inc law vi
nations surrcidcriiIS up our c'tlIenS u l'.!
world, 10 be shot as pirates "lt,out III" UT '"n,r.,n;
lou say truly, ths s'''It., ""u Nv $50
amclioratiug the condition oil ihanuihi''cu saves
among us, has, from the bc::ilillhg' Deeh viewed %!
MANY Southern statesmen with susllcior, Us irhuSh'
with incalculuble mischief and locking beyond tho
design of its pretended formation. l know Its orr
gin in the State "t Virginia, anu VINO were tne Prineii
bal actors, being perhaps the first society OF the KIND
| formed in the United States. lis ciiiei Pa'Foii' ahu
indeed founder, was Il gentleman men a nncllosr "
the Legislature, who exercised sIent lnnuG..e WI wv
TIA. body. lie brought lor%aru " pl'P"sn''m WV"
."'cd doors, l Think aS we eic NV !"
-; ,nlv u question ol such "c"'"'!, 'ci"'''"7. "e
, then President lMr., M"hro'I 10 am III procuring "
tract of country ON the coasi "' .illlc" '"E tMe purpose
OF colonizlns tle Tree pr'r.n ~ 90" viva Il IL" = ns nm
States. Tie first attempt w" !" SNo y ~"
character, and connect me government ~ Tue oHltcu
States with their lldirldnai asSnci"I,o"' me purchase
was effected, ana III h"il"r q. IL iies'ue"' IL 'nei
settlement was cailea honi"'i' u, c,:.c ,...
lhis F"clciy oc''S ~ " 49, a. Im.
al its heau, III" q ,''T - -. -; "
ycrs. members OF the Legislature Tor wee Presidents
10 give il favor, connecting IL WIN me alhereli rTii-
ginus churches I" put down all "ppoSl'i"h' ana h"id,
lls OD Ill IT'S ltblttuih-' """ 'N '' w
july rs Il day OF Jubilee 10 the pe"pleot color through
ont the United States, thereby pointing to them what
had been done "n that day Oh Il i'rlhcr OCCASION we
find the distinguished gentleman VINO hau iannrcd III
its furmation taking Ills nelat'"tr '' Washington
where his lubors i'll the cause would pnrtakc more oi
a national character. Here he ana Il distinguished
LAWYER of the district, both ut that day considered as
laborinr under Il high degree Of religious enthusiasm,
not 10 say tsiaticism, succeeded ~ establishing the
american Society for (oloniZinS me free troplc of
f,I,r - with Justice BushrOI " asllllgtUn AT Its head,
md a long list of distinguished gentlemen and divincs
throughout the different States for Vice Presidents
and managers, whether by their consent or not is not
known.
Mfr. Randolph, at that time being exercised upon
the subject vi religion. became a member OF this So
cirtv. But no sooner did ir discover that tn: mana.
unrs had I'M Object in view, different from that held
an, IN the nubi,c, looking evrn.uallyto emancipation,
,hn,, hc l.ft th,. s,ciety. and lad no more IL do with
i, the c.mulcxian al It's members, generally, being
nf the old federal party, aul strongly tainted with
abnlitiunism, no doubt, opened his eyes Ia The true Sc
,r., Eli IL wuulL nftrr n while, b, made a test in
~, ,nnr,;cnl ,,or,irs of the country.
Ve now find the result has taken place, which |
f,rc.,v.. from the origin of this society. would hap
nnn n s,rit Of abolition instead of colonization. II
, ,h. ua,.r, instead of the Antagonist, and has con-
' -" r,nna,i Nm, H,,uc, which is likely 10 be a con-
.'a i ira
INC s,cicty has IN evil tendency upon the body
,,T,;, ,t ib, state. md il nav become a question,
vbrihcr il would not be wiser 10 suppress, than give
!, ,I and suunnrt. And the principle ut humanity
,r'mII l.. halter .ubserycdb y returning the free pcU-
MI. ni rn,,r ia their former state, than by srndim.
Them 10 Africa 10 die, or. H. is believed II become ira
der. themselves. The society at first, met with little
tnyor from the North. who would neither contribute
., IL. surnor,. nor become members thereof. The
n.nuIc suil il WAS Il matter entirely with the Southern
S,ut,.. with which they intended Ia have nothing Ia
al, Ii il WIS an evil, they must rid themselves at II.
inI !, ~ uu; until the society sent their agents
rmnn. them TO show its political tendency in their
tny,r, lid they take il mp.
One nf the principal arguments urged 10y them
against it, was, that while the society protested only
TO remove the free people OF color. they rlvet;cd
more strongly the chains upon Those Remained III ser
yi,ud.. II any thing could be done, the North whs
in favor of general cmanci patton, and the PROCESS
was too slow and uncertain for that object, romncnc-
i'm, with the free people ol color. Ii, therefore, be-
r,,,n u,,,ssury to do away with this impression, and
T., show tI,ut colonization WAS not the antagonist of
emancipation. Hence, We find, i'll the 81 annual report
NJ ,L. Sorir,y. Mt, mcctim" several objections urged
against it, this closing paragraph 'yct, the hope ct
ihr Gradual and utter abolition of slavery, in n man.
ncr consistent with the rights, interests, aiId happr-
ness of society, ought never To be abandoncl.' =
Again, in the address of I'll" PRESIDENT, page vs. Tins
language is used sand should l; lead. tlIic'Iin% the
lnstl.uti"n,) ,s we may fairy hope IL VIII, l" me slow
but gradual abolition oi slavery, II VIII wipe from
ulr political institutions, the only blot winch Stains
them; and, in the laliIati"il I'll We shall NOT DC M IL
berry to plead the excuse oi moral necessity nii'i' we
shall have honestly cNcr'cd all The mean" winch we
ubSSls ll 10 Ava
The tollowin. extracts were also added from a ltt-
ter of one of the Vice Presidents, Mayor General k"-
bert Goodlue Harper, addressed IL the Secretary oi
the Society, printed IA part Of the first nInul report,
md circulated with it,.
.(;r,a,. however, Us the benefits are, which we may
rromise ourselves. from the colonization III the free
,,,,,,,I. ,f color. by its tendency To prevent the dis
ttoutcnt and corruption Of our slaves, aud TO secure To
,l,In ~ bri,rr treatment, by rcmdcrin. them more wor-
,Iv rf;t there is another advantage infinitely greater,
il, every ,,iut of view, to which il may lead the way.
/, ,,,,ds and may powerfully tend, to rid us gradual
IL u,,L entirely, in the United Statcs, of slaves and
slavery. n rent moral and political crIl,t of incrras-
;u, yir,l,I,cc and extent, from which much mischief
j. now fell. md very great calamity in future is Justly
uunrelrnLcd, II il in this point of view, [ confess,
TIA, your scheme of colonization mos, >yr0Hgly recon-
,nnnis ,t.elf in nv opinion, To attention and supuor,.
Ills. therefore, obvious that a great benefit would be
conferred on the country, and especially on the slave
l,Jl;ur districts, il all the slave luburers could bc
"rrduullv and inpcrccptibly withdrawn from civili-
zatiur. aud their place supplied by tree white labor
rr.. but Ia accomplish this great mud beneficial
chance. GRADUALLY and impcrccptihly Ia substitute n
FROG white class OF cultiyatOrs for the slaves, with the
consent of the owners, by Il slow, but steady and GER
min ounratiou 1 hold TO be Us practicable az il would
-. hnncfci,l and rernrd this scheme of colonial
.;", n =. rho t;rst stru. i'm TINT preat cnterurisc." This
"on,i",an ,yns tho "reat federal leader in the House
>, Rn,r..ort,,iy,s IN the carly history of the Govern
,n.,,. md nj the time of his death was II candidate for
I,n,,,rss in IN, baltimore District, and published IN
-, i, ,.IT;ch IN. declared his purpo.p. il elected.
:" ',nmo,a thr colnn;Zu,iru scheme and the system
~ ~ rrn,rrnaI Improvement by tho general government.
.Ernln fine ,rec,,lin. extracts from the first annual
oman, az RIM. American Colonization Society, icoll.
Times the rrpor,) the public may decide whether the
CHARGE b., AS true, Us it has been sruvcly affirmed, that
i'm tile constitution and proceedings OF the American
Colonization Society, or III the avowed sentiments oi
its members, there can he disccrned "o'h'ng JIcmdiy
IN ths aboLt,oH Of Shartry IN Mr. IaHcd Sf1itS.'"
Ii clearly appears from the above extracts that this
society in the beginning was IN abolition one, and
the first step 10 accomplish the end WINS the colonial
tion plan. II showed Itself III The session OF the Leg
stature OF this State when gradual emancipation was
attempted. and but for lis existence, III all pruGubili-
~, the spirit OF aboliti"nlsln would never have arisen
in the North. IL soon became the antagonist of col
"nilation, aud hence has ARISEN the geographical dlvi.
,:., l,.,,r,, fla. E,nth unl tl, SnufL wlt.l, ia. t,,