The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-04-29
VOL. XIV--NO. 36
From the n. ?. Evening Post.
The Colonization S0cya1x.

ior 'nc purpose ~ establishing a regular
communication, by steam or otherwise, he.
tween the United States and Liberia. This
determination to resort tp the voluntary sys
TEN Is what we are very glad to Sec. The
Colonization Society, two tr three Sears
since, made mistaken Use of its influence.
when It gave its countcnance to the rchem,
OF line Of steamers to be built at The px.
pensc Of the government for the trade be-
tween the North American coast and that Of
Africa. That step had the effect Of strength
cnIhg bold and powerful combination.
formed Ia izc upon the fcyentic of the ma
ton, and Weld them to the advantage 6fa
lew adroit and enterprising men, and 70 the
INJURY OF all vino were not 50 fortunate as to
receive the particular iavors of the govern.
mcnt,
1t is honorable to the present adn,inistra.
ton, that they have taken course which as
slircs tins class Of projectors that even if
they could obtain the sanction of Conrrcs,
to their schemes, they will fail to receive the
sanction Of the Executive. The Ctl,pi,a.
ton Society has now bctaken itself to tho
proper method OF accomplishing its obicc,
those only will now contribute who At.
prove Of the plan and objects Of the society
Ii ~ well known that the society has its en-.
cmics, both at the North and the South men
Who di-approve of its proceedings from very
di!lsr,nt reasons, but whose hostility is deem
seated and determined, TO force them. in
spite ofthcir rcpugnancc, to bear the bur,
deh OF supporting scheme of mere beney,.
Icncc, Is scarcely less outrage than If they
were taxed for the expenses of Treaty So.
ci,ty.
. For our own part, we have mono OF the
. m al
Society which many entertain. The new
republic which it has planted on the coast
o! Africa, is an experiment in civilization
which We watch with great interest II
ttansplants the Institutions, the habits of
thought and action, the language and ,hc
literature Of our country "a Central Africa.
t" take, we doub, not, permanent roof sN,
10 obtain. IN the end, a complete victory over
the iarharism Of the country. The present
age ha, few things more worthy of attention
than the growth Of this nero common.
wealth, with it Institution, modelled strictly
after our own gradually Increasing its pop,
nlaiion, gradually extending its borders, e,.
cry year becoming more respected and fear
eel by the barbarian tribes which surround
It. Let few generations BASS. and in all
probability, II will possess an immense OK.
tent oi sea coast on the Gulf Of Guinea, with
Gomnions rca hing eastward to Abyssinia.
and noIth"ard TO the Great Desert. Hero
the African race, in the climate Of the origin,
may be expected, in state of civilization, To-
to iind It's fullest and most perfect physical
and mental Development
y somewhat curious parallel might be run
between what has bccn done bv the Amcri.
can association in the present century, and
what has been done by Br. IA association,
having its origin in a previous age; paral.
lei which promises to become more and
''t"-" - do, 'Hg ra't india tomb,nv
constituted solely with a View 10 mercantile
profit, step by STEP partly ny PuiCiiaSs
partly by the sword has acquired an i'm.
mcnse empire, which is governed by com
mcrcial oligarchy, not without complaint Of
frequent oppression, and from which it de-
rives large revenues. The Colonization SO.
Ciety, scheme of simple bcneyolencc has
laid the Foundation ofa republic in country
Of saSagc tribes, hccping it under i iniiu-
Cncc only 50 long as was absolutely nccessa.
ry, and diScngagin- it from dependence as
soon us it became sufficiently mature for
scli.Eoyernmcnt, deriving from it no person
al advantage TO its members, not even the
appointment to any of the offices of the colo
ny. Both experiments are in state ofrap-
id progress; and while the British empire IN
Asia extends itself with a rapidity which al
most alarms those who govern it, the new
commonwealth in Africa is in state of
wholesome growth and enlargement,
strengthening itself, perhaps, for destiny
almost A. remarkable on the African con-
tncnt as our own has been in tho rcw
world Which will bring forth the iarcs,
and most enduring results We have, for our
avn part, no doubt.
For scheme in which there Is 80 much
To strike the imagination, and in which so
large number of the most distinguished
men in all parts Of the United States profess
an interest, we should suppose there would
be little difficulty III procuring the usual lib
Cra contributions given to such works OF
bcncvHlcncc ~ are recommended 10y brill
liant results Even il the scheme Of line of
regular packets to Liberia should be unsucs
ceeSiu just at present, the wants of com
merce will cause it to bc established at no
very remote period. The growth of the col
ony however, may be aided If that result be
anticipated byprvatc beneiactions,
Tm Wfsr.-Ilon Edward Bates Of s..
Louis, in a lecture on the "Mississ;lpi Va
ley before the Young Mems Mercantile Lii
brary Association of Cincinnati, recently,
speaks thus of the magnificent West and
It's "appcndagcS."
1t is one Of the most gratifying reflections
that the psope of the West are wcaned Of all
iocdl prcudiccs. send my hoy to the pub.
lie schools, and on the same form with him
sits one boy from Vermont, another from
Virginia, and third from Georgia. What
becomes of my boys local tcelings' lie
hears every State in the Tn on spoken of in
terms of affection. tell you there is nothing
local about the West tapplausc.) We arc
not section, but we are the boiy of the nl-
ton (chccrsD We have the Eastern and
Western appcndagcs Qaughter) AWestc n
editor, n friend of rainc, never thought OF
writing "Thc Valley of the Mississippi
without the prefix of "magniiicent," any
more than certain statesmen can avoid say
ing sovereign State. In one ''lcadcr' on the
magnificent West" this editor, after cnar.
ging on the resources and future of the Val.
ley, vent on to say, "but this is not all,
there are also tuO sIopCS, one stretching from
the Allcghcncs eastward to the Atlantic,
embracing the old thirteen States 0aughtcr)
The other from the Rocky Mountains west.
ward to the broad Pacific. Continued
laughter)
In speaking of this glorious West, God
knows could not disparage the older States.
was born in Virginia, and though | have
drank the muddy waters of the Mississippi
for forty years, | love the old mother of
statesmen and of States, albeit somewhat as
n son loves a consumptive mother, Qaughtcr)
for she has sunk from the first to the fourth
rank among the States
LOVE AND Enthusiastically ono said
it makes no odds whom--ior it is II pretty
similc and perhaps quite truc--that he had
niinn rnmnr nl lhnI NnInn lalics lnkc love na