Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-02-11

Prom tho Dcigoi. Derloerat
We have for some time been in possession Of
magnificent scheme Of colonization. which an iu-
herent diihdence, exceedingly dlihou to overcome,
has hitherto prevented Us from Offering to the con-
sderation OF our fellow mon. The Slavery question
is problem which the wlCst men Of our age have
been unable to solve and hence VIC hope we will bo
pafdoncd for entertaining a certain amount OF
egotism when we Announce that We have arrived
at the solution of that rcrplcxcd question. We
propose to do it 10y colonization, but We can by no
means fall in with the policy Of cur present Coloni
cation Society They are operating in The wrong
way. When this philanthrOpic movement shall
have arrived at It's greatelt success, it will not 10
able to cnovey to Liberia the annual increase Of
the cOlorcd people in America. Then again, why
cOlonize thec0iortd people?
In looking foi successful colonization enterrriso
several things should lie considered which have
special reference to our country. First, TO ascertain
to n certainty who should be colunizcd: sccondly
that their removal shonld he as inexpensive ~
possible and that it should lie immediate In ro
latiUn TO the first consideration would say, that
theic IN country 3,50O,0O0 slaves and about
GUOOOO free persons Ot color making in all total
of over four million souls, and all these are the
most passive Of men, quietly working at the Vari-
pursuits Of life, taking part in the Govern.
ment, while they add materially to the wealth Of
our country, themselves creating NJ disturbance
Of any kind, albeit good deal of fuss is mado
about them,--l submit to the judgement of every
But what class thcnI
We answer--remembcring our second consdera-
on-that class which cxcitcs the most disturbance,
is most useless, and most Inexpensive to remove.
Now as there arc only some 25O,OOO shareholders,
and these are constantly creating disturbance in
our country threatening to destroy our national
prosperity--as they are Of no use among us, (tbe
resources Of the South being best developed by tho
blackman,) an d ms they occupy great deal Of
Territory which might he better employed, as they
consume without producing and hence arc paupers
! it becomes papably evident that Hey are Me class
! to coionize. We arc the more confirmed in this
opinion when we reflect that they can he removed
at 50 much less expense than the four million
colorcd people in our Republic. This last consid-
Grafton will strongly appeal to every worthy IAN
| kcc in the land.
| Now having ascertained what class we should
colonize, aud in arriving ut that fact also having
embraced our second consideration (by finding that
| the class designated can be removed with the least
possible expenses rs to their own removal, much
better at least than can the free colorcd people in
Nirginia) it only remains TO speak of our last con-
sdoraton, Wis that their removal should be i'm
mediate.
J Never was there more auspicious time for COM
pleting the benevolent enterprise Of their removal
than the present. They are just now agtating
! the Nebraska question after Il very dangerous
rision-thoy will probably create contention cor.
cerning the territory acquired by the G0dsdeR
i treaty, and distract the country ON Southern
rout 10 the Pacific. All these circumstances in
dictate the uneriug justice Of their immediate
colonization. The country will be paciiied, and
many honest men restored to their rights, and all
this Continent benefited.
j We cannot frbcar to mention another great
advantage which will arise from selecting this class
| TO colOnize. Our Government having always cvin-
ced so ready desire to uid them in every way.
it is not unreasonable to suppose that our United
States vessels would lie sent to convey them to the
country to which they might emgrate.
We will not say whittier they should CO. But
we may express an opinion that they would not
find Liberia desirable on account Of the prejudice
there prevailing against their color. We do not
know but Labrador would be well adapted to their
! constitutions aud habits.