Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-01-04
tFren tho Colonization Hsreli !
Mission of Colonization.

The claims Of the CAUSE Of African Colo
ni4,tion upon the confidence and supper. Of
the American people rests upon three great
facts. Ill Of which are TO be lAmented, bot
out Of which Providence seems about 70 10
atucnc good. The first is, that vas. con.
.incnt, vi 8 population Of one hundr-d and
sixty millions OF human beings, is at thi,
diy, with some minor eyceptiJne, sunk in tho
lee pest Ignorance, birbiri;n and slavery
The second is, that a part Of these degraded
people have been fortibly torn from their IA
tive land, and that some three millions Of
their descendants are at this moment held in
seryitude in this country Tie third il, that
even such OF these people asare free, are cub
loot 10 SO many social and political disabili-
ties, that their freedom is rather nominal
than real. ] his last, unjust as it is, On ali
principles which should regulate the minds
Vt Christian people, lie, nevel tEe!ess, VS.
t4'r, q immDvdbie tact, against which it Is
equally futile TO reason or de,lain.
LJykin, these three great facts in tho
lislt Of ether facts If more recent develou-
lnen,, we see that tho two last PARTS Of a
| great system Of means for the moral aud po-
liticaI regeneration Of Africa. part Of
the people Of that continent have been
dragged Iuto the service VI other nations
more advanced in civilization, and in that
school have been fitted to carry back to their
kindred at home, the blessings OF civil cation
and Christianity.
Inc Colonization Of Africa by enancipated
slaves, and by the descendants Of such, rest
Ing az it does upon as pure principles OF be-
uuvpl,nca as ever Gctuated any movement,
and which has been most auspuOusly begun
is one Of the most int resting enterprises Of
the present age. II is interesting, because
u opens up a home to the colured American
in which he may enjoy true independence
ami be free from that depressing condition
10 which his color subjects him In the Uni
tel states but it is Immensely moro intt-
resting in Wow Of ITS lnluenc, upon the ma
/ tiye- Of Africa. At present there are in Ii
IBERIA some ten thousand cOlured natives of
/ America. aud more than twenty times that
number Of resident natives. The latter fr4nk-
/ ly acsnoW ledge in word and decd the great
. superiority Of their American brethren, and
manifest strong desire 10 b5 instructed IN
IT,, arts of civilized I've, and in the English
/ language. Many native children arc IN tine
school, of tine republic, and many natives in
/ the employ ot the citizens, AMI indeed have
| become citizens themselves. The bounds o!
. the republic are steadily eulargug by fresh
acces.i1ns Of territory. thus adding at once
/ to j's strength, securely and wealth
/ This colony is unlike any that have gone
/ before it in respect to the nutiye population.
Other colonies were planted among people Of
Il different race, with whom il has generally
! been found impossible To anal ganlate CON
,equentiy they had to be subdued, if not e1-
| terminated be!Ore the incomers could have
peace, Not 40 the colony Of Liberia. There
/ tho cJlonists find brethren in the natives.
ready to bid them welcome as heneidctors.
guardians and teachers. Never was there Z
npblcr object OF ambition set before any peo-
| Pic than this colony presents to the colorel
men Of the United States. Tp be the found
| ers Of an expire, the pioneers OF ciyiliys-
| ton, tho messengers OF sa!yatioul aud the
| the Louored instruments of the regeneration
Of a sentiment, are privileges rarely given to
men,
lac opposition in the MUD. Of many Of
cur c,iorei people to the colonization scheme
/ il remarkable, II arises from what we know
/ TO be a mistaken notion that the object OF the
Society IL an attempt to expatriate the col
re man, Whoever has persuaded them to