The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-30
Highly Important Manifesto from Hon
Ell Thayer.
His Scheme for the Free White COLONIZATION
of Old Virginia Clearly Defined.
Speculation and Regeneration Combined.
Sympathy from the Virginia Slave.
holders.
MANY ARE READY 70 TAKE SrOCK,
TO-, no., DC

WORCESTER Mass, March II, 1857.
Mr. BnxEIT-Dear Str: THANK you for your ucd and
able analysis Of The plans and purposes Of the North Ame
ricsn Homes cad Company. given in the HRAID Of
February ~ and Of March 10.
You have shown true conception Of the project and
seems to accurate appreciation Of ts power and
lite probable results.
you that our purpose to be strictly bus.
organization.
We shall abide BY the laws, state and nsuorsl.
We shall adhere with wonderful tenAcity The Consu.
tuition and the Union.
We shall purchase large tracts Of slave state
Prices shall give away to actual about oneourth
aba sell about oneourth cost Under q. tree
State prces-thuS probably doubling our noney on each
operation.
lhsre Ia chance for suoh speculation except in slave
States and In them only proportion 10 the extent
OF avery. For cxample: There will be NO inducemept
for to buy land In Hancock Brooke Marshall or OHIO
couAtes, In Western Virginia, for In those 10
worth from $50 TO 327 per Those Countess The
bulk Of the others in Western Virginia. essentially
free. Our chances would be much better 10 Dnwiddie
Southampton and other xhauste. eaztern
ties, where We obtain land for fom SO to IS
per acre-such being the average price in those
localities where the slaves . maj rity Of the
population. Now these lands desirable than
those Of the counties nrs named and planting tbem
free white colonies make them more valuable. IL
too much, therefore, for Virginia neishbors 70
pect Of human nature-snd especially OF Ysnkee human
rasuretAat should forego any such chance - this
OF securing sure and ample dividends especi,y whom
this be done in perfectly legal and const.
tutional.
But very many OF the people Of Virgins actually desire
the proposed friendly ihvasion Of the Old Dominion by
this renovating army OF free white labor. show
you that shareholders side, and that too,
in largo numbers
Some have already offered 70 take stock 10 the extent
CT their ability in the proposed COMPANY Keatuchy and
Maryland already looking with envy the sublime
destiny Of vngnis and inviting the invigorat.
ing sgency Of free labor 70 their borders.
Missouri Also has sent delegation for the purpose Of
securing colony Of hundred Yankees to build o
town upon good landiog on the Missouri river. These
sppcsiions together with the tone Of large portion Of
the southern press mako 1t manifest that the proposed
will be admirably sustained and our colonies
uea:ed with kindness and respect. But II, on tie
rsry portion Of the people Of virgisa In defiance Of
,hei interests and Of rights should far su
y themselves 10 follow the lead Of ul dsuniopsls
ard recession fre.eates In committing su!rages against
the lives and property Of peaceful settlers hcn they must
oc met by the OF situion and The laws; and should
these fail TO tve proteoion, popular sovereignty must
be invoked for the Old Dominion, IL been for
Kansas We shar lot be nsimtstcd. We arc no.
STAKE. In defiance Of danger we send our whale
stfs TO the Northern Ocean for money. We sand
our missionaries among cannbals prnciple.
VIC have deaed ell ptris, even In sending the Gospel
Tie besihen wilhou. tho ncitement CT pecuniAry GAIN
but with that intucemens tho COT pei ofFreedom twill
have free course, viii and be sioraed."
We have been charged with participating r .ac slave
sde contrary 10 law, for lthy uore" u tnis be %,
should probably pariclps,ein nslrg slsve States
free for tho ramc nithy lucre."
There IL rot biepspper in the country Who viii not
cult his buiiness Of catching negroes In Africa for the
Cuba Market when snal have bean demon sirsied that
he eau mako 10 per cen. in making Virginia FREQ
State.
These susn biso,s In their profession 70
sdheo to when lucrative business, protected by law,
be had In exchange for hazardous, Illegal and less
profitable Trails.
Ttere no uae, then, In talking about hanging or
shooting our csorsss, the members OF company.
half o, w nurs shot, the rest woud press
towards tho thirps dollars even though they snoald
Iush
Into the laws Of DEATH