Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-12-25

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"should it be deemed advisable, amend the
same before further proceedings are had
under it," Nothing was done by Congress
to explain the act, and Mr.. Monroe pro-.
cccdcd to carry it into execution according
to his own Interpretation. This, then, he
came the practical! construction. When
/ the Africans from on board the Echo were
delivered to the marshal at Charleston, it
became my duty to consider what dsposi-
ton ought to be made of them under
/ the law. For many reasons, it was expe-
/ dent to remove them from that locality as
I speedily as possible Although the con-
| duct of the authorities and citizens of
/ Charleston, in giving countcnance to the
execution of the law, was Just what might
have been expected from their high char
actcr, yet a prolonged continuance of three
| hundred Africans in the immediate vicini-
ty of that city, could not have failed to be-
| come source of Inconvenience and ankle
/ ty to its inhabitants. Who're to send them,
was the question There was no portion
of the coast of Africa to which they could
| bc removed with any regard to humanity,
! except to l. IBERIA. Under these ciroum-
stances, an agreement was entered into
! with the Colonization Society on the 7th
of September last, a copy OF which is here
/ with transmitted, under which the Society
engaged, for the consideration of forty-ivc
/ thousand dollars, to- receive these Africans
I into Liberia from the agent of the United
| States, and furnish them during the period
of ono year thereafter, with comfortable
shelter, clothing, provisions. aud medical
attendance, causing the children to receive
| schooling and all, whether children or
adults, to be instructed in the arts of ciy
I lied lie, suitable to their condition. This
/ aggregate OF forty five thousand dollars was
| based upon an allowance Of one hundred
and fifty dollars for each individual, and us
there has been considerable mortality among
them, and may be more before they reach
| Afri a, the society have agreed, in an cqui-
! table spirit, TO make such deduction from
tic amount, as under the circumstances
may appear Just and reasonable This can
not be fixed until we shall ascertain the
ctunl number which may become Il charge
to the society
1t was also distinctly agreed that, under
no circumstances, shall this government be
called upon for any additional expense
| The agents of the society manifested
audabc desire to conform to the wishes of
Thcy assurpd nc tbaf arter wy carn@mI t1 o"i i'
cuI,tion tLoy vorll I,o ro,,,,;r,I 80 n,',oma
the snr Of ono lunlrcd onJ Gttr J,li,rS,n'
each individuain complying with thcogrce-
mcnt, and they would have nothing left to
rcsnonsibilitv AtaIl cycnt. ! cn"IJ n,aLn
No bcttc, orr,nrc,rcmt onJ tlo,o n,.s ,.'",,r NV
other ALTERNATIVES, Dnrin~ tbc nrr,oJ Whom
the government itsclf fbrcu,h M ;ts "m OWN
aocnts. undcrtool, tLo task Of nroy;d;r.( for
copturcd ncorocs IN Af,ico iLc cn.t nor
head WAS very much orcnte,'
Thcrc hovino hccn NO on,;tor1;no or
propria,ion apDIicpblo 70 this nmrn0sr /
could not advance anv money on the ogrcc.
m MT therefore rc,ommcnI that an an
propriatiou NAV he nodc ne thc ,no,,,t
necessary to carry il into effcct
Other capturcs of a similar character
may, and probably will. bc made Inv onr
naval forces and earnestly rccommcnd
that Conera.s may amend the second soc.
ton OF the net Of March 3. 1910 so as to
free its construction from the ambiguity
which has 50 lone existed and rcnder The
duty of the President plain in cxccutmm
its provisions.
rec nmend to Your favorable regard
the local interests of the District of Coinm-
bia As the residence of CONGRESS and the.
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executive departments of the government,
we cannot fail to feel deep concern in its
welfare. This is heightened by the high