Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-25

The address Of Rev. PHILIP SLAUGHTER,
the able and eloquent advocate of the cause
of the Virginia Colonization Society ueii'-
cred at the annual meeting Of the American
Colonization Society, Washington, is aproduc-
ton which does equal credit to his head and
heart. Had we the space we would publish
the whole of it, but have only room for the
following extract
The Colonization Society is missionary
society. The colonist and the missionary
must stand or fall together. Missions and
colonization, said our African bishop Payne,
have over been Gods great schemes tor
spreading Christianity over the world. The
Methodist Bishop, Scott, after visiting the
churches in Liberia, calls the colonies the
bright spots raging on; light upon the sur
rounding darkness. OF the same import ls
the testimony of tue Baptist and Presbyterian
missionaries. Let, US, then, with hand Joined
with hand and heart linked with heart,
launch the Colonization Society AS mission
,ry society. Cheered by the voices aud wat
ted by the prayers, of all ChristendOm, It Will
move on gloriously to its contamination. 1t
has passed serepeiy through many storm.
and nothing can wreck it so long as we sail
nv the chart of our constitution, which limits
our ons1ations exclusively to the removs! OF
free nersons of color. To this principle we
are sclemply pledged. and so long as we ad-
here TO it. our position is impregnable. The
missionary argument is q briet one, and Is
a, follows: the millions of Africa, however
degraded, still belong to the human family
for whom Christ died. 1t is our duty TO SEND
them the Gospel, aud free Americanized ne
proes are the only missionaries that can long
survive the burning suns 50 1atai 10 the
white man. In the graphic and emphatic
language of Governor Wise, OF Virginia:
"The black missionary to black Africa,
like to like. Who SO fit to be the pioneer OF
civilization in Africa as the black man! lis
light expires, has always gone out 10 the hana
Of the white man. firmly believe that slaV,
ery on this continent was intended by God
to be the sun of the illumination OF that land
of night. Is there aught relg'ously wrong
in making au idolatrous pagan SIRE work out
the christianity of son? Ii this be not So
why we're Africans brought across the ocean
leaving our Indians unensiaVed! Why but
to return civilization for slavery! Africa
gave Virginia savage and slave, Virginia
gives back to Africa, a citizen aud cnrls-
tan. Send forth these your MISSIONARIES
with light and love. to the land OF night, un-
ill that dry-nurse of lions shall become the
nursery of civilization, and law, and order
and religion. The destiny OF this people Is
towards Africa. My authority is Gods prov
idence against futile attempts of human Ba,
belbuilders upon earth. his servants nau
. IL. NJ
Let US, then, my Christian friends take
courage and 60 forward like brave men to
our work. We shall not witness Its consum-
nation but let us leave it as legacy TO our
children, and they will transmit 1t TO succeed
ing generations. God works not 10 DAY or
generation. A thousand years are with linn
but as one day. Time is q necessary element
in human progress. What is OF long growth
ia of slow decay, and the inveterate evils oil
mapy ages cannot be eradicted within the
hou1-glass of one mans life. We Amer'-
cans are impatient of results that are long
in coming. Expresses and electric teie-
graphs are our types. Every thing that is
worthy of being done must be done with the
rapidity of lighting. and the energy OF the
eartbouske Time was when 1t was pro-
posed to offer bounties to quicken immisra-
ton to our shores, but now the eyes u me
oppressed are every where turning wistiu'y
towards this land of promise, and there IS an
exodus from the Old World 10 the New -
And it may be that by the time Liberia shall
hsve acquired a capacity of safely receiving
and assimilating large numbers OF our Tree
blacks, that the pressure upon them VIII nave
become so intense that spontaneous move
ment of them will take place to Africa ike
that Of the pauper population OF Europe TO
our own shores.
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