Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-01-29

| er the anti-slavory sentiment is now to be de-
veloped into action, or give way to something
else, as our fathers gave way to the work of
founding the Union and developing a new
power on the earth, remains to be seen.
While upon this subject of colonization
must not forget to say that the American
Colonization Society for colonizng Africa
with free blacks held its annual meeting on
Wednesday evening last-and a very inter
estng meeting IL was. Rev. DR.. Wheeler Of
VT. Rev. Joseph Tracy Of Boston. Rev. Mr.
circuit of Connecticut, formerly of Vermont
and the venerable and honorable Elisha
Whittlesey Of Ohio were prcsent-mon
whose names give. since ] know that some
of my readers will recognize them as old
friends. Among the speakers were Rev. Mr.
Bowen, missionary in Central Africa, where
he has spent five years, and Rev Mr.. Seys
who has just returned from Africa, where lin
Liberia) he has been successful in establish
/ ing a new. healthy aud very promising noun
tain town. Mr. Seys exhibited IRON manu-
featured in Africa by Africans, and cotton
the growth of African soil, and gave favor
able testimony as to the agriculture, COM
merce, political and social condition Of Libe-
ria Mr.. Bowen spoke of Central Africa
Of large population, semi-civilized, cultvat-
ing the soil, workers of iron, and manufac-
turers of clothing by regular tatlors of
soil rich in resources; of noble nayigablo
rivers, to bring the productions Of the soil as
a vast contribution to the commerce of the
world; of the horrors of the slave trade in
It's beginning infinitely outstripping the hor-
rors Of the middle passagc-sincc Mr. b. tcs-
tilted that he had Witnessed q single battle,
IN which thirty thousand men were engaged,
I the purpose being 20 sell the cautivcg Co the
slaye-tradersi and, finally, of civilized aud
christanilcd colonies all along the coast, to
be conicderated ultimately under one govern
ment' and thus entirety r." VI me- Stare frade
as tne hrst necessary step To give peace, and
then CIVILIZATION to the tribes within the in
tenor These tribes represent millions OF
men aye, MEN for even herc' IN the face OF
political power which refuses TO recognize the
uEht OF the African race TO amy consideration
irom white men, every ono of the speakers,
and they were all Southern clcrgymen,l pub
hcly acknowledged the Africans to be men,.
susceptible Of civilization, of christani2ation,
and with the right to demand recognition at
the hands of civilized and christian white
men, the world over. These cergymen-
some of them eloquent men, but the poor
Baptist missionary, late a dcspised Texan
Ranger, sublmely eloquent in facts-drcw
hopeful picture Of Africa, rising to her high
and holy estate, promised in the prophetic
page, by that magic word--co'onjsatioD
Wen, know that African colonization is not
fashionable in Vermont; I know that it is
fashionable to ridicule it, and that it is also
well worthy of ridicule as being utterly im-
potent for the purpose Of cmancipoting 3i-
rr'y, the four millions of slaves ON Amori-
can soil. But it is also fashionable to say that
co'3aiza'ioa gave to the world America
co'"isoton ]. giving Kansas to freedom in
spite OF the stubborn will OF government
which affects and uses imperial power; colo
n'-afon is to give freedom TO Central Ameri-
ca aye, and colonization is to give freedom.
ultimately. to hissaye-ridden Federal Union.
Let us not laugh longer at African colonial
. f.. :.
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VIII "u'" h"oou! avn lhat is moro IMAM can
he said of many a project that has been sancti-
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$500 ~ ~ '"' N'' 500" '' t'"'i-" ~! law
bNSincs' OF ermoW .HcRbers
In CeDofe IAN IQ-On motion Of soma
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ZOE N"ldIhcI' the petition OF Johh Nrcelahd
was taken from the files of the Senate and
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