Smyrna times., 1860-04-05
sNfYDNAs DlEl,
rHuRsDAY, APRIL s, 1860.
African Colonization.


Mach as has beer, the controversy on the
sy,xed question" of African Slavsry.--the po-
,isisn OF parties. the changes in their tcctics,
sss the new place which il is continually
,nsming. show that The point Of agreement is
. ar from being rssshed as ever. There is no
lsgssing the fact. that the slavery question is
he susstion Of the Nation however much we
ny attempt to CRY il down, and declare that ii
nssi an issue in spite Of all efforts to the con-
.ury, il will be uppermos:. Acting under the
nyrsssion that the qu sstion must be met. many
{ sQr leading men have been, from time to
6ss. aesisies plans q, mitigate and finally re-
sovs il from our cou nlry. Among the latest
lsvsjosmsnis. that OF colonization stands the
ssss prominent. Although Ithe North makes
.ss asgrs" political hobby. and greatly bar
mss the South by continued course of agita-
isa. yet siey show their insincerity to the ne.
10 b. shutting their gates upon him as soon as
be s beyond The confines OF his former home
No less thaa four or FIVE of the free States have
vssssa laws iorbidding coloreJ persons 10 enter
neai onder heavy psnalties. Seeing the in-
consistency OF such course, several Of The Re-
yubIcaas 10 Congress lave declared themselves
u h,er Of some plar of colonizing the free
IIal4s.D and number have expressed wish
lhls such I. plank" might be introduced into
as Caicage Platform, The question arises,
sle:e SHALL they be sont The American CO.
aIizasioa Society (openting principally in the
Sulhern States) have shown the superiority
4 AFfies. where a furnishing Republic has
1ssa bailt up. Senat5r Trembell and others
Il sle North look UPON such long water
sssnss as too expensive and hazardous, and
ssassquenily advocate some place nearer home
-csnl<sl America fer instance. This the
sssihsra States viii fssist with determined ef
isfss as an attempt 10 punish them By placing
q their Threshold ihriilIess. yagabond free
Ngrs Posulaiion. IL is, say they, 10 direc'
s~tihty TO advancing civilization. It's aim il
= kabarizs. and thus render utterly useless .
.xshn of The earth. whose products are indis
,<ssasle 10 The want, Of mankind. Il is III.
s<&y enemy of Christianity, and therefore /,
Iasssl, temporsl progress. II would sventu
sa ia placing Central America IN more de
! gndsd condition, it pos sibIe, than was the Mos
I ssis coast when it wab in the undisturbed oc
ssessey Of the wrsselsd tribe OF Indians 3
\ flame. The Washington States, speakin,
Z 4 sslonizng The fres blacks IN the southerl
n P3tson of this continent. says:
u hsa America was discovered. The recog
Il susd ixw Of CHRISTIAN nations was, that th
Y FsPe had Inc power q, give. 10 bestow upol
aAj severeign whom BID pleased. the right 10 g
n md subdus any bsrbaious nation for The pur
4 p~N Of converting il to Christianity. Thi
ssysne vas asserted and praclsed upon 70
tsaisiies In parsuanese Of its general recog
n Ekoi, CoIumbas. when he Waited this henlIe
II lausi4 came with commission from FERDINAND
I "a Assbelia. by which they acquired the Who'll
4 hynh and South Aheriea. BarBarous ns
iAsS we're regarded as the rightfui conquest
q aellilzation. Nor has the aclion of this Cos
sfan<at from its coma,sncement. in its Inter
sstne with The beniglied sons of he fores
ssa upon different principle. Such actio
shst onIy just withia itself. butin conformity
Mshitssrian purposes. with the parable of th
A~l bestowed upon gik improbable servant
nusas barl,arous countries would virtusll
s4 begin to unto sllit the Christian wori
been gagged in dping for many years.
~ he horstsrn Stales prepared TO assist
II ~ dsbssing retrogstisn
&saswhere along Ill 1859 the sotion ws
"aeaAissd IN Spain. Ia view of The demand ID
- 10 Cuba. To adopt system Of apprensicln
Afkshs IA thai island. The chances that sue
gHem would esentuEte 10 ils becoming al
~x Hayu. excited widespread dlssafIsa'
. the UaItsd Statss, and had iss adopiie
attempted. II woiiid certainly have bee
s4 ~ the gosernnsent.
satmased, though not suthoritively sl
ssscsds that il is the design Of spuin, Wire
"u she clearly pereeises that she can no 10
81 setass posse<sson pf Cuba. to render Il
- wershIsss 10 sny other Power, at a
&ssH Of mskisg it ssource Of snnoyance
~@resalfs and that EsgIand is disposed
~.ex 10 such . Dsasete.
tsefs vas righteoss and general indign
- Manifested 10 evey section of the Uni
u - Fsportsd ateutnsa Of Spain to take Il
ID Ha's'ive step f,r the AEricanizaton of her ps
saa-~sn indignation which would assured
=" nsde iiselfssIs, N the measure had be
e~p'sd aad yet il ID deliberately propos
N esaesaly adyocal ed, both in and out
:. h'lls Of Congress- to overthrow feel
y y the vicinity or Cuba, and plant up
lpinsa ! free nelITo colony! We ha
hiIen on the bst evil of times If so
ee~s has sufI:clsnt number of sdhere
. @enste, 10 1efeslI one of the most imp
usssiss ever cor cluded by this govs
II. H essen5isie objection Of fae twenty Sc
w voted srainh the ratification Of
s1an sfsatY, il, hat it stipuIates for
hleTveatioA Of ihe United States in
= that FspnhIis ID csss OF ths ipcaps
entheeities a ersof to protect AM
7eaet IA to tbjoymsnt Of rights
o oeeesdod u phem within her lim
y<ol ofpoeition. bowcver, pFocseds 4
1ereiipna w have pa&iefa4i
II ~ ~. il ~ foon man0ovsinRu VI
beeoralr oknD tvo1. u = she l1pe
- Nsieo y ~ knersoixe C4ntral 4
Tho1 kQunti(p y - JexarIona fefioI
1oDost 4 b = geed - bIetted
y H. on3& ~. y oe1es that Al
~ ~ ek1el1hp1 leesisnlie