The national Republican., 1862-08-28
WHO CAN THE PRHsIDENT sESD TO
LISCONlAl

A correspondent sends US the following:
In the recent address by the President. ant
in the discussions OF the press, relative 70 th'
coloniz alton Of "persons OF the African race,
It seems TO me that great and vital mistake
10 made In regard TO the class Of persons to b,
colonizsd. The act authorizing the Presiden
to initiate colonization affects freedmen only
and not the free colored people Of our country
Us will be seen by sec. IL, viz:
And be II further enacied, That the Presi
uent # the United States 10 hereby authorized
TO make provision for the transportation, colo
niiatfon, and settlement, in some tropica
country beyond the limits Of the United States,
Of such persons Of the African race, made free
by the provisions Of this act, "a may be willing
TO emigrats, having nrst obtained the consent
of the Government Of said country 10 their
protection and settlement within the same
with all the rights and privileges OF freemen.'
The question raised by our correspondent Il
not new one, and Is not without force, but Ii
easy Of solution. The President will adhere
to the letter and spirit Of the law, which arr
broad enough to cover all the ground be desires
To occupy. Es is authorized to /" make pro-
vision " for the settlement Of colony. and II
in making this provision II should be necessary
to send Oh. hundred white men, or a. many
HeV Noioiou h1Nos ooth 81 DVstoht uo nu1 she
undoubted right to do Il. Iu short, whatever
measures the President may deem necessary to
carry oct the provisions or intention Of the law,
be can adopt.
The Office OF the Commissioner will be in
Washington city, and every colored man who
presents himself to Senator Pomeroy, as willing
10 emil rate. will be accepted, unless he 10 90
improp rperson, iussmuch as he will be pre-
sumed have been made free by recent Acts
his wotd bsing sufficient to establish that fact
unless be was emapcipated In this District
which be can establish by bis free papers Con
trabands have no written evidence Of theiI
freedom, and therefore no proof other thsr
their own statements caa be given or required
Free colored men from loyal States have
already declared their intention Of going, and
will pay their own expenses, and 1t Is probable
that next winter the Legislatures Of every fre,
State will make some provision In harmon,
with the President, for the voluntary emigrs
ton Of their own colored people, 10 that 81
who desire may try their fortunes in Linconis
The President has offered Senator Pomero,
tbe nne steamer Vanderbilt for the convey
snos Of his Grst colony, which lie to start Of
the Let Of October from Washington. 1t vii
carry one hundred families, selected iron
among these who offer to go. A printing cfic
10 to be g part Of the cargo, which Is furnishes
by cololed man Of B,ltir ore, who goes wit
It. Under the rulss and regulations for ih
government OF the colony, which Senator Pome
roy has prepared, eighty acres are TO be give
to a family OF over i've membsrs; forty acre
to one Of less than that number and twent
scrss to single adults. Oae eighteenth OF th
land 10 TO ba reserved for school purposes, an,
10 10 be forfeited unless school and church b
built within three years. All the children ar
required to 60 10 school
Gen. Poneroy is authorized By ,he Prcsilen
TO erect storahous.s and ail othsr needfu
buildines.
The planting season COMMENCES ~ the mid
die Of November, within a month after tn,
colony will arrive
We understand that the Secretary Of the 10
terror will soOn ishie pamphle! setting forti
the programme Of the whole scheme, togeths
with foil description of the country. &c.
Mr. Pomeroy assures IN that the colored
editor, who will accompany the expedition
will issue his journal within eight days aftel
the colonists land, aud tha. hs will himself re
turn within twenty days with full proofs that th
colony has proved success.