Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-07-31
The Colonization society.

notice tIt, 3D. m the FREE Pas 10
the n inst. asks for Information for .him-elt
and for others who ue,i enlightenment. res
pestiae the aims and operation. Of the c.r.uill-
ton Society.
The writer. In hi, several inlufrie.. seems To-
bee influenced hv ,,nIil spirit. l. Will. there
fore in the same spirit. eni.lvor to answer bi.
.ge-.,.. in tb. order In which b. rrar.g9I-
Them
l.-. Hea-E.. 81. the RepuIlfe Of Liberia t.ir-
Iv .f.r-els''
We answer. Yes. 70 :. frll, established. nm
dera stable and wei regulated government.
whose officers are all c1Iorel men. It~ uatioull-
it's and iudepeu Ience have Ieeu acknowledged
by the Unitel States and by eleven Of the LEAH
ing governments OF Europe. nh If which hive
ministers or consular agents in Liberia. The
officers AMI friends Of the Colonization Society
re-arl tine Republic as AN established fac.,-
that it VIII stand and extend its benign influence.
though no more emi-rants should De- sent from
America, hut some Of the tribes around the boz
der desire 20 be annexed TO the new nation and
thousands Of other natives are miHslu- with
the Lilerian-. More emisrluts are ueele4 to
develop the resources If the country. and 70
maintain the prepoulerauce II American iHiu-
eHce
81. "taa not every co,orei man who wishes
To % 20 Liberia -ot there without help :
We answer. no. The facts are these. A few
single men and women. who have none to sup
port but themselves, re1 and DO earn the means
OF paying their passage. But iour-hiths Of the
applications come from families. numbering
from 1--WE 60 thirteen ia d household In these
cases, the head of the family can not pay.
while slaves, they had nothing but their living
for their labor. and as freedmen. they have been
barely able TO live Ii they can provide them
selves with the smallest outfits that prudence
"ou' allow 1t Is all that can be expected OF
them. They must have help to emisraie' or re-
main IN their present condition. from which they
ahX'ou'ly desire TO escape. Many OF these ap-
I''l'i'nS ''r passage come from those who
fought IN our armies against their old masters
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