Year: 1862

On the 3Oth of July, at Georgetown, British
Guiana meeting was held on the subject OF
the immigration OF free blacks from the United
States The United States consul, Mr.. Edwards,
made a speech at the meeting, in tine course OF
which ne spoke Of tine policy Of the President
toward the slaves in the border and Southern
States, and the probability of the former manu-
mittiDg their slaves on the plan proposed by the
President, and the liberation OF large number
of those in the Southern States, as the Federal
armies penetrated further into them.


On motion of Alr. Winter, the resolutions be-
low were passed, and in furtheTancs Of the object
expressed, Mr.. Walker, the government seere-
tsry, was afterwasd appointed on 3 mission to
Washington to give every information that might
be demanded BY the President, and take steps to
carry out the project as expeditously and as
conveniently as it could be done.


j. That this meeting, taking into view the
desire of the government OF the United States
to be relived from the presence of the slaves re-
Gently liberated by its order, as well as Of such
to whom it has in contemplation to give freedom,
desires to express the opinion that this is favor
able moment for the legislature Of this colony
to offer ts receive from the United States gov
ernment such numbers of its liberated slaves as
the colony can afford to employ.


2. That this meeting earnestly recommends
that the Legislature OF this colony take iame-
diate steps for the introduction from the United
States Of two thousand adults psr month, Of
healthy lab0rers Of both sexes, in due proportion,
of not over iOrty years of age, (unless those of
greater age be the parents or near relatives of e
family of not less than tour adult persons, to be
landed under an indenture for three yeas, to
serve on a plantation, wOod-cutting establish
ment, with an engineer or master tTa5esman. or
as a porter, domestic, or farm servant. That
persons so introduced shall at any time have the
option OF committing any unexpired portion Of
their indenture at a rate prOporGonate to the cost
of their Introduction.


3 That the cost of the Introduction of labor
ers from the United States shall be betrayed in
the same manner as the cost of immigration
from India and China, and the immigrants so
introduced shall be entitled to all the privileges
of house and hospital accommodation, and med
ical attendance, now secured to Indian and Chi
nese Immigrants.


4. That with the view 10 encourage the in
dentured laborer, and as au incentive to steady
and industrious habits, the colony shall be bound
to give TO such immigrant as shall complete an
indenture of three years, an allotment of land
on the sea coast or Otker ungranted land of the
colony, at the option Of the immigrant, in fee
simple


5. That the Legislature be requested to take
the necessary steps to carry out the foregoing
resolutions, by passing an ordinance to enable
the colony for these purposes to take over at a
all waste or abandoned lands, situate
on the sea coasts of the colony, and to rescind
or modify any ordinance which fixes the money
value Of uugraut=d lauds-and to attach such
other conditions as to the occupancy and cult
VatiOn Of the soil as it may deem At.


g. That this meeting would suggest to the
Legislature the propriety of offering TO receive
such Africans as may be captured from slavers
by the cruisers of the United States government
on the same terms as we now obtain those allot-
ted to this colony by the British government.