A Discourse Before the Young Men's Colonization Society of Pennsylvania: Delivered October 24, 1834, in St. Paul's Church, Philadelphia, Band 6society, 1834 - 63 Seiten |
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... spirit of temperance and candour . As it is of little moment to others what opinions he may choose to entertain or express , his chief solicitude has been lest the cause might be injured by his lame exposition and imperfect defence ...
... spirit of temperance and candour . As it is of little moment to others what opinions he may choose to entertain or express , his chief solicitude has been lest the cause might be injured by his lame exposition and imperfect defence ...
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... spirits banished by an inexorable necessity — its magnificent fields neglected and uncultivated - its inhabitants ... spirit of the constitution ; it only con- tributes to give a power and luxury to the citizens which they ought not ...
... spirits banished by an inexorable necessity — its magnificent fields neglected and uncultivated - its inhabitants ... spirit of the constitution ; it only con- tributes to give a power and luxury to the citizens which they ought not ...
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... spirit , it will ards , more profane swearers and Sabbath - breakers , & c . , than in Liberia . You rarely hear an oath , and as to riots and breaches of the peace , I recollect of but one instance , and that of a trifling nature ...
... spirit , it will ards , more profane swearers and Sabbath - breakers , & c . , than in Liberia . You rarely hear an oath , and as to riots and breaches of the peace , I recollect of but one instance , and that of a trifling nature ...
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... spirit of philosophical inquiry , calmly look at the probabilities of its promised achievements . The detestable traffic , called the slave - trade , extensively prevails in defiance of the laws and treaties made for its sup- pression ...
... spirit of philosophical inquiry , calmly look at the probabilities of its promised achievements . The detestable traffic , called the slave - trade , extensively prevails in defiance of the laws and treaties made for its sup- pression ...
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... laments have penetrated to the remotest corners of the earth . We may anticipate the coming of that glorious day , when the objectless idolatry and blind superstitions of paganism shall be supplanted over the land by the sublime spirit , ...
... laments have penetrated to the remotest corners of the earth . We may anticipate the coming of that glorious day , when the objectless idolatry and blind superstitions of paganism shall be supplanted over the land by the sublime spirit , ...
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00 John 00 William abolition act Abolition Societies Africa American Colonization Society Anthony Benezet Aylett Hawes Bassa Cove benevolent blessings Board of Managers bondage Capt cause census of 1830 Christian Church civilization climate colonists Coloniza coloured brethren comfort Committee condition Constitution effects Elisha Tyson Elliott Cresson emancipation emigrants existence extinc favour feeling foreign Francis Thornton free blacks freedom friends Granville Sharp Hannah Kilham happy honour hope hundred inhabitants institution Isaac Isaac Walker James James G labour land laws legislative letter liberty manumission manumitted masters Mechlin Men's Colonization Society ment Monrovia moral native negro Ninus nists North Northern objects oppressed parent Society persons Philadelphia philanthropy population present prospects reason respectable Samuel says sentiment servitude settlement settlers Sierra Leone slave-holding slave-trade slaves Society of Pennsylvania South Southern spirit testimony thousand tion trade United Virginia visited Liberia William Wilberforce Young Men's Colonization
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Seite 41 - Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery," etc., issued the following letter: — "AN ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC. " From the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and the Relief of Free Negroes unla-wfully held in Bondage.
Seite 44 - You have gladdened my heart by convincing me that sanguine as had been my hopes of the happy effects to be produced by your institution, all my anticipations are scanty and cold compared with the reality.
Seite 29 - All my expectations in regard to the aspect of things, the health, harmony, order, contentment, industry, and general prosperity of the settlers, were more than realized. There are about two hundred buildings in the town of Monrovia, extending along the Cape Montserado, not far from a mile and a quarter.
Seite 12 - An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters...
Seite 24 - Somerset, had established the axiom, that " as soon as any slave sets his foot on English ground, he becomes free," there were many negroes in London who had been brought over by their masters.
Seite 22 - Its inhabitants are as robust, as healthy, as long lived, to say the least, as those of any other country. Nothing like an epidemic has ever appeared in this colony; nor can we learn from the natives, that the calamity of a sweeping sickness ever yet visited this part of the continent. But the change from a temperate to a tropical...
Seite 22 - We enjoy health, after a few month's residence in the country, as uniformly, and in as perfect a degree, as we possessed that blessing in our native country. And a distressing scarcity of provisions, or any of the comforts of life, has for the last two years been entirely unknown, even to the poorest persons in this community. On these points there are, and have been, much misconception, and some malicious misrepresentations in the United States.
Seite 28 - Caldwcll is about seven miles from Monrovia, on St. Paul's river, and contains a population of five hundred and sixty agriculturists. The soil is exceedingly fertile, the situation pleasant, and the people satisfied and happy.
Seite 23 - In the early years of the Colony, want of good houses, the great fatigues and dangers of the settlers, their irregular mode of living, and the hardships and discouragements they met with, greatly helped the other causes of sickness, which prevailed to an alarming extent, and were attended with great mortality. But we look back to those times as to a season of trial long past, and nearly forgotten.
Seite 16 - ... brethren in America. So much was I pleased with what I saw, that I observed to the people : ' Should I make a true report, it would hardly be credited in the United States.' Among all that I conversed with, I did not find a discontented person, or hear one express a desire to return to America.