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Ea ~t :tlld of the \\ l" ... t, It •artil.'. ltll:tllitttothly ~ar1dion tlti!'{ propo-.. itin tt ( \Y ill it 11ot Le dr 'll'l'llll\' indor,:.;l•d In· lll:llt Y or til ~la\'l'ltol<ll'l'" th 'Ill" · l\'L'"~ \\'ill air ' .. .... .. I'P•]>L't :rhl· lll:lll <'ltlLI' a protl'-.,t ngain...,t it ? On tit • ltlt of .J uly 1 iG- ~lHlllL'I', if \\'l' (':111 - h t th make good at le;ht :-.o far as \\ are t'Oil!' 'l'lldl. tlH' l k<"l:tratitlll of lndq>t'tl!il.'ll<'t' "hich \\·a-.; proc·l.titll l'd in Pltiladl'lphi 011 tit • •lth of' .lui~ I 1/(j that "all Ill l'll an• ·nclo\\ ·d h,Y their 'rl'atur "illt !'<·rtain in.tli\•tt:tld · rt •rltt..;; t haL ~unong t lr '"'<.', nrc li fl', ]i !Jer t.\ antl tlr' Jllll'...,llit of Jwppi11 '"~; tlt:tl to l'>eC lll'' tJJL' Hl' r igltl~ gOVCI'I IIJll' llt UI'O in~titut ·<l ~llJloll g- III L·t r, d l' r i ,· in ~ tl tL•ir ju--t p o w ·rs frorn th' <·on-;eut of tlr • gorerned · tlwt \\ b •Jlever any forlll of gov ' l'lllllL'Iti Lct·otnt• · <h· trut:· ti\ of tlt "-..c L'IHJ..,, it j.., tit' right of tlw p •opl • to alt er or to aboli:::lr it, nnd to in titut • a 11 ·w go rerlllllCllt, laying it-; l'otntdation on . ndt prin· t'ipl~.·s, :lll<l (Jr1r:mizill!.; it · powers in :-.u ·h form a-; to them ~!tall :::l'dil uw-..t liJ..el: to ('n ·~.·t·t tlteir ~arty mHl l1appine:-.s.'' In purgi ng onr land of' tlw iniqttit) ut' nq;ru . Ia\ er ·, w • . l1a1l only be carrying on tiro ~r~at '' ol'l tlr:tt wa-.; :-;o Huec ''l:-.fully ·omnterlce<l by our 11oul• . in•-; of tho l~eHllntion; ~<>Ill • fulur • generation may po. ·ibly eowpl )to tb \\ Ork by annulling- tltc last and least form of OJ!J>I'l'"!->ion . fo turn tl1e . la\ L'" :t\\ a~ from tlt ·ir pr •..,~,•ut h ou1 ·s- away frolll nil the pr Jperty and 111 ·a11-.. ot' ~ upporL wltidt th ·ir labor lul.., nwinl: produced. would L' nnpanlunably ·rud- 'X · 'dingly unj11. t. 1 'tillmor' crud U[lll uuju~t would iL Ll', ho'' C\ t' t th 11 011-~la \ •holding ·white· no 1('!-. th.n to tlte nl'groe~ to gnml further to] rntinu to tho exi ten ' of larer~·. ln any '\eut ·ome '' lr:tt will trau~pir' wlt aL may, the .. y~t 'Ill lllll t be aboli-..1! •d. The('\ i} .... it' an: \rhklt :tr • 1o re--ulL l'rom aboli tion, eannu bj any munuer of 111ean-; l>L' half :1..; gn.!al us the evils '" lt icl1 arc certain to ov 'rtake u. in ea~ of it:4 <'<.llltinuaut '. Til, l ,erp<.'luation of ~bvcry is the climax of inic1uity. 110\V LA VEl{Y CAN D IG ABOLISfii<:D. 7 Two }nuHlrcd nnc1 tltirf y-n ine ycarH Ita\' ' tit n egro · in Am ri( a be n h~~rl in inhun.llll l>ondag '. Dnring tlto wl10l' ol' tlli:-; lung }H.·ri(}(l tlJ~') halctoikd unc•n .... in;,d.', f'rolll tit gr'.r ot' dawn till tit• du-..1· of '\l', fur . tir crutl t:1-.k-rna-.,ter ' wlto lt:t\' r '\ranled tit ·tu wiLh ~( ':till) allo\\ _ \c~.,nf tlrl' lliCht illl't.:rior qualitie~ of \ idtt:t l.., and ('lotlrl'~ ,, itlr ln·arll. ·.,'tJl!ll':ltiotJ'l of th tL·llde r •st ti· · or Lindred with <:pith·h, \\illt , tJdill!!" \\ it lt l'X '<' rations nntl with tltc• la:...h-an1l, Jlot unl'rl'qm·ntly, ith the fatal hlu<lg<: on or t II more d ·nclly weapon. From t lr · labor of h ir hnnd:> ntHl from tltc fruit of their loiu:4, llt hnman-mong ·r:-. ol' tl tl' ·ttlrlntre hccorn w •tltl1y in~o] •nt 'OITllpt U.JHl t ·rn.nui ·al. ]n r ':bon .. ,1 in COJbt:il:nc·c it mn:·-t L admitl 'd tlt . lav '.' miglrt elai11t ii11· tla·rn• 1 ~ a lihrral a! lo \\·ant ' of til proc ' d:-; of th •i r Jalwr. If thl.) "er to dtllHllltl an ectu:tl :.;lwr" or a11 tlt property, real and p r-.,on;rl \\ lti ch !.as been ncennltllat <l or produced through tlt •ir cfl'ort:4, 11 •an·n \\ , bl'lieH' \\Onltlrc ·ogn ize tltc'lll n.s lwnc:-1t c·laittl<tnt~. J:},c\1 bcr w ' lt :n · ' sltown, l>y jnst a11d lib 'ral csLimat ·~ thai on tit' ~iw•Je ..,Cor' o!' d:Ullag' 'S to Jand~ tJte • JaVl' IIOJd '1':::) til'(' at tlJi: l\1011\l'llf, jD(!dJted to tltl' n o n ~-..la Y cllO ldin g· \rl1it •s in tlt \ xlraonlinary ~lllll uf ,7,5+!,14."',~~.3. ('on .... idcre<l in comte ·tion with tit rigltteott'i clailll of w ..:~.:'for ~~.·nice~\\ ltielt tlte 11 'groes llliglt t bri11g again~t tll ... ir nta~ll.'r .... th ' t•fi rurc :u· · tlte ll er~tl d: {Jf the ~in·nili ·ant 1~tcL tlrat i(' ~trit't jtbt iee could be lllL't •tl ont to all part ics in the 'oulh tl1' ~la v •holder-, '' llttltl not only be !-tripp '<l of 'very dollar, bu t t !Jcy w ~ulu hc<·cnnc in l:t\\ aH tit~! arc in rcnlity, tlr la>p · lr ~s <1 'b Lur , ol' th myriacl: ol' tlllf'ort un:ttu .!:nt:" whit Htl<l J,la<'l" wll() nrc now tri11gi11g, nnd l'awuing, and fl':-.tcri .. ! around lit ' Ill. l'vr the ~el'\'iC :.; or tit ])l:tcks from tlro ~Oth of .A UO'tl t 1 G~n up to t c 4th of .Jnly 1 GU-an int ·rval of pr cisl·ly two llllnclr ·d and l'ort) ~ d.:ht year · t n rnoutl t:-1 nrtd fourt' ·n clny:-Llt eir lll:l. t ·rs if unwilling, OU!!ht, in our judgment, to l> com p •1lul to gr:tn1 t hl'm tl1eir frt.: ·dull11 Ill! to pay caclt and .,. 'ry one of tit •uJ nt least si xty doll~trs t:t!:>lt in land. 'l'ltc ngoTcgnt 1:->tllll tllll ~ rai .. : d woulcl nmount to auout L\\ o ln rndicd anu nrtv million of dollars which i...; less tltan th iolalmnrl t ~ulu ~ ) of two entir·c 'I'op ...: of ·ot torl-onc-ltuH of wh i<"h snm would h • n111ply ~ IHcicnt to luntl eYe ry 11egro in tll i •ou11 try on th ~ ·o~l-..t f Li bl'ria, w!Jitlt~J· it' 'H! lw1l tlw pow ·r, w,e wonltl f-ltip thl'lll nll \Yitltiu tit' 11 ·xt ·Lt lllun tlt ·. ...\-.. ~t m ·:uh of prole t ion agai n. t tlt xig 'nti ·-; "hich ffii~ht uri ... , from a t-udden trausiti n from th eir pre .... en J10m) · in .t\ merica to tlteir future ltom in Africa and for Lh purpose of •tmbl ing ttem tlrcJ·e to take til ini nt r:y :tep in tlte \Ynlks of' ci \'iliz d lif't• tit r(muintler ol' the .tlltt- sny about on· ltnudred HIHl twenty-fir· mil lion 01 dollar -11\itrl tl \ cry pt:op 'rly be ·qually ui triuut ·cl amoug t tll ·ru altt!r their urriral in tlt \ lantl or their fath l'::l. Dr. Jallle., 1Iu11, th e ·rotary of tho Mary land 1olonization Society, • |