sed.

"On my way to this place, I met with a citizen of Indiana, formerly of
Virginia, who gave me some singular facts on this subject. There is
living in Ohio, said he, a worthy citizen, a Mr. G., a native of
Virginia, who, after a residence there of some eight or ten years,
returned to Virginia, on a visit to see a brother who still remained in
the 'Old Dominion.' Mr. G. gave his brother an interesting account of
the prospects and policy of Ohio, with which he was much pleased. The
Virginia brother remarked to Mr. G. that he found his slaves a great
burden to him and requested him to take them all to Ohio and set them
free! 'I cannot do it,' said Mr. G. 'Why?' asked his brother. 'The
citizens of Ohio will not allow me to bring 100 negroes among them to
settle,' said Mr. G. 'But,' said he, 'I can put you upon a plan by which
you can get rid of them and get them into Ohio very easy. Do you take
them to Wheeling and there place them on a steamboat for Cincinnati, and
speak of taking them to New Orleans; and while you are looking out for
another boat, give the chance, and the Abolitionists will steal the
whole of them and run them off, and then celebrate a perfect triumph
over them. But if you take them to the same men and ask them to receive
and take care of them, they will tell you to take care of them
yourself.'

"The case of the Randolph slaves proves that Mr. G. was right, and that
the view presented in our annual report is a just one. Mr. Randolph
emancipated his slaves, and as they could not remain in Virginia, they
were to be sent to Ohio--there they are not allowed to settle, and must
now return to bondage, or go to Liberia.

"As yet the burden of embarrassment of a mixed population of blacks is
scarcely felt in the north, as it must be soon; for just as emancipation
goes on in the south, they must increase in the north, unless our plan
and policy prevails. I cannot say that I regret to see a test of these
practical truths. For facts speak out loudly to prove the correctness of
the best system of policy on these subjects. Had Mr. Randolph's slaves
been allowed to remain in Ohio, they would have been a downtrodden and
oppressed people for all time to come. If they go to Liberia they will
be FREE in every sense of the term.

"B. T. Kavanaugh."

--_The African Repository_, XXII, 322-323.

"THE REPUBLIC