y are also convinced, that the Society have conducted their
operations with so much prudence, as to give no cause of alarm
to the holders of slaves, for the security of _this
property_.'--[African Repository, volume iii. p. 341.]

'The rights of masters are to remain sacred in the eyes of the
Society.'--[African Repository, vol. iv. p. 274.]

'The Society has never interfered, and has no disposition to
interfere with the rights of private property.' * * 'The alarm
for the rights of property appears to have subsided, and the
Society is no longer charged with any sinister or insidious
design. It has constantly disclaimed any intention of disturbing
the rights of others; and its conduct entitles its declaration
to credit.' * * 'The American Colonization Society has, at all
times, solemnly disavowed any purpose of interference with the
institutions or rights of our Southern communities.' * * 'Our
friends, who are cursed with this greatest of human evils
(slavery) deserve our kindest attention and consideration. Their
_property_ and safety are both involved.'--[African Repository,
vol. v. pp. 215, 241, 307, 334.]

'It has constantly disclaimed all intention whatever of
interfering, in the smallest degree, with the rights of
property.' * * 'The Society, from considerations like these,
whilst it disclaims the remotest idea of ever disturbing the
_right of property_ in slaves,' &c. * * 'It is not the object of
this Society to liberate slaves, or touch the rights of
_property_.' * * 'Honorable instances might be adduced of
_disinterested benevolence_ on the part of the owners of slaves,
and of their _sacrificing property_ to a large amount, in their
enfranchisement and restoration to the land of their ancestors.'
* * 'The American Society has disclaimed from the first moment
of its institution, all intention of interfering with _rights of
property_.' * * 'The federal government has no control over this
subject: it concerns rights of property secured by the federal
compact, upon which our civil liberties mainly depend; it is a
part of the same collection of political rights; and _any
invasion of it would impair the tenure by which every other is
held_.' * * 'It is equally plain and undeniable, that the
Society in the prosecution of this work, has never interfered or
evince