ced and perpetuates the assertion, is
the only ground of the difficulty, and that all that is
requisite to remove the whole evil, is the relenting in love of
the proud and cruel spirit which produced it. Could the American
Colonization Society succeed in establishing their views on this
subject, as being really true of the people of the United
States, it would only prove that the people of the United States
were past repentance; that they were given over, through their
obstinacy in sin, finally to believe a lie; to harden
themselves, and to perish in their iniquity. But they have not
succeeded in establishing this fearful fact against themselves;
and as long as they continue capable of repentance, it _never_
can be true, that the proud and baneful prejudices which now so
cruelly alienate them from their colored brethren, may not, will
not, must not, yield to the sword of the Spirit, to the Word of
God, to the blessed weapons of truth and love.

The American Colonization Society is beautiful and beneficial as
far as it supports the cause commenced at Sierra Leone, by
introducing into Africa, civilization, commerce, and genuine
Christianity--by checking the African slave trade--and by
serving in love the emigrants who choose to pass to Liberia.

But it powerfully tends to veil the existing and outrageous
atrocity of negro slavery; and it corroborates against the
people of color, whether enslaved or free, one of the most base,
groundless, and cruel prejudices, that has ever disgraced the
powerful, or afflicted the weak.

The following calculations may throw further light upon the
subject.

The United States have about 2,000,000 slaves, and about 500,000
free colored people.

The American Colonization Society has existed for thirteen
years, and has exported yearly, upon an average, about 150
persons.

Meanwhile the natural yearly increase has been 56,000 souls; and
nearly a million have died in slavery!!

But it may be said, this is only the beginning--more may be
expected hereafter.--Let us see.

The average price of transporting each individual is calculated
at 30 dollars: suppose it to be reduced to 20, and then, as
56,000 must be exported yearly, in order merely to prevent
increase, 1,120,000 dollars would be yearly requisite simply for
transporta