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EMIGRANTS TO HAYTI. vlt;From the Genius of Universal Emancipation. I asNOR TH CAROLINA.— -Important tli'The editor of this paper has received the very in w tercsting information from several of the leading mem- I tl bers of the Society of Friends, in North Carolina, w that the Yearly Meeting of that state, adopted a reso- ra lution, at its recent sitting, to send all the people of ti colour, under its care, to the Haytien Republic. On itexamination, it was found, that the number of those I z persons, thus situated, amounted to about seven hun- si dred.—An order was granted to raise funds, imme- hi diately, for the purpose of conveying them to some a] place on the sea board, which may be convenient for ii their embarkation. When we take into view the par- k ticular section of country from which so large a num- b ber is to be removed; the great effect that the circum- stance will be calculated to produce in paving the a way for a further prosecution of the general removal a of the coloured population; the excitement which it Iwill raise in the bosoms of a portion of our country- C men, as respects a desire to obtain further informati- e on upon this subject; and the consequent increase of * light and knowledge, and the extension of liberal o principles;—when these tilings are duly considered, ii this will, unquestionably, appear to be the most im- e portant step that has yet been taken relative to Hay- b tien emigration. As many of the readers of this a work are probably unacauainted with the tenure by fi which the coloured people, above alluded to, are held ? bv the Society, it may not be amiss to give a brief ex- gplanation of it a'The fact is pretty generally known, though not as aextensively as it should be. that the members of the s Society of Friends, (commonly called “Quakers,v) s are not permitted to hold their fellow men in bond- h age. 'I his was long since established as an indispen- I sable regulation among them; and it may safely be as- I serted, that not a Quaker upon earth, who is fairly ac- I knowledged.as a member of this society, can claim a g legal title to a human being, as property. They do t not make a merit of boasting, neither are they anx- I j ious to trumpet their own fame; but this rule is con sidered by tnem as one of the most important of their church regulations. Indeed, it is an honour to the I Society, to which but few others are entitled It is I c the brightest jewel in its temporal crown. But when I the Yearly Meeting of Friends, in America, came to v the determination to abolish the system of slavery I j; within the limits of their jurisdiction, the Provincial I laws in some parts of the country did not permit an j unconditional emancipation of the coloured people, I who were held as slaves. In North Carolina, law's I of this character are still in force. _ The slaves that 1 were manumitted by the Friends, in that state, under Ithe aforesaid regulations, were therefore held in trust, I by the Society. Those who still renain there, are so I held to this day: though they are as free, to all intents and purposes, as may te possible, under the legal re- | strictions imjiosed on them. On account of the ma* J ny obstacles, which prevented the removal of these I people to a place where they might enjoy the blessings j of Freedom tn extenso, their number has increased un • I til they have become a grievous burthen to the Socie- I ty. And it appears that the members have very IEomptly resolved to embrace the propositions of the I avtien government. It can not be doubted, that this 1 is the wisest course that they could have pursued; as I they may thereby rid themselves of much trouble and I anxiety, and confer a lasting benefit on the coloured J people themselves. ^ jThe Editor of the Genius has -pme on to New York | to make arrangements for the passage of the hundred persons anuueu lu, toKayti. '1
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Annapolis Maryland Gazette And State Register
Annapolis, Maryland, US
Thu, Dec 30, 1824
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