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The Great Objection: For The Signal Of Liberty

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Parent Issue
Day
4
Month
March
Year
1844
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Many stippose ihe negrees, if freed, woulci come to the north, but thcy wouhi not, because of our coltl winters; if a few should make the attempt, ihe people on the way would Dot assist thein yratis ns they how do in escaping from bondage, nor would the inhabitantö here furnish them cmploymcnt, or otierwise encourage them to s',ay. The planters sonth would bc obligcd to cmploy'„ (.hem, for it would b? impossible for thcm and tbeir sons io lili such exlcnsive farms. From Iheir pre-ent Jocation, vvhen tliey shoiild acquire something för themselies, (lioy would gradually remove tmvardg the Boiithfor tbe sake of enjoying warm climafós oiid obtaintngbetter clincca for business. Tbry would continue tbis course, lili they would make their liomes on the gulf of Mexico or in the Island of Cuba. The free blacke in the north would foüow the snme track if unrestrained, and thii3 the country vvould be froed from this population without Vinger or difBculty. Mv knowledg-e of the negro character and pros'pects load me io this conclusión.

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Subjects
Signal of Liberty
Old News