the same country from which their ancestors were
taken.'--[African Repository, vol. iii. p. 311.]

'Neither do we consider liberty worth their acceptance, _unless
they can be sent out of the country_. There is no doubt that a
large proportion of the slaves enjoy life quite as well as those
who are free.'--[Oxford (Me.) Observer.]

'It is estimated that there are 2,350,680 blacks in the United
States, 339,360 of whom are free denizens of this republic. The
object of this Society is THE REMOVAL OF THESE TO
AFRICA.'--[New-York Standard.]

'We hope to make it for the interest of the owners, in some way,
to part with their slaves;--not to be let loose among our white
population, but to be carried back to the land of their
fathers.'--[N. Y. Journal of Commerce.]

'If they are to be placed above their present degraded
condition, they must be removed to a country where they can rise
as high as any man--be eligible to any office--then you will see
them rise with the rapidity of the tide.'--[Southern Religious
Telegraph.]

'God has put a mark upon the black man.' ... 'The God of Nature
intended they should be a _distinct_, free and independent
community.'--[New-Haven Palladium.]

'We do not ask that the provisions of our Constitution and
statute book should be so modified as to relieve and exalt the
condition of the colored people, _whilst they remain with us_.
LET THESE PROVISIONS STAND IN ALL THEIR RIGOR, to work out the
ultimate and unbounded good of this people. Persuaded that their
condition here is not susceptible of a radical and permanent
improvement, WE WOULD DEPRECATE ANY LEGISLATION THAT SHOULD
ENCOURAGE THE VAIN AND INJURIOUS HOPE OF IT.'--[Memorial of the
New-York State Colonization Society.]

'Let the wise and good among us unite in removing the blacks
from the country. Would it not be expedient for the properly
constituted authorities to prevent the manumission of slaves in
every case, unless provision is made, at the same time, to
secure their removal from the country?'--[Alexandria Gazette.]

'We should be in favor of the abolition of slavery, if its
abolishment could be effected with safety, and the colored
population sent back to Africa; but merely to have them obtain
freedom and let loose upon society, would be the greatest curse