{"character_count": 2280, "word_count": 402, "ccnet_language_score": [0.942799985408783], "ccnet_perplexity": [1233.0], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
talent, as an inducement TO others, extend
to him, more than ordinary patronage.


2nd. What is the duty and policy Of
the free population of color, under the ex-
listing state of things in It's colntry?


To this enquiry. we shall answer as fol-
lows -


lst place, let there be associations
formed in all the towns and cities of our
country, comprising the whole colored in-
habtants, let every male, of health aud
employment, pay into one genera fund, at
least, sIx-pence m,lthly and every female,
half that sum, those III circumstances not
to be gOverme ed by this rule, but 10 give
according as d" the Lord hath prospered
them" and lei it he considered disgrace
fIl to any individual of color, not to be-
long 10 some one of these associations


2nd let the monies raised III this way
he placed in the hands of an executive
committee, composed of one or two com
petent men, chosen from each religious
society in the town or city as may be, who
-hall appropriate them to the establishment
of libraries, rad ing rooms, schools, aca-
denies ard one general cole- embracing
all the mechanl al arts, with thorough
classical education, the library and pro-
fessorsLips, be furnished from ne general
fund, students be taxed for nothing, save
their board


3rd. LEI The executive comm ittees en-
ploy one general agent, whose duty it shall
be to continue travelling from one ex-
tremty of our country to the other, form
| ing associations communicating WI tn our
people and the public generally, on al! sub


ects of interest, collecting monies. and de-


iverng stated lectures on industry, fru-
gality, enterprise &c, thereby linking to-
g"ther, by one solid chain, the whole free
population SO as To make them think aud
teet, and act. as one solid body, devoted
| to education and improvement.


4th, let there be no compromise, but as
though, born free and equal" let US con-
tend for all the rights guaranteed to us by
the constitution of our native country


5th, let there be no delay, but let us I'M
medIately, in our large towns and cities
commence this necessary work. lhIla-
deIphla, New York and Boston, should


break the way. The result would be sui
ficIent funds for all these purposes


A beginning. we will inform our read
80 that our suhsrri ,tI0n book Is now open,