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ed to be the portion OF any people, Whatever
be their complexion, or their country. Should
your inclination and interest lead you to leave
America for the Colony Of Liberia, or snoulu
you prefer continuing in the country OF your
birth, still is education essential "ln&esSlgence
in every situation causes us TO have just views
of the nature, value and relation OF things, the
purposes Of life, the tendency OF actions, 10 0e
guided by purer motives TO form noble resoiu
tions, and to press forward to more deslreaole
attainments Laws will be understood ana
therefore obeyed We submit cheeriully 10
good government and consult the peace OF So
ciety in porportlon AS we learn TO respect our
selves and value our own character. these
things are the fruit of knowledge; but lgno-
rance is soil which gives exuberan grown
to discord, delusion and deeds of darkness.
Honesty, sobriety, industry, and frugallty are
all essential to form a respectable character,
without these all is lost with these added to
intelligence, much NAV yet be hope for, much
may be obtained even respectability, compe-
tence, and comparative independence.


What is there to prevent the man, (what-
ever be his complexion) who possesses the
qualifications just named from participating
in the benefits and blessings which the fruits
Of the earth are calculated to produce. The
earth will yield her increase as literally to the
blaLk as to the white; she IS no resPecter Of
persons, she is the Common Friend of All. 1t
is then, to the cultivation ofthe soil, we would
invite your earnest attention.


In communities remote from large cities, il
is found that the prejudic existing in the lat
ter against persons of colour greatly dim.n-
ishes when they exhibit such proofs OF intel
ligence, industry and integrity as might in nu'
merous instances be named and are frequent
ly reckoned amongst the most useful and ex'
emplary men in the village, where they reside


These instances, while they are calculated
10 encourage others to conduct themselve'
similarly, may be viewed as INSTRUCTIVE
hints in justification of larger sphere OF &C
ton. Could large tract of our country b
settled by intelligent and industrious coloure
persons with cartain municipal privilege
among themselves, there can be no doubt
the minds of men who Justly estimate the II
fluence ofrational liberty that the result woul
prove, that, in proportion as we restore to tf


people Of colour their long lost freedom wit


Iberality, we shall secure to the nation


powerful auxiliary of strength and defence.