Student Anti-Slavery Rebellion 1835

Boston, July 14th 1827Dear Sir,

The reply, which I sent to your letter, was perhaps, of a too discouraging characcter. I have thoughts so since I sent it, and and since I have thought and converted somewhat more on the subject. Not that I suppose your Committee have so little confidence in their own opinion, or so much in mind, as to be turned from their proposed cause, by a few objections of doubtful strength, or by few or many real difficulties. But as you asked my opinion, I gave it - and as, if I were to answer your letter now, that answer might be shaded a little differently, I write again. Mr. {Evans?} says he thinks there need be no serious apprehension in regard to colored people brought from the South and put to school here if proper care is taken of them - as much care as the whites - as if Andover students take of themselves. Mr. Erarts of course is a much better jjudge in such a case, than I am - He is as good a judge, probably as anybody. He thinks it highly desirable that some Africans should be educated expressly for missionaries - at any rate that as many as possible of promising characters

should be educated. The days that it will be desirable, too, that, while in a course of instruction, they have something to do, both for the production of health - and to make them less expensive. He says employ them two hours a day about the commons hall - in setting the tables & waiting on them perhaps - I however should hardly like to be waited on by them. It would seem too menial - perhaps for a time it would not be so - but it might make the basis of a fine story to be circulated at the South or any where else that the students had procured slaves from the South to wait on them - They might, perhaps, be put under Mr. Emery's control for two hours in the day - in the wash-room or in the garden - or field - or barn - or wheeling wood &c. Not merely for the purpose of making in part pay their way - but for their own good in various ways - and if they saw the students excercising too, they probably would not complain of it. I think there will be no difficulty in supporting them, not because I have tried by asking money, but because if it promins well, it will be seen to be a good cause, and such an one as will interest thte pious & humane people here & elsewhere. I would not hesitate a moment to go on, from fears of their kind - I hope you will not hesitate from any other cause Nothing else, I suppose, prevents us from being established in Africa, to want of proper men of African descent - amiable, from being habitual to Southern climate, to endure the seasons there. From some appearances just now, (which you had better not intimate in the present stage of this thing), it is not improbable, that one such man may be found and seat before a very long period shall elapse. I can hardly conceive of the extensive and good effect of a successful missionary establishment in connexion with Liberian settlement. well conducted - in journals of which is the Miss. Herald, should go to so large a portion of the Christian Community, as read that work, the African race would thus be associated with the most enlarged and truly benevolent operations of the day - and the pious feeling & effort of the Christian public would thus be brought directly in {c?} with that almost forgotten race. They could not make efforts for Africans in Africa. and that is some connexion with a settlement for this country, without thinking & feeling & divising for the good of those at home - Let me hear how this matter stands with you soon - and depend on any cooperation of mine which my circumstances admit - D Greene

Boston July 11 - 1827 Recd of Mr. Crosby fourteen Dollars the amounts of the Contribution in the Seminary Andover July 4 - and Twelve Dollars and 80 cts for Subscribers for the African Repository 26,80 Amos H. Harkell

Boston, March 15 - 1828 To the Seminary of the Anti Slavery Society at Andover, Massachusetts

The undersigned having occasion to write boston, brought with him ten copies of the minues (for the last session) of the American Convention for promoting the Abolition of Slavery Soc which are directed by the Acting Committe to be forwarded to your Society. If you will write to the postmaster at Brighton, Mass. he will order them to be sent on, in such way as you may direct, from Boston. Respectfully, B Lundey

Secretary of the Anti Slavery Society Andover Massachusetts

B Lundey Boston Massachusetts

Charleston Dec 27th 1830 Brethren of the Colonization Committe, I have delayed writing you this long partly on account of pressure of business & partly because I could not obtain information which would be of much value to you; I find myself in the objecte before you as I had expected. For I am entirely out of the way of Colonization Socities - & when nothing is said or done in relation to the emancipation of the blacks. Whever information I obtain therefore must come incidentally. This state is the most strenuous in its opposition to Colonization prehaps of any in the Union. I believe there is not a C. Society in the state, & no man has the courage to advocate the cause publicly - Whatever is one is by private influence. This even is but very little. The friends of the cause - as if by courage consent have sunk down in apathy - concluding that nothing can be done. Many do not hesitate to avow their valued friends & advocates of perpetual bondage. I have frequently heard men speak of others who are friendly to Emancipation, as the greatest enemies of the State. Still the number of those who look forward to a future day of emancipation, is said to be increasing - This is perhaps the most helpful circumstance in this state. If this increase shall continue till it shall embrace the greater portion of influent something will be done to effect the object - In regard to the unprofitableness of slave labor - I hardly know what to say. When I see how little a slave accomplished at best & how entirely inefficient he is without a vigilant overseer - I am constrainted to feel that the labour of one free white man is worth more than tha of a dozen slaves. Since it is that I might

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name throughout the union, and the least part of the benefit, I presume , would be the funds thus attained. The information that would be communicated to the people would induce them to exert all their influence to render the cuase of our Institution a truly national cuase Your effors to awaken ? to your own, in the minds of the students at N Haven, Princeton, Auburn, to Prince Edward are most judicious, ? I help you with ? an acute correspondence with the young Gentlemen at these places. Your will ? the felow ? which we hasten adopted for exciting a deeper witness, ? security more formal ? liberal and to own fully ? in the ? number of the Respository. Few endeavors ? be to awaken the whole nation to a sense of its importance, ? friendly, to obtain the cooperation of the that lesglisgatures and the national government. Unto this cooperation shall the ?, we that have need of all the resources which can be deemed from the contibutions of the charitable, with ? selection, ?, Your faithful ? ? Mr Heridan Ganteau

Office of the COL society Warshipton Dear Sir, Jan 23 1832 Your favour of the 22nd of Dec I before now, n d hesitate not to day [??] the [??] your committee to [??] will be highly acceptable to our Board of managers. A Pamphlet lately [??] by mathew Carey of Phildelphia coutarairy many interesting feet which