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11 that humanity will find the means to attempt something better. There are many evils that will doubtless present themselves to every reflecting mind attending our present mode of filling ships, but may we not hope that we shall go on suggesting and improving until our young women can be sent into a ship with the same confidence with which females now enter our trains and mail coaches; something more humanizing is required than the present mode; something that will bring all our social and religious feelings to bear upon one common object. Fortunately for the cause of Colonization, the Press is now exposing those evils,—the intelligent conductors of that palladium of man's rights are at present looking into Blue Books, and reading Emigrants' letters; the outrages committed against the orphan, and her wails have aroused this indomitable foe to tyranny and oppression. This stem censor of public acts, and chastiser of private wrongs, will now look into the moral conduct of those in change of emigrant ships, and will make the man of evil design quail even on the wide deep, for he will feel the conviction that his deeds will be chronicled when he lands.

I have observed that the principle of this Society will admit of emigration being carried out under a more popular form than what at present exists. The temporary separation or breaking up of families as shewn in group No. 1. appended to the rules of the Society, is only contemplated when such families admit of it, and can pay but a small portion of their passage; the hope, and I may say certainty of reunion, within a year or two would stimulate them to double exertion. It would bring into operation the best feelings that actuate the human heart, and would have a salutary effect upon the minds of those who should be chosen as the family