Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07

would be, value of,he woh.s estate .f45o
/ Deduet price Of s!Ayes, $50
Leaving 4 balance elualto the , .oo,
amount OF his land, Of Soo'
Upon which sum add prices !
(Which is lho't not To exceed the
1 proper ra,:o,}
And they will then be wnrth $4,000
Now IN order TO see what would bs
! gained by the change, dedue, present a.
mount OIL both lands and slaves from the
enhanced value of the land produced BY
the change, and the resul. will be 45ooL
found 10 be clear gain of 75ool.
Enough having been said, it is presu
med, TO satisfy any rational man of the
impoiicy. taking it in every point of view,
OF suffering any longer so great an evil
TO remain amongst you, hopes are enter.
tanned that some plan will be adopted
Tor the gradual removal of them from
the country.
Should this be determined upon, dcs.
PAIR not OF being ableto effect Your pur-
pose. Union and energy, alone are re-
CURED '--Indeed, if ever there was a
case wherein the united energies of &
people were required to achieve any
particular thing. surely the extricatinc
yourselves from your present situation,
IN the highest degree merits such rxer-
tons.
By the Census OF 1890, the number of
slaves in Virginia, was fouad to be a.
oout 2y2 ,627
By the Census of 1900, peri
cd OF ten years, 345,Y96
increase during that time, sS,i6o
Mean ratio of increase annually 5,3l6
Which number sent off every year. would
OF course stop their further encrsase, s. any
add;iinn would sink so much Of the princi-
pal Upon suppostion that the number
OF mules ! females ale eqnaI (fir in fac,
there is but very lit,le diffefepce) we Shall
have i72,8oS males and as many females.
And If we allow sixty years as the mean
period OF life, and divide j, into twelve
periods Ut live years each, we shall have
OF each six, between each period 4,4os ::
But as,he age in which women generally
breed, is from fifteen To forty Sarsieunal
to periods: and the age in which males.
may be sad 10 be able boiled men, is
from twenty 10 forty FIVE years, equal
also TO periods /: we may state The
number Of breeding women and able bo
died men TO be about 1900 each, or
i4toSO being about 3-7ths OF ,hcr whole,
number: now HE Goth part of l44,oSo
is 1904, to which if we add 1915, the AN.
nual increase, it will make sum equal
10 1880, which number annually sent
of, would clear The country in less than
twenty years.t Taking the principal
number 1900, from The able bodied men
and breeding women, and the increase
1916, frcu, the children, in. ORDER TO
keep the different families united as much
as possible for the ratio Of decrease
would be equal TO the ratio of increase.
AS to the expense attending their reno.
val, as no Certain calculation can be made,
we must content ourselves with ore mere
ly suppositious, promising il to be bro't
pretty near the truth, viz, allowing 500 tons
of shipping for every 500 persons, it
would amount 10 1900 tons ct 2os. Der
month, equal to 7sook. ard for three
months voyage, will amount
to 75oot.X 5, equal to 22,sooi.
Provision for year for l2,52o
persons at q. each, 75,l2oL.
97,62oG
Other contingent charges such
as :ools, utensils, &c. 5000
~------
Total, iOS,62o
In order to carry the plan into execu,i-
on the United States should be prevailed
upon to take up the subject. To pur-
chase tract of country Of The natives
somewhere on the shores of Africa to
superintend the settlement until their po-
pulation and mental qualifications would
allow ne eelf onverppo.at ,,d ~ .,,..I.