The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-06-19

ioffy men, ON several trying orr!
nave shown, their sni1ierlike ~.
lhere belongs 10 thu establ;se.,....
Ia g. carriage and snall pivot !.
fit for service. The Agent proeo.,. oh
pen a double battery on the 80
Ihom Sontown. far the protrctia. - =
sells IN the road.t-ad. u 't''
Ihe Rd'g'ons Character ofhe C,Jo...
THIS IS too fatterIng. save Mr. Ab'l'.
i to the hopes Of the pians friend. 80
colony, not 10 BE- admitted with.n, lie
ton. The Sabbath is o.s.r,.a ~.
striefnrss. The Sunday schools =, WIN
the settlers and natives, are wen So, W
and attended, and productive oC H.. Fl
/ pest ti'pits and several chortahl. app
/ ties, particularly for The imiion and VIII
tug up Of the native children. an,a Jug
/ have been undertaken in trul, -, 10
spirit During the latter halfof the , ,,
TWO coinm"dln1s and beautiful et
have been erected, each sufficient - .'@
tdin several hundred wofshipprr. r.,
stand on the confines of a onre Oh.
forest eo'seerated 10 the demon ny
"i the natives and while they ar. l.IP
by Christians as new and oyfuIand,ra,,1
OF the widening empire If the Soa .rG ~
are regarded BY the nrighbourjne .r,l...
monn nents OF The Incipient ovartbro.,
then sop'rslltIons, and as p,opbat,c h.
cons ol iis Fastening dissolution y 1,
than fifty persons have in the i ,,,-',..
past, embracing Dearly the whole down.. .
professors OF Christianity. " The Gaia
ny" says Mr.. Ashmun, " is indeed ,,.a
atty, C'Hsfian community. The ~,
81 The Everlasting Gospel, has hero,ns
animailnS spfns Of action. the dali, r,l
u lie, and the source of inelI',blp Ep.e..I
rnloyment to large proportion Of lbeC,
lonists. have sepn," he adds. "tbeor.
dFst and profanest foreigners than fvr, -,
sted the Colony, trembling with sn..
ment an conviction. almost II.,,nn
IN the descriptive language Of p,y
: Find the secrets of Their hearts ,,.,
manifest. and failing down upon rber f.
ces, worship God, aud report thai God ~,
with this People of a truth"
The Morals ofhe Colonisty,
five have Justly EST ated the Rel.
glous character Of the Colony, We NAV
without difficulty. Judge of it. morals
They are generally good. Except for MI
Itary offences, not singh indn jdnsl or
the Colonlsts has suffered the morSop-
ment for period of n months--protao.
swearing is held in ahhorrrncp. Dir. Ash
mum, however, expresses his regret thai
there has been too lltflp p1nctuality in
the payment OF deb;s, ard the moral brce
OF a contract has bcen too little felt
.4cceSS3oa Of TERRITORY, and nnv Establish,
me7tS connected tedh the COionQ
The ST. Pa0fs Territory has already
become the residence ola numbrr of "a
miles. cessl"n Of country mas been
made 10 the Colony by khug Freeman Of
oupg Sestus, and = factory established
there for the purchase of rice. 4 sinrar
cesslon of Territory has been made by the
Chief OF Grand B1ssa. Il is thought that
settlements may he commenced al both
these places. Thus tAr Society has puis-
al ton along more than 100 miles Of coast,
and this obtained dt very trIdDg ez,
rense.
relations Fih the RIoomea.
Some difficulties which had occurred
with this Interesting People have been am
Ir"hi' setitd. The hr0omeu ARE loyaIu-
ably serNlceahle as watermrn, pilots, and
iaborers. They are on terms Of friendly
and contribute much 10 the
interests OF the settlement.
me relations q me tofoay 0'h The "'sn-
boring I1ibtS.
Inc J"'t, humane, and hene'oitnt Por
cy pur.o"d by the Coionlsts IN al Iael' ID
tereoarse with the native tribes, has s'ta
great and increasing Influence over th'A'
we have practically taught them "a"
Hlr' Ashmun' IN the spnli ri the Parflt ''-
sl'n''on' inst one end Of orr ~T'tltmfoi IA
,''r country Is to do th'm good, We
nave adopted SIXTY ct thor children "''
nave shoWo tender concern or theIi n'"
piness ana sacred regard To 'her a-'1
ana have Thus gwen them ne" and -. .1
'r''lns We" OF the character OF eep'@o
man. our lnlIaence over them, lie 79'''