The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-09

. feftUet TIE land elevated nfhflg oHN
: feet above the Sea. the climate As neaHly a
:" ny Ia AREA. AID the anchorage ~ ine by
" aud road .tes1 nj inferior 10 any Oh the "b'ie
. coast. he distance from the foailsidhs to s,
ony at Sierra Leone IS between a"1 2"o
min. The natives in the vicinity are dlsi1sd
- into a great number of smsli aud aea'if niue
:. pendent tribes, and being bUi slightly held To-
gether by any superior #uthoriiy, my D. CON
:" sIdefed as wholly incapable Of uniting 10 any
serious extent, for putpo. = VI has'hHy. /" q
. single instance an attack made on me I"
lony while 10 IT'S fullest c1ndi ION but tue IA
. cilny aiih whtch II Was repealed reuters NV
future security the COLONY from sum" az
lacks unquesiiObable under It's pt"1ho'e w
: crease of population and the improved lhfa"s
% of defence with which il Is already p'ofieea.
=" The conduct of the natiYes indeed !, no" OF
" the most pcaceable and friendly character. -
Notwithstanding all the dilicultes in'rparapie
" from the nature Of the attempt. the colony las
" annually increased in population aud no" c'n-
" tains upwards OF 900 individuals; govern
. ment has been established. protd i, IS lar A.
: practicable, s'ith the necessary securities io'
" NE, liberty anl property. schools are open
" ell for the instruction ofnatives, Is well as CO
!" lonists. library Of l210 vols. has been sem
!" over, and a printing press land, have been
=" an animal product may soon be anticipated ~
dequate TO the supply as we'll Of all who nave
already cmigrated as aiso Of thuse who mat
hereafter be induced 10 seek for happiness aud
independence IA the land Of her fathers anu
. home of their own % the health, let me
add, that oftwo vessels which sailed during TIE
"ariy part Of the year 1926. the one from
Boston with 81 einigrants, and the other from
Norfolk with Id persons OF whom l39 were
irom n. Carolina, nearly one half ofthe passen'
eers from Boston persisted at Liberia, While mol
saP of th latter vessel uttered severely from
sickness. fac winch she~, how perfectly tie
Africans who had lived in our Southern clina',
bre qualiiied for the tropical climate 80 winch
they 90. Oh tha soil, thai II j, amoag the rnh-
81 Ia the world aud ofthe Trade. that no less
han - vessels touched nj Liberia in the hf't
lalf sl the year is26, and purchased the pro
i,cc 4 ,be country to the am INT Of about
si3 $50 African value, aud that by this t1atic
lie colony had mada q total profit Of $50 80.
The price oflabour to mechanics Is two dol
lars per day, and to common ld3ourers from -
cents TO - % aud the circumstances d t4f
settlers, oil course, are easy comfortable
ivrSy family say Mr.. Asbmn " and nrar',
very SINGLE adult person m the COLONY, h.
the means ofemployine nom one ta fpni natge h.
b IS at an expense of from touf ~ six d0lig
IN month x several ofthc settlers. when cailnu
npou, in Consequence of sudden easrr,ncHs g.
III public service, have made repeated adsaa
rs OF me chaniablt produce 10 the amofIni
; ~ 10 too doliats eaCh.7 such IS tn begIu- |
mug OF the colony such the asylum hell ~
inviting the free blacks; aud sunotha spot WIN
The Virginia Legislature so lonf aud 50 arde5 "
soug bit to fn1. iaaric, 10 dis Law lis h0n1atY i |
ma gnauimity in n suttbr mode toD AID tue !
Z graded prrsons. And nov, thai "e hase
,Htpd u Is II Tor is ii tuelaia 20 he siudioRs %
ii ctons 10 the suliciencs the plan ? sha
,se deny il, merit. brand Is spirit as eDthu IA
G nay IA 1tica', and rave against II as incend-
ny, aid neve. once remember that n ~ on
pwn plan, exactly as set out nj ON Act ri A. |
sembly Al 1916, 4 adopted bV others at our ,ue
9cstion with no oee adjunct quality whici !
5ur own plan would not haye possessed fp
4 i. there are IA few anonguS, aud those, too, !
not the IeaSt conspicuous IN the State, who have
ound, may 81. created. objections to the 60
onizing system tits these objections 10 which |
alluded IN commencing; aud the 10 NAL aE9"al !
II hem As conclusive against the society, Is, / !
huN, the m1sf ippn .tant event which | can
1riug 10 the uonce Of thi. .aN,iIary Society a. |
his il, anniversary. The irst great material
is inat he Society does ia act. IN
p ie Of it> drual mediate ami oanspnc the e
Of the slaves. 10 the candid, let
ne slY thar there atc names ou tre oils OF the
so i,ty To high be rati5as.ly accused OF Jhr
lapliclt, and nsi l8us ialselood hIeh tais ~,
dies; taitler. tn 5 5cietg ana %, blltachr, ait
.pmpnsed, in BY far the hngar part, Of citizen,
,fs.a r.hoidlng states, WIZ GmuOt giavcly b"
'hdrged with Iesigp 50 perlous 10 ihemselfrs
70 the uneaud.d disputaat. say, let hm pat his
.nger on our single sentiment, declaration o.
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