Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-10

~ "efe'atf tmsnslpaied hy their owners, II
mus ot 80 Nth oiher States Her portion ol
'ne 80 90 Is $3.50 as "e have scotland
Inc annual increase Of the latter mny he isIi.
mated At SUI. The removal Of ,hal nnmber am.
hualls. would, according 10 the data nread,
n"uced, cost $1,000. 4 brief refcrrne. In
collateral resources, will show, that the res due
a''ei iher exharstIoD. would be a much SINAI.
'eT sun iban Is usually supposed. II is due 10
me auxiliary Societies, TINT thrir contributions
should be fist noticed. The number ul ibosn
societies, aud ot members IN each. i not known
preclsely-bnt they are rapidly Increasing in
oolh respects. For. 10 the credit vi the psoule
oi virginia. II should be remark. d, that, rs they
are more interested and concerned their efforts
are greater From this source, aud from 9th
Ct voluntary contributions, three thousand dol
lars annually, is moderate estimate. In the
second place. many free persons Of color pos
seNs sufficient means 10 deiray the expense of
fher removal, Thirdly. II almost invariably
occurs, that the nrIg hbrrhood from which the
emlgrhnts so, is induced 10y motives ot bene-
'o'ence, or desire 10 get them of ~ furnish
considerable aid IN money. or supplies Fourth.
| ~, the laws OF the Stale IN sy provide, that such
as are IDLE and dl solute, having no property
Tor their pursuit, aud pursuing no regular hus-
ness, and thence, idbietO become chdrceable 10
me phriM, may be hired out by the uytrsrers
OF the poor until fund for their removal be
provided. Filthy, the overseers Of the poor
may, IN like manner, be authorized To pro,id,
IN the rndeniure ol such youths of color, as, &c
cordng to the present laws, they bind appren-
tees, that the masters, IN addition to good
treatment and teaching the trade, shall pay, at |
! The expiration oil the service, a sum sufficient
for h'sor her removal. Ii is not believed that
either OF these provisions would be a depar-
| iure from the principle OF the Society, or a.
mount 10 moral or actual coercion. Since
| the desire 20 emlgra'e u evidently extend
| Ell, aud will, IN short time, without doubt,
embrace, comparatively speaking, all. Sixth
| iy, benevolent citizen Of North Carolina has
po'ned out the mode ofdrfrayng the expenses
| oil cmigra ION ot such slaves rs shall be emanci.
F., pHed Tor that purpose. tie has liberated about
twenty, aud directed them TO be hired out I'm
III fund be raised sufficient for the removal
of the entire lot. This suggestion Of his ap
pears worry the notice OF the parent Society
| Tor II II were 10 conhne ITS pecuniary aid TO
those now free, the example of ih. gentleman
night be generally adopted and add much t.
ihe 'unds OF the Society. and to the number Of
emigrans. Seseh,hiy, thousands, perhaps
hundreds Of Thousands, Of foreigners have oh
fhmei passage TO this country 10y mdentiug
themselves TO personal service until their pas
sage money wa' pald, or refunded, An ac-
tive and increasing Commerce with Liberia
Will furnish facilities 10 "A like course, aud the
inducements to emigration will be stronger
Finally, when charitable laid ia furnished tocin,
grants jutiIcIous selection Of those most suit
able for tue colony from being in the prime OF
| life, OF robust constitutions, and good morals
will ndd consequently 10 the direct dimuniton
| OF those left behind, These, md various other
modes Of providing Tor their removal, would
leave little To BE- done by the State in lis corpo
rate character. An appropriation of five ihou-
sand dollars would almost ensure the emlgia
ton of more than the annual increase,
But narrowing the sphere of calculation n.
grim, let us exdmice The condition of this place.
Lyncnbnrg is IN this resp.c CT, 10 the State, m
the State is 10 the Union--It has moe than an
Equal proportion. In the State, the free per.
SONS OF color to the whites as / TO l6-ln
Lynchburg, probably ms 10 J. THIS place
| aud its vicinity contains, perhaps $40 tree ne
groes, and thirty five hundred whites. Il is be.
lltyed that free negroes increase more slowly
than WHITES or slaves, owing to the prevalence
among them of the two greatest checks oil
population, poverty and vire. They donbe
their number in no. less than 80 years. which
is an average annual increase OF about 3 pes
| cent. hut The increase of 500 in one year
J would probably not exceed IL and the reno
J val Of that number would cost ) 40 Now,
! thi, Society RENTED 10 the Parent Society last
| year y 1873 and surely the balance could he
readily made up IRON the various sources he.
! fore audedto.
| But the situation Of Lynchburg was adyered
TO tor another reason. INF fortunately, the mu-
nicipaI regulations of Virginia do not facilitate
the collection and Preservation of statistical
facts without a knowledge of which the mind
cannot fully estimate the burthens imposed ON
the community by this class of our population.
Practically exempt from all the civil and prac'
tical duties. paying taxes, county aud parish
levies, service Of patrols militia, Jures, work
| ing on roads &c.--as individuals, adding no
thing 10 the productive powers and capacI
ties ofthe community, and, consequently, sup
ported by the labors OF others, they aie YET
more frequently found on the charity fund
| than whites Conclusive evidence oil ihIs may |
be procured from the records ot the board OF
oyerseers of the poor. From iha. of Lynch |
burg, have been politely furnished with an
extract for ihr last four years, and believing |
the facts exhibited by it worthy OF par 'cdiar
notice, will present them TO this meeting
IT. the year 1925, the aggregate charity e1-
ncnse was 1914 81
Average nHmber of pauperso
3 whites and blacks
1926, Aggregate expense, Sf94 ~
Pdupers
Q whites and . blacks
1907 EInpnse SDiA w