Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-10
COMMUNICATIONS, tAs v'reih'a"
AuDRES5
n, I'm M Rire,, Esq. 10 The tgnehbarg Colo
~ -otion Society on The Isl fHsi.

-. n, Ie-examinlfg the OoJeSts Oh 'he aHef-
-, Co,oni e alton Society, the means oil Their
mulshment, aud 'he progress airaey
a'.1 should il be found that those objects
a,e in accordance with tue claims OF peheso-
a. as nnre as comprehensive, fort hed by
IN inaI interest and national policy, that
'"''a ,,'s AIDE mate TO the ends proposed may be
t;,et aud that the measures thus far have
- ;ndicirus aud successful IL cannot
a, I,,,b,ed ,bal an intelligent aud proVidrnt
II. ,vll rerur with satisfaction to their past
1T and be guickenrd and stimulated 10
-, s,artions ia this labor OF interest, oi
S.,h;lanthrophy aud oil patriotism.
D., IA The year 1915, the increased and in
---..;r,, multitude of ttee persons Of color h.
s.a JJnited States. their degraded condition,
WV, Wv, ne reaction on the morals, and consequent
,, m the happiness and prosperity Of com
,vnnty at large, had excited lively solcnude
in the bosoms of benevolent and christian per-
cons and tasked the ability oil statesmen the
mos, exp ,rienced, profound and sagac'o"s' To
devise aud execute some plan which should
both an,eiioraie their situation anu Tree the ma
49,, from, The serious and growing evils OF
,.h.;, residence within it. II was Al an early
s,.,;oa seeI, and acknowl lodged. that neither
n. objects of benevolence nor the interests OF
,ha ,a,;on could be materially benefited by
.nv plao or measures that permitted them 10,
..wai, within the United States. The General
of Virginia had, on two occasions.
"A, intervals of or 10 years, acting on this sub.
-iect. expressed IA earnest desire Tor their re
Sbopoi. both on their IL our sccount. The public
mind being thus engaged, aud measurably de-
yeloned. ,Ie pious zeal and persevering ever
lions of a clergyman Of New Jersey. Mr.. Find.
lev. with the active co cooperation OF MIR. Cald.
wei, of the District of Columbia, 10 form an
associa lion for this purpose, were crowned
with success. Having opened an extensive
correspondence TO disseminate information OF
the plan in contemplation, and Obtain know
ledge of the wishes and opinions OF others, ne
visited the seat of our National Government,
AMI succeeding in CONVEYING pubic meeting
of dstinp uished citizens from different parts oil
the Union. The meeting was held in Decem-
her 1916 and, organ zing itself into an asso-
citation, adopted a plan of future operations
n ulaa as u ain aud simple as the scheme IL
self is grand and comprehensive, which has re-
criyeA the appreciation OF many OF the State
Legislatures, and appropriations tom those
of MARYLAND and Virginia also OF the people
of the UaItrd States, e'inced by numerous
Auxiliary societies, ami liberal private do
nations and that has been successful beyond
the homes and calculations OF the most san.
suine. The plan was and continues TO be,
go obtain territory on The continent oil AFRICA.
wherein TO establish colony oi Tree persons
of color and provide for the ultimate and grad
ual removal thereto, With Their own consent, oil
such persons Of color as were Tree, or might be-
come. so agrceably To the laws of the several
States. The pecuniary means relied on, were
chiefly voluntary contributions and appropria-
,ionS from the governments Of the States, and
of the Union But the primary steps OF scquir-
ing territory and establishing colony, were
dependent OH the former source alone and
the result has shewn tbat reasonable drafts on
the i,berality and benevoeOce of the people of
the United States are not likely to be pro.
tested
The managers ofihe Society having obtain
ed, by an exploring expedition, the necessary
focal inform tim, dspa ched in 1920, vessel
the Elizabeth, with eshty free persons of CO.
Tor emigrants 10 Africa cargo which this
country could well afford TO spare, but which
promised inestima BILE benefits TO that injured
prosecuted continent. From that TO the pres
,ent time, the colony has increased IN popoula
zion. and prospered otherwise, saving those in.
dividual casualties incidental TO a removal from
one climate to another, and from settled to
an unsettled country. u contains, at this time,
about fourteen hundred inhabitants, emigrants
from the United States possesses territory,
tttIi( btHuHCpb fbT us
present purposes. and may readily procure
more according 10 lis wants aud its wishes >
fhe coionists, become accmated and healthy.
have erected comfor table houses for themselves
and families, and necessary public edifces, and
are pursuing diligently and ihrifiily their pri-
vate vocations, cultyating farms following
mechanical trades, or engaged in commerce
with the natives of the interior and along the
coast. As q community, il has acquired and
maintains character and influence with the
tribe or nations around IL preserves order
and quiet within protects each in his rights Of
person and Of property has is courts, lis mi
lila, schools for the children of the co'onsts
anil OF the natives, printing press. public IL
brary, churches, and frequent and periodical
performances Of Divine service--in short, ii
presents, in land of ignorance and drpravity,
nfPaganism and Mahomedanism, the interest.
ing and bright exhibition of an intelligent ,mor-
al and Christian community.
For the bene6 eient providence Of the Socie-
ty towards the emigrants was not bounded by
their location and settlement in Liberia-it bad
yet high moral purposes to accomplish TO
wit 10 prepare and fiji them for the business
OF selt-s government and the enj 1yinent Of ration
al liberty To these ends, the Society adopted
measures d gave instructions 10 its agents
admirably adapted TO the circumstances of
the Colonis's. Such civil and political rights,
as might he safely entrusted to a peo.
pile unusedio the business of government
and, at the same time, serve to engage
the mind and enlist the feelings in pub
iic concerns. were vested in the Colonists--but
the late OF the community was not allowed to
depend OIL the inexperienced. What a noble
contrast is here presented TO the conduct of
despotic governments There, the people are
kept In ignorance, in order that they may be
soverned-htre, their agency in government is
used as mean of civil and political instruction,
u order that they may he gradually fitted for,
aud assume more, until finally. left to their own
guidance, they shall be entrusted with all
ouch examples in the political world, are not
.ess grateful and refreshing than spots Of ever
green IN The natural and il is u mental recrea-
non 10 trace the steps by which this exalted
purpose IS IN progress of consummatio
= i"e Agent Of the Society is the Colonial
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