Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-28

per ph"res Ia pow rs which they possess AID
ihs menns ~ the,f commhnd. They may re.
move restraints upon emancipation, imposed
froma painful conviction that slavery, with all
its unhispulrd lila. was better ihan manuIns.
sion without removal. sub OF them may, as
can safely nm ju ;ls, abolish .avrry, and
FLOW the e,anplc Of Pennsylvania, New
York aud Other States. Any of ,hrm can
con rihute som pecunary aid to thu object
Md II an enlarg, men, OF The Constitutions
powers ofthr Grnerol q srrnmenl Ia neeessa
~ and eApedient. they are competent To grant
have thus. gent emen. preseniht n fair and
imperfect ketch ~ what was contemplated
b, tn American Colonization Society, IL
which you torm IN auxiliary . OF what IL has
done. and III what the principle ol Airican
Colonization which It has successfully illusifa
ed. is -usceplibe with due encouragement,
and adeguat" menus. III the hand OF coupe.
trnt euihoriy. w ongit M IN be- dishenr.
tened by the ltt,le whIrh has bren accomplish.
ed. IL The b,Ief space If thirteen years, DUNG
which II has existed or the mag ni ade an
difficulties Of the splendid undr taking which
lies before L. the execution Of those VIZ I
schemes which affect the condition aud happi-
ness oi large portions ~ the hahiIablr globe,
tim, Is nee aty. hch mny appear IL as
mpr,als OF Tong Il 'atop, bui which, IN the
eye. Il Providence OF ~ comparison with the
periods Of National existence, IL ~ abort aud
heetiug. How long wa. after Rom lus and
Kenus laid The scaniy datinns of then he
-tale in the contracted liz H. oi the Peninsula
uf Italy brfore lnprrH Rome bursi f5nh, ~
all he' "A tonIsl ing splendour. the ~ lenomledg
ed mistress Of Tie world Ages passed away
hofoio Carthage and other COLONIES IN anci, ~
tunes sbone GU IN all their commercial AID
military glory. Several ccnturies have nov
elapsed sincc our io,eiatherS FIST hcga in III,
morRsses OF james river and on The rock al
Pkmonih, the woIk oil founding this Republic
vet in Its inlsnct --highr sn hundred years
have rolled ovei since III sn o God, our
blessed Krdoemet. niIo, = himse OF Mount
Calvary.av iurta IA ri6o Tor the salvation
Of Oh, speries and ~ !" thnn half nf man
klnd continue I" dry his divine MISSION and
the truth OF his sacred word
We may bod CHI lenge The annel, o hu.
MAJ nature Tor the re- ord OF nuy human plan
for the meoralion OF The cood ton OF The adj
vancement of the bap,nes, of our rnce, which
promise more unmlIrd good or more com
prehens'vc bene6ccnee ihnn TINT Of African
Coin eaton, II carried into foil execution. IT,
benevoleni purpose ID not limited bt a con-
fins ot onr Cont'ne1 mr. 10 the p, isperlty Of
n solitary race, but embraces Nv the laTgrs
quarters oil th' eai N, an the peaC" aud hapi.
mcss OF both descriptions oi their present Inhsb
itan's vi h the CountckA millions IT hrif
postorlly who are 10 succeed appeals ioi
AID an support 10 he ~ uds oi Liberty here
aud every where. Tn Colonisls reaIed IN
the bosom Of this X lubie, with perfect
knoWlrdge Of all The blessings which iTredntu
imparts, although ihey have moi alvey been
abb Themselves o hare them. will cary -
recollection of II I Ali "a, plant il there, and
al If hnf bauuIl,4ae An
may We noiI ge the hope. thu, Ia period
of lime nol SUI lasslng IN duthlltn that Of our
own Colonial nd Na,ionnl eAist.nee, VIZ Ghnll
hehOld cnnicd, IAtion oi Republican States,
on the Western chores al A'licn. like DOR own,
with their Congress aud annual Legislature
laundering lorIh IN Jnt ali Of the righls o man,
aud making tyTpnts tremble on iheir thrones !
/ app ais foi AID aud support 10 the liieadS
Of civilization Throughout The world. AriGn,
although partan OF II 'as among the Il $,
10 merge tfom barbarlsm is now ettall, ~ hr
rear of all ihl Continents, IN the knowlrdgr.
l. IN the arts aud sciences. America owes 10 III
did world debt Of gratitude for the possession
,flhem. Can she discharge 4 IN any more suit.
able manner han that OF tran.plHniing them
on part Of ns own soil, by mran- oi lis o~tt
sous, whose ancestors were torn by fraud and
violence from their native home IL thrown here
Into bondage II powerfully appeals Tor sup
port 10 patriotism and humanity. Il We asIe
10 invoke the greatest blessing on cath, wbcu
Heaven, III II, mercy, could now behow on this
naiInn, II wound he the separation OF the tn .
mus numerous race Of its populalo aud
their lmior able establishment IN distinct aud
di. AM countries. 10 say nothing Il The great
es difficulty IN The formation Of our present
happy Constitution, winch arose out oil lhis
mixed con 'Ilon Of our people, nothing OF the
-.
threatening nothing Of 9th - springing from
The sam irpiftui source, which VT agiinie us,
who can contemplate the future wtront the
most awful approximations Who. If ihis pro.
residence ~ whites and blacks, DfI
ffeeinpn and slaves, IL 70 ever 10 continue, eau
imag ne the ,etvle wars, the carnage aud the
crimes which will be- ITS prob ebe nssquPnces,
without shnddGrlng with horror Il finally ap
pas rmphnlIcally for aid AID support 10 III,
reverend clergy aud sincere professors of oar
Holy Religion. II the prujeci did not look be
you'd The happiness of The NO races now in
America, IL would be entitled IT, their ~arinrst
encouragement If II were tonfned 10 The
removal only ofthe tree colored population,
II would deserve All their patronage. Wlthn
those restrictions how greatly would il not cou.
tribute 10 promote the cause Of vTtnr aud MOI
all,y, aud consequently religion Bat il pre-
SCENTS much NOR e,icnsv Geld-a Fl Id only
limited by the confines OF pne oi The largest
luarteis OF the habtable globe for rehg ous
and brnevoen eKeriion. Throughout he en-
tn existence Of Chfistanity, II has been u IA.
,o,ite object o is ardeni .ciples aud pious
professors 10 1Ifinsr its blessings by converting
the Heather. Ibis duty is enjoined by i's
own sacred pieceps and prompted hy
considerations Humanity. All christendom
IA more or less employ on tins object. ut
.st a5ument, is some PAT ~ other VI the
Garth.
Bur il must IN candor be owned That hihcr
TO Missionary efforts have not had a success
corresponding IA extent with ih' piety aud be-
ueyolence OF their aim, or with the amount OF
the means which heyr been applied Some
new ano more eficacIous mode oi accomplish
ing the benr6Cent purpose must be devised.
which by concentrating rnei gees and endes.
yors, aud avoiding loss in heir dliiusr and
uncoinblned application, sinai ensure the al.