Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-28
LATEST FROM LIBERIA.

wv Washington .&lay 2oh 1880.
hhin lew days past. very interesting despatch
rs naVe 1een received from the Colony of Liberia.
This Colony is evidently advancing, with sura. II
not rapid progress end the friends of Africa in our
country have every rejoice in the success of
that great experiment, which they commenced, but
few years ago. with scany resources few advo-
Gates and against the jealous opposition of mutt
tudes; some condemning the scheme as miscbeyous.
and others as impracticabe. We have conversed
very particularly with gentleman (who has tust re-
turned from Lberla for which place he sailed in Au-
tuinn last, as Agent of Government in CHARGE of
CERTAIN recnPtured Afcans and his statements cor
ronorae fully what we have before heard of the YEN
eral improvement and prosperity of the -Coyuy
Mr.. Francis Devany, High Sheriff of the Co,on,
ana one OF Its most respectable citizans is now in
w ashington and the information which he has siven
us could not fali to excite IN every humane and be-
neVoient mind vigorous resolutions to engage with
greater energy and increased berality in the wort,
OF African Colonization.
Interesting. cdote.--The Rochester Cratsmuu
rsiates circumstance attending the death of ono
or our revolutionary worthless which is not in the
ieast calculated to mitigate the charge so fremont
~ made and often verified of the rank. nnratitude
OF Republics. s'ColoDel Plat whose death we have
already mentioned was like most IF tho o,.,,lor,on
of the old school, reduced in the decline Of life
he was one OF the pensioners under the act Of
1928. The pensions drawn every six months.
and II 10 one OF tho just and generous conslructis
OF the law. that if pensioner dies anv time h "
tween the semi annual dny of payment mis- &c.
and children dsbarred from drawin, u,ha. y;
actually due from The last payment DIV nnfo III
day OF the pensioners death. Col Ptai, III -
decIlnIng for long tirne--he was aware ,ha, do,h
was rapidly approaching hm-and his sole nav.
e, lot thls lie, was that he might be spared nm
I'll the Sd of March the pension. dsy that he ro;jt
ieaVe his wife SIX months pay. Every uorn1no
Tor month preceding The day of bis death the
Teeoie Old man, WIN he awoke, incurred tho da1
OF the month, "the Sd of March Gomez" Wnen =
dd come he had himself raised in the bed y friend
was called I'D and the papers instantly prenay-
ed On attempting TO put his signature IN ,hen,
II was FOUND he was too feeble to write his name
ottested, ana the peDsoH was secured ss'rb.nt
heaFen. SAID the veteran, and he sunk do,yn ,,,,
hHusted on his pillow.-Befere The nev+ ,,ox;-,
daWned, the old warrior lay stiff IN death Tha9
hIgh heroic soul which sustained ,bc fyomo &c H.
young soldier through seven years of toll and pri
vation, upheld the wasted body of the old man
uhtn ms generous object accomplished, and
tnen u ned to purer and a better world
. by the arrival Of the brig Olive. Cant o,;,~o.
rom haguyra' we learn, that son the god nil n
proclamatlon Was issued in Caracas nv r.oror,1
Arsnehoa, statng that revolution had TALON nTsro
IN Bog0ta against Gen. Bolivar headed bv C,oppersI
O,uaheta' ana that two regiments from Bolivar,s
"uS'H . army nsd crossed the lines at Circuta
anu am. Jo'neo tne venezuelan army. This new was
nor connrmed when the sailed. The Congress- Of
Venezuela commenced it's session at Valencia on ,be
oo'n April zen. Paez having invested the Con
geutIon WIN executive power, left Valencia on tho
hrst OF May to JOIN bisI army in Varnas"
US Gox.
MARRIED-In this city, on tie m0rnlnr oftbc
18th instant, by The Rev VIM. J. Waller. MI
TEOMAs SHIsLEY, 10 Miss LCcY THAcKnR. both or
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