Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-10-06

NAhrLAs".-11s. elections in this state tool
place on Monday last, Result. unknown
ron rHE rRGs PRxss.
.W. Edfsr II Wish, through your Q.
Hcncy, to submit few bserv a,,ons To our
c,t'zcns on the subject Of
AFRICAN COLONIZATION.
It's matter OF surprise TO the, tina this
humane and all important undertaking
does mol meet with erea moro general al
tention from our citizens At this time.
there Is but one Society for the promotion
oi tins cause In our whole county. and
this confined 10 Chsrlcstown aud its i'm
mediate vicinity. The grand argument
which was welded against this institution
IN ITS infancy, g. e. its impractic ability, }
has been entirely Frustrated by actual OK.
pertinent. The Colony now established
ON the African coast, is in far more flsu.
rishing condition than the first settlement
OF our progenitors at Plymouth. So very
satisfactory has been the experiment, so
far. that hundreds. I might almost saw
thousands. who doubted the pra ctic ability
of the scheme, have been convinced Of
their error, and arc now its warmest ID
vocatcs. II is urged by some, (but Eoriu-
nstely for the Society.it comes from those
altogether unacquaintsd with its con
cerns,) that We arc promoting vice, by
supporting these unfortunate beings, and
permitting them TO consume their DAYS in
idleness. This is an argument opposed
to plain matters Of fact. The Colooists
are at this moment actively and industri
ousiy engaged IN agriculture and trade.
and so very prosperous are they. that dur
ing the last year their exports amounted
10 GO or $4,000 dollars, far outstripping
many OF our own seaports. Some, when
called upon TO contribute to this cause.
excuse themselves on the ground that they
arc not interested: They are not slave
holders Now, these are The men (even
suPposing them 10 be governed by that
serdid principle, individual gain) who are
Observation-Disclosures those who own slaves.
II they consult economy. will retain them
IN ser''ce-and IL the slave part Of the
community be removed, il follows as ma
tural consequence. that their places must
be supplied; aud by this means. our IA
pidly increasing population will be fur.
nisbed With employment; SO that vice and
squalid misery. the coocomi,anis Of idle
ness. will be banished from our land. but
the removal OF slaves is not tho urinary
object OF this insiiiuiioo,-it is the re-
mosal Of the free negroes who reside q
mongst US, and who. In their present cos
diiioD, arc altogether nuisance 10 socis-
ty, that We are anxious TO Hro,c eG II is
alleged by some, that negroes are indis-
pensabie 10 eur prosperity; for an exam
pie 10 the contrary Of this position, let US
cite the New England States Here, agri
culture, commerce. and the arts, ara aa
vancing with rapid strides and here sre
10 be found an intelligent and enterprising
community. calculated 10 shed honour on
our country. both 10 an intellectual and
moral point OF view. BY others il is said,
(feeble objection. to be sure. J." they will
have sunk into the cIod OF the valley be.
fore any good can bc effected. Suppose
| our forefsihers bad acted on thi. prin
ciple; the lofty tree, which now shields
Us With ats umbrsge from the seorehing
rays Of summers sun, would be any
where else than at our door II is an ssta.
hiisbed principle, that great matters must
naturally be long 10 coming 10 maturity
| that their advances must and will be era
dual The diflic olties and obstacles 90 be
overcome. ought never 60 be an apology
for " derclietion" Or duty, by true friends
to the advancement Of sny cnuse.
I But TO lay aside the beneficial results
consequent upon the operations ofthis So.
siety Is there no ether incentive TO the
promotion Of this grest work? Can we.
who are proud 10 call ourselves Republi.
cans and Freemen, endure 90 behold .
portion Of our fellow beings. Gas espabIe Of
enjoying happiness and approaching free.
dom. as ~e are.l groaniog under The hes-
W hand OF oppression. and not lend an ef.
fort TO exiricate them from their unhappy
condition To be sure. there arc daily sc
SESSIONS Of frieGjs TO this cause. but il .,
col 90 much the unanimous sudesvoF oi
The nation TO Tssssro this unhappy race Ia
the land Of their forefsthers, Is would be
desired. Surely.
Their is no R'si, in n,sr'. ol.durato hcar,
] Thst doe MT feel fog man 4"