Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-16

. leftHe EfaaArles, lke most tropical res TONS,
IN abundance. auJ with light labor. all the ne.
cessafies. and manv Of tho nsnries of life. The
natives. hostile on the frs, appearance of the
colnnisis. have become rreonciled. and ARE
now connected in several instances by trea-
ties Of alIiance-and according 10 antbeniie
accounts there Is n lucrative commercial inter.
course suhsistng between them.
/ THIS promises reciprocal advantages TO ench.
| The objection, which has, nj different periods
| OF the history of the colony. been urged ~
gainst II, as tending TO enetoaeh on, or inter.
iere with The rights Of savahold ers, Is yielding
90 the conviction ofihai upright aud lnudable
magnanimity, which ha, at all times marked
the character and conduct of The founders of
this scheme. There ia not, IN The opinion of
your Board. an individual OF intelligence in this
country, who enIcrtsins any apprehension that
the r'gh's of property will ever be IN danger
from this system.
This objection. like others of n similar char.
scter. has been made more In The shape ol mn
appeal To prgadiees. easily alarmed aud hard 10
inlay. than from any settled convict on OF
danger ~ the rights Of masters.
Every one, at all familiar with the conui-
iniional guarantees ofhis couniry mus, feel safe
IN his rights OF person and OF property while
they e.Ist-aod y may be truly nlhrmed that
nothing short ofrevolution can deprive us Of
thar which is secured by the strongest OF all
! sanctions.
In revolving such causes rs are supposed 10
have had considerable tendency Ia reiarding
the scheme OF African COLONIZATION, your
Board consider Il due TO the Importance OF the
| subject, and 10 the best interests Of this Soce-
", 10 notice. briefly. one that has hitherto ope.
rated, in no small degree, to check the spirl, OF
emigration. Il 10 the want OF any satisfactory
| inf at,pu ntnoug thr free nnnnls nj cnlar
! IN reference 10 the character oftns settlement
nj Liberia, and the eIieut OF the advantages
there held out 60 them. i cannot, nor should
II he denied. that an apathy peivades the free
! people OF coioi ~ this state, nay throughout
! tie tnhed states, that II uuiavorablo 10
enierpr2e aud emigration Ignorance AND In
dolence ARE pscnlla, traits IN the character Of
Tee negroes. These check aud oounicraci, In
great degree, every effort In encourage n
mung them disposition OF voluntary removal
Deplorahle ~ il their condition hrIe-dcsiituie
S they ceualnlv arr OF either the means of
comfortable subsistence, or The chances of n
higher station IN society among the whites,
they nevertheless prefer existing IN an anoma,
lous condition NJ homr. than 10 alienato them
selves from the land oil Their nativity.
This sno spirit of patriotism, IN liz proper
sense, but The offspring OF deporable ignor-
nnne, engendered 10y limtdhy, Your Board
has l0ug felt and lamenied this condition oi
things. aud regret that they att moi now pre-
pared TO olier any satisfactory sugg, slioDa,
whereby II might be overcome, or NJ iunsi M
ngnled.
II appears 10 them, however, 10 be Of vast
Importance 10 aet about forthwith dcvning
some practicable means whereby this want oi
Information and This absence of spirh OF em.
grnilon. NAV be supplied by heIter impulses
What those means should be, aud how lar
the eva IL susceptible OF an eiIrcinal remedy,
are, indeed. subjects al too dehGale aud diHi
cult a nature 10 be hghty canvassed. 1hey
require much deliberations puInnt lnvesllgh,
ton, aud the general corporation OF all the
faculties o. The advocates OF ths Colonization
system
All which respectfully submitted.
August, 1880.
The LynehbWg Colonization Sor,,ig IN account
NTH Elyah RE eltr, Irenurer
1920. August lsi.
10 cash Transmitted Mr.. Blachford
Tot Pamphlets, $40 %
DO paid postage On double letter
10 Ffeder,cksburg. 90 37l
Do do Mr.. Bhckiord's letter. % Isl
Cash paid postage Grby's ieiicr, 90 %
DO Lewis Long tor transporting Sc
ven Emlgrants 10 NIChmOnd, IN 90
1880, Apn Isl
Joshua Il. iiolines, for gong after
+ Emlgtnnts, IL 10
Cash pad u. ]. Burr's letter. 90 ia
April Goth,
Cash paid ]. =. Fnrfow, Tor carry.
ing Ia Richmond Is Emigranis, II 90
Aprn l2lh,
Alcher Ii,gglnb0lham for Mars ex-
prnses, 90
April 2Olh.
ID. J. burr paid expenses Of second
expedition to Norfolk, 20 %
Cash dlsfibn, ed amongst the last
EmlRinn,s by hev. NJ. Cannon, % %
August On,
Balance due IRON h.. +, 81 81
$50 20l
, To balance per contra,
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