Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-10-27

Public attention seems to isvc been awakened
in Virginia, to the ncccssi,y of getting rij " the
feee Negroes; and n petition is in circulation,
having Tor its object tic gradual abolition Of slave
~.
The petition pablishcd last week, dill nos sur
gest any plan of iisposing of the free negroes -
To our mind, acoursc has bcen suggested, which
~ill certainly Answer n salu,ary purpose Let the
State provide ways and mcsns Tor the ,rsnspcrts-
ton to Liberia, of all ncrrocs Who were cn,i,ird
to freedom previous To 1906. The laws IA refer
cnee to those emancipascd SINCE shst period, tsi-
loving them Ia remain only year after their frcc-
dom scerues,) need but a rigid enforcement, to
sct rid ct n large class. Aud let IT be made the
duty, by Law, Of all persons who hereafter e,nan-
cipaic slaves, to provide the means of their re-
mQrai from the commonwealth.
Self-defenee viii fully justify and palliatc any
ingredient Of har>hness which may seem to DC
mingled With the policy here suggested.
The elections in Ohio and Pcni,, lvania, arc
over; but NC have not sufficient details TO Justify
IN opinion to the relative strength cf the par
ties In some parts Of Pcnnsy lvania the III mo-
cratic" Ticket had upon it, jackson men, Clay
men, and Fcdcralis,s. The An,i-M .sons have.
elected their candidates. IN n few counties; but their
cause is evidently on the decline.
Judging from the tone Of some Of the bclligcr-
cnt prints, the ensuing session of Congress " III be-
If I'm 1ult AMI L. l..
the efforts Of the pa;tizan editcrs-sometimcs
wooing. and sometimes attempting to brighten
their advcrsaries. The Anti-NfAsons arc coaxing
the Clayites TO surrender their fayorite, bu, the
latter not to be srduccd from their FIRST love,
and they, in turn, coax little. The r;rca,
GLOBE" feeling its consequence, land backed BY
the Richmond Enquirer, which ever aud anon,
cries out" Jackson can beat the fcld,") is lam
pooning the C.lhounites numerically asthoush
II no logger needed their services; and the Tcle-
graph, rs IL lets fall its iron club upon the Presi-
dent and some Of his prcscn, supporters, alter
nately implorcs and threatens the friends Of Mr..
Clay-and talks Of investigations aud develop
men,s which will make the " good people" stare
We have determined to await patiently the
events Of the coming winter; believing it TO bs
useless, in the meantime, TO trouble our head.
much about the matter, and having long sine,
ceased to wonder at any thing Wethink it pro-
bable they sin both within and without the Vail,
Of Troy;" and the great noise which is made b,
the combatants, is more the result Of u struggle
for power than Of devotion to principle.
We have had arranged, for some time past,
list Of the delegates elected to the next General
Assembly Of Virginia, with the exception Of thoss
for the counties Of Amelia, Cabeli, Floyd, Gray.
son, Gloucester, Jackson, Mason, Not,oway, anc
Russell. These have either not come to hand o,
have been overlooked by us. Can any Of our eli.
torial brethren, in Richmond or elsewhere, Civ,
us the names Of the gentlemen elected,
Delinquent Land Lists for the counties O
Berkeley and Russell, have been received a, thi
office, and at the Clerks Office: They are ope,
for inspection. As many usctsrow in Jefferson
may possibly have been returned in Berkeley, be
fore 1901, prompt attention to t!,e Berkeley liz
may be advisable.
GEORGIA ELECTION. Seventy fv,
counties give Mr.. Lumpkin msjorit,
OF l243 votes over Mr.. Gilmer. Tire,
counties remain to be heard from. -
These will probably increase Sir. L.
majority.
Ne,o Jersey Eieetion.-The New
ark Sentinel Of the Goth inst. con
taius returns from all tho coun,ie 5
which show that there will be
TIE 10 both branches OF the Legisla