Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-31
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From The Richmond Telegraph.


The foh wing memorial, addressed 20 the
General Assembly of Virginia, has hrcu upon
! our ,nola Two or three weeks. II VIVA dawn
| up. we understand, at the instance OF several
| Ib1ueniinl gentlemen OF the nelghbor'ng couu'
=, try On the political questions II presents t"'
! the confederation Of the public, W. make no
oommrnt ]; but from bolici that the removal
| al the tree COlored people 10 iha colony al
| Liberia, will be- eminenily conducive 10 their
presen, and future welfare, we hope the meas.
ures II contcmplates, will be speedily .lI.o led,
| The facts stated IN this document respecting
| the increase oil the Gnlor.d race. are Of an inn
! poriant character. and cannot fail To draw
| public att ent,on 10 this Interesting subject.
| 10 The General ASsembiy ofMe Commonwealth
ofFUgin'n, the Memorial IF Inc andcrsigned
cihaens Of he County Of
most repeatedly MOweM
Free and unicsirained by regulations or
shackles, Ms the right OF the citizen, Of IN Is
Common wen lth 10 ask redress toI supposed
grievances al the hands oil the Genernl As.
srmhiy, has ever been considered, there has
tt, all times existed among US, circnmspec.
ton ~ the exec cisa Of this right, winch has
tended greatly 40 preserve the peace and har.
| mnuy OF the community. II IL from no r,ck.
less disregard to tins conslde ration. that we
approach you, Oh subject Ot the livelest and
deepest interest u the luture happiness snd
Il let of ih,s State, as we'll as one Vi the most
delicate nHiUre.
Al evil has existed among us from almost
the hnt settlement Of the Conimonw oelih, OF
| ihe heaviest and most serious chataCter, u
has grown with ~, aud III every momont 0i
our advance, II has more ihsu kept pace with
ns unli at last the alarming truth bursts ffoo,
every lip. that il we wish pence aud happiness,
nj N tat al la - an
! destroying mischief, must he removed Who
I rsqlTrs 10 he informed 10 what we refer Z
Do not nil know 1t rs the existing curse VI
| slavery 10 which we hliude This is DOT the
proper time aud place tor speaking absiractly
| on this srriou. sub eCt. We are done with tne
pasl, aud should only look 10 and provide ioI
the future. How or 10y what means his heavy
and alarming evil his been brought ON the
country, may engage the philnnhroptst, o.
I'll the pages oil the historian II Ia for us 10
consider Tue character aud extent Of the evil,
aud 10 appl, tho Isust sslnary, peaceful.
lusi and eihcnciuus mems for its removal.
For this OBJECT we approach you as the law
giv.rs oil the land, wiih M moral OF cnnstltn
tional restrictions on your powers iii the accom-
pllshmenl OF this great and holy purpose a
| purpose which when attained, will be II blessing
| Of forever continuing effect ON our own conn,
t,y aud the unhappy aud degraded rae OF Al
! tlcans, whose pIesence dtIOrms our LAM
Great, glnli,ns aud enduring will such Awork
be, aud ms VINO shall devise and have the for
| u ude and oonsrancy to execute II system ioi
iis accom- lishnent, will forever live rs ths
frs, aud most slsnal beneIac.of vi his coun
ny.
Should the Legislature require any facts OF
! arguments TO convince them oil the lmpe'ioUi
necessity tor isk'ng some ure'drd measures OF
this subject VIZ most respectfully submit I,
then, the ioliawmg. aa deserving particular
conslderat ion. Wa affirm, hat Tor tho las
forty years, the black population, including
| tbo..... ~" ."s'aus a..i 'n"i"'oes, has "u1n
gradually but surely increasi IN that part o
The State, east OF The base OF The Blue k.dge o
Mountains, III n greater ratio man tho WHIT
! population ~ the same dislIic oi the state
We affirm that from heing ia l79O minority
Ia tnIs DISTRICT in 1880 the black population
considerably ouinnmUeTed the whites, and Il
sustain thIs assertion VIC submit tue hollow Iul
! facts
by the census Of 1870, there were whites:
East Of the Blue Ridge, 3ld 52:
lbeIe weieof biacks, $50 AZ
Majority Of whites, 30 90,