Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-29

VIM nave tffh 81 an OF innate ktnf certainly
deem u a IN sioriaoe both u Themselves aud
10 O'h"rs) a. 20 he emancipatri, anl ,ei per-
mitted 10 remain IN the country They consul
tute large mas. Of human belngs, who hang J..
avile eIcrescence UPON society-ihe objects of
l'~ drbasing enw TO our slaves, aud 10 our.
selves OF universal suspiclon an1 distrust. Iax
your utnIps, power. OF iDsg,nAlion aud YOU
cannot CONCEIVE one motive TO honorable effort,
winch Can AMIN tie the bosom, or give impulse
~ the conduct of iTee-'lack IN this country
Let him til from yoItn 10 age in the honorable
pursuit of sisdom-let him store Ina nilnd with
the most valuable researches of science and H.
teratuI e. md let him add 20 a hlghl gifted aud
cultivated intellect piety Ture, undei ed, and
" unsppued ron the wnT,d'-It ~ al Moth
ihg he would not be received into the very
lowest walks ri society.-lf we we're con-
strained 10 sdinne so uncommon being
our very admiration would m.ngIe with lbs
gust, heciusr, in the phy steal organtz ,nIn Of
his trnns, we meet an InsuTmountable barrier
even 20 an approach Il social intercourse, and
IN the Egyptian color, which nature has stamp.
I'd upon his features, principe Of repul-
'ion, so stfnng as 10 forbid thu idea Of u
communion either of interest or of leelIng, Is
1ttsiH abhorrent. Whether these feeling, ate
founded ia reason or not, We will not now eu.
qure-perhaps they are not. But education
and habit, and prejudice have 81 firmly rrveted
them upon rs. 'hn they have became strong as
nature Itseli-and to expect theI removal, or
even their slightest modification, would be A.
IDLE and preposterous AS TO expect that we Coud
reach forth our hands, 4 remove the mount tns
from their foundations InIo the valleys. which
are beneath ham. Does any man IN his senses
desire this population 10 remain among US II
the whsle CON immunity could reply, II would re
spond Ia ode UNIV rsal negative. 10 remove
II from our land. and transfer 1t Ia one more
cougenial il the enlightened aud humane on
iert OF our SOCIETY,". l. II not strange, indeed,
that one man eau be founi who viii not lend
ms hand aud heart to tar, her "A scheme al once
so benevpl'nt aud polite II thus we'e s,a-
nonary evil, which, ~ progress oil tune, ~ond
not become more burJrnsome man AT pr-Sent
we might possibly bear i-but II we reject that
every year makes II more and more alarming
II becomes subject OF grave aud serious GA
gary, "whst can be done to eject ils removal
lne annual Increase OF tins population Is est
,uat"d at 6tlOb--in increase OF Couis sc augmrn-
ling IN gebmetIlcal ratio so long az the Urg-
nal number remains nDdInintShed. 1t Us sup
pose that the AmeflCan tnlonf8 ttiOn society
by voluntary contributions, aud Otherwise,
could raise an Bmouut sufficient 10 transport
lhIs uuHbrr annually to the shores oil Area.
" nat ahme .tlmabe 0lessIdg would IL couter ~
on America! The or, .mdl number could not
decrease, ny reason OF tue Constant snblrdCuodi
but IN the course OF nAtute, Il would greatly d.
m,uish by DEATH 81 those other nirmlies which
bnrns TO humanity, SO thai IN % years, Whe",
by the ordinary rule II duplication. the whOlr
ought to be dolbled, the orig,nal amount would
IN fact be reduced To almost nothing. Aud yea
the sum necessary Tor tDIs purpose, II not greai
$50 bong the cost OF transportation iJr nne
,ndivi iual, thea . 40 600 would cover the cost
Of transportation OF the whole Increase OF the
tree black population IN the county. Ia .oli-
siderable "a Tins sum u, compared with the
greatness OF the object IN view, II Is sub sci OF
deep T"gret 10 the hiends of the Society Ihht
heretofore their whole RESOURCES nave id,lrn
very 'eatly beneath II. would therefore, Ma.
President. 'rspe ruly lake Iease To suggest ~
you lhs argent ne e,sity OF II speedy o. continue d
cuncert of action On the part oil the Branch
ooclpueS oi v. gm,s, whereby Our plan OF Co
ouiza'i'n III al Its bearings may be submitted
to the consideration OF our Legislature. aud tue
peCunary aud IL tao State be earnestly inVOk ed
IN us Suppori--Dur cause Can only fail to pro-
per, because the public mind, bring deIadeC
a. nIsIutormed as 10 it, purpos we CaunOt re e
sonably expect the aid OF the public funds. LEI
Tue truth be told 10 tue world, and We have
nothing 10 lear, because " Truth is mighty aut
Will prevail
Bul lei M pursue lnlS uhlu OF reasoning
liule farther. | have expressed the belief /,
ano,her PAT OF this addie.., I'm the truth o
which | have thu most Implicit confidence
that whenever the primary OBJECT OF the Colo
u z atom Society shall hsve been effected, 10y
the Ipmul Al from our country, OF ITS free color
ed population, he taIthrt demand UI the SOCl",
" for subjects oi transportation, will always he
Supplied by VOLUNTARY manum'ssion. SuppOS
ing has assumption 10 be u truth, let US specu.
laie a htte ~ 10 what mIgbt he the effects oi
this Society, If the pubic mlnd were duly AVA
kenrd to lis purposes. The whole population
OF the u. S, Is estimated at something more
han II 100000 al human beings. The reId-
tive proportions OF Whine aud black population
arc as ten To Two. II we could transport anna.
ally to the shores of AREA an amount OF black
population exac ~ eq 'tI TO us increase (Which
is about $4,000 year. whlie the whites were
eli to multiply uninleIruptedy, thru at the end
OF % years Cine period OF dupiicatlon) he re-
suit wuu he thus The Whine population viii
have increased to IT'S tall amount, and perhaps
10 Il greater. by reason of the vacuum formed
IN sUcl'ty by the "lthdTswal Of the increase OF
tae blacks, while the black population, wh Ich
cannot increase, Or rather, whose increase -
constantly taken off, will be most sensibly dl-
miuI,bet, SO that tho relative proportions be-
tween these TWO classes viii ~ logger be ns
ten 10 t"oj bui actually bl nearly rs TWEEN y
10 one. II tins process were c"ntinned Sc
cond term OF duplication, II would produce the
extraordinary result OF ~ white mrn To one bla1 X
IN the countfy-a slate of inlngs IN when we
should uot only cease to feel the bu, deus when
nav hang So heavily upon u, but actually re-
gard the poor African us an ob)ect OF Currosl-
ty, and not anessiuess. TINS purpose can be
effected (ntDdys SnppOSuig mat NE demands "
me Society for transportation WH be supplied ny
rOLuHtdry tmahcipdHOn) by an annual eGpen-
ditur- o . ! ,OOJ,UOO. Iuts sum can be sed
bv a contribution Of 10 cents head upon our
white lopul ttlon. How patry the sum How
grand the object! II The attention of all the lie
glslslurrs OF tue sldvr-hoIdIng States. could
BE- duly awakened on the subject, their appro-
prauOns, added 10 the voun aty offerings oi
The pattiot aud phIanthroplst, would amply
meet tue requisite expenditure. Why should
we doubt II We hear the evils of slavery no.
ed from moth to south--lrom east to west
The universal VOICE OF the nation Is heard la
menling the curse, which has been entailej up
Oh US, without our wish or agency, by our nO