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

81 rs 6teFaisOuS II receives ia ahmedt fr0m
/ the goodness, the benevol.nes, the cnarty and
the philanthropy Of the Amer,rsn re pnls.
Gan such = cause, appealing to the oahle.t
tran, nf human character. and sustained ny
ih"if voluntary eXoreise. be a bad one ; Can
this henevnleot association OF private indYid=
uals, for purposes Of chaiIfy AMI humanity, be
y monster IN disguise, designei to rouss our
slave population toto aren disstisfsotinn < re.
hellon2 Can it he ruthless scheme OF political
ejaculation. which would usmple. With rude a
unhs losad step upon The rights of property
TO CRAFTY the visionary ani fsnH,ical prof Its
offs authors No. This IS impossible. Yet
81 h "a IN" language of Incorporate opposlllon.
with which thIs Society has been ASA ID by
ia enemies. II this oppnsllinn were the offspring
Of that calculating and srlhsh policv, viii h
woul codlv defpnd abstract slavery, upon
principe, 20 attempt 10 meet II nv argument
would Ia an idle expenditure OF words aud Of
tImr But II Gas Is more prpbabl") II has
gown out OF ignorance OF the Obj CT. or misap
y ehension OF the plans 9TH \ "a 'r'c,n Cal n
cation Society, we have than only 10 unfold
the ruth upon the suhjsc', aud TO enlighlen tns
public mind. rs TO its real purposes, aud W.
shall at once have diaarme5 It OF it5 power
Whence may We reasonably expect dissatrstac.
ton aud rebellion From kindness aud hn.
maniiy. rendered on the one hand aud received
on the other, or from hea'tles' system OF
cruelty and oapreSslon " ono hour at WHICH
II endured by an American tree man" 60 USE
the language Of a pre-emInenily great man,
now more would be frnught with more
real misery, than ages OF that, which he rose IN
rebellion 10 oppose" Let those VINO make this
Objection, Il they make it in honesty aud sin
crIny, pause and consider vii, whether In
their own cruel cnnIhci there may not be u
IN ,re n tive principle of mischief than in lhe
beneyoienr plans OF this Society, which thy 20
vehemenly denounce.
Equally absurd " lnlse Is the Obj ection, thai
this Society seeks indirectly TO disturb the
rights OF property, aud 10 interfere With the
well established relation suIsisting between
master and slave. The man VINO avUvs suclf
mon.tfoIs purposes these. and seeks 10
shelf htnsrlf uuder the sanction and authorI-
" OF the 4 nrtican Colonization oucte'y, ~ a
BASE traitor TO the cause which 1t seeks 10 al.
vanc. IN enemy OF the worst aud most dan
gero1s stamp, because he ASSUMES the speei0ns
gatb of a lrippd an coanjptor. LIZ bun stand,
nr 1T him fall by the verdict Of An ms nltrd an
outraged community --but do not make liza lie
Tor Ia S acts a great Institution, whose real
friends will b. the Ii st 10 reject aud dIscodht"-
nance him Il 10 mara upon MS torehs I'd III lnde-
iibe characters, This is Iraltur To the Ca"seot
his Country & he cause OF humanity - IS trnr
that the trends Of the Amerlcan Colon 2ti1oh
Society have permitted Themselves TO entertain
the high 1. exalted hop, IN Il by ITS lnhhente>,
Oitm,te anl Temot', the but dens amen Hie l.
c'dent Ia slavery may be greatly wInSat"d. aud
possibly the eyll sef al soiur future dhy ht
eut Il, removed. Bot NAH. Mr.. President,
mark well. ye hearers. the grounds npon which
Ihi, hope Is founded II could not b. suitained
ny Hny eff'o .dlrect or indirect, Ia Iuga!s tae
rights II ne slive-hoid.ng community. Tor IN
plan aul pail tbld reas n, III 1t tn ett1 ISL
woul furnish the most certain m"aus OF de eat-
ns the'ohJect ~ v"W ,eVt II supi''sns tie riehis
Of The Society IeCk less enough to entertain H. II
would deaut- Oh ,ne part oil those VINO made
II. An ek rem,ty Of madness and folly, wholly
unprecedented IN the history OF the word, aud
( perseyere IN, would dissolve the govern
mrn lnlo 'ts original elements, even though
tao principle OF unjon viii holds II togslhef
nerr a tnonsand-rUli stronger tha" il 81
great OH ct OF thus sort coul not III tho "ntora
OF things be EFF cted by iorcr, II tecied nj
all, ii must look to the moral scuse Of the Conn
munlty for ITS accom- lIsument--lt must appea
to that public gsnero,ity aud philanthropy.
which are tie grand pillars upon which the
5 society has been raised and upOn whose ialr
proportions The supeI structure must depend
Tor its order aud beaniy aud durSbhly. We
look TO the lulGlnent Of this hope, from
ence of the Society will most amply Justify
rs IA entrrtaIuing) that, whenever the PRIMARY
objects Of thu Society shall have been effected,
10y the removal tIOm or Jouniry OF Ito tree
colored population, and an undpptted surplus
OF ihnds ranaln ~ IT'S treasury, tnrn Voinn-
taty mandmisslo Of slava., free, nube aud
spontaneous, Will eve,y whsre take place
TO supply It's demands. aud AneTIca viii re
Juice with exceeding great joy, tht portal
Is thus open d, Though which, eveh by pos
sb,Iiy, sac may hope to discard from her bo-
SON tnr VeTie'l Cutse, which has ever been tn
tailed upon any nation, either Of ancient o.
modern days. Ia nteriaining, then, a hope ut
THIS high character lona1ed upon suCn lio1ora.
BILE grounds surely the trends ol the Colonlza-
ton Society have lone naughl either to alarm
the honest fears OF the pdtrJ, OF excite TIE
morbid sensiUliiIes OF tue Shareholder.
Inc voice OF ignorance has Denounced the
idea OF planting colony upon the shores OF A
rtca,A wholly visionary aud ianatIcal-lnwot-
thy the serious confederation Of prudent men
and utterly i.npracdcablt IA all ITS paris lbi,,
Indeed IL the voice II lso0rsnce-ldnguage O.
arrogant assertion, ~hohy dIsproveJ by the
pas, history aud present prospects Of the LIse-
ria Colony. Experience, winch rarely DE-
celses US, mas most andy demon,t'at d the
utter tallacy of such objections, aud history
since ihe earliest days of coluGrz tIon, will not
furnish an example OI so rapid O. Unprecedented
colonial Improvement uadeI So many untoNd,d
a. d.scou,dgng circumstances as tiai winch
now meets the eye 81 cheeTsthe heart OF tue Pin.
lanthropIst upon the despised suures ut Area
But sIXteon years since 81 Tue smiling son,
winch Is now enhyened By thu voice Of Tree
men, aud bears the impress OF CIVilIz4 tlon. and
even Of comparative Refinement, an nu-
cultivated waste, tue abode Of all tLat Is
tn al at gh ms In h
found only IN his lowest j. most degraded CON
iitou, tue CdTIcalure rather than the hkenes 5
| oil human brihg. The magic hand OF Tree
dom has passed over t6ls neglected spot; aud,
| oeauliiul cnanse! Ahica no longer sis
throned in midnight ddrknesS-Ils baroarlsn
yields to the holy influences OF religion ana
hbetty--a sml'ng colony OF 100 regeneraled
| reemen raises IT'S head upon It's shores and
truly the " desert begins TO blossom the
rose" Whether, then. our conc iusions are
| drawn fIom tar estlmate oil tue actual pros
peCts of he LiUerldu Colony, as de yeloped To-