Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-11-14
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NOR1IiAA,TIuS PETITION.

hers o thst Body may have time 10 give that
attention AID consideration TO the subject
which lie vifl eonseq"ence 10 the petitioners
demands aud Ne would therefore pniiIc llarly
recommend IL 10 Their notice.
TO inE LEGi ~LAfuRE or VIRGINIA
The rsintnn of the uudsrsgnrd, Ciuzens oi
the County OF Northampton, respectfully
rspfHsents
by the last eensu. of the U STATES il appear.
tust there are III this count, 1913 whites, 373I
slsves, and l93i free persons Of oal1ur, Nv
20 npar,.,n with the erosus Of preceding
arr u also arpeaTs, that the proportion ot
free persons Of colour 10 ar While iphabrlants
b annually Increasing. A fact uf this sort, IN
der any circumstancrs, wodNd he source oil
veil founded measures. The Tree persons o.
,olopf IN Virginia form an anomalous p"pula-
ton, taudirR IN relation 10 onr sucieiy,
which natural. ,IposeS ,hfm to distrusi ard
suspicion lnirftor 10 In. whites ~ lnirll,.
gtnce and Information dsg'aded by the s,ain
which aitach.s 20 thrIr tolont excluded hoin
many civil privileges wh,,hthe bumblrst white
Inan enjoys aud denied all participation In lhs
government, 4 would b. wholly absurd to eI-
pet from thrm sns attachment 10 our Laws
and Institutions, or sny sympaihy with our pen
pie. On tb. nthrr hand, tue erj ,ym.nt OF pei.
stnal freedom Is 10 if,ei1, q sufficient mark oi
distraction briwa"n THIN nnd our slhves1 land
olesates tuem. al lrasi IA their own opniou In
- higher condition IN hlr. Standing thus in u
middle position hetw een the two extremes OF
or society, aud despeir,ng of ever attaining
an equality with the highsf grade, II Is natural
thai theY should connect Themselves IN ietlinp
Hnd interest, with the slaves, among whom ma
~ OF their domestic tier ars io,mcd, aud 10
Ndom they are hound by the Smpathes
arc.ly Ie.s stong, winch spring from then
Inn tnp. i,ty
IL amy particular facts calculated 10 excite our
rlnims. the WORT eyiis might Justly be- apple.
Tended from such al increase ui their numbers
- wouidgva them conf isnce 10 their ph.s-
cal power. while - wuuld euNrge their means
Ofintorma,,nn mu.Irate their intereom mnuies.
nom and lhus add 10 ihsiI ca Rbiaies OF mis-
ohiei. Ia anptiy, however. TINS ~ no Longer
subject OF mere Speculation. The scene
which have recently passed around US CONTAIN
melancholy and impressive l.s4n upon hs
ibJroi, 20 which the most caTslrss aud surlne
among us cannpt be lnsit,ulIve - | hr cauH 10 ,
~hcb these scenes suggest, Is OF peculiar IN.
po,tsuoe 10 Us. rom tn uinInet Of or Tree
hesross and from the lie aud srinus uamis
81 mnst OF them, W. have Hronpe, reason than
exists IN most at uur Counties 10 sus pect dal-
geTons lnuIgnes with oui slaves nor can we be
insrnsihla TO tue great All WINCH our slave
would derive from that source. IN ans aCluai Al.
tempts against rs. onr pcninsunr situation
also. cuts OFF from thai p,umpi as.ninnc.
tTnm Other parts OF the elat, on which every
county eEpossd 10 the hprrots o. n setyils IN .
Aurreciipn W uh naturally rrIv. Whe tn.r.-
tnoe We have tni confidence Ia our power ot
Bri de,snce. undrr all c,,oumsanccs, and
while We eoferlaln ~ fear thai any attempt OF
thai kind woulh be Ultimately tncoe.strl, even
against our own nna.skted FL .rts, We might
justly apPrrh'nd greater difficulty IN suppress.
Snpg ~, and murp disasters iton its uropIps,
than wnuid he 10 iked Tor ~ mot other pIacps.
Deeply Impressed with those considerations
We have mo' iog''her III our respective neigh,
hoIhbods, ~ ofd.r 10 consult on the most "a
prdient mode al getting rid oi oar tree negroes,
, whom W. regard rs most prnlhr source OF
eV'l 10 our community -. . Ia these meetin
Ne have adopted the following Resolutions
l. les, ired lhatn Is absolutely necessary
hot only 10 ths correct government OF our
Slsves but al TO the trsre aud security al
our society, tnar all Tree persons of color
should he promptly removed hon this county.
2 That, IA n m,Rs.rr of this sort will u.,es.
s"ily pr'h"oe moch private Inconvenience and
suffering, W viii eudenvot 50 In feet our ob.
Jecr as to 'en'rr the Calamity as htle oppres
swe ~ go slble.
s That we will not Willingly entail npoo
sny o hei white community AZ rnl winch W.
Tel IN % 'nfnlrtable TO ourselves.
4. lha, the FREQ neeror, II our count,
ought II pTsctcHble, to be sent 10 Liberia. u,
ANA
E That TO effect their removal Holm Ey,.
John Addison. In I " ls,n, ,hn G. parr,
more, Abel =. Upshur q. NC b. a committee
10 oouo" ssfm 4 monry not e1ceed,ne fifteen
i'o"s nd "oiisrs; Tor Ihe pay ment oI whIcn a
fdA shaii a"nnaily hr tmrOS Il pom each chi
Yea OF tnis county eqHal to the TAX he NAV
pa u" y "ale =" thai such ibx be nj Ieasl
- al to Ms tesrn""iFi n the present wear
until 'hr principal aud interest shall bu pad
Il. lhat ii committee appointed by the 5tf
ttsouion he aui oriE,d tn open n cnrrpspun-
de ce WIG III Ag"ot Of IN. Colon,zr,on So
ciet5 aud ascertain wha, aid can be imm.d aieIy
or IN hof time Afforded h. TIM Society. 10,
the removal ol the her negroes lrom TIN couu
~ to Lueris, ~ AuIca.
Z. That 80 soon as the tum authorised IN n.
proved by tn 8 h keso uuon, or such mar
erroi Ms The 1 O.nui Tee snail .hiak necessary
Go borrow, shall he obtained. Jsnn Ey,,. LINN
Addison, John /. Wilson john C. P,,ramorc
Abel T. Up,hvr, a.. &r. Il. shall be ,
tomnItee 10 make known the SAM I, the free
sror', aud 81 make arfang ments Tor the re-
lo'bl 20 Liberia ol sueh oi ti.nI usarsviI
Ing 10 60 tAelr.
8. That our representatives IN the LcesIa
IL
TO procure the passage OF a law giving ELECT I,
th1 preceding reso nt'ons d.I II no st n law
en- "a proc-red, tina, lney devote themselves
Ara.0uSly TO any d ever, OF er plan of lepis
ia'ion winch my oe oacniH edto nd Us utou,nt
y shreiue'iJ. and entirely vi oa hee colonel
Population.
y laa' our kepr.sfntat,v g be INSTRUCTED n
vote tor eVeiy measure, wbetHer OF n general
OF ioca' c"aiacler, NhIch may have Tor it, OH.
jet, Tue te,"os'i VI the tree people of COLO,
from tie Dat. a. iaTs or any part III reui.
10 lhat ait z ,hr arrangements I"r ttei,
removal bs'e ben made, We plelge ourselves
net 10 wploy OF have Any dealing wha,e, q,
Win suy lice argro IN the county,
ia. That we piedge ourselves noi IL rent TO
any hs' negro any house Ur iand, and that W.
viii iurthwitb give notice 10 those with wh,n
we have contra ted, TO qni on the hrst day of
Iaae ael..