Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-11-02
FREE PEOPLE OF COLOR.

At meeting OF the citizens of Fiuyanna county h.
at the Courthouse Monday the 22d October 1882 for
tho purpose of taking into conside the propety OF
making application TO the Legislature of Virgns
It's ensuing session. for tho passage of law appropratne
ch sum oil money, such sums, from time 10 time a,
the pubc finances will admit for the gradual removal of
such Tree persons of colour are now re within
,s .onnonweaith and, OF such slaves may be here
emahcpaed Tor the purpose Of removal such plac
without Its limits as the Legislature ia its wisdom may
designate and direct: '
Gen. John III. Cooke being called 10 the Chair md
George Stillnan appointed Secretary; on motion John
Imberiake, Gideon A. Strange, George StilIman Walker
Undertake, Martin Tutwiler, James Currcn, and Col
James Magruder were appointed committee prepare
anu report preamble and resolutions on the present
Jcct oil deliberaon, with view to an expression of the
e'e .. .e meeting, and Tor their adoption The commit
having retired Tor short tme returned and reported
the follewng preamble and resolutions which were una
nimously adopted by the meeting:
ms meeting considering the residence Of so large
number oil free persons OF colour now
's state as an evil OF the serious magnitude and
one wch IRON the natural course Of events will con-
uhue 10 increase with rapidy which demands, from a
prudent and rejecting people, the earliest application of
inc most suitable remedy for its speedy mitigation and
maj removaE And, believing do that from the
general idle and disoute habits of the said free
oil colour so long they remain inermxed and so init
a.y associated with our slave population from their
similarity oil complexion, congeniaty of disposition and
oher causes they always have been, and will continue
TO be; that no other result reasonably be expected
than that of reciprocal injury and
yity aud corrupon and that The interest well
iare and happiness Of ourselves community as well as
!" the dictates OF humanity, looking the
cd uo'h oond ana iree require that 2ere
parauon which, in the present state of things only prac-
cabe by the removal and colonization of the free persons
oil colour without the limits OF this Commonwealth:
Therefore, Resoued, LIST. That Delegate 10 the Lee
gsature and Senator from the district of which hi. coun
ty component part be instructed aud to use
her pest exerons to procure appropriation of money
rom me public Treasury, upon the liberal scale which
the state OF the public finances will admit for the
OF the free persons of colour slaves as NAV be
hereafter enancpated for removal and settling and colo
mzns mem at such place, without the Commonwe
as the Legislature, in its wisdom, may direct
"a Res0fued That in the opinion Of this meeting the
ev proposed TO be rcmedied, is which should claim
from the Legislature its serious attention and consi
Iteration, and that the occasion will Justify liberal
a'io,s Of money 10 effect the designed object.
3D. Resoiued, That the proceedings OF this meeting be
be forwarded TO the Charlottesville Advocate and the
Richmond Enquirer, for publication and that a copv he
delivered to the Delegate from this county TO The ne ri
General Assembly. aud ono 10 the Senator from th, lis
trict. JNO. H. COOKE I'm Iba;r,,,'
GEO. STILLMAN, SecJetGyU