Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-02-23

pa, AL iii.is psl.et.s,oa "a. de Dsst - . g.
and blessings Of our natdrf
VIII great rcspaaf -cu,emen your fr.tad and
otedenl servant, RR GURLEY
WAuuserov, Feb 10, ie31
: Deer Sr Lv,ne Juai arrived N the United
States fiom H. Colony of Lb,iu u which place
| went as master 4 The schooner Mar .ast MGR
Ger. and whzIel renamed threen days. during
which time Was dal.g ou si,orc. f,irarefalIy ob
fs.r,ej lhc sia5 Of altlr, and inquired MO thf
condition oflhs people lftn'nr Ia s'as= somr
se1s IN n sarl 1, tie circumstance aad prospects
) Of lhe Colon Oaihc No. y ccubzr arrived
-, ,udaalh. l5th Vori On sh5rs and received IN
; the aos. pa',. anil Z .tHiy n1nnsrhy ,hr Govof-
nos D. Naiiu. bo introduced M ta The mimi
tins and paaeIf. ah1tnunls All III e7an.sis
appeared 10 as lr cpsd D. a'ta ~ my ApactG#
. lions m rcsarlto tn appel af.1"#. th health.
harmony. ani orl.r coar 7lHeai industry aai gau-
r1I prosperity ofihs srul.a. HDr. mafr than raj
I4cd Thor ngc about IVA hundred buildings IN
the t1Wn of Myroslu. c,'t4a.n. olaa, M Cap.
/ Nauts,rade Tot far ifom It mlis & quarter Nos,
of thesa are eaud substantial hou.cs AMI aieps thr
first story Of many oftbco baiug Of spnc) and
some ofthem flud#pn spee.on painted pnd 81 lth
VeniUan hlnd. Nothing struck m "a more re-
tapkaplr tan the efeat ,uFefIorty, IN Intelligence,
aurs IN every respect, of,he people over thcr col
lcrodhrethr,n IN America So much Was pleased
with what saw, that observed to the people
should make a tur reporlt would hardly be cred
tied IN the United Sates Among all hat | con.
,crse1 with. lid mt fada die,oaeatcd pcrsoD.
or hear one express a desire to return to America
saw rnleinperane., nor did Ihaar prof,uc
word uttered 10y any ON Beng q Minister ofthr
Gospel, on Christmas day preached both IN the
Methodist aud Baptist Church to fllI and attentive
congregations Of from tbrae Or fourhundrcd persons
IN each. | know Of no place whra the Sabbath
appears to be NOR resp, ted tiau IN Monrogia |
was clad see thnt the Colonial ARfn, or Cover.
non IS constant attendant and appeus dcsa5u, Of
pwmaluG the moral and religious welfare Of lhe
pruplf Most Of the te'tlrs appem 10 be- rnpdy
acquiring property and Aayc no doubt ihey are
dong better for themselves and their children IN
Llhnra, than they could do ia ny oihcf port of
thr world Could tho ti,a reapI i color n tbs
country bot 80 he real condition If their brethren
who have settlad in Africa. | an persuaded they
would require no other motive to induce them to
smeratc. Ihls my dcc.ded oru d, iberate il e
mrn, Very respectfully. ar
Iuur ffiend md sarten'
WILLIAM APELS
J. :. nave scvfrnl times dIrrd WITH the colo
mats. md think no better 'abt7 could h. set IN
any part Of The votll W. had every thne that
heart could desu-, Of mcata and fsh. and fowls
and vegetables and wines e. d
h following Is from an prtele IA tie Liberia
Herald touching he state Of the colony, and IT.
prospects
Every year has galncd II advocates among The |
wise Of the land and with nothing arc We more
pleased than to hnd TINT there great interest Ia
the minds Of meny in America upon lnc subject Of
education in Llborla Hnny have taken and f,,to
deep interest on this all cnero.slng subject hut the
PnIm ofno feeling only bul ACTING, 10 due u a so
rety Of Indies IN Philadelphia Mt the heud Of whom
Is Mrs BuLau S,VsoN They have already pro
vded rs with two competent frmne teachers, with
hooks, ac. and II Is thclr intention to send out
third shortly, all Of whom Will be paid by thsn
Mrs HAAsoM's SoeFrY-Amongt the emigrants
IN the Margaret Mercer is Mrs Johnson, late OF
Hartford, (Gonn) WHO rs engaged by Mrs San
SONS society as teacher thor girs school in |
this place, She Is amply provided with school
books, states, DC of winch W. stand N much need
They come very scasonoby