Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-06-17

AFRICAN COLONY.
AFRICAN COLONIZATION.


Colony cont'nue to flow in TO the Board OF Mana.
gers both ffon free persons OF color md on behalf
efslsves, gate as fast the Beard find gieans
10 comply ia them Notwithstanding the Large
number OF emigranis sent out by the Mana gers dn-
ring the last season tho following additional ap.
plicatons 70, passage 10 the colony are before
the Board, large portion of them FOR slaves whom
their sners propose to ibctae, If the Society VII
incur the expense OF conveying them to Liberia,
viz
From Georgia. liberty county, L.
Savannah, 50
From Vircnia-Parkcrshurg ,
Springfield,
Staunton, 10
NoorfelJ :
Wnrminster, D
LynchbuTg,
From Tennessee lountvlile, -
From onneclieut-Ltehfrld, 3
From Massachusetls--SpriR sheld, !
belchetto&n,
From Ohio -Elk,on, /
Philadelphia,
Washington City b
awe wish the Board had The ability TO furnish
immediate passage to all OF these applicants, be-
cause the influence of example is great, and every
emigran, that goes induces others to follow. But
we are sorry TO learn that the ability Of the Society
does mol pace IN tue W
or its own anxious desire 10 meet them. The hea-
w expenditures consequent on the large expedi
items Of the last have mol only exhausted the
funds of the Society, but involved it in deb, OF
very serious magnitude, which II is now struggling
TO discharge AS soon rs this object Is effected
and its treasury replonshed, its operations will be
resumed with renewed vigor These facts appeal
forcibly to the friends Of the Throughout the
country AMI should induce general effort TO sup.
ply the means OF carrying oa the good work.
Nal, iak
The Boston Courier stacs that nj general
meeting OF the students Of the Theological Semiua
,yet Andover on Tuesday last, after address
by Mr. Finley Of Clnc,nnaui IN which he stattc
that for every thirty dollars obtained for the puf
pose. one slave ofgood character would be volun
tarily cmancpa,ed Ia Kentucky and sent TO Lbo-
ria, il was voted, with two dlssenient voices, lha
We pledge ourselves with the blessing Of God, 10
mise sufficient sum OF money within SIX months
from this time, 10 effect the emancipation nnd re-
movai to Liberia of nj least che hundred slaves IL
Kentucky
Richard Smith, Esq to whom tho American
Colonization Society ius been indebted, during
the las, Thirteen years, for his able, faithful, end
eralui,ous services us It's Treasurer, has resgne,
that olhcc The Rev. James Laurie, ID. u. has
been appointed Treasurer ali The stated meeting
of .hr Board, to be held on the FIRST Monday o.
Jnly next, when Treasurer will be elected for
Tie residue Of Nj. Smiths term.
lI(,tea Repository.
F'fom Liberia.-Wc arc happy 10 announce
saws the New York Commercial Advertiser The M
rival at Liberia ofthe ship Jupiter Capt. Peters
which vc.sssl sailed from Norfolk at the oeso Of
October last and for whose safety serious appre
hcnsiuns wore entertained. Captain Peters called
n,,he Cape dc, Verbs, aud at several places tn,
African coast before he touched nj Monrovin n
which port he arrived on the 7th of March Th,
Rov Melville b Cox the gentleman sent out by th,
Missionary Society Of the Methodist Episcopa
Church. was passenger IN this ship, and was II
good health on the 9Th OF Mach the date of las
sdvIces.