Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-03
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FROM tse N1tfOlt bs0S00, Ctt. 10.
ArnIcA& CoLoNI2ATioS-We had lnianded ne |
eng the details Of the expedition 10 LlLcrln, |
which sailed on Sunday last, IN the Minus, from
this lor, when We received the follow ..g commu-
nica,,un from u gentleman, who IL perfectly ut home
every question touching the past and present his
iory Of the Colonization Society and infinitely |
acquainted WITH he details Of the present cxpedi |
iion.
10 he Ed,ioJ, Of The Beacon.
The Ship Minus, Capt II. Parsons, sailed on
Sunday laA,, Tor Lbcrin, in Africa She Ind on
bo-rl l38 Emigrau,s, ITO Of whom wcro liberated
ny the late Doct AAwSs, Of Rapp hammock, Va
Who also appropriated funds for their ,"nsporta
Lon
Society, these go 10 founda new Colony n, Grand
Bnssa Cove, nbou, 80 miles distant from Monroe
wa, the coast Of that continent, whose nations
! are sitting in darkness, and in the region Of the
shadow VI death They are sent " give thom tho
! ighi Of Christian example and TO introduce anon.
diem the arts of civilized lie Tins Colony is TO
be established on str,ctl, Christian aud temperance
principles, These 0rst cmi.ranls 10 tins new Col
! ony nearly all members OF the Baptist Church,
and have iaihe,r numoer three preachers Of their
own colour. Twenty of them read aud wr,le ;
and u goodly portion OF them have valuable tiades
and not one superannuatcd. And al! Of lhem scou
10 DO above the ordinary class for ysor anl Gtell.
gcusc.
| The succcSsfu! establishment of u sluge colony
| was never designed, however 10 10 tho lUH Of A
mercap enterprise and philanthropy in this gree,
| cause. The friends oil COLONIZATION f. cl that their
work IS Jus, begun aud that the ,nslitu ion OF
Colony 10 but the triumphant Illustration Of The sys-
team. II IL the first N u series of future colonies
ye TO be planted along 'ne extended shores Of al.
rrca furnishing to our free people of colour an am
a md s,fp IeVn a kc
Republic by the union OF many sister states into ona
great AMI free concdCrAcy
II Is known TO the public that the American
Co.onn,iion Society has wisely determined TO bes-
iov, for some time TO come, ITS chief abours upon
the colony already planted u, L,barla-and 10 the
se,tlcmep " those claims upon their treasury which
Jave been created IN conducting their colony 10 its
present state The enlightened friends of that ex-
celient institution highly approve and have ever
called for this course, us due alike TO the Society
II the Colony and country. In the mean time, howe
yer, the spltt OF The American people lorbds US /.
d pause u, such stage Of the enterprise. The Al
rican tiibcs Offering us extensive tracts OF coun
, ny for new sell lemcns, escemng II sufficient re
turn that We send them the arts ocivilized lie,
u tho rclis ion Of ChisL And a voice is heard iron
n almos, every part Of our land calling for addonh
II colonies on the coast of Africa.
81 u is in reference to tho planting of such Colo
ny that the young mon Of Philadelphia have uni
ted TO form u Society, and have chartered the sh
, Minus to carry out stores, and every thing neces
u sary for the commencement of the new colony v,
x Grsnd Bassa Cove.
Q ihere rs also on board the ship Minus, Ia very
, valuable slaves liberated by the truly be
ncvo'eut Mrs. Ann L Poxe, sister Of BisLoY
u Meade. They sen, 10 the old colony in ordel
10 join number who are settled there, aud who hac
, been previously liberated and sent Out by the
Meade family. These all amply provided fol
: having large stores Of clothing, provisions and
j. sool'. and every thing necessary to rcndor them
comfortable
1hcre is also on board Of the same ship two
U whi!c gentlemen and ono lady who &, Out in
, siructols. Upon tue whole, there hos expo-
dil'on gone 10 that county better equipped, and
which had iarer prospects ofsuccess than The pro-
sent.
Spanish Treaty Mir. WyER, who carried ost
III July the ratification by our Government of the
late Convention with Span, has returned from Ma
trld with the Spanish ratification Of tho treaty.
,, The New York Journal Of Commerce says. that
Mr. w. brings with hun also, various documents
> relating 10 our claim. Frsncc, but nothing which
changes the aspect of that business"
We perceive Ivy the New York papers, thai no
y leas than SIS 1872 1859 in specie has been imported IN
10 The single pot Of New York v thin the first six
months OF The present year. Vf the sum received
whtin the last three months, two and a half mil
iicns consisted OF god, and brought TO- doubt.
less, TO Get the benefit Of tho prof, by re coinage Al.
our Mint The bulk VI he r,mainiDg six and half