Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-06

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MoNRovIA.
.fas1 ron iae ytarasi Of an a9isef q fas | a.
ted S.afes Nary.
Drcrnnsa IL, 1893
.ebe ,own of Monrovia Is situated on the soo'h
.9s ef he Jnnk or Mcsurad, rivef and contains a.
s,a, 100, inhabitants. The bank upon when ,he
80 Il buil. IS 50 hsh that they have the iall
I&n,6t of the land and SEA bfeex ss--a very infof
,a.,, consideration ihis not e,na!e. nero arc
sevsysl cool sonc wtatses upon Tie rIssfi aha
lsreo well filled store houses Immediately upon
aa.slg We were met 10y party OF wen aiess.p
.,,i,snen of various HUGS from odd III eh 10 pi2h
Log. by whom VIC were rsndicict To The nous"
~ M Mliill, tho present Viee-Ageai for the 20
1oi,x, t,on suelc,y Here we met INST OF ihe a's-
nlsries OF The Colony Judge lohpson, Col. bar
tsaur Mr. Warner, Mr. Lewis and others Amor
tsr,aking ofrcfi shmcnts that were loei"''y p'o-
.,,led we visited tho houses OF diiercnt gsnHehes
and were treated with uuiyersai roIhcness' ou'
arrival appears 10 have gwen rise 10 gcheial ie-
,eciny We found umong tho eoionsts many I'D
telligcnt and 7, spOcLibs mn, Hbo answefe1 NJ
on questions politcly and satisfactorily ouf utter
course was So ewht ,onsifnined oil hrs. VIC ie''
father awkward and th,rs was some dl.H ionea on
the pant of the co.oaIcd gentry hn1in sho'' ohe,
all this was thrown aside, and We convcfsed ana
associated with the utmost freedom My name
arroc,e, the attention Of Judge johnson, who was
originally from New Jersey, where the name
"a eoum M Although | could not clam the no
nor of a prev oas acquaintance whh the JahIe' we
AEON became intimate hnI with another Oh the pr
~ received an inst'alioa Ia line with HIM. } he
RS, of the officers were distributed among the Other
gentlemen. e....,,.
! found the house Of the Judge comfortable,
well furnished Two sloy frnme one, ava The dinner
soch as you would get h, the house OF any ct our
ms, npulenl iatmcrs. Besides ourselves, 'he com
Daay consisted OF Tive idse and his Two sols, u
c.o.ain and lieu.cnaut OF artillery Judge johnson
- a na,ire of rren'on, NV Jersey, about my
ears old. ard II may lu lge fiom the color OF his
AKIN. NO, n drop ol WHITE b.ool turks IN has se'na
nan of good sound .nse, n, much assisted b
caaoation the inconvenience of whlch lac feels ser
a, AZ and that his soma may not labof under lh'
same disadvantage, tv-'y pos'ole eue"oon ms
i.er paid to ihe cultivation OF their MINDS hey
were 40 young when II ey left the United S'nIes,
,ha they have bu, little recollection OF their relative
standing with the whites, and Ui consequence, ofc
i, I. great measure d.ves'cd OF that a"k"hionpss
san Observable among the oiler men, an nose no
hnvc emigra,ed more recently. We were haeh
n,casel uith the conversation OF these gentlemen.
They gave US deal Of iatirmapon te'ahse 10 the
colony of the many difficulties they had eneaun
,,,ed ard It's pr, sent state md prospects. Thee
WINS one remark made 10y Tho judge so rePieie
.,nh GOOD sensc that it deserves TO be remembered
Shaking of the United States, he snIdi that
when there his greales ambition was to secure the
reputation af good servant, IN which he believed
,. had succct led and hal he renamed thefe, MS
r- might have been dragged out comfortably C
.,,n hn, he was induced 10 leave purely Oh nc
roant Of his san5.--They were nov he was proud
,say Young men Of the fist consideration IN The
gloomy and in the United Suites lac would have
+, en- deemed fortunate in procuring Them good SIT
nations as house or cnachmen he judge
dos no, conane himself to the bench but sometimes
oic,ate. in the pa pit, and displayed great ski
md courare at the head of the col Dnlel troops n
sone of their wars with the natives The reputa
non he there carmel has given him the name Of III,
Washington OF est Ahlea.
There arc several shades of society here, bu, ne
listinct intermediate Grades all are divided into
Two. the good and the eotitesS. THIS last ella,
nrc by no mans numerous. Nlnc-;cnhs OF those
he isg victim. 10 the fever arc lazy and dissipa
,al. and those whom | found dIscontcntl anl vii
~g To return TO their former state OF bond'gs were
. rlably among this q ,ss OF people.
Amer visiting two-thlfJs OF the houses ~ NJ nro'
via, ,ich aud poor we embarked for ihr ship Just
Before aurset.
oycEMnEn L. In my remarks OF yesterday
=
.,c.ir ser would I've palpablo msnono,iD q nov
srai dsagreeabc | may find the duty, yet ! an
compelled 10 say, tina, the manners Of the softer SCI
not excite my admiration in AN uuboandt1 nc
.- the cook aud chamber maid iurnCd lady, wa,
evident. However, there were some cxcep
t5ns. Its a fact, attributable perhaps 10 the II
,ular nabits Of the men, that in The sichiy sea
a..s the mortality prevails much greater ex
f4e, among thsm than the women. In consequence
81 a10osed at the present time, the proportion
L icr 10 women is as one to three. This super
~ n lance Of women is tho cause OF great neon
s.o..nce to the n,eo, and discomfort among them
ss.rst
4 e Is a considerable trade carried on here
~it N wood, End gold dust, are Obtained iron
s aanvos, IN exchange for rum, tobacco, uink
e. Many OF the coIonis,s arc engaged in thu
DC Some have made fortunes this has bee
50 m Ting a hai' that too many have embarked
! n Inc business much time and money have beef
Ia hat would have been better employed in cult
.stng tas s,l Although a luxuriant soil, its pro
ioclions fall far short Of being sufficient for tn,
consumption of the colony. Recently SOM
6no farms have been opened, and they are begin
ming 10 turn their attention TO them One OF th'
principal merchants, Mr. Daily, u muatto, an,
az chief clerk, Mr.. Hicks, an ebony -colorcd gen
,,senan. hreakfes,cd with Us. No one, howevc
eer.ortous could have discovered any Thing in th
department OF these men, that showed want o
good bree ling.
Mr. Minor, the colonial printer, dlned with US
he is liule black gentleman, intelligent, but rath
ar diIidcnt 1t evident he felt little abashed
seated by one Ct our lcu,enan,s, who had know
bim when a slave in Virginii Several Of The of
Acers have met with acquaintance & have taker
oain. TO convince them that circumstances of th.
kind have no weight with us. We have had good
many visiers to-day, WHO have been treated with
ro.,s al attention Indeed il is due them If IL weu