Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-09-22

him another subject but expressed To linn hi'
views on savery;(. gentleman who was honest and
bcnev VIOLENT in his motives he presumed, but deceiv
ed and infatuated and he fAIr C. had cndeavoret
10 convince him ai his error. lie had put 10 lli,r
| the ane> ,ion how the citizens Of New York would
endure the organization of societies in k.niuck !,
Ito regulate tho tolls on the New York and Oh,o
canals Bat he bad alluded 10 this corrcspon.
idencr mainly in order To state, that this gentleman
had expressed determined hoaiiifyt 10 The sehem,
of ft,ied" Colonization. lie thought j, design
Of sfdr'hoidsrs--and in part, Til, j, true. liz
(Nr. {. was ready TO admit thai ono advantage
oi the scheme WAS, lis tendency, by the removal oil
class, in theory irecmcn, but in fact, NOT rRrr,
10 contribute to preserve quiet and subordnaton
among the slaves. The removal of the free black
would, while it conferred vasl pooJ On them,
render the slave more doc,lc, manageable and usc-
ul.
II WAS moi his object 10 have saId much, but
merely express las feelings tow ards the soci
ETY., derived from 20 years experience; his unslla-
Ken conviction Of the utility and bencyolcncc Of the
colonization scheme, and the strong claims which
II presented for and, To the State aud National Co
vrrnmenis. Nor could hc omi, TO alludc TO the
vast good it must confer upon Africa, by introdu-
cling among her people our religion. ! am not,
SAID Mr.. e.. professor of religion, and, as have
remarked on another occaso >, regret that am
not. wish were. hope shall be- Tho long
er live the more sensible do become OF its ntili-
~ the morc profoundly penetrated with its truth
tho more entirely convinced, that the religion We
have received from our ancestors, the religion OF
Christ, Is OF all religions, the best and IT alone
can afford adequate sol,cc in The hour OF al
Fiction. The Colonization scheme affords the
means, aud presents the best hopes Of propaeane
this religion throughout Africa.
The Colonization Society, viewed in all its re-
laiions and influences, DOES GOOD, AND
GOOD ONLY. 1t does not disturb any OF til,
legal or political rights, which slavery involves. 1t
is voluntary in all lis operations. Bu, if the day
should arrive when the governments, State or &C.
neral, shall, by common consent, agree on some
plan oil gradual emanc patton, land who will mol
say that such a day may not arrve) may not the
means OF accomplishing the object be found III the
plan OF This Society! Or, in case Of any convul-
sion arising OF the condition OF rolorcd pop
ulallon, might not tbs scheme afford the means
Of relief Say not the plan i, mpraclcablc II
large scale. We have already found it difficult
satisfactorily to dispose OF our surplus revenue and
great increase oi our national revenue is To he
expected: and il 100000 cmigranis can come an
nually from the shores OF Europe into the United
States, without dcranging our business, or employ
ing too large n portion OF our tonnage, can ii be
doubted that the means of this country are sufll-
Gent Ia transport not only the free, but the slaves
should the states conscn, to their rcmovall True
this society has nothing to do with slaves. le,
some, II is true, have been manumillcd, and with
the consent OF their owners, sent to Liberia. And
who can object to the Colonization of those who
are liberated voluntarily for 80 humane and glori-
ous IA purpose Or To the influence of this soci-
ETY. III opening an asylum, To receive and confer
the greatest blessings upon such slaves may be
cnancipatcd, by those, who alone ran manumit
thcm-tlIclr own mastrrs--or the Legislatures Of
the slavcholdine States
In reference to the resolution touching an appli-
cation To the Legislature of this State for some
portion OF the surplus fund placed u, ITS disposal
by the recent act OF Congress- he would beg leave
to say word. Having voted for that act
he felt disposed 10 leave the disposition Of
the money to the free action of the people,
and the State legislature; aud vet, having
originated the Land Bill, for which tins act
must be regarded as u substitute, ho felt ii right
to ande 10 the three great objects specified IN
that Bill, and to Which, by the terms of lla, Bill,
the proceeds Of the sales of the public domain
were 10 be- applied, Education, Colonizaon and
Internal improvements. Without prcsuming 10
dictate, he would suggest 10 the Legislature the
propr'e,y and importance OF remembering these
cardinal ohlccts--oi surl vital interest to the
State
Ihis fund will be ann lc-at TN. lowest estimate,
II would be million--it on. lh 10 be "A million and
a hall II might, by possibility. be- two millions
ana hall, with rigid economy in the adminisira-
ton OF thc financial affairs of the country and il
may be expected that the amount arising from the
sales of public land. will continue 10 be divided,
either by future Land Bills or DtSfribution Bills.
Thus our state will possess ample funds for these
great objects, Colonization, Education and Inter
nal improvements. He trusted Colonization
would come in for its due sharr-as our State was
among the frat To express favorable opinions of
tins ca's", think (said Mr. c. she should, hope
she will, set n good example TO other sla,es--that
her often and uniformly expressed favorable re-
gard Tor the Colonization cause will be proved To
have been sincere, now that she has the means
brought within her control for giving sucl, undoub-
ed and substantial proofs. lie would not urge n,
presents large approp, aton, but which would
be considered liberal. All this, however, mus, be
left 10 the Judgment of the Lccislaturs-to MS it
belongs, from our private means, 10 contribute
such sums as our convenience and sense of duty
m'eh, permit and dictate And surely no occasion
could be more proper than that when we were
visited by agent oi the National Society, who
had devoted himsclito the urtlcrancc of her patri-
otto and philanthropic objects who was prcpar-
ed Ia defend them from misrepresentation aud as
PERSON who had so able and cloqncn,v, as the
meeting have heard, addressed us in relation TO
them; VIII" could give all requisite information
touching the scheme and its practical progress and
whose acquaintance with the principles of the
Society, it's plans aud operations its need, and ca
pabiliIics for usefulness, we had had such abunlan,
evidence.