Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-09
FROM the National Mtslligsncer.
AMERICAN COLONIZATION

The friends of this benevolent ins,;,,,;,,
VIII be pleased to learn ihui il continues IN
receive undimnished countenance and SIM
port from the citizens OF the Southern States
wn" nave certainly the hest means of iuJyinr
Oh us merits and services. In proof OF this
we mention The following instances of he
4ues's 'a'eiy matte to il, not only of funds.
"o. OF slaves manumiliei for The purpose OF
oe1nS cent 10 The Colony Of Liberia.
G. Inc widow o!the laIe JOHN SMITH. OF
sussex county, Virginia, having lately de.
SSe"se"' me ADMINISTRATOR OF the will of her
'''e husband has recently handed To The Ma
Mayors ofibis Society COW of his viii h.,
winch II appears Iha, Mir. Smith lefi the
whole OF his property Ia his vile during her
me- nuf, al her death, bcqueathed al! Lis
saves about sixty in Dumher) 10 this Soci
ely' with funds no; only sufficient to cloth.
lIem ana pay their passage TO Africa, bu, TO
. MAINTAIN Them there for Twelve months
nese persons are principally in the prime
oi lie, and of good character, and will be
sent 10 ths Colony in the course of the pres.
en-, year. p'e'
JOHNSTON CLEVELAND, ESQ OF Lou
doun county, in the same Stale. died in 1894
ana ieit his slaves (seven or eth, in nur.
DER, all active and industrious farmers mr.
'Faaesmen,) 10 be hired out for two wears
AM Then manumitIed and sent to Libe,i,
nv. nen earnings 10 he applied TO the pay u.ent
OF Their passage and settlement These per.
sons nave lately applied TOR place in one of
'"e i:st vessels which shall sail from a con-
venient port >o'-
Mrs. TunMAs, Of Augusta, in Georgia
(wdew Of The late Richard Tubmao h",
applied To the Society, through her ir;snd
'bs Rev. VIM. Y. Allen, stating tina, NO
The will of her late husband. she il chnrosd
TO obtain the emancipation of Eor,p e;1h
slaves belonging TO his esIate--to remain in
'he Si"'e, provided the Legislature would
pass an act permitting them to remain there
ahu' w that even, leaving liberal legacies to
se'era' o' lis literary Institutions {: il not.
'he negroes were 90 be removed 10 one Of the
non -siavtho!ding States, or sent to Africa.
ana lo,oOU paid to them out OF the estate. in
otder 70 theIr comfortable settlement. The
Legislature OF Georgia having refused 10
pass such an act, and finding difficulty in
pincing these people IN any oil ,bs other
States, Mrs. T. wishes To send them 10 The
a merlc"n colony in Africa, and desires all
lie Inflammation The Society can give her nm
The subject. The Rev. X. r. GnrIey. Sc.
cretary o! the Society, on his Journey 70 the
South, will probably pass through Auons,a
ant personally and satisfactorily answer such
inquiries as Mrs. T. and her people NAV de
sire to be made in relation 10 Liberia.
IL would seem, from these sDd numerous
instances OF similar kind that The Colonial
ton Society is in no danger of cxperienc,no
a deficiency OF subjects for emigration To-
their colony. Indeed, The number of man.
unified slaves alone, offered TO them for re.
moral, have lalierly far oulstripped the ne
cunIary ability of The Society 10 comply with
The applications and there are now many
hundreds passed upon the Society in The
Southern States, either LEFT free by pious in.
i,viduais, on condition of their going TO Al.
TIcs,. or held by their ow ners in readiness 10
be given up TO the Society 50 soon as i,s re-.
sources shall enable j; 10 meet the wishes Of
The sppIcaDis.