Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-03-05
MEMORIAL
To the Honorable, the General As
sembly of Virginia -


sions, they are an improbable class, both to
themselves and Others, add nothing to the pro-
s1uctIve labor OF the community, --deriye their
subsistence from other sources than the results
of their own indastry,-eXert an injurious influ-
'ence directly Oh the slave population and on pub
lie morals,-from their anomalous position are
subject to no influence, and amenable to no
law,ot public opinion,=--and are destined, by
their rapid increase, to become at no very dis
tant day, burdensolne as raupera, ard fol1nida-
Bile In force to whatever interest they may OPP
pose themselves
That prudent foresight to define coming e.
Wis, and liberal enterprise to control them be-
long to the wise and the brave History then,
furnishes us with a lesson distinctly announced
on this subject; and compels us to understand
that political economy,1public patriotism, the
peace, prosperity and happiness OF our children;
all require that some measures should be speed-
ly adopted to provide against the existence in
our community, OF a lowcr caste, powerful by
their numerical torce,-themselva neither mas
tiers nor slaves, who yet citizens disfran-
chised under disabilities and a degradation from
which we can never relieve them while they re-
main amongst US
That as our interiors, and subject to the dest-
ny wemay mark out for them, we owe them
something. AS men, capable like US of progress
IN time and destined to Immortality, we owe
them much, to direct, elevate, ennoble and save
them as part OF the great brotherhood Of the
human family
That the Republic of Liberia in Africa now
opens to the coiored man theatre for enter
prise, labor, self-goverrncnt, ard noble action,
which may secure to him there whatever it be-
longs to man to acquire; possess and enjoy, of
property, honor, Or personal privilege--which it
IS impossible Tor lis to secure to him here if we
woodland which, with all lie attendant evils
to ourselves, we would not, if we could
That, hence all obligation Of Justice and a
clam OF benevolence urge us at once to seek his
removal that we may improve his destiny
Deeply nnpr ssad by these considerations, and
looking TO the high destiny Of the Commonwealth
of Virginia, " hieh she claims at our hands
your memorlaliss respectfully ask that the Leg
lslature, now convened, may III their wisdom
immediately devise plan which may embrace
the object here proposed, to provide the means
by an appropriation from the public Treasury
that may entirely remove, with their own con-
sent, the free people OF color from Virginia and
settle them In Liberia IN -4frlce 1t is believed
that All annual appropriation, udciousv aprl-
cd, could effees this great good for them and for
us, within course OF years. that will enable US
to feel the benefit Of its beginning and progress
acknowledgement to see its completion attend
cd With great pecnniary benefit to the Common
wealth
II, however, it should be deemed inexpedient
e.. e.. r,'e ,eosi I'M 70 make an appropriation
, lo'" o ,Ila puDe treasury commensurate With
wond snggast 90 IN o nl',,ola.1sls
law shsli no qsssad ,t ';iat
n,;nc;3,1as fs..1'-N 1'iss 'iie ioiio" my
l. The County Courts shall be authorised to
raise annually by an ass sstnent on the property
,ro1rt net syceeain,, te,, ~. IN a.
Stato -, ~ -, II; - s'li''iii , oii 'heI
FREQ ,,ero, ~, ha Nm; 1iis ol soen
ihera undar tha as,;ces af ,ha ~
Society," " '1'' o01oiiiNa'io''
? M FREQ neoro sla!l Ia - 1;},or4,.
from one cov into s1,otber ta
sent entered of record AT tha lew tow, afn
anntice of ,ba ra,,r ~ - ':l.il' ditel
he nronosas to rea,o ''4' HUI WINCH
3 Rive voars sbaI ha allo1,el =, 81, o,bcn f.oa
NEGROES to Ieav fls st.ta ~
event Of tbar f;]nrao do 60 h.l,' n; slle
,hav shall he abl r. re,,1s,1 ha,d ai ~
of the Commonwealth from t 70 t;,,,a a4 4o
discretion of the Cont Of th, CONT, ~ ''''
4 No slave sha u he omancinated ,,,loss tho
owner or some one else. shalI make nro,; SION
for his removal beyond he Gr1;ts nf t,a Ca'pl
rnonwealth.
S. Power shall be GRANTED to tba ronn4,
Courts under restrictions similar 10 those which
now eyist IN hermit free erors ,,osses;,,,.
traordinarv merit. or vbcss cases 7,resant c;r
cumstanccs Of nernl;ar h,rlyb;n Ia ra,,'a;n i,
the State
s. A poll shall be held At tho na.t ,,oct;o,,
KAY to take the sense of the qualified voters Of
each county "a afher tho ,,ro,ll;s;ona If
shall be anlicable to the;r con,'t '-i'' "a"
Such law would in The on;n;n, IF ro,,r ,,,o-
moriasts be Recommended hy Gtr Of
Justice and sn,,,d noi;cv A. n ,ha ~
of the evil ecno]ained of a,d tb
adopting some measures TO cn,e + isara : y,
difference of oninion Tao ,o
smucb oreater ;nsooe narts Of ,ha ST. NJ
in others. Some corntrs scarcely fenl # ,h;la
others are oppressed by il If then ), oe,,e1nl
system of eaislation il adontad II iii ss,a
uneouallv Some viii he s, ~ ~, ra,,' o.,".e
evil from other Darts Of The Stafe fron, ,rb;cb
their conntv Is con,ra rat;vel1 , l,o Ttn
measure pronosed males the iyrbsn 1nl,,nta rr
ia each comfy Its avn tas ;s a,s,ad aro1,