Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-12-17

arobably in proportion TO theFncrease
| ,f prisoners; but in consequence Ok
increased expenses, no additional profit
has been derived. For detailed,statc,
nent, however, of its financial opera.
lions during the year, respecttallytrs-
Eor you to the report end accompanying
| papers. Va 50 Il ,GiiiE
/ In my first ,aoassge to Jour prsdeesss'l
,oss, calIs4 their attention 10 tliel iIs5s
icrease Of our tree negro populatien,u
and Recommended the adoption. Of Iml.otsi
energetic measures for their reinoyifs
If anything wero wFt;us TO remind fify VI
los ibu necessity of removing ilhs grees'
and growing evil, It is furnished IN the
facts exhibited in the rcpgtt upon tho
| Ipeuiteutiarv. With she,fsa,y exhibit
before me, / cannot hesitate % again
call Jour attention to tie subject
Bg the ac, passed April 9Th 1858,
ths5sum Of $50, COOPER annum for ftys /,
yeafs, together viii the net amount ,,tq e
| 10 raised by a tax of 81 per head3uPon
every male free negro between FL and
55 year. Of age, and tile tax on seals al:
,aehed 10 registers of freedom, was up.
propriated 10 be'exPeadea by tho colo;
! nization board in tho transportation Of
these persons Id Liberia. This yet.
though designed 10 nd US of3this owl.
will fail Of its purpose. unless more pr=
geutindacemen,s be used to cause this
ttsIass 81 persons 10 consspt to their re.
moysl.
I Under the provisions ofthe actrefer
rGdtu,a "colnnisafipn board yves tti.
ilv organized al taes second ofsMay,
1853, and herewith submit iheii. fire!
anasstitpport. This report is highly
lin;efsstipg. aud 10 toits.aeveral wiseiend
liadicidns recommendations ! invite !
your particular attention. xviii Be
lseenaiat small aslhe amount apptopl1.
Ihased furtbis purpose was, it is not pro.
thal3sithat tbs whole will be called for.
/ This; ;iis.bwi2gta the fact that but tew
catiSbeintuccil to avail themselves Of Z.
Its benefits. The law of 1850 was III I
operation three years, and,in that ,ime
there we're sent from Virginia, TO Libe-
ria 4l9 free blacks and slaves at u aIcostl
t,o,be irsaslEy Of IS, 40. Under the
frres6nt law, ii the first six;months, ,'twp.
companies Of emigrants, consisting oil
/ 2tO negroes, have been sent 10 libcria
! from Virpigia-a larger number tlalis
has gonc frnmany other State in the
same ,imc-lor Ssticlrs5, 500 have been .
drawn from the Treasury, and $1,000
likely to be pppfop.iaiedai'i . shore
time. The &holo pumber of emigrants
from Yirginiaro Eibsric since 1920, is
stated 10 be- $500. THUS it Appeals
that Of the neutrality-suspicious. Of $780,
toOO, or!y $1,000 aave been expended
in six months. The board is, however.
|lipits iafaary, anlldoubl'ess grea,erre;
sults may 90 experienced hereafter. If
Inc opere,ions Of the last Elk months !.
may be regarded lis basis for calcnla
ton and estimates, we SHOULD have 40
annual euigratiun from this class OF
$50, which the board think would at
least prevent any increase OF tho popuss3
Irion. This isl perhaps correct; but
| by the census Of 1850, the free colorea
population of Virginia was IS. sa7, aud
we may now safcIy putt downlat55,-
oOO. Suppose any increase of numbers
is prcvenlrd, when aud howsiIallwegeta
rid ofthese $1,000? Shall we and our
poslerity always endure the existing e.
Win l trust not; we shoullnol and
Irespprtfnl!y arge the adoption Of more
efficient measures for their removal,
leaving the selection Of the mode To the
united wise Jon Of the general assembly.
1t is proper that should bring 10 tho
notice Of Tie general assembly Tie eqh-
dition Of tho Washington Monument
Fund. On the 22d Of Febsnary, 1919,
an oct saas passed by the general as
semh!y directing commissioners TO be,
appointed by the Executive to procdres
model for tho monument, with ull me-
ccssa.y plans ard estimates fur its erec3
ton. On The 10th OF October !oilo@lng
the Governor then in Office appointed
the commissioners, who, in compliance
with the act, selected the plan, tised
nponihe site aud procured estimates tor
the STRUCTURE. An appropriation, with
the amounts previously raised byindi.
yidnsl Subscription, not to exceed one
hundred thousand dollars, was made by
the Legi,latnrs The plans aud esti.
mates snbnitIed to the commissioners
did uot exceed the amount apptorria,.
ed. onihe 22d Of February, ls50,ths
corner stone Off the Monument wasiaid.
with the most imposing ceremonies, and
the work has progressed most euergeli.
cally. al was understood that tlie work
with 81! It's statues and equipments
would require Ave years fur its com.
pleticn. When the commissionerspro.
ceeded 10 enter into written contracts
forthe work, it was Immediately found
that the estimates submitted weremuch
less than were necessary to complete
the design selsc,ed and accordingly
only partofthe statues and equip