Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-31
Religion. instruction or Negroes.

r,,,,e.. aud jnproyement-an has been styled
smrhaiicallv tie ase Of resolutions. The spir
ed penman left nowhere on record book called
the Book Of Rtsoinfions: Vet IN The sacred vol
ume there !. n book called the "Acts Of ID" A,
no.tles." The .ecoud sabbath School conyen.
ton Of Virginia commenced II. sessions in Rich
monl on the 81 Of April. and without one dissent
inc voice they passed the following resolution:
R,ssgre3: 1. the sense If this Convention.
that IN accordance with the humane rpirii nf our
| law. in regard 10 the oral christian instruction Of
our oolored population. il be earnestly recon
mended 10 ma sters. pastors, congregations. aud
all good people amongst u, to exert themselves
| faithfully towards securing, according Ia law,
oral Sabbath School instruction for the colored
/ people throughout the Stale.
Ii il not the object Of this resolution 10 change
the civil condition Of The negro, or alter The rela
tinns Of masters and servants, or Ia teach them
10 read. The sole objee' is to promote their mo-
raj md -criptnfa instruction orally-or, in other
words to furnish them scripture instruction
cordinp To law or vet. in more comprehensive
terms. the only object fthe Conventon,m pass
ing this resolution, TO secure to the eolored
part of our populations throughout the State the
preached gospel. go ye into all the world and
preach my gospel to every creature, teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever | have
commanded You" The negro population in Rich
mond is about 10000 and there are four African
rs in the world. and Lowell Mason says its choir
is not equalled by any in America. They sing
by note the most difficult and scientific music.
with the spirit aud with the understanding, max
ing melody in their hearts. AT the time the res
olution was adopted, there an African Sab
bath School in St James church Of some 900 to
$50 scholars. and Bible class of colored men
varying from forty TO sixty, and very success
fu school in Of the African Methodist church
L I. .
days after the resolution was adoptcd;two schools
commenced, one of which had been suspended
through the wincr-the other entirely new
Others have since commenced; and the church
es of the city generally taking steps to estab
sh similar schools. II has heretofore been sta
ted in different newspapers,thnt there was pa
per before the Convention, signed by the Cover
nor aud other distinguished gentlemen, which
gave their servants permission to attend a Sun
day School This instrument recognizes the
gro IA property, and shows the masters willing
ness to do what the law Of the land will allow for
his moral and intell' ctual Improvement. The pa
per rend as follows: Our negroes have permis
sion to attend Sabbath School ut any suitable
Place in Richmond and to receive moral and re
gous instruction orally. Signed by Henry A.
Wise, Richard 6. Morris, Robert l.. Stanard,"
ETC.. etc, The same paper was submitted and
signed in Lyuehburg by Chiswell Dahuey. John
Mcdaniel, etc, etc. and wherever it has been
submitted i, has been signed by the leading men
in both Eastern aud Western Virginia.
Governor Wise believes this effort will take
from Northern fanuticisn its sharpest weapon.
His exc"Irncy is not alone in this opinion nor
yet IN Think < there should be great care in tho
selection Of teachers, for equity, Justice and the
right, OF man have been, aui still, fearfully,
shamefullv aud dsgrncrfully distorted under this
there IL 10 ali oh "a Il rpT
such schools established in churches, and taught
by those who have the confidence of the com
munliy. The harvest truly Is pl"nteous; but
this labor cannot be performed by Strangers
The first African sold in America was sold on
James river August 20lh, 1920 anG may not
the Virginia master unite in some organization to
perfect the only object of the Virginia Sabbath
Nchon Convention, expressed in the foregoing
resolution. Shall Ethiopia stretch forth her
hind. ia vainl JAMES RIVER.
n Wild Woman.
We heard considerable talk SAYS the Cincinnati
II Enquirer. about wild woman brought up by
the steamer Hickman, from the Arkansas coun
try. On locking at our pocket almanac. and
hndhg that it was not the LIST of April, saun.
tered down to the boat, and, sure enough, we
ioundn wild frinnlc in charge of Mr.. Northcott
who,the cirfk Informed Us, discovered her year
since, at which time he could not capture her.
NHc made her escape, ana he had to abandon the
pursuit AT that time. lie, however. visited the
snme place this last March and discovered her
place OF concealment, and, Ivy hanging in ambush
he succeeded IN capturing her. She taken
IN the Wichntah Mountains, Indian Territory.
She was caught by dog. and then secured y
cords or ropes. She uttcrs word, has howl
or scream when she requires anything. or when
slightly hurt by combing her hair. Mr. North
colt snys she has not the least idea of uttering II
word. When taken she had on tho skin of some
wild animal; the seams were sewed up with the
same material. She is good sized person. a
handsome form il well dressed has u wild look
and appears frightened when looked at. She Is
judging from her appearance, about twenty five
years of age
THE New ORLEANS DUEI.-The New Orleans
Delta, of Tuesday, snys:
AT half past seven o'clock, yesterday morning
the principal r. w. Estn. Esq, of the firm of
Estlin, Lee & Co, of Canal street, and VI. Cud.
dy Esq, a memncr Of the firm of Cuddy Brown X
! Co., OF Camp street, came on the ground accom-
! panied by their friends The distance. ten PAGES
| being measured, and the pistols handed to them
the gentlemen took their places. At the first fire
alr. X. W. E>tlin, il is rumored was slightly
wounded in the right erm Mr. Cuddy being unin.
| lured. llpweverthe second fire nf Mr. Estn we
! are sorry to cay, was the messenger of death to
his antagonist. lie never breathing after recriv-
ing the ball, (which entered the groin on the right
side, passing through the artery. across the ab-
domen, hand through the opposite artery, and
lodging in his left hand
The cause of this unfortunate affair wasas we
stated before, in relation to matters of business