Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-12-19
COLONIZATION IN VIRGIL

ANTI-SLAVERY COLONIZATION IN VIRGIL
MA.
During the late canvass, it was announced in some
of the Black Republican papers, that the Abolition
ists Of the North concerning for the
tement of auti-savery colony in this State. The
statement was accompanied with au open avowa that
the ultimate aim Of the enterprise was to scatter the
seeds ofabolitionsm over the soil of Virginia. The
New York EreninS Post in particular, pleased lis
fancy with the prospect of the complete success OF
this subtle scheme Of ant-slsvery propagandism in
the Old Dominion. 1t justly anticipated that the
institutions of the South would be extremely insecure
and incapable Of resisting Northern aggression, il
Virginia could ouy be detached from their support
or this plot nothing more heard till after
the election. when II was ascertaiIed that the
Abolitionists of Boston had approved the scheme
and pledged themselves to It's support Their action
in the matter was esteemed of so much consequence
by the New York Herald, as to warrant column OF
ts most elaborate criticism. Whether the enterpriss
s abandoned, or is prosecuted in csnde.tine way
the reader may inform himself by reference to the
following article which appears in the New York pa-
pers
ITALIAN REFUGEES IN VIRsIviA.-We learn that
q considerable uumber Of Italian refugees who re.
Gently arrived here. and other oInigrnnts, including
some of the French refugees from Cayenne, have
just been settled in Virginia under very favorable
circumstances, through the iutnence Of the American
Industrial Association of New York. Some Of the
Italians were prisoners under the Papal Government,
on account of their participation i'll The revolution of
lSi7, but released not long since, nfter an i'm
prisonment Uf seven years. Others were members o;
the Italian Legion which served i'll the Crlnea Sc
yenty more OF the same Legion now in Canada, are
of thrir ID
and expecting TO do so, as they arc unable to
obtain employment in Canada during the winter
months, but the funds of the Industrial Association
are insufficient Tor ther removal. This committee OF,
French citizens, having in charge the refugees from
Cayenne, objected 10 these men being sent To Virginia,
the ground that their labors IN that Stats would
be too severe as they had already suffered much from
prvaton and exposure. Mr.. lbonason, the CORES
ponding secretary Of Ihe Society, who accompanied
the Italian emgrans to Virginia, reports very fayora
bly, of their location and prospects. Each man will
have the opportunity Of obtaining homestead by
easy purchase, giving half hs time TO his employers,
half to the cultivation Of the lands which he may
require, aud which are we'll adspted for health and
agricultural pursuits
The Italians have already produced good impress.
sion by their department, aud the intelligence and
alacrty with which they entered on their work-tor
which their military training, aud their labor IN the
trenches before Sebastopol, peculiarly qualify them.
company in this city offer strong Inducements Tor
the settlement Of eInigrants in Virginia. and smother
company in New England with l0O,UUO acres, are
making similar arrangements for The colonization Of
free labor in the same State.
Iu these innocent little paragraphs there turks very
ominous significance. The entire statement seems
90 free from objection that but for the last pregnant
line, might not suspect any sinister design "Ar.
rdngements for the colonization of free labor an Fir
GINA" These words at once arrest our attention,
and reveal the secret Of the thing. 1t is the first
visible operation Of the society for the propagation
of sbolitionism in the State Of Virginia.
How shall our people meet the movement Shall
the aboonists of New York and Boston be permit
ted to scatter their "free labor" colonies over Nir
ginia, until they succeed in planting an anti.savery
population iu our midst Shall they be allowed thus
to introduce hostile element in the bosom OF the
State in opposition to it's interests and in active a
auce with it's enemies
These enquiries address themselves to the people
of Virginia with peculiar emphasis at the preSen;
moment The euerg Of our institutions are taxed
to resist the pressur q" external aggression In mo
remoter northern anu western counties OF TINS o'a'0
the security, and consequently tho V"ue' u ''"'e
property are well nigh destroyed by tne oePfeuatons
of abolition kidnnppers At the same time, we nave
reason to suspect the Vaccinations Of Yankee ennis.
sdrles IN the bosom o THIS Sate, anu " aPPiehon"
some possible demonstration Of violence from
our slaves. While all these concurrent causes are
operating with such effect to impair the stability Of
our institutions and our social security, shall we
permit these "free labor colonies to add another and
stronger hostile influence to the power arragned
against US
The character Of these immigrants opposes -an in
dependent objection to their introduction in the State
For the most part they are political culprits driven
from Europe for their revolutionary violence, and
fresh from the infectious atmosphere OF some crmi.
nal colony. Face instruments udeed of anti slavery
propagandsm! Some ordinary offenders against
the security of life and property; others are soders
whom despo,ism dismisscs from its service-the vag
abonds of the earth in the pay Of aboitouism, and
precpitated here upon US to destroy the value of
property and the security Of our institutions.
The npudence of this attempt on the part of the
abolitionists of New York and Boston to garrison
Virginia with their iaussaries, and to polute our soil
with the presence of their rsbble Of paupers ana
criminals, provokcs rebuke and retaliation. The
danger with which they threaten our institutions
calls for the interference of the Legislature. 1t
10 an exceptional case, and may be managed with.
out impugning the liberal principles of our policy of
naturaljz zatiOr.