Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-04-11
ME Virginia Colonization Scheme,

The New York Herald Of Monday con-
taius a brief letter from Eli Thayer, which
was mentioned BY telegraph yesterday.
Thayer has ''the news" that land can be
bought in Dinwiddle, Essex, Accomac and
Southampton at from $50 to IS per acre. He
SAYS Kentucky and Maryland envy the
''sublime destiny" of Virginia he also
asserts that several slave holders are in fa-
vor of the free colonization scheme. The
following extract will be peculiarly pleasant
to Virginians, and may come rather high to
the Hon Mr.. Thayer should he ever be
caught within the limits of the State,
'sBat if, on the contrary, a portion Of the
people of Virginia, in defiance of their own
interests and of our rights should so far
stultify themselves rs TO follow the lead of
ultra disunionists and secession fre-eaters
in committing outrages against the lives and
property of peaceful settlers, then they must
be met by the constitution and the laws; and
should these fail to give protection, popular
sovereignty must be invoked for the Old
Dominion, as it has been for Kansas. We
shall not be intimidated We are not that
kind of people when good dividends are at
stake, In defiance of danger we send our
whale ships to the Northern Ocean for
money We send our missionaries among
cannibals for principle. We have defied all
perils, even in sending the Gospel to the
heather without the Indictment of pecuniary
gain; but with that inducement the Gospel
of Freedom Twill have free course, will run
and he glorifed.
We have been charged with participating
in the slave trade. contrary to law, for
Filthy lucre." If this be SO, We should
PROBABLY participate in making slave States
free for the same ''iilthy lucre."
There is no use, then, in talking about
hanging or shooting our colonists, or the
members of our company. If half of us We're
hung or shot, the rest would press on to-
wards the shining dollars.
The Alexandria Seutiac!, March Goth
pitches into the advocates of distribution in
the following strain:
The opposition are trying to rally upon
one side single measure. Give us but that
Fellow Democrats, the circle of your prin-
ciples forms II beautiful arch, ON which re-
poses the farbric of the constitution of yonr
country, as you understand it. The spoiler
comes. He has long sought, but sought in
vain, to undermine and to overthrow your
arch Firm, compact, well put together, it
has withstood every attempt, Hon asks
for but 'Aoae' stone from its fair outline
Win you let him have it? What will be-
come Of tho rest? The man in the fable
begged the trees of the forest te give him a
helve for his axe. They complied, and
soon many branching monarch Of the wild.
laid his leafy honors in the dust. So inev-
itahly as darkness follows the going down
Of the sun. so surely as the shadow follows
the substance, $50 inevitably does high
Tariff follow upon distribution, Already,
indeed, and before the sun Of hope has fair
ly tiuged the orient with its dawning light,
the friends of the Tariff are lifting up their
heads, and waiting for the coming day
Have you seen the Tariff resolutions, adopt
ed at the late opposition meeting in Eau
quier2 We viii publish them soon.
The pleasure Of love is in loving, We