Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-08

till the time of their delivery TO the agent on Tue
coast vi Africa. but express provision WAS m"e
Tor their protection aud support amer they bsu reaen
cd the place of their destination. STU an seens VS.
to he appointed to receive them In Atrica' anu .
could have been supposed that Congress intendeu
he should desert them ut the momen, they were re-
rctsed, nnd turn them loose on TINT inhosp"sose
cast 10 perish for of food, or 20 become "gnh
the victims of the slave hahe. Had this been 'he
Intention of Congress the employ meat OF IN agent
10 receive them, who is required 10 reside on the
coast, was unnecessary, and they might nave oeen
landed 10y our vessels anywhere In Africa ana 'ei,
exposed to the snttcrings and the fate when wooia
certainly nwait them.
MIR. Monroe. In his special message ot 18th Derem-
Der Mt the first session amer the act was passed
announced 10 Congress what in his opinion was It's
true construction. lie belle, ed IL to be his duty un
der it, TO follow these unfortunacs into Africa anu
make proveion for them there until they should be
able 10 provide for themselves. In communicating
this Interpretation of the act to Congress- no stdea
that doubt Ind been entertained ns TO its trus
intent and meaning aud he submitted the ques'on
to them SO that they might, should IL be deemeu
advisable To amend the same before further proeeed-
ing are had under it, Nothing WINS done ny Con.
gress to explain the act, aud Mr.. Monroe proceeded
to carry into execution according to his own inter-
probation This, then became The practical conslfne
ton. When the Africans from On board tho Reno
were delivered to the marshal NJ Charleston, u ot-
came my duty TO CONSIDER what disposition ought to
he made of them under the law. For many reasons,
ii was expCdent TO remove them from TINT Iochity
speedily MS possible. Although the conduct OF the
authorities and citizens of Charleston, in giving
..o,,,.,,neo N N. .x.,,,io, ,f ,h. law was lust
II, oh, hars ho.n ox,,..,.1 iron, ,h.,r hiyh char
actcr, yet prolonged dominance of three hundred
Africans in the mme iite vicinity Of that city, could
not have failed to become source OF inconvenience
ind anxiety To its inhabitants. Where 10 send them,
va. ,h. nn.s,,n rhar, was ,, o,,,, of tho coast
of Africa, to which they could be removed win any
rer,rJ o. hnm,niiv .xcon, 10 I;heri. Tn Ter these
;r.nns,on..v a., .,,r.o,,.o, WAC .ntc,c1 into with
M, f,I,,v Mon S7c;,tv ~, ,ho -,h al s,n,cu,l,er
l,v, . COW ar .hi,,, H. L,r.,i,h ,,,,smi,,,, under
ybi. ,hs S,cs,v cnyoy.d lar tho ron liberation of
f,rtr five tbousand Junrs 10 receive these Africans
in Liberia from In, .ocnt of the United States and
,,.h ,h,,, a,r,., IT,, ,,,,,J -, am. ,,,r ,herenf.
Ia, ni,h co,,t,,,,hI. sh.l,., .,,,;nn ,rovi ,ions
ana mc,licol n,,,n,I,nc, ,nsin ,hs children To re-
80; shnol,, AID ~ ,la,hr h ,,Jr., AR ,d,ts
N he ip,,rnr,nl /, tho ,r yili,cd lie III 10 to
,h.;r cnnIit;on m, ~, ,,,,,,, ,r ,,r,xG,. Ihou-
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IA i,drod md 6,,v d,,Iu. h., u i,li,i,Inni and rs
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oaf;,in,,I .y,n,,.,e
Tin ,,c,,s ., ,o s,,o,, ~, c.s,c5 , an l,hl, do
sir. Ia ,,nr,r, Ia u,e w,sI,.. nt ia. ,,v.rnp,ent
,hrouol,ou, iI,. transaction, Tbcv a., ,sur,,i me that,
,ficr r,rrfo calculation ,ncv would l.. rcoured Il,
cxncna tho sum of an. hundred and 6fy dulinrs on
each individual in comnlyinp with tho ,pre, ucnt mud
they would have no,hn,, left to remunern,e th.m for
,b.;, caro- ,rouL,e wi res,o,s,,Iuv 4, all .v.uts
| couId make no he,,.r arrangement nui there WINS
M other alternative Durn', Tho ncrinl when the
goyer,,ron, its,lf thr,nc n nv, n,c,, undertake
tho tosL of ,royidino FIR c,nnrc, negr,e IN Arric.
tho coat mr. he,J wss yor, much rr,,t,r
There having been no on, +unJ no .pnropri,,on
o,nlic.,,,. for III ,,rno -, nnIl ia, ,y,,,c ,uy
mnney m m. a,rrc,nrn, ,hcr,,n,c rccnm,r md