The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-30

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oh GEORGE ASruoSY, my tears are fast towing,
While love TO my babe 10 my heart Is glowing
Thy ashes cold lie, bat thy memory burns bright
Oh, GEORGE, my darling my angel Of light.
o. TRUTHINM MEMORIAL TO THE
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE
OF VIRGINIA
CALLED LEGISLATURE: Truth respectfully petit,
tons the present, or at least the next, GENERA
Assembly Of Virginia. to take action on the 4th
Article and 18th .oth and 2lst sections OF the pres
emit Constitution Of Virginia, In relation 70 the
tha, they may pass laws for the relief of the Com
monwealth IRON the free negro population, by
removal or otherwise and tho enforcement OF .ne
18th section. requiring the emaneipated slaves
to leave In twelve months after they become &C
tualiy free, that they be demanded back to sia
by faw" Truth is not aware Of single instance
wherein the penalty OF forfeiture Tor we've
months lingering In the state mas neen h Osps
w. and are now in the State. Truth Is aware
that every year the tax of u or VI Is either moi
co Iected at ALL large portion of this now co.
600 population, or the tax has TO be eoiiected,
from those of them that can be found, by hiring
out by the Sheriff the free negro at ten cents
per day to any W no will pay the required tar,
and take the free negroes services AT any time In
the year at the fewest number of days, and not an
frequently he is required to work at any time in
the year Il month, more or less, to discharge this
tax In view of these considerations, and the in
creasing number of this population, in Virginia,
to 900. in Maryland to the rise of 10000. IN the
District OF Columbia to 10 eco, and in many OF the
voluntary liberated Africans, but not free negroes
for under the Federal Organic Constitution of the
United states of America, and the decision of the
Supreme Conrt there is not single free neg 70 or
African IN any of the States and Territories of this
United Republic of Peace entitled TO free citizen
ship Truth petitions the General Assembly OF
Virginia, this called session, at least at the
next session, to enact THAT all the 10 900 lber
ated Africans, and their increase. be hired out,
publicly, in each county, city, town and neigh
borhood of the State, by the oherifs and Consta-
bles thereof, at commission of per cent when
y ten coll oaA md han h nj m
be placed in the State Treasury, as a State
Colonizing Fund, that shall carry to, and colo
the now Republic Of Liberia to be Obtained by
the General Government, not less than 10 900 nor
more than j., 900 of this population annually; and
require all citizens in the future to iperate thor
slaves in Africa that they become the property
OF the State for not less than five nor more than
seven years for that express purpose-those VIII"
may decide on pernanen residence in the State
TO be rema pded back 10 slavery al public sale,
and the amount to be collected as the hire, and
placed in the state colonizing fund OF Virginia.
Those who are able aud willing to secure 10 the
Sheritfs and Constabes of the Commonw ealth for
each man not less than $50 nor more than $780, Tor
each woman not less than s25 nor more than $50;
for each boy over II years and under II, not less
than S25 nor more than $50; for each girl over Il
years and under II, not less than $40 nor more
than $50; for each child under Il years not less
than five cents nor more than seven cents, to be
exempt from the five, seven, even ten years
general hire ; and at a proper selected period in
each year-say the first of January-there shall be
removed from the state not less than ten thou
voluntary liberated Africans, to be carried back
to their native land, and thus colonized in the
Republic of Peace on the continent OF Africa,
with the Republic of Ii IBERIA and Slerre Leone.
forming the entering wedge to spread over the
continent OF Africa the tights of civilization,
and the Christian redemption, into the bliss OF
love, and especially the love of forgiveness and
torboarance for the truly brave succeed tri-
unph to forgive the demoralized worshippers and
followers OF Evil or the Devil to take revenge,
KILL or destroy, because they fear their Opponents
revenge, Kill, or destroy, are justly entitled to
he dsgraceful epithet of cowardice. which has
been too long enormously misapplied by man to
the weak, humble, God fearing, worshipPing, for
giving, forbearing, Christian, or purified Man
This is the way that truth now directs the State
of Virginia to take the lead of her sister States
in this united Republic of Peace, in completing
the sublime new idea to the world in ciyiilzng,
regenerating aud redeeming a whole continent OF
needed agricultural implements, of the axe, hoe,
wedge and plow, with the sri:ch to direct into the
blessed lights Of Christian Love, and more espe-
cially the love of forgiveness and forbearauee
that in the course of the next two hundred years
these lights shall be planted and established on
united Republic of Peace IN Africa, and mus con
tinuing its onward progress, this whole globe OF
earth and water shall be blessed and illumined
thereby, with the aid of the Christ OF Jehovah,
and now the Truth.
The truth informs the Legislature of Virginia
prophetically and proftly, that the petition Is of
far more Importance to the present and future
welfare of Virginia than the ostenslble object of
the present called Legislature, Wllcn was 10
transfer her whole State interest in the James
River Canal to French Company, or rather the
French Emperor and nation, for the annuity OF
$685. geo to the State of Virginia foreper, with a
guarantee Of $1,000, ooo of Virginia per cent
bonds to be placed in the State Treasury for Sc
curty. That said Virginia Canal shall be com
pIeted to the Ohio within the next eight or ten
years, with average width of fifty feet, and
depth of six or seven feet, with only the per
canal is flushed and then carrying up the pm
vate stock at once from SIS to $50 or to change the
said French Company of 5 per cent. on the
same for the next ten years and, after that
period to receive the profits on each share aar
truth will suggest, that when the petition
in relation to the $4,000 liberated Africans, and
their Increase, Is complied with, that as many of
them may be needed to complete the Virginia
Canal to the Ohio river, be hired by the State, by
the canal company, or II Indispensable, by TINS
liberated Africans may leave this grand COM
pleted improvement in Virginia as monument of
kind, generous masters, for the lights of cviliza-
ton and the regenerated redemption into the
blessed lights of Christian love, and especially
the love Of forgiveness and forbearance herein
worked through their muscles; with the peaceful,
useful, and needed agricultural improv ements Of
the axe hoe, wedge and plow, with the simple
switch To direc-that these same lights may now
be gradually returned by lo,oov annual install
ments from the present 10000 liberated Africans
in Virginia. and their increase, that they may be
planted the soil Of Africa, their native land.
This was the object Of the old generally popular,
African Coonzing Society seen afar of by Ameri
ca mental lights In the persons of Monroe, Clay,
Adams, Webster, Calhoun, Marshall, Wright,
jefferson, Madison, jackson, and many others,
including the now living John Tyler-beieving,
as they did, that freedom and liberty was such
priceless boon, that as soon as many Of the Afri-
kind and generous masters, that they would fly,
in the ships of the world, across the Atlantic back
ignofns the truth. that the Inspired Moses had s
not only to persuade the Hebrews from their 400
he had 1 esp to be r 1ea. a shey
their liberation from Egyptian bondage, or slave
ry, to the Canaan OF their promised land. The
Africans in the various SO States and Territories
of this united Republic of peace. They are to DO
drireR back home to freedom nd liberty in Africa,
by State legislative enactments, with the General
Government to obtain a large portion of African
territory adjacent to the now Liberian Republic,
from Liber, the book, or word, that called the
Philippians, or Africans, TO the lights OF cviliza-
ton, Christian love, and the love of forgiveness
and forbearance on the continent Of America, now
to be gradually carried back to the continent
of Africa, planted, and therein established y
Let the present allied Convention remove all e.
porte fdcto bubbles quibblers out of the way of
this just, right, and now needed act of restitu-
ton; and the present called Legislature or at
right, Virginia leads, sister States, you follow,
and soon This angry strife will open the eyes of
the short sig hted politicians to the sublime, glo-
rious future destiny of America and Africa bless
ing each other-the latter being the grand peace
full, useful, and needed agricultural army Of i've
million operatives, with the axe, hoe, edge, and
pillow, with the simple switch to direcct into the
lights of civilization, Christian love, and the love
OF forgiveness and forbearance, to be finally
planted and established by the former on the Con-
tnsn of Africa and the rest of this globe Of earth
and water in the course of the next three hun
dred years, will land in Africa.
THE JUST TRUTH.
Rg Editors who approve the thoughts will
please give Insertion aud those who do not
and will copy, shall receive So the end of this
year. when they find THE TRUTH.
UTHLACAN, Africa, Feb. II, 1861. NH 3o-lt