American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-02-14

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was held in The Methodist Meeting House on Mon
day evening, the I'd Of January, 1896. Some ex.
tracts are given below from the Annual Report OF
! he Managers
owe are happy 10 inform you that our cause
has continued to grow in favor with our fellow citi-
zens In our own State particularly, we have OBJ
served with great pleasure repeated expressions Of
public sentiment on the side oil our engagement
j Among these, we may mention thai several new aux
iiaries have been formed under the sanction oil the
most respectable names, in the counties OF Nelson
Albemarle, Fluyanna, Hanover, King William and
we believe several others. We should record also,
that our General Assembly, whose honor It Is to
have moved the plan OF colonization which we are
now pursuing for them, have given US testimony
OF their appreciation, by The grant OF supply G.
tools and farming utensils for our colony
| ave may further mention in this place. that
several persons, we understand, have informed the
General Board that they have determined TO lloerae
number Of their slaves, and send them out TO our
settlement, under their auspices with all despatch
Among these we would notice particularly that Mr..
Nathaniel C. Crenshaw, one OF the Society oil
Friends, residing near Richmond, has expressed
his readiness to transport no less than sixty Of them,
as soon as he can make the proper arrangements
for their voyage. We record this generous act oil
hi. with the greater satisfaction, because il affords
another proof that the respectable body OF which
he is member, and who have always distinguish
ed themselves the friends of emancipation, are
fast losing the unhappy preIudices which they had
al first, enormously conceived against our scheme
but which they arc now very honorably reinquish-
ing upon better understanding OF our views. And
we have the pleasure TO add, that the Rev. John ID.
Paxton of Prince Edward, has lately liberated
domestic slaves, being all that he had and has come
down with them, TO send them sway in the vessel
that is soon to sail for our settlement from this
place.
:. AS another demonstration Of public sentiment
in our favor, may also notice that collections
taken up in aid of our funds in all the church
es Of this place. and in many others III different
parts Of our country, the last anniversary OF our
independence, and with good success. We may
suppose, OF course that they will be continued here
alter, aud we must hope with increasing effect II
is obvious indeed that by associatng all the honora
BILE and grateful recollections Of the day with The
kindred objects oil Society, shall oil come 10
realize, more deeply, the many strong and urgent
motives that ought 10 animate US in our pursuit
Freely have we received from God the nobe.t bes I
sings that he has bestowed upon any people, !
and as freely should we impart them to all who
within the verge oi cur beneyolence. And whilst
VIC celebrating deliyerance from The hard
enactinen,s OF 4 parent power, We cannot but itel
more sensibly that it is our duty to relieve as far
and as soon as possible consistently with other re
CARDS, that portion OF our population whom we can
not call our fellow citizens. from the riaor oil our
own.
In addition TO thcse notices. we have been highly
5raihed to observe that the design OF cur Society
mas been gaming new favor III the more northern
parts OF our country The Colonization Society u
New Jersey. including Of her most distinguish
I'd citizens, have been pursuing the common OBJ
ect with increasing diligence and spiris.--Ihc So
c'ety OF Vermont also, who have favored us with
communication OF their report, have continued 10
give US their jealous and liberal aid Aud new
Society has been formed il New Ianpshire, (at
The head OF which is the Governor Of The State,
with an auxiliary more recently established at Han
over, IN the vicinity Of Dartmouth College. At the (
same time, the agents and advocates oil our Society
have been appealing to the people in different parts
d New England, with the most happy effect. And
indeed 1t our wishes do not deceive US, We may
hope that the time is not far distant when our fellow
citizens OF that highly favored portion of our com
mon country, will come out in all their strength, I
and unite their hearts and hands with US their broth
rem oil The south, in the prosecution OF that
IS theirs as well as ours, aud every way worthy oil
their warmest support.
Strengthened by the funds which they have thus
received from the north and south, the Gencr a. I
Board, as you are already apptized, are preparing
10 send out two vessels with Coonists and supplies
to our settlement at the Cape, the from Boston
aha tue olher from Inns port and they are also in
tending to establish Lancaster School, and Print
ing Press IN their town, which cannot fail 10 pro
duce the most happy effects.
he emigrants who have assembled to embark
from this place, are about hundred III number
and chiefly from The counties Of pasquo,ank, Per
quimans and Chowae, in cur neighbor State oil
North Carolina.-Of these about forty, we under
stand, have been sent forward, deccnlly furnished
Tor the voyage, BY the friends under whose care
heretofore been held We fatp r,ia
IN stating mat they have all received the kind at
tentlon OF their colored brethren Of our town and
we doubt not, will be aided BY the charitable conir
buttons Of our citizens. The clrcunstanc in1ieaa