The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-26
AMERICAN COLONIZATION so.

The Ninth Annusl Meeting Of the Amer
ican CUloniz ttion Society, eas hfid ID me
Supreme Court RoaIn, the Capitol, al
Washington, on Monday. January g. 1875
Hoo. Henry Clay. ons nf the Wee Pre-
sidents Of the Society took The Char.
Mr. Clay, rose. and said. 1t was with
great regret he had to communicate, that
the worthy aud venerable President would
BIZ unable lo attend On this interesting &c.
ca-ibn. of the annual meeting OF the So
cirty-and 10 csnst auence 1T MS absence,
hr had yielded. tn what he bellrSed to he
the wishes of some of his friends, and To a
srase of the duty rnjnlned by the consI
tuition Of the Sorlety, to take the cbaif.-
Essry one was so we'll spprIsed ni the oh
ject of the present meeting, that II would
not be necessary 10 occupy Their time ny
dwelling ON Il il WAS well known to eve
ry one that 1t vas To disclose the transac-
tions of the society during the pas year
to open prospects for the future, and 10
derive from the past. and the contempla-
ton Of tn future, new amin ton IN stmu-
laIing hem to the great objects OF the en-
trrplise which had eng iged their atten-
tlOd.
The following ID lcgates were present
from several Of IN Auxiliary Societies,
appointed U atteod The meeting
Governor Bell. from the State Society
of New Hampshire Col. Allan McLAne,
Wilmington Anxlllary Society, Delaware {;
Mr. Edward Kirk, ThroIogIcal semlna y,
al Princeton Hon. +. Mercer, Auxll-
airy Society of Richmond and Winchester (;
MAJOR Pdlsbornngb, and Nh. u. =. DISCS
w, Auxllla Socety If Petersburg
Hon. WIN. ). Archpr, Of Virginia Hoo.
StmarI Lathrop, fro Hampden county,
Mass; and Hon. VIM. Smith, Greenbrar
county Society, Va
The Annual Report Of the Board of
Managers, was Rad To the Society by MI
Gurley.
On motion by Hon G. F. Mercer,
ResoiU,d, That the Report of the Board
Of Managers, Just read, be adopted, aud
thar II BE- printed under their direction.
On mutton by WIN. II. Fuzhngh, Esq.
of Vngi ia, the following preamble and
rrso!aI0ns were adopted j:
Whereas preiudlrrs nave been fouod to
eSlst N different parts of the United STATES,
against The American Colonization Socip-
~, groNIng uuI oi an evident riscOnepp-
ton of It's real IN racter aud objects and
whereas II mas sOmetnrs been oharg, d
with thr exiray,gant idea of beng enabled
t. effect the pHpuses OF IFS crealI n by
means Of indn dual charity AID individual
sxertions only Therefore,
/. atesoLged, That tbe Society discalms,
in thu most unqualified terms, the deslg
attributed Ia It, al Interfering, on the one
hand, with the legal nights and obligations
Of slavery, and an thu other, of perpetus-
ilig its rKlsteace WITHIN the limits of the
couatry.
=. ResoiDed, That rs only object is,
what mas been at III umes avowrd, the
removal To the Cost Of Africa, with their
own consent, of such people of color with
in tn Uuited States, as are already free,
and Of such others, as the h mainly of IN
dyldaal4, and the laws If the different
states, may hereafter hberatr.
5. ReSotrtd, fhat fhe society mas, from
its Organization looked 10 lhr powers aud
tie resources of The nation, or of he srye-
pIl7h.nrnt of this ,mparlant subject.
1 ReS0tued ~ tthe peflod has arrived,
when the c,ef, Dr,Is It's. II authorised, by
the elf,rts it has nsde, to apply 10 tue 60
veramrat oi the country f6r tnr aid anu
CO operation essential to give success IT,
these efforts.
5. Rss0tred That committee b. APP
pointed d, prepare and present, az soon a.
possible, t. tae Two Hous, 5 of Congress,
memorials, praying such AID and assistauct
to lhr Soctrty asC ngress shall think pro
per to ford.
L Res1trsa. That the Board Of Mana
gers OF thr Society br instructed to pre-
pare and present to The legislatures OF tue
several states, memorials, PRAYING the
adoption OF such measures as may be cal-
uatpd II enconrag. and facilitate the uni.
.rsron of The free people of color within