American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-01-26
ADDRESS

From the Trnrly Meeting Of Friends in NORTH Car
olina. held in the llth Month, 1896, to the Quar-
teriy Monthly ard Ireparatire Meetings, uhich
constitute il on the subject Of frem0ring the Peo
ple of Colour under Friends care to free Gnu
ernments.
II appears from The proceedings Of our Meeting
for Sufferings, as presented to this meeting. tha,
there have been conveyed to free Governments S
since last year, about 800 ofthc people Of Colour
under the care OF this Yearly Meeting having been
lef. 10 their choice Of places. Upwards OF 40 have
been taken to Liberia; 1870 Hayti, 10 Phsdel-
phia and the remainder to Ohio and Indiana ; The
expense OF which has been about 800. About
600 ate still remaining. Ii also appears that the
following donstions have been made Us, TO aid in
this benevolent work viz 829l4 10 from an in.
dyidual Of the city Of philadslphia $3.50 from the
Yearly Meeting Of New York $1,000 from the
Yearly Meeting Of Rhode Island; $500 from the
Meeting for Sufferings OF Philadelphia and 8l0o
from an individual Of Burlington New Jersey. II fur
ther appears from the reports of the agents thai
about 500 Of the remaining People Of Colour, arc
willing 10 cmigrate TO free Governments upwards
If 500 TO Liberia and the other 200 rrabouis
% other places All that is wanting are sufficient
funds and opportunity. A donation OF $500 has been
made by our Meeting for Suhcrings to the Colon-
1aiion Society, to assst them in charteting vessel
nc ptCieU Idltt oiu S0OU tliOlS PiCuBOu, III SdsS
their funds should no, be adequate, Although il ap
pears from The above statement that part of our
stock has no, YET been expended YET 1t will fall far
shoit Of completing the operations in view, in regard
to this momentous work. We have therefore, cor
daily united in this Meeting, 10 endesyor TO raise
he sum OF $1,000; and although this is double
what we directed last year. yet we think the impor
Of the subject and the danger Of delay require
tit was referred to the Representatives TO be
apportoned among the Quarterly Meetings, 10 be
raised and handed into the hands OF the Treasurer.
And now, dear friends, notwithstanding all the
vstied difficulties attending this subject, It appears
to Us that the blessing Of Divine Providence hss
attended our exeriions, in peculiar manner. Our
is from hope tina, it will excite, in all the member 3
Il This Yearly Mectng concern hsrmoniously to
cooperate with the Meeting for SufFerinxs, and the
agents, in their prompt and ndeiatsble exet,lons,
in acting in behalf Of the Society 'or hes, dcgra-
ded people. DO VIC not feel ourselves under the
strongest obligations OF acknovledv ment 10 our dis
tsnt brethren, for their gene Gus aid Which
ought 10 stimulate U. the more cheertully 10 con
tribute 10 this good work. If the Father OF mercles
should tohtnue to smile on our operations, we shall
in year or TWO mare 10 all probability. be released
from the heavier part OF this burden; and feel the
inexptcssblc consolation Of having piucked from he
jaws Ct slavery. thousand of fellow beings, and
placed them in free governments where they may
tnJoy the privileges Of ei,zens: and the additional
atislac'ion OF having been instrumental IN perform
ing work which will doubtless have very striking
influence on the community at large and assist in
paving the way for the mitigation removal OF enc
OF the greatest evils that ever afflicted the human
race.
Signed ON behalf of the aforesaid meeting.
JEREMIAH HUBBARD, Clerk.