Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-27


IFrom the Ns'iqnal Iut' ilist acer.j
AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY.
The adjourned onnua! meeting Of the Ameri
can Colonization Society took place in the Hall of
the House OF Representa-, on Saturday
ming Mr.. Clay having taking the Chair, at half
past O'Clock, read 4 letter from the President,
the Hon BishIod Washington, informing the
meeting Ina, lie was unable to attend account Of
indspo-i;ion.
The Rev Nj Gsricy announced tl.s following
gentlemen Delegates TO The meeting.
Hon. 8 Bell. f ON tie Auxiliary State Society.
T,sw rIanIshiTe.
ZION, , l 1i75 ,S ssgnour' do Vermont,
Hon. samuel ..attror, fian,p,on Co-ny. Mas
sqchuset's.
Hon ]. woois, Butler County, Ohio.
Hon. G. Wright, ubenvi!!e DO Ohn.
Hon. Joseph Johnson, Wheeling do. Virginia
Hon. Elisha Whiiiesey, Trum5u and PorIag
Counties, Chic.
Hon w. M'Lean, Piqua and Troy Counties,
Ohio.
Hon. J ,hn yYurts, AK. c. s Of Pennsyl-
Hon. J. Lawrence, Washing on Co. Pennsyl-
vania.
Hon. J. S. Stevenson, P:usburg. Pennsylvania.
Nc Clay then resigned the Chair the Hon.
T. Ru-h, another of tie Vice Presidents of the
Society.
The following re-ol.,:ons, submitted at the
on that occasion, were read:
BY Hon S. Van Rensselaer,,
Rcsolucd, That the thanks OF the Society be
given 10 the Board of Managers, for their unIe-
mitted at,en'i III to its objects ming the year, and
for the Report Jisi read, and that they be requested
io print the same
by Hon. Mr.. Weems:
ResolreG That The thanks Of the Society be
rresentel to the various Auxiliary Associations,
who, during the last year, have given their aid TO
is objects; and hnt hey be respectfully and ca
ne-iy invited TO cooper still further, in accom-
Ilishing the design OF the Institution. -
The following resolution. offered by the Hon
Nj, Powell of Virginia, al the meeting on Sa-
trrd,y, tbe Is instant, was then considered and
adopted:
q Resolccd, Tha, this Society las viewed with
pleasure tie formation Of Auxiliary State Soce-
ties in several of the States of this Union, with
subordinate Associations in the Counties OF those
States, and express the hope that suilsr system.
may be adopted, far as practicable, in all the
S:stes'
GA motion OF the Hon. EIr. L.wrence, it was
HesOlued, That the thanks Of thi- Society be
presented 10 the Rev. Clergy, of all d-nomina-
ions for the warm in crest evinced on their part in
the objects il has in yew, and that they be respect
fully and earnestly requested to take up collections
for its aid, on the next Anniversary of National
Independence.
Rev. WIN. IIawiey, Grand Chaplin Of the
Grand Lodge oil the l>tIlCi Oi 1OluiOld, suDIDll~
ted tue following preamble and resolution:
Whereas some OF the Masonic Lodges OF our
Country in the exercise OF that charity which so
rre eminenly distinguishes the institution Of Free
Masonry, have generously come forward and libe
ralIy contributed The funds of the American
COLONIZATION Society: Therefore,
ResoIced That the thanks OF this Society be
presented to those Lodges that have al eady COM
menced the benevolen, work of iding this Society,
in not only providing Asylum for the free
People of Color in Africa but also of greatly con-
tributing 10 the Abolition of the slave trade and
the INTRODUCED ion of Christianity and Civilization
into that yre,ched and benighted land; and that
other Masonic Institutions, and the Fraternity gen
e,ally through the United States, be Inviled 10
operate in this important, patriotic, and truly be-
neyolent object
Mr.. Knapp of Boston, Mass. then rose and
addressed the meeting. We are sorry we have
not room for lis speech. eng
The resolution submitted by The Rev. Mr..
IIawIey was then adopted.
Doctor Laurie prefaced the following resolution
with few remarks;
Resolped. That the thanks Of this Society he
given TO Mr.. Ashmun, the Colonial A gent, for the
iaithfulnes zeal, and ability, with which he has
discharged the duties OF tie trust reposed IN him
which was adopted.
MIR Clay then addressed lie meeting. Before he
r,roeseIed TO The Object for which he had risen lie
rould not withhold the expression OF tie feeling
which had been inspired by The able and eloquent
suopoYt the Society bad received from the gen.
tl.,aan from Boston. Sir. raid Nh G.. hid the
same liberal spirit OF inquiry. the same un-
prciydired and candid coir.e been adopted by o.
ihcrs as by the gentleman from Boston, and the
gentleman from Virginia, who expressed himself
OF a former meeting; universal feeling IN iavor
nj the Socie woad at this moment exist rise.
sir, TO submit resolution; but bss0fe II IS submit
ted, wish clearly 10 be understood, that what
I ma O. rrO ia the nj m
remarks, are my OWE exclusively aud solely NY
own; borrowed from no one, either IN or out or
the Socie y arising out Of official, aud in.
deed out OF no other relation. Such they are,
they are my own: and such they will be subui,
ted 10 this meeting.
Sir, believe it has been the opinion Of every
member OF this Society that the Office in which
its agents have ss yet acted, respect TO the great
cs.e IN which we enlisted, has been that mere
y of Pioneers: 1Raai 10 this work, which has
Es o. sucrsciev IN rifacrous nhrner, cou