Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-01-29
ANNUAL MEETING or TIE AMERICAN co
LONIZArlON SOCIETY, &c.

The iweD'y 9Th annual mee,ins Of The Ame-i.
tan Colonization SJcieiy was held in the Fourth
Presbyterian Church %! this city on the 18th in5l
The Hon n Clay was prevented by inIspys lion
from Attending the meeting. ard tke Rev WIN
iir~!ev, one ri;hc VIC Presidents. prcsid .d. Toe
annual r., port wts read. "a IL ulich il Sapcars that
TIE 'a'sa o! { Limitation 10 la a highly prosperons
condition., b1th iu this colIi'y and IN Africa. The
report a"NeScT vail soon DO published. aad vii.
soak Tor ilSCiL
The Rev G G vaunrslalc. orPnil d-lpha. at tho
request 81 the Executive Committee, delivered a
higkly.interesring and impressive discourse ON the
lie. chlrtcicr. ahd death OF The late Taos BIrh4n.
49, Gnr'rHnr &c Iha Cnm-nnnyaallh of L:brria.
"h'Ch viii dHu5rio.s shortly be Published, rs the
HJ'rd OF D!recIOss have requested a coy fer thus
purpose. Z
The Hon II Clay was re. elcr;-i President of the
Socrciy, and the Vice Presidents oi lee ct yelr
were reelected. with the following chanr,r. VIZ =
MAJOR General Winfield Si1'i was appointed, wee
MnJ'r General Nac0mb, dcccs,cd; he Rev Presl-
dent NiyiaHi, pf Rhode Island, vice n Brown
Esl d''e'sei; and ihe Rev Tins r q ind, ID ID of
New York ani ihe Rev \ AlcNanIer. D ID OF
New jersey. were added To the number.
Ait6r the Society adjourned. the Board OF d.
reciors met AMI continued in session two DAYS.
during whurh time much business Yves uansac.
ted.
A very respectable nuu.hcr ofdelegaies appeared
from lhe di1j rent Suite S,cielies. though several "f
Iie States entitled 10 delegates were not reprc.en-
ted.
The Executive Committee laid before the r ard
a leIier from Hon ; Wi,kesun. which they had r..
coigei iu December last. rendering hs resignation
as O member Of the Executive Committee, where
upon o was
Resoicsd, That tic resignation o. u lgo Wik.
esun be accepted.
2. Rsoiuef, That the thanks Of this BJar! be rrcs.
cnlcd 10 Judgs Wilscspn fr his arJuuus services
while General AgcntOf this SJciciy and "a member
at the Executive Committee. and especially for his
devoted and graIuiIoss all daring a period Of
great dintuiiy nnd embarrassment. and that he he
assured e heir high respect and cJnficnco with
The mosi ardent wishes for hs future welfare.
were appointed on the Gaanci,l
transactions II Inc year, The general state Of the
COLONY AID oIhsr sutjerls, and made reports entire.
Iy satisfactory 10 The Bard.
D. mpiirn ON WAwlescy. It was
Esse'reEl That itIs er,edicnt 70 appoint lor the
resent year a Corresponding sccseiay, whose du.
iy shall be defined by the Executive Committee.
aud whose So. vices shall be undCr their cprI-ol.
WhreupOu TIE Rev X x Gnrley was unanimous.
" elected % th1t office.
Tho olloNinG gentlemen were elected member.
Of the Efccutyo Committee for the ensuing year.
VIZ.
W w Srai,n. r s CuSe,
. Cluh.c, n LDIs.ey. and
j. J. Ellsworth. RRG urlcv.
There was %, person appointed 10 fni tho station
occupied during ihe past year by Judge Wike-
son.
Alcr the Transaction of much business Of n m.
nor character The BJori adjourned.
Tic greatest harmony prevailed during the
meeting AID much good n expected 60 result iuin
DO.