The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-11

Meeting OF the New York colonization So
ciety, mt the Dutch Reformed Church,
Corner OF Fourth Street and Lafayette
Place.
This meeting was ertsed in the papers, and publish
ed upon the card containing the programme to be held
at the Middle Dutch Church. Accordingly, at the hour
appointed visited that church. expecting to find the
meeting there but it invenus In the
of some half hours inquiry and search we accidentally
ascsrtained that the place not the Middle Dutch
Church. a. advertised but the church named the head
othis notice. The consequence of all that could
not arrive at the place of meeting in to give but
passing notice oft. The meeting very thinly
tended, and doubt not that great numbers, like
selves we're prevented from the same bad management
We in season to hear the Rev. Dr. Dewitt pro-
very eloquent euogium upon the late and
ofhis Lie to the Of Colonization He eneny
man Of prayer. The last time he was in the city il
in reference to Colonization. His death calm and
he gaze his parting benedction to this society Dr. De
witt read letter from DR.. Woods, Theological Professor
spoken of in the most affecting terms Also similar
letter from Dr. Miller, OF Princeton Theological Semi
nary H. ,u,,-
dressed the meeting upon resolution which expressed
ntment that the bep efcia influence of colonization
is daily becoming more powerful and evident He spoke
in high terms Of the colonization scheme and thought
spite OF all the prejudice existing against IT, that was
proceeded to take pretty wide and somewhat historical
view ofthe whole subject In the course Of his remarks
he touched upon British emancipation 10 the West Indies
the state Of slavery in Virginia in 772 and so on down TO
this present day. He perfectly convinced that eman-
cipaon must take place in this country Of all that are
enslaved He said that had been objected that this was
tardy scheme In to this he referred to his swn
church in the lovely Of Wilmington In seventy six
years had had fortytwo minister's and had now but
seven hundred members Was not this tardy But was
Il not good scheme nevertheless1 Another objection
was that the coored people reluctant to colo
nize We did not distinctly understand Mr. Kennedy's
answer to the objection but he evidently thought this
reluctance might be overcome He concluded with the
recitation OF piece Of poetry.
JoHN THoMrsor, ESQ from Poughkeepse. followed
lie his remarks with another eloquent tribute
of praise 10 the Secretary Of this Society Or Proud
ht) He then expatated upon the wide and impossible
gulf which exists between the tive OF black and
white. lie came down vorv strong upon the Abolition
ist and especially upon hppant foreigners who
here with their note books to speak and write lies about
us. Political Aboonism twas also touched upon-true
to party, and dsapised by all cheers) Some Of the
old fashioned arguments upon the subject here in
PRODUCED familiar to all readers Such for example
that Colonization Is to be the great Of Christian
Using benghted Africa With these remarks Mr.. Thomp
sod seconded the resolution.
Mr.. GuRLEy, from Washington, was then called upon
to offer resolution and address the meeting He called
attention to the great leading feature OF THIS socsy
which IL that its scheme IL National and appears W
the Nationals Treasury and to National power 70 sse
II success. Mr. 0urey placed this soo's'y "P'" 'a'