American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-28
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MONDAY MORNING, April %, 1915,
Ann BALTIMORE CLIPPER.

American SOCIETY FOR THE CIylLlzATIoN
OF AyEIcA. This Society, we believe, has
boan recently formed. The ZION. William {.
Riyes. of Virginia, Is President, and there are
thirty seven Vice Presidents, besides nine Ma
narers. An address to the people Of the Uni
ted States by this Society, appears IN the Ma
tlonal Intelligcncer Of Saturday, setting forth
the objects OF the Association and soliciting
public aid We make the following extract
from the address, being all that we can Ind
room Cor in our paper:
Moved, then, By deep conviction that
Africa has claim upon our sympathy ana as
s.stauce; that we are informed beyond any pre-
cading generation of her actual state, OF the ma
ture and extent of the evils Of her condition !;
that the various colonies which have sprung up
alonG her shores open the way Of access not
only to her border population, but to many of
her interior tribes, and may supply able and eff
iicemt agents for their instruction and civlllZl-
ton; that in tho United States are many ntelll-
gent free men of color competent, and, we may
tlust, disposed to 90 forth and reclaim from the
paths ofignorance and superstition their African
brethren; that men of our own race have never
been reluctant TO devote themselves, even with
the spirit and courage of martys, whenever hui
manity, or God, lis author, summoned them
TO a contest with the principalltics and powers
of darkness, for the dellverance OF mainland
This Society has arisen with the view and for
the purpose of eAerting all its energies, and APP
ulging whatever means Il generous public may
hestow, for the civilization, IN the most com
prehensive sense Of that term, of the popula-
ton Of Africa
We have long since entertained and ex-
pressed the opinion, that the civilization of Il
large portion of Africa would be effected at no
very distant day; and that it will be accom-
colored instructors sent out by the colonization
societies. 1t is not to be supposed that the ma
tves, when they see the superiority Of the CT
vilzed over the savage state; and have the ad-
vantagos Of education offered to their children,
will voluntarily perpetu tie their present de-
graded condition. Amongst those who COM
pose the Maryland Colony at Cape Palmas,
are many well calculated to have influence
with the natives. We have read letters from
some Of them, and conversed with others who
have temporarily returned TO this country, and
were greatly pleased with the extent and va
ricty of information which they exhibited, as
we'll as the religious and moral sentiments
which they breathed. Let these colonies be
well sustained, and when the prejudice which
their presence may have excited shall have
subsidized, we have no doubt that the natives
will willingly renquish their superstitons and
savage Iites, and become obedient to the teach
ings Of 4 milder and more pure religion.
1t will probably lie in the power of the
american Society for the Civilization of AT
rica,' to greatly aid the efforts of the Coloni-
cation Societies. Many distinguished gentle
men in various sections of the Union have put
their hands to the labor; and, if adequate
means be afforded to secure the services of
proper agents, there can be little doubt that
the spread of civilization in Africa will be ra-
pid and permanent Oar best wishes are with
the cause.