The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-14
Anniversary OF the New York state Colo
nization Society.

Anniversary OF the New York State Colo
nization Society.
A meeting of this society was held on
Tuesday evening at the Tabernacle, Broad
way, Arson G. Phelps, Esq, presiding /;
which drew together very full and deeply
interested audience. We cannot omit to
notice the excellence Of the accommodations
provided for the reporters of the public press. 1t
is one evidence that their efforts to disseminate
the proceedings of these deliberative bodies are
properly appreciated.
The Rev. DR.. LEvINs addressed the Throne of
Grace in feeling and impressive manner.
The Secretary of the society, DR.. REESE, then
presented some extracts from the report of last
year, and stated that, in view Of the great number
of speakers who had been invited to participate
in the proceedings of the convention, he should
furnishing review Of the statistics Of the dongs Of the
society orIthe past year The total amount received
since 90 the report Of la. May was sSS as CO. Of which
In the State of New York $4,000 has been contributed
Of which has been presented to the parent society
purpose Of recapurng Africans sold slavery. In ls43
i6 day schools had been established Liberia which
churches Of dfsrsnts were and
In aourishing and still prospering condition,
s ksesuI sss .aas
by the United States government ninety-seven pur-
chased their , own freedom, and are now happily
Of Cape Palmas is not included in this estimate
From these statistics il appears that more than
Christians The coonsts have almost eectuay prohi-
bed the sale of intoxicating liquors, $500 being required
aourshing these benghted colonies or they are
by some considered benighted) than in the civz.
cd portion. o. our otherwise happy country The neigh
the head of the colony through whose influence our
missionaries and emsares of love and benevolence are
welcomed among them Their courts of law police and
civil jurisprudence, conducted and filed by colorcd
In Monrovia all slaves colored slaves They
edited by coorcd men, They have schools and literary
societies Their naval forces, which really effective
are NAM ca and oSe1ed entirely By Africans and which
venture upon their coast Governor Roberts Is the
handing officer, and is man of rare aainments and uni
vcrsally distinguished The Secretary said that he
would take this occasion introduce of the
tured Africans who had but arrived from Africa yescr-
day HE proved to be little, difden looking boy, of
about eight years DID, and expressing little
to all that was passing around him. The Secretary
speak his own name in English which was R t;uriex,
lGreat applause.
Mr. SEYMOUR, colonst was then presented to the au
dence in the costume Of of the chiefs Of the Modngo
tribe He also exhibited whip used by them to drive
their slaves into obedience their war horn by which
contain the Koran Also cloth covering manufactured
by the natives the Gold Coast several other art
and Of 5s warfare fare
IBERIA to obtain freedom and whore happily experienced
the South doubted very much the proprety my going
among an unknown people, and thought that by my SO
DOING would but rivet the manacles of slavery upon
those II was my desire to relieve There however,
found liberty, its blessings and its privileges return
to this country with desire to return Africa where
the Of g ana % we ~an
couragcmcnt in this quarter We wish to pursue agri-
culture complete perfection than at present ex-
ists We building materials and agricultural i'm
plements and the appliances OF steam power We wish
to produce our own and molases The sugar
az plenty there in the West Indies and Of far better
and more productive quality. The climate is healthy
and even, and have not been i'll except consequence
There has been little oversight with many who have
battered by visiting this colony that fortunes
free men, either through manumssion or from ha.
wing purchased their own freedom. This country
was captain in the militia, an officer in congress and
justice OF the peacebusly engaged at the time
preaching the copeland doing cheerully such
perform The inhabitants Of this colony look as much to
example as do here and have faith in practices
institutions and principles Of government both religious
and political We are much in want of assistancewe
scythcthere is deem underbrush WHICH nothing e san
remove efiectualy. We want q stesm mill for the
purposes Of manufacturing sugsr-cane In word, fe
low Christians we want your cheerful aid and
agemcnt which Will enable US to attain fame in the last
| great day.
Monrovia then stepped forward and said that having
dcrsood there were many speakers to address this meet
encc He had but recently returned from the Colony
Of Liberia and therefore felt that he might mpart
thing which would interest 20 large and attentive audi
ence was now about three since he first left his
native land to become associated with people of differ
emit color and of different habits than his own And al
and had himself from devoted mother and loving
sister 70 become stranger in strange land yet he had
found tho kind Offices Of friendship the hands Of
the Colonss he had experienced in his country
Many interesting facts might be stated in connexon with
you have been Informed already through the medium Of
ten documents feel this step to be entirely
ha aknA n,.eh srf oroc
cation, and well contented with my temporary exile,
why have returned to this country will answer
or three young colored the science Of medicine
and after having partially completed this purpose is
my design to accompany them to Liberia where may
requested to state few aes in connection with the
capturing Of this boy who but yesterday drew his first
that this boy Of tho Congo tribe situated about 200
miles north Of Monrova, who taken from factory
far distant and of the re-capturcd Africans
from the slave ship Pons which arrived at Monrova un-
dor the charge OF agent from the United States
ment His price in trade would be about $is or $40 in
cash, upon the coast of Africa, and would bring either
in Cuba the Of Brazil from 5000 to $3.50
These Africans oft Congo tribe what understand
be cannbas in their habits and education
been known to exhibit such propenses in our
lonies There 776 Of the recaptured Africans on
board of the slave ship Pons most Of whom boys
of from fifteen years old The United States GO
vernment not having any place prepared for their
Ssy
had them placed out where the best of provided
for them About 100 Of them placed under the
of the Episcopal Mission Society, where they were
taught to spell words of and two sylables might
speak Of the climate but this has been already alluded
to- it is essary say than that It healthy
and pleasant climatcthc heat not generally intense
have known II to be in the summer months either in
New York or Boston, II 10 only from its long continu.
ance that is to be found unpleasant preudical
health the greater part Of the sickness occasoned BY
exposure and imprudence-thc accmatng fever easily
overcome by gentle medical treatment
The Rev. Dr. WsAss, Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, next introduced to the audience He began
every side cried louder loudern I'll speak louder
drectlyI can't speak loud at first lLaughtcs] wish
to get full report of the statistics Of this society that
may know how far have progressed for the past
WISH 70 take 1t South with me- II was the importance
attached 70 this society that brought here and do not
wish garbled report wish had greater ability, that
might employ It in the furthersnce of this cause;
then would DO . thousandfod more than can W.
am yet an amateur in this cause and feed advocate.
was pom 70 sntslayery principles was nourishcd and