Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-02-12
From the Alb. Patriots Washington Correspondent
American Colonization EOcicty"Amual
Meeting,

The twenty ninth university of this institution was
celebrated in this city Washington on Tuesday eve
ming last at the LIST Presbyterian church. Brief ex-
tracts read by Mr.. McLane, Secretary of the So
cety, from what seemed 10 be very voluminous re-
port. From what was communicated it appears that
the society has at last relieved itself from weight of
debt, which was represented to have been for a long
time a source of extreme perpexity and embarross-
ment This was spoken of as the grand event of the
year for special congratuation. "Owe no man any
thing" What pregnant maXim-how full of practi-
cal wisdom!
But if the friends and patrons of the Colonization
Society have Just cause for exutatlon in its freedom
from debt, the world certainly has no less reason to
admire the manner in which it accomplished the can
Icement of its obligations. 1t seems from the report
that it compounded with its creditors at fifty cents on
dollar; and the Secretary says they have all been paid
except one man in Philadelphia who refused to come
into the compromise He has not been paid, and new
will be- the Secretary says unless he submits to the
terms which the Society prescribed to its creditors
What a happy escape from the annoyance of mportu-
nate and impairment dWs If some of our delinquent
and bankrupt States could only hit upon this or some
similar eXpedent it would afford them real and perma-
nent relief.
In the mean time the Treasury of the Society has
been repensbed by heavy donations and legacies be-
sides the regular contributions making in all some ff
y odd thousand dollars and leaving at the present time
a balance in the Treasury of over eleven thousand
dollars What the Society has really achieved the
last year, the Secretary did not read us out of the
report. 1t seems, however, the Commonwealth Of
Liberia" has come in collision with British merchants
and traders and thro them with the British authorities
How the matter is to end, time will tel-only at pres
en Liberia takes, appeal to the justice of the civil
lied world and throws herself back upon her reserved
rights! Of course the Society continues its boastful
promises of unspeakabo benefits to the free colored
people Of this country directy-of relief to the slaves
prospectvely-of Christianity and civilization to uni
versal Africa!
Gen. Jones of this city presided at the meeting
There were three speeches, and from one hundredand
twenty to one hundred and fifty people present Many
more than last year. Isn't that lookingup? Mr. Giles
of Baltimore, member Of Congress- and in many re-
spects quite fair sort of little man, took the hool
first The way he brought contradiction, absurdity
and nonsense, with now and then sensible and rea-
sonable thing, together, can't well be described.
give up for want Of room, if for no other roason.-
Mr.. Sawelle agent of the Foreign Evangelical So
cety Ind few short bearings of laudaton over the
arts and mysteries Of Colonization and was followed
by Mr.. Chambers Of Philadelphia new hand, as he
said it his first speech in behalf of this cause
Mr.. Chambers is decid edly noisy man, and rung
changes smarty on the old watchwords of the party
Having come all the way from Philadelphia to make
cheap sort of Speech it would be cruel to complain Of
him for lis part in the farce. won't do it.