Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-06-11
Prepared for the Hamk- Eye.
Benevolent Anniversaries.

Week Vi May. we can give only Orle
extracts of the proceedings Of some 0
them.
The Anniversary Of the New YorI
State Colonization Society The fol
lowing is an abstrac, of the Report pre-
scented by the Secretary.
1.-The receipts OF the Am. Col. Society
tor the last year amounted TO $56,45 60
The debt of this Society has been pait
off. There has been an increase in th'
number of auxiliary State societies recent
ly formed, and revival Of some of those
which have been heretofore languish;ng
In addition to the funds contributed fol
the ordinary purposes Of the Society. the
sum of $4,000 has been raised during
the year. by special subscription, for the
purchase of additional territory. adjacent
to the colony, including all that par, o
the coast intermediate between Cape
Mount and Cape Palmas. Instructions
to purchase the territory have been sen
out to Gov. Roberts, who has succeeded
in purchasing 900 miles of continuous
coast, upon whose free sands no slave
trader shall evermnre place his polutng
tread; nor, within these limits, shall any
slave ship ever approach the shore. unless
as captive. led hi.her in ignoble chains,
TO disgorge her cargo Of human flesh and
blood upon that free soil, and herself a
pirate and all outlaw, be condemned to
ignominy and shame. The possession
of this line Of coast will forever Danish
the slave marts from within 800 miles OF
tho colonial jurisdiction, and close up The
the avenues TO the interior. which here,
as else where. have 80 long been ,hronsed
with the victims of this accused traffic.
Efforts have been made during the last
year to establish s.Liberia and Chesa-
peske packet" TO run between this coun-
try and Liberia. A company has been
formed and the whole stock taken, so
that there is good ground TO hope that
,hi. most desirable object will be attained
at an early date.
The moot encouraging accounts contin-
no 10 be received from Liberia, showing
tina. the elements of grea, and mighty
nation are peacefully working on, results
there. which shall ere long as,onish and
confound gsinsayers. who have persisted
in prophesying evil Things, and ultimately
call forth the admiration Of the world.
According to census taken in ls43,
it appears that the whole number of emf.
grants up to that lime was 4.456. OF
whom 1890 had been emancipased from
slavery in view of their emigration. 81
had purchased their freedom, and the
remainder. 1857. were born free. Oh
The whole number of emigranss. 4.l7O
were sen, ont by the American COLOMBIA.
lion Society, and 2s6 by the q. States
government. The total population of the
colony in l8I3 was 1880; Of whom
l4.4 were COMMITMENTS in the several
churches in the colony.
1t 10 with strong confidence submitted
to the Christian candor of ei,her. the
friends or the opponents OF the scheme nI
African Colonization, whether there are
to be found in the wide world infan
settlements OF emigranls. even though oil
Angio.Saxon blood, in which there are
stronger evidences Of Christian influence
than are presented in the statistics o.
Liberia. Where else are there l6 schools
and % churches in population of 1890
souls! or in what city or town in Chris
tendon are more than three fii,hs Of lhe
inhabitants regular and worthy commun
uieants Of the churches, and one-fourtf
of the population found in attendance
upon the schools! We challenge com
parison with The mos. favored spot in
enlightened and Christian America, no
only in these particulars, bu, in the order
aud morals of the Liberian community
which are ever the topic of admiration
and sulogy by every candid vi-iter.-
| Drunkenness, Sabbath bre aking profanity
and ria,ous conduct, are seldom known
in that community.
In Liberia the door is open to the col
ored race to the highest situations. -
Their color, instead Of being a drawbacks
upon their efforls TO rice, IS a passpor
and qualification for the race of Compel
ton with their eounlrymen in every
department. In its selection to the Mis-
sionary work, the colony presents a grea
and efectual donr, through which acces:
may BE- had TO The $50 millions Of thei
kinsmen according to the flesh, who now
lie eniembed in superstition and shroudet
in morsl darkness. Every settlement
upon the coas, Of Africa. from Cape Pal
mas to Cape Mount, is lish. TO welcome
the Missionary and the Bible. the schoo
and the church, while by sending thei
light back into the gloomy night Of th'
continent, they pertsnd ,ha, coming day
when Ethiopia shall stretch Gu. her hands
to Gsd.
The Report refers to the capture o
the "Pons Of Philadelphia" With he
600 slaves. and TO Other ships captured BY
our Navy, IN proof of the disgraceful fac
that there ye. are American ci,izens inhu
man and base enough to engsge in THU
horrd and revolving traffic. During tn,
last ak months l0l slaves have been cap
tured by Her Majesty's cruisers alone
and it is estimated that not less than 300,
600 slaves are annually SHIPPED from Afri
ca across the ocean to interminable slave
ry. The Report eloquenlly and power
fully urges the duty and necessity of tax
ing some more efficient measures 10 pu
| an end 10 this abominable traffic.
There arc IN the coast If f,;c, olovo,