Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-18

Gen. Scott took Al Vera Cruz. We are happy
10 see The Colonel in such good health ard spirits
alter his arduous campaign under Mexican sun.
Ten years-since we had The pes suIe OF seeing
him last-appear scarcely 10 have blanchrd his
complexion or iurrowed his forehead We shall
have the pleasure oil seeing, and describing more
al our leisure, The trophies Of The war which he
bears 10 the War Office from Major Gen. Scott.
THE ANNIvERSARIES IN NEW YORK.
The celebration OF The Anniversaries OF The seve-
raj Religious and PhiIanthropic Associations. is
now in full blast in the city OF New York. We
sum up The following brief staiemen, OF the al
fairs of each, as far as they have proceeded
american and Foreign B.be Soc,eiv. The,
annual sermon in behalf of The American and
Foreign Bible Society vas delivered before
| crowded auditory al DR.. Crone's Church, Broome
street, on Tuesday. The sermon was preached
BY The Reverend Doctor Maginnis, from Isaiah
Lv. and ll-"So Shall my word be that goe.h
| forth Out OF my mouth, il shall not return unto
me void; but il shall accomplish that which
please, and il shall prosper in the thing whereo
sent it"
| The statistics OF The society were not made pub
| lie, but will be a, their first business meeting.
| Bdptia Home Missionary .Socsiy.-rhe annual
meeting oil the Bapiis, Home Mission Sociely was
held al New York on Monday in The veslry OF The
Oliver Street Baptist Church-Tbe proposed
amendment 10 The constitution 10 instruct The mis-
sonaries OF the society mel TO administer baptism
| 10 adhering shareholders, or The ordinances OF
| slavehoding church, was called up, bur was SUBJ
| sequenty laid on lhe able The following gen
.lemen were appointed officers for the ensuing
| year:
Hon. Isaac Davis OF Worcester, President;
VIM. Colgate of New York Jas Nj. Leonard, OF
Philadelphia, Vice Presidents; Runyon w. Mar
lin, Treasurer; David A. Bokec, Auditor; Bena-
min Nj. Hill, Corresponding Secretary; Alonzo
Wheelock, Recording Secretary
! The managers were then appointed, and lie
meeting adjourned until this evening at seven o.
clock.
| TIE .Ne0 YorA Coionisaiion Society held lis
anniversary Wednesday a. the Tabernacle, An
son g. Phelps. Esq PRESIDENT oil The society, in
The chair. The receipts from This State during
the past year have been S. 1873. The famine in
Ireland and other calls for charity were mention
ed as the cause Of the comparatively small re-
cepts for the present year. The cause OF colo
nizaon in The Stale OF New York is goirg on
prosperousy The Rev. 5. J. Prime, Rev. Hen
| ~ Slicer, and others, delivered very interesting
| addresses.
| Rev. Henry S!icer Of Washington, rose, and
| in his usual eloquent and happy style entertained
| the audience fol- about twenty minutes. He said,
that Tor fifteen years the subject 0. colonization
| has been one of line principal objects OF my At
lenion. have mol looked upon abolilionism as
in the least degree The friend OF the coored man.
| Had il not been Tor The aboiionsts of the Nonh,
Kentucky, Virginia and Maryland would cng
ere This have thrown of the sllackles OF slavery.
| When, in their legislative proceedings, they have
| dwell upon The subject hese would. be friends oil
| The colored man have inlermeddied and their ear
mes, intentions for the abolition u slavery aban-
doned. In The Stale Of Virginia, The enanclpa-
| lion Of slavery was discuss, d with open doors-
| The discussions were published in the newspa-
| pers vi that State and when The object vas AL
most attained, certain Rev. Mr.. Hersey, one Of
The foremost Of modern abolioEsis, published
book, setting forth the evils Of slavery, and in
sertins the discussions OF the Virginia Leeisla-
ture upon that subject. That very publication
has procrssiinaled he emancipation OF slavery IN
that State for a. least half century. The people
were enraeed They had no idea OF a stranger
coming in heir midst ana pointing out 10 them
what they should do; the very discussions Of The
Legislature, together with the bool, pnbIi>he, by
MIR. fler>ey, were burned in lhe stress OF Rich
mond If The people OF The North will lei the
South alone, they will abolish The evil Of Them
selves; il they do not, il will never be abolished.
Modern abolilonsm hiss severed one OF the strong
est bfanchcs-o. the Christian church. and the on
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