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TepuDnc strong eHOugH 10 protect ltselt against
all savage aggression-a republic Of colored
men, speaking our language, and forming trea-
ties of commerce and friendship with the prin-
cipal nations Of the carth--a republic bearing
all the marks of thriving state, extending its
laws over 10000 OF the native inhabitants, and
its treaties of peace and friendship over sixty
thousand of those tribes" Had you Hien been
told that you should live TO behold these results,
and that your efforts would contribute to attain
them, you would have been incredulous You
would have said History furnishes no record
Of a colony being founded across the ocean, and
gaining such maturity and strength in the short
space of twenty-eight years" But such, UNI
der the fostering care Of God is the result in
the present case
We ask, them have we labored in vain Are
not the results far greater and more glorious
than any OF us Then could have expected And
do we not see, in this review the evidence that
God is with us and find ample motives urrinr
us to stronger faith and to more liberal efforts
Surely, the plan of rearing republic of intel
ligent Christian men, on the continent of Africa.
is noble conception, far reaching in its inilu-
encc. 1t encirces in its wide and benevolent
embrace, II nation of slaves at home, and con-
tlnent OF heather abroad. And it is confidently
claimed for the Colonization scheme. that it ha.
dome more far The African, in the last quarter of
century, than all other plans combined. We
can point to actual and tangible results. We
can point TO more than 23OO slaves liberated.
settled in their father.and, and invested with
| the rights and dignes of ireemen, through the
| influence of Colonization. We can point to a
domain as large some of the kin rdons of
| Europe. purchased and reclaimed from savage
ism and forever consecraed to the uses of civ
ilization and Christianity We can show the
slave trade removed from that domain. We
can point to Christian missions planted under
| Colonial protection to hundreds of converts
| from heathanism, and to 10000 heather. saw
aye men brought under treaty stpua,ons. and
consequently subjected to the influence. of civ
ilization. And we can claim at least no small
part of what has been done in our own country
| for awakening the public mind and conscience
to the wrongs of slavery. and to the unalterable
purpose that it must and shall cease from our
| land.
If, from this general retrospect. we turn to
the events of the last year, we find them fraught
both with encouragement and solemn admoni-
ton. Death has removed some who have long
stood by our side and mingled their sympathies
and labors with ours One member of the Board
of Managers and one of our Vice Presidents
| have ceased from their abors. ARCHIBALD w.
| HYDE. Esq, who has long been a friend and
patron OF our enterprise. and for eight years
member of our Board, deceased during the last
winter. While on his sick bed, he gave twenty
dollars as his last annual donation which sum,
with ten dollars added by one or two other
friends, your Secretary requested to have 50 APP
piled as to place Col. llydes name on the list
of life members Of the American Colonization
Society.
On the 9th of July last. the Hon. PHIyEAs
WHITE. the LIST Vice President of this Society,
rested from his labors. In good old age, after
life of honorable and useful toll. he went down
to the grave ripe for better world. Judge
White was one of the founders of this Society,
in 1919. lie was elected one of the Board of
Managers at the first meeting and this office. or
that of Vice President, he held to the day of his
death. We invariably found him at his post Of
duty. lie was one Of the earliest advocates of
measures tor the improvement of the coored
people. Near thirty years ago, while member
of the Legislature Of the State. we find him
moving an address to Congress ON the subject
of slavery and the slave trade. He was ap-
pointed Chairman of the Committee TO draft that
address That address, which may be fonnd in
the Journal of the House for the year $40. is
alike crediable to his talents and hs pie'y.
: Judge White was a constant and liberal con-
trbutor to the funds OF our Society, and was
ever ready to aid the cause by every means in
i his power. In January, IS l6, at the advanced
age of rs years. he went to Washington as one
, OF the Delegates from this Society to attend the
annual meeting of the parent Society. lie re-
turned greatly encouraged by what he had seen
and heard, and made to you his report at our
last anniversary.
Our cause has lost another stedfist friend. du-
ring the past year. in the death of Mr.. NATHAN
LATHRoP of Essex, Chittenden County. Mr.
, l.athrop though not wealthy. was ever liber-
al contributor to the great cnterprizes of benev-
olence, during his life, and, in his will. he gave
, a bequest OF 500. to the American Colonization
Society 800 to the American Bible Society.
Inn Ii 60
From the tombs OF the dead. a voice comes ur,
to us, who survive. saving. Do ,ciM nm ,ujoLt
whatsoever thy hand fn,ieth 10 d
As to the progress our cause in Vermont.
the last year. we can say that it has been pro-
portlonate to the labor bestowed Deacon Sam.
uel tracy under commission from the Amer.
lean Colonization Society, continued his labor,
TWO or Three months after our last anniversary,
and collected and forwarded from a few towns
IN TINS state 80 to the Parent Societv.-
As Mr.. Tracy found it necessary To vithdr, IL,
from this field of labor, early in the wear the
} Secretary, with the advice of some of the off.
GERS, sent a commission 10 the Rev $ s Ar
hold OF Westminster, who is flvorahlv known
as an earnest friend and successful advocate of
= colonization. Mr. Arnold commenced his Ia.
! bors with encouraging prospects, bat was soon
Obliged to renqush his agency by tilial duty Ia
an aged Father, now over 100 wears old. Nv
eNcHdilUcS however. he has visited of late a con.
I siderable number Of towns In the renort ofhi.
agency, Mr.. Arnold SAYS The time ho ve Ia,
: bored for the society under nv commission !.
; one month and a half. ! have preached and
spoken to ten congregations, on the subject
cannot say that | found as much enconrare
, mcnt as expected by way of money. There
! was a very general appreciation of the cause =
though IN many cases much ignorance. was
asked more than once, if this ENTERPRISE had no,
all gone down! and there was apparently grea,
surprise to hear the facts in the case. MANY
5 are beginning to think more fivorablv who had
2 been opposed, One man of this descrip,iou
1 gave me two dollars. because he could not a,
present see any better way of benettting the AZ
2 rcan race. Where have been should thinl
the public sentiment was turning in favor of this
cause.
The collections reported by Mr. Arnold
/, amount to Slil07. The amount paid to our
< Treasuref~by individuals and parishes, where nc
i agent has visited, is So
: From the above statements it will he seer
? that about Sl3i95O have been contributed from
e Vermont. in aid of Colonization durinr the /, :
E year The Secretary has presented the subiec
# in several parishes in Chttenden County. anl
also in keeseville, \. Y, where a coilectior
/, was taken of 1900 for the American Coloniza
i ton Society, Wherever the subject of Coloni
u cation has had fair hearing. il has uniformi,