Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-01-28

VHS SUVul SlHy, SIuy Sluy, ~ same old Coon
"hurrnh. --lrurrai" these shouts rang through the
Hall Tor minutes.
The Secretary came forward and said the Hon. Mr..
Dayton would speak, and Mr.. Clay would follow.
tiay. Clay, Clay. shouted every one. Not word
would b. listened to from any one else
The Secretary moved an adjournment Mr. CLAW
put t'e question: and without waiting for noes pro-
nHn''red that y was carried snying "et us adjourn
Bu, ,he crowd would not adjourn. They fingered
~ feast their eyes upon the man Of the people.
Mr.. CLAY'S SPEECH.
AT THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERI.
CAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY.
Repmted for the Ner Turk Express by Dr. Houston.
Mr.. CLAY rose, mud WINS received with enthusiastic
applause. On its subsistence, he said -t;entlrnen Of
she Colonization Society, have been committed 10
sny few words upon THIS occasion, rather against INV
wishes, and unexpectedly. have been advertised in
the papers, believe, to make some address upon this
occasion; Although have no reproaches to make
ngnimst those who have placed in this unexpected
and conspicuous position must say that | present
Iecnton, or those which hnss. brought this vast MS.
ecnblage together, TO do justice to this subject or
myself. have just animated journey Of consider
able length, performed in midw,tcr and wherever
have been has been my invarabe 10, to le surround
rd ny tirungs, teavIng me no leisure for the sort Of
preparation which ought always to be made before a
man Presents himself before such respectable and in;
telligent audience as this
have come before you, gentlemen of the Society.
without solitary notr--with very little mental
ration OF any sor-with no prepared, elaborate ad-
dress to make upon this occasion and therefore
would advise all who have here with the expeca-
tion OF hearing anything extraordinary to leave the
hall IN possession Of fewer Numbers than are now ns.
relnbled 70 it. daughter and applause) And yet
own that there is some propcty in my expressing on
tins OCCASION lew words. Besides the circumstance
repeatedly adverted to- in the course of the evening
OF my having been one OF those who met together IN
this city, some thirty years ago. for the purpose Of
consulting on the subject of the formation Of this So
ciety, has been years since had the honor OF
standing in tic relation to the society or sitting i'm the
relation to the society, in which appear this eyrninp
and allow me 10 say TINT in oil human probability il
is the last instance in which shall ever thus appear
before YOU
You have been told that this Society had its oripin
scme thiriy:one years ago, in the action Of Mr.
Finley, OF New jersey, and some other gentlemen
who consulted together and agreed upon the principle
ct It's foundation: was, ms has been stated, one Of
that number We did not intend to do any thing
more nor less than to attempt the establishment Of
colony upon the Of Africa, which the fire.. MO.
p!e ii color. OF their own voluntary CONSENT might go
No rcstrnlnt-nO coercon,-nO compulsory process
was contemplated TO be employed with respect To
them. The whole was TO BE- submitted to their free
mud uncorstraied voltiom Nor was it the purpose OF
the gentlemen who assembled on the occasion 10 in.
icrierc with the title to slaves, held by the owners of
any Of that description Of property or shake or affect
their title III any the least degree whatever We saw
what is manifest in this country, the tree people
OF color and the white races could not live together
upon terms O equality. We did not stop to inquire
whether was right or wrong that such n state Of
LINES Sou IAs' "" n ','e ;att On 'he iilfss'o-
'is W nem N'e IL I ~" a. al a''d Pol''ca con-
! know there are men, and respectable men, in the
cn"y, MuI ' ~, i'd' a ,',,s pIejuu'cr-a'
and TINT should recognize in those OF different color
members Of the human race, entitled to oil the
privileges and mmunitics which belong to any pOr-
ton OF it. Inns may b' ~ inrr idea OF the matter
right but we went upon ''ie ct i'a These Two races
could moi live together ~ state OF equay. Upon
the foundation ot that iac We proposed, looking nj
their moral poliiicn and social depreciation, IN this
country, that they should br removed tor their own
sakrs hy their own consent, To their own native
try, and that OF their ancestors and then that they
might enjoy oil those blessings OF liberty. OF freedom
Of social and equal condition, which il was impossible
%i,s tIe" re re p il, to free person. Of color, W
did not mean to touch affect the title slaves. We
intended, indeed, to be able to demonstrate the prac
ticabiIi;y of colonization and when that fact should
ir demonstrated, those states md these individual,
who had the control of slaves might avail tllenselyc.
of the fact as they pleased either by ernnDcpatinl
their slaves and sending them to Africa not accord
ing to their own will aud pleasure. There wns nc
purpns of ours to do more than IL coOliize the ire,
people Of color-tO bish TINT colony in Airicn
and to demonstrate to the whole world the practicable
ty Of such an object
Well, gentlemen, il has been Justly stated tina
throughout the whole progress of this society from III
origin 10 th. day it has been surrounded with dill
culties and enharrassIii-nts We have stood with /
fire in 'front.' in the rear. and both anks, during tn,
whole period of the exis,ecc Of this society The cx
,rcm,s nnnhLe IN decide. u,r,n anv thn, else, hnv,
united in assanr this society Those who entertain
ed npprehcnsoIis of the safety Of the institution @
slavery have attacked H. Ihos, who would abolisl
slavery at once, if they had the power, assaied il
Well u,ru what ground ought thos.. extremes IN Inv
ettncked u.I Ihayr stated alrendy tha, omr nurno.
WINS that Of total non interference with the nile a