Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-01-28
Colonization Meeting---sIr Clay's
Speech.

The American Colonization Society held Il,
sla annual meeting at Washington, on Tuesday
Of last week. We copy from the New York
Herald a sketch Of Hon. Henry clays remark.
on being reelected President Of the Society,
Mn CAY tieh rose, aud was received with
nine times nine, which were repeated. Indeed.
VIC never heard a speaker greeted by such ire.
mcndous applause. when order was in some
doQree restored, he said--
Il wns rather ngainst his wishes that he found
himself advertised 10 address Che society M.
evening. Although he had no reproaches ~
make agniust those who had placed him in the
position he occupied, he must say, he could uo.
bus think that those who had selected him, n,
well as the vast eoncourse before him, would be
disappointed at the result lie had inst ter,n;-
mated long and vast journey, made in the midst
Of winter, and, wherever he had stopped, il had
been his lot TO be surrounded by thrones who
had prevented him from being able 10 collect ia
thoughts upon any subject. lie had come Ia
this meeting without a single note, aud win
scarcely any mental preparation upon the sub.
ject and, therefore, he would advise ali who
had como here with the expectation Of hearing
something extraordinary, TO make up their minds
to be disappointed, and yet he owned there wa.
something Of interest IA the subject be meant n
speak on. Besides the circumstance already
repeatedly adverted 10, Of my having been one
Of those who met in this city thirty years ago. i
has been some years since he had the honor Of
standing in the relation he now was in that Of
| Chairman OF the society, and in all human prob
ability, Il was the last time he would have an on
portuniiy 10 do 60. You have been told dat
some thirty years ago, the Rev. Mr. Findley, and
some other gentlemen, agreed to form Coloni-
ration Society. lie (Afr Clny) was ono Of that
number. They did not agree or propose 10 do
anything more than TO found a colony, 10 wl,irA
any free person Of color might 90. We conlsa..
plated no compulsion; we intended to have the
/ whole free and unconsfraincd condition a
homo where the free blacks should 90, and end
themselves on m equality with their fellows
Far was il from the intention OF the gentlemen
who founded the society, TO deprive ANY one Of
their property--io place il in any danger, or az
feet II in any degree whatever. We did not stop
| 20 enquire whether slavery was right or wrong:
we merely considered the fact that black people
could not live in a state Of equality with white
people, and upon that fact we acted He knew
there were men who asserted there should be no
distinction Of color; that all men were born
equal We did not stop 10 argue that question,
but took the fact n il existed, and acted upon H.
We would place the black man where he would
associate with his own color, and where be would
enjoy all the liberty and privileges tina, were en-
| loyed by his fellows. As he stated before. the
people a color Tb.x v;.,,e.S - d ~ 'ns ny
= ,,. ~.,l =. -a..5
ana issy !, =, ~ "a ~.
n pleased. They w;shod a. der,ons,,.,s - 4,
= whole world the fact. bat they did not wish 70
. interfere in the slightest degree with any nuns
on property or interest Well, gentlemen Of he
Mt colonization society, Il has been stated that
rounded With .I;fEcul,;.. W.. .sr;,s,, in
fire both In f,ont .nJ - IT,, ~, 80. 4,
y ayowed bo<t;l;ty 10 tbs d;s..,,,;,.,, ~ Js,a !,
Oh TAXED ma ~h;,., -, ~ a,l I'LL u aa'e'l =
~ were in favor OF the abo,;a ~ sls,srs .,,.ri.
ch ed M We'll -, .s.ss III s -.
~ partie. 10 40 ~ He raj EEL s, ~, :. =
d. the Society. They were merely with IL view
10 the snel;or.,;o, ,.r ~ ~. ", ~.
"a H.eLs .r,,ss sr. n, a... ~
&c Of the Colonization sor;ety. colanr;,, M a..
I'd blacks Of the United States VAST amoast ,,'
sir Of benefit 10 The human race ,sr,ld -
he than b. ali the abolition so;,t;ss ~, ,r,L.
on What is the object Of ne abol;i;on;s,sS n,
be emancipaie forthwith ali the blaoL ponnI.ton y
Of the United States Very we'll; Il thew accom-.
plish that then our obieet beg;ns rrr ol.o, !.
OF 70 carry them 4, cdnn.,, syhsr. III o'Jee'
IT. an equality, bosh as regarls color :. M &c ~
TO ings We have gone on with IN. -
IL neither turn;nc t M 49, - i
said that m. Soa,, 80 ~, ~: nau oeeh
er 10 be able n he IL any rsi ~ ~ poy-
4, lowing ia objects N he s,o.,1 n. ~ c.l.-
&c had never snpposed tbat w;,b,n, u ~. 'ne 2ocsy
Is Of some Of ne sta,e. a. - ~. se Asss'ace
II, should carry Out their p \, oselnneniI 'ae!
free blacks 10 Afr;cs H., ssnal9g All 'ae
n demonstrate he FAC, ths, I, ',..snuea mere! W
en- having done so' and show - va, possible, ana
~ capable of supporting shsn, Ia sne county
the United States will assss ~ ~ ian av1ps .nI,
: 1t is urged in Opposition 70 ~. ~. le I
u ton that this Is The country TN NJ. w
rs gentlemen, undoubtedly IN Msrts ~, ~,
claim this as their country AMI - aJ n ny
Israelites born in Eoy5t cia;, 49,, sosa -, NJ 4.
ut country; and 50 could iose born IN The dsse,t
m assert they belonged 10 The ,,dar ~ ~
l. Lord directed il Otherwise. The ,r,,,eJ land
was their land, and 10 thai ,bey ~, snaiI- "a.
N ken as their home. (CheersS Ana , ~ho can
q doubt that Africa r. IN fact ,h. boO', os ~
I'd black man, although. casuaIly s,s Sia,ls hsys
ut been born here Here they came, h.n,,;,, ~
main, and is il not folowing IL is;,,' fs.,r.
h, to carry back 70 their homes tbosa Who have
!, been dragged from them. and 4 4 H. no, nrr.
: samptuous to say 80, IS Il not CARVING ant the
ie Divine will to do 50 AFRICA was w,,t,,,s, tbe
nf ~ mn