New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-15
Colonization ,fe-fisx.

Amestins OF the Friend, Of Africsn Colonization
VS. held "wednesday night In the Da,eh 2sf Church
10 Lafayette place. for the purposs Of adopting
u-,s 10 end 70 Ibsrs 900 slsvss Get fres By TIE VIII
Of Mr. Rcss Of Mississgpi' who died IN lsS7-slDee
which tine his heirs have contested the Will which sp
prcpris,ed all bis property TO the same object
ASsoS G. PHrrys Esq who scted 80 Chairman. after
leg Opening r-marks stating the object Of The meet
ing introduced Hon 3. ?. erTIxs 10 the audience.
Mr.. B. commenced BY abiding the moral force
which good always carries With n and eisnei
for the meeting he sddessed greater influence shsn
that Of numbers Ne then gave brief history Of the
Colonization Society AMI 10 efforts In estaelhshing TIE
Repnbc Of Liberia He considered that the strongest
enemies Of the plan the ss,ehoders Of tse south
ern States. and the ultra Anrsisvery party Of the
North The future prosperity Of the Republic he BE
rvea 10 be certain and he anticipated crest and rsfii
changes in the condition OF the African nom The
influences Of American civilization trsn.psaied Their,
Hon Hrss M,x~xrI then appeared ana ADDRESSES
the audisses ct some length the character % TIRE
.r,,ypr,.e which the Society mas IN hard he gsve
b,et history Of the slave Trsds dstng rs virgin 'rou
ID. expedition OF Sir John Hawkins 70 Aries IN ths
time Of Queen Elizabeth when the trsrc Was carried
on with the ssnction Of the British Government and
continued until the beginning 81 this century Negroes
were rr,t taken from Sierra Leone. where IN 'ee Prov
denee OF God. they now returned 1nder the IN
ence Of Chri.rsn men and Christisn principles Ihis
visa the great object II the Colonization Society sci
the result proved that u had been efficient means 81
spreading Christianity in Africa
Mr. VI then alluded IN the foundation oi The society
and the opposition il met with from the Legislature of
Virginia The man who hrst brought the south b.
n sht view OF the subject he believed 70 he Thomas
Je 5erson who in letter 70 Monro said, almost IN me
language OF Scripture" Ethiopia shall IN Up Dor
hands 70 God - The troubles which the nrsi MISSION
experienced with the native princes and the SICK
ness and death Of many of their most vsued aborerr
rendered their hopes at times slmost despsring Bat
with this desperate beginning great work bad bean
done in twenty nve years Al present Liberia pas
sesses 800 miles OF Coast and In addition g. her oSu
population "a believed O. exert influence. 81 ar
this may be done by trade and Intercourse over up
ward OF 100000 people OF the interior There I"
much greater influence in store Tor Liberia The trade
of England on the African Coast WAS ttocoOoo ster-
ling year The factors sad traders who have taHs
acted this have been agents OF tribes In the interior
who dwell on the coast Instead OF these the mcf-
chants of Liberia will D. themselves Tire factors
sgents tor the British and this great trade will pas.
through their hands lie considered tbs, the orposi
ZION Of the Abeitionts had nearly cessed and hsnsed
M friend who mad preceded hm-undcr whose .nhu
ence they had come up a. the Buffalo platform. ard
now regarded with some liberation the laws OF ms
south.
Rev Mr. PrNNsy then proceeded 20 relate anew The
case OF the Ross slaves lie stated that the treasurer
had already 5000 toward the fund of 5000, In his
possession-that during tour In New YORK ne hsd cot
lected $500 to $500 and that gentlemen In this CITY
viii give sSl-sc that than halt the sum has been
already raised He proposed that = collection be nsen
up-but this was not very successful Ss inc nee.ps
had grown very thin, aud soon snerwMt adjourned