The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-20

Benton and Clay are remotely related by mar
rage. Mrs. Clay Hart and Benton's
Christian name is Thomas Hart, named after
that family.
AT the wedding yesterday, were, among others,
Mr.. Crlttenden, Johnson OF Louisiana, and Mr..
Vinton. The President and his family were not
there, nor any head of Department, but Mr. Bu-
chanap, the bachelor.
Who do you think led the BRIDE to the refresh
ment room! Henry Clay, of Kentucky!
You are, of course, aware of the former cool
ness, or variance, between Benton and Clay; but
there is an amnesty, new bond. Clay's son
ana Benton's daughter are brother-n-law and
slster-ln-law the one OF the other.
Thirty-flrst Annual Meeting of the AmerI-
can Colonization Society.
WASHINGTON, January ls, ls4s
The thirty first annual meeting of the American CO.
lonzation Society, took place tonight. The meeting
advertised to at O'clock but for fully
two hours before that time, the Avenue crowded
with gay throng vending its way to the Capitol At
G o'clock the Hall densey crowded, and even the
Capitol grounds full The Hall presented splen-
did appearance, filed it with all the beauty and
fashion Of Washington
ton. 1t was the most brilliant affair Of the kind We
ever saw and the "Crutchet anthernsn partial failure
may well be overlooked in the splendid suc,ess Of the
In diameter ut the cornice there is only light with
1000 5000 ornamental jets The central light Is
equal to 500 burners and the whole s 81 feet from the
floor The light intense that the smallest print
with eass be read in any part Of the Hall whilst at the
time, it Is 80 mild that 1t can be gazed on without
the slightest Inconvenience to the eye.
The following is list Of the office bearers, some Of
President, Hon Henry CLAY
Wee PRrsDENTs.-Gen. John H. Cooke, of Va; Daniel
Webster, sIass Charles Mercer of Florida Rev. Jere-
miah Day, d. of Conn; Theodore Frelipghuysen, Of
New York; Louis McLane, of Baltimore; Moses Allen,
of New York; General W. Jones, of Washington; 10.
d. Bishop Of Vrginis John McDonogh, of Louisiana;
Geo Washington Lafayette, of France; Rev. James o
William Maxwell of Virginia; Elisha whittles,ey, OF
Ohio; Walter Lowrie, OF New York; Jacob Burnet, of
Of or vrsns Laurie o1 r.
Rev. VIM Winans, of Mississippi; james Boorman, Of
New York city; Henry A. Foster of New York. Dr. John
d Vroom of New Jersey James Garland OF Virginia;
Rev Thomas Morris, Bishop of the M Z Church. Ohio;
RI Hon Lord Bexlsy, OF London; VIM Short Of Phaasl
phia; Willard Hall, Delaware Right Reverend Bishop
Otey, Of Tennessee; Gerald Ralston, Of London
London n Rev E. Burgess Of Dsdha% s Mass. "a
chusetts Thomas Hazard of Providsnce Rhode
leland; Or Thomas Masss Of Tye River Mills, Virginia;
field Scott, Washington; Rev Thomas Bond, d D.,
New York Rev A. Alexander, D. D, New Jersey
New Jersey James Raiiey Of mississippi Rev George
w Bsthuns, D D., of Philadelphia; Rev. c c. Cuyer,
Woods D. D Andover, Massachusetts Jonathan Hyde
Pennsyivania Rev Beverly Waugh Bishop Of the NJ E
| Church, Baltimore Rev. Dr.. w. B. johnson, South
Carolina Shepherd. Baltimore:
fredericksburg virginia; Bishop McIlvain, Ohio Rev
DR.. Edgar, Nashville, Tennessee; Rev. p. Lindsey
| D. D., do Hon J. R. Underwood, Kentucky Hon. j.
w. Huntington, Connecticut Hon p White, Putney,
| Vermont Hon c. Marsh woodstock Vermont Rev
j. J. Janeway, D. d New Orleans Hon. s. A. Douglass,
Illinois H. L. Lumpkn, Esq, Athens, Georgia james
At twenty-five minutes to O'Clock, Mr. CLAY
tered the Hall and his appearance was the signal for
crst who bad incontinentIy srayed into the crowd,
shouted out three cheers for Mr. Polk" and was i'm
ofo1D olrrfa hu oko1ia
hisses.
| A prayer was offered by the Rev: Mr. =. of
New Jersey, believe. After which, the Annual Re-
port was read by the Secretary, the Rev W. McLain,
showing the condition OF the association and referring
Inc iac. 5nst years Ego tne society was or
ooonst landed Recently the coloniss have organized
the Republic of Lbe and this the first meeting of
the society since that organization which they ceeba
ted, it the dawning Of the independence of
standing lonely upon the continent of Africa
oolonists had adopted, reflected great credit upon
them Last year fixed the epoch when the republic
sumed its position IN the political world The report
then entered description Of the country which 1t
described rich in soil and almost boundess in extent
The OF education were also descanted up1n and
the conclusion arrived that with all these advantages
the prosperity Of the country was beyond doubt
Speaking Of the the society report
on to say that Of the most usrious of the
bers now filled the chair This was read with loud
cheers. waving Of cambrios NC Allusion was made to
nos who to visit Liberia and report upon its ad
vantages to them an instance Of the feeling enter
relations the society towards the colony ths
that they before the declaration of nde
pendence and 1t behooved the members the society to
make as great efforts and liberal subscriptions
heretofore There $50 of those that captured
from the slavers landed at Monrovia, most Of them un
der the age of 49, They taken Of by the
agents and they have pettioned Congress for
munsration for what they have done and desire no.
thing more than their mere expenses: During the
reading of the report there sundry explosions,
caused by the smashing of glass breaking Of doors SO
Mr. CLAY rose upon the adoption of the report but
cries
cheers for Clay" &c could not hear what he said
1t appeared satisfactory, however Immediately there
was q cry all the house for "Clay'' "Clsy!o
q" Three cheers" "hurrah" 1t was announced that
Mr. Clay would address the meeting in few minutes
any inclination of his but In consequence Of the
| solicitation of the directors; and he must first
presided over their deliberations. The COLOMBIA.
ton settlement 1,.i mas rpsnsd into nation ana
yours, said he, addressing the President, to rear
the structure; 1t to sustain and uphold it
He gave notice that he intended to offer a resolution
that the Republic ofLibera the fulament in part of
the objects of the society He spoke Of the Rev. Dr.
Findsy, Of New Jersey. afterwards Of Georgia. who
called the first meeting of the Society He
possessed benevolence that wasted itself in loose
idle generaties, and he has sometimes been called
pure benevolsuce, and enlightened patriotism The
first congress under the confederation passed resou
ton against the importation of slaves, and they de-
nounced 1t crime in 1903, years before the
British government did snd declared 1t piracy pun
Hnaple ny ueatu no cOutenueu that we n2u no rlBut
to blame ourselves for the evil 1t ohargeabe to the
British government and We had to treat 1t evil
which already existed In this country the negro
can be free You may strike of the letters and he viii
be physically morally slave Coloniz alton then
affords the only remedy to better his condition He
defended the plan adopted and called upon those who
did not approve Of 1t to furnish better State egsa
ton was not as effective. Delaware, Maryland, and
Virginia already possessed population of forty
to the mile and II fifty the number at which 1t
stated slave labor ceased to be productive stands to
the time not far distant when they will free
n a n n
these slaves and be free Liberia ready to
receive them (Here the speaker stopped for moment
and about commencing again when he received
by Misses and calls for Clay He succeeded in obtain
log hearing, when he reiterated by request of Mr.
Clay he said afew Of the most prominent points he had
before referred to, and concluded by thanking the
meeting for its attention. Here there cry for
Clay" "Clay," when smash went . window, fol-
lowed by ascream)