Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY.

The thirty third Annual Meeting OF this Society
was held in the First Presbyterian Church on the
evening of Tuesday, the 18th instant
At the hour announced for assembling the church
was densey crowded, large proportion OF ladies
being present
The Hon. HENRY CLAY, President Of the Soce-
ty, occupied the chair.
The Rev. Mr.. McLANE, at the request of the
President, opened the proceedings by Prayer.
Mr.. CLAY then rose, and briefly addressed the
gentlemen of the Society and others who were in
attendance. After stating, by request. the wish of the
gregaon by whose kindness the Society permitted that
evening occupy this oom that there might be this
occasion any manifestation Of public applause which might
be inconsistent with the place ITSELF as well as with
the feelings Of the Society he continued thus:
will take occasion say that meet you, fellow members
the Colonization Society, with very great satisfaction upon
this occasion. This is annual assemblage It is the
third year Of annual meeting since we were organ
lied as Society We commenced exertons with the
declared purpose Of combining efforts to the Coonza-
ton Of the Free People of Color of the United States in
Africa with their own To that great principle and
that restriction Of exeons have constantly and
faithfully adhered During the existence OF the Society, we
have with every species of difficulty and obstruction
We have been in the attitude Of person standing between
two es-,he uIasm Of the North and the utasm Of the
believe in both sections of the countryside impartial the
enlightened certainy-have been with And
this OCCASION under circumstances of peculiar
couragement' whether we look to Africa, home within
country. In gancng upon Africa, we behold there
the gratifying results of the perseverance, of this Society under
the blessing of a-wise Providence We have brought
into existence State, Commonwealth, People segov
erned, and that of which many had supposed to be
utterly incapable Of segovernmen for understand that
there solitary white concerned in the govern
men the administration of the government of Re-
LIBERIA 1t is all their work and this their
work shows discretion, judgment, good Indeed,
the State Papers which have from that infant Com
monweah would do credit any of the ancient States
of glorious Conderacy Stability order, law, the
Of educaon and the means of devotion that God
who has blessed Them and too in the noble enterprise
which have been engaged, there to be found If
look at home eowcitizens, shall find great of
qualification and satisfaction here Every where, think OPP
position this Society and progress and success has
greatly aba,ed
Public opinion becoming and sound every day
in regard TO the solution Of the great problem which this So
ciety utes OF the practicaby OF the redemption of Africa
from baibay, and the transportation from country
OF an unhappy which impossible should amalgamae
with the mar portion of the population of country
Is longer debatabe question whether Colonies be
successfully planted the shores Of Africa not it no
longer doubtful whether with the application Of adequate and
sufficient MEANS is practicable to transport with their
SENT from time to time, and colonze, free coloed persons
from the United States-as well such Free with
their issue, those who by the Of their may
hereafter be emancipated These motives citizens
Of encouragement for past exeron and of stimulus our
future efforts in this
have, however, risen upon this occasion not make
have
the proceedings this Society. The Secretary will presently
proceed read you the transactions of the past year. and
state the present condition Of the Republic of Liberia the
independent Republic of Liberia, the acknowledged Republic
Of Lberiaand that is saying great deaby two three
OF the grea Powers of the earth From that report you
will learn what has been done during the past year. You will
learn among other things that although far fewer have been
transported TO the colonies of Africa than could have
Sired yet there has been evidently encouraging number
and that the number would have been much greater if the
means of the Society had been adequate You will
learn that during the present large number of appca
tons, amounting six hundred PERSONS have
already been registered desiring TO be transported to Africa
and when that public opinion which have mentioned shall
and pen the benefits Of the results which will
both countries Africa and America from the pro-
secuton Of this great system Of Colonization hoped
that liberal contributions will be made, corresponding the
wishes of the Society and the goodness the in which
they engaged.
The Secretary will proceed read the report Of the
of the PAST year and, after that DONE other
gentlemen will follow in proposing various Of carrying
forward the and which will be worthy of your notice.
sure, from the eloquence which will be employed in re-
commencing them to your adoption.
The SECRETARY then read an elaborate report
from which we gather the following facts: The
receipts of the Society for the past year were
$55, 900 but the expenditures had exceeded the
receipts by several thousand dollars and the Society
upwards of sI2 900 in debt The Society during
the year had sent out 422 emgran and Lad made prepare
tons to send out within the next six weeks three expeditions
There had been about 900 applications passage these
sells but the present ofthe funds they would pro-
badly be able send than $50 persons To send
all Of those who present waiting 90 Liberia,
and to pay the debt due by the Society," would require the
sum Of $40, OO0 An effort being made in Liberia to
obtain further extension of territory the and
military expedition had been prepared at cost of S. 900,
which had taken possession of slave factory and there
every probability that another the north Of Monrovia
would also be broken up. Tie Republic extended
itself about $50 miles Of coast that the entire slave
tent Mr. Roberts, in bis last despatch, Of opinion that all
that necessary abolish the slaverade The pos
session Of this $50 miles of referred to- and which
be purchased for about $50 000 One gentleman Cincin
matt had literally offered contribute S. 900 for this object
another gentleman in England had offered So 900 more and
now but 900 required be raised complete the
requisite amount and to break up of the greatest slave
marts in the world