Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1850-11-07
From the st. Louis lniclligencer

We solicit the special attention of the
public to the following communication
from MIR. Shumate, the agent for the Mis-.
souri, Colonization Society. For the first
time it is proposed to send out company
of emigrants from this State to Liberia.
Thus far Missouri has done but little to.
wards the noble enterprise of colonzng
the free blacks on The coast of Africa. It
is time that the people OF this State were
beginning to arouse themselves to the inn
portancc of this enterprise, which is no
longer doubtful experiment. struggling
with difficulties but is now established
upon firm basis and is exhibiting to the
world one OF the proudest monuments of
American wisdom and philanthropy. The
prospects Of the Colonization Society have
never been as llattering as now. For the
honor of the State, we would not have
postcriiy to rcproach us with the fact, that
we have done nothing-contriEuted Moth
ing towards this noble, humane and chris
tain undertaking. Cannot twenty ndiyid-
uas be found in this rich and growing city
OF ninety thousand inhabitants, who will
act upon the suggestion of Mr.. Shumate
and contribute the 81 800 requiredl
MISSOURI COLONIZATlN SOCIETY.
Mr. Editor: The Missouri Colonization
Society wish"3 to send out a companv OF
emigrantS from this State to the Republic
Of Liberia, to commence n " Missouri Col
ony in Africa" in the month of January
next, at which time vessel will leave New
Orleans, with cmigrants from the Soui,
and West
There are applications now before the
T. Board of Managers, from free persons OF
color, from the counties of Polk, Boone
! and Lewis, who are ready and willing &c
, emgrate to Liberia if the means can be fur.
nshed 10y the Bord TO procure their outfit
and transportation. $500 will be need
cd by the Society to equip and ship the first
company ever proposed To be sent out from
the State of Missouri, and we tiISt the
, friends of this noble cause will cicerullv
= respond to this appeal by contributing tn,
amount specified. Are there not 10 gen
? tlemen in the city Of ST. Louis who will
contribute 500 each, and 10 who vii
give $50 each, to make up the sum wan
ted SUBSCRIPTION, may be left with ia
vid Keith, ESD, Treasurer, or with the un
. dersigned, who will very soon mako per
r sonaI application to the friends of the caus,
-. in this city, for their contributions.
u w. ID. SlIUMATE, Agent.
, Missouri Colonization Society.
Receipts of Mc Missouri Colonization Sociciy
fran the I'm Of &piember till NorembG
: Isl, 1850.
= Cash from sundry persons at Canton, 81 81
Thos. Wash, $40; Jas II Marshall, $40, 20 OF
. James Sutton, SO; John Marshall, SO, 8 o.
Q Rockbil, Church, So 10; l.. II. Bonn.
field, 81 10, 7 81
: Jas. Ellis, 80 cts; Peter C.. Camden, $40, 10 81
l.. James CASTILLO, 81; Judge Sale, So, g o.
! Jno. Sappngon, 50; sundry persons
at Arsenal So 25 8 2!
Cash from Jas. Nelson, Tully, Mo-, 50;
sundry persons at Tully SD %. 2!
Collection at Hannibal, 50 80; DR..
Griffith, 50, 10 81
. Collection at Concord Church, II 0!
John X. Walker. Esq, $40, 10 o.
Cash, from DIR. Penn, to build house in 4.
Liberia, TO
Cash from w. ID. Shumate, to assist in
paying for publishing address on col
= onization, 80 Al