The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-20

audience much disappointed at the brevy Of his
speech for they had come 70 hear Harry Clay.
The Secretary then read the report Of the operations
Of the society for the last year The receipts
$t6,000 the expenses several thousands more which
Immediate necessity for $4,000. Four hundred and
twenty-five emigrants bad been sent out There we're
now three vessels fitting out for Liberia and SIX nun
drsd persons ready the three vessels how
ever, could not accommodate than four hundred
and eighty emigrsnts These expeditions and others
on foot required immediate collection OF Sio0oo.
Where is 1t TO come from It was Incumbent upon
the society to continue its exerons Inc republic had
factories IL had spent SO 600 expenses Of the
troops At one factory, near Cape Palmas, which they
demolished they had found three thousand slaves In
the barracoons, which they had liberated. To pur-
chase large extent OF new territory the republic only
had offered 5000 another in England had offered
5000 and If two other gentlemen could be found to
offer the same amount the work would be done. The
republic extended already four hundred miles along
the coast its population consisted of six thousand x
hundred smigrants, and eighty thousand natives re-
MIR. Seott, Of Virginia took the floor in defence Of
the society and spoke for an hour in earnest vindca
services and supported him in his argument that this
colonization the only practicable plan of amelio-
rating the condition Of the African race But how
We to effect this of transportation? From 1900
1920, the free blacks in the Union had than
doubled, and up TO $50 we find corresponding in
crease. They now, probably, amount to $4,000. Now,
allowing the expense OF removing TO Africa to be
hundred dollars per man it will take only sll0ooOo,
to remove eleven thousand persons year the natural
tncrease Of the tree black population Now this hardly
exceeds the cost Of sustaining one regiment Of the
army The argument Of the gentleman tended to the
that the government ought TO take hold OF
III" esterpIise
The report was adopted
The Rev. DIR Bethuue, OF New York, next took the
noor lie said he had been travelling all the proceed
ing night and was not in condition TO speak to much
advantage TO be sure, he had tried to get morning
neP but every one who had tried 1t AT Washington
hotel especially where there rish servants knew
quarter thought to be pnrpexing enough to late
sleeper but IL soft the pleasant Tuscan
the mouth OF Roman compared with the broad Celtic
oi the vehement Tppersry. daughter The reverend
gentleman made poseTfu appeal in behalf Of the
cause as one commencing itself to all classes and to
every seoton OF the Union In opposition to the OBJ
Jecuons CT all fanatics, North South lt
t'rIise which contemplated he redemption of Africa
ao The xaltation the black to station of dig
my and Independence which they in the hts
tory q the world had enjoyed The resolution upon
which Mir. bethnne based MIS- remarks giving thanks
10 90 for the success OF Liberia was adopted,
Inc Rev II K Gurley, who has just returned from
a WHIT 10 Liberia next came for ard and gave very
grRuJipg account Of the prosperity OF the colony.
'Fbe town # Mourovia numbered already some four
hundIed substantial houses, mostly built of the
people ere industrious moral and religious equally
go With any civilized community lie had spent y
months along the coast visiting the schools and church
soil highly productive in sugar coffee, corn rice &C.
especially upon the besutifsl river st Pauls and st
Johps lie had brought with him several letters from
he coohsts ana various presents fsm the scholars at
the etV'a schools; showing their progressive educa-
on and several copies Of the gospels which had
sattu ana printed In some OF the native languages
for The benefit OF the boring tribes The col0Ry
was iAkt dlsp-lling the humble superstitons Of the
Latves, by which thousands OF them annually for
ages pest perished b. posons and torture WITCH
craft The Republic bad crippled the ella trade and
u encourages would break IL up. and finally redeem
the benigbted population OF the vast contne Afcs
MI Gutiey had brought with him some memeDtoes
from the graves Of the missionaries who had died upon
thst coast so fatal 20 the white man, and his
upon them we're tous ing aud beautiful He thought
1t the duty the government to embark in th, great
enterprise Of Aiding the growth and pery of Libe
RIA AND at half past nine O'Clock. r. NJ the society
officers.