Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-01-27

1 AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY The annual
meeLIng otthls society took place in Washington city
on Iuf sdsy evening last, the Hon. Daniel Webster,
vice president, in the chair. The meeting aten-
ded by the President OF the United States The Sec eta
ny OF the INTERIOR Judge Wayne of the Supreme court
! and VARIOUS members OF Congress The Hon. + p
Stanton being Introduced delivered "a speech tsays the
National lntelligencer) OF considerable length and
mueh ability in which he commended for The high
dement's, to all the parties concerned, contemplated
IN the purposes nd aclion ohe Society; benefits the
blacks, Tree and slave and The white race, whereby
'he ormer would be placed 10 the position and country
designed Tor them by God aud Nature, a ter having
Deen on this continent educated in all the elements OF
civilization, freedom, and true religion and the
alter, northern southern Individually and collective
~, locally aud nationa lily, be rel eyed from yearly
increasing source OF danger, vexation and annoyance
| And he supported the establishment Of line oil
steamers TO Arlca as a measure OF policy in peace
9 nnd = lie concluded by Offering the following
Resolved, That Africa Colonization, as pursued by
this Society, Is OF national importance and that its
plans and operations strongly commend themselves by
their success TO The favor and encoura cement of the
General Government
Rev. Or. Slaughter of Virginia, was then introduced
by the Chairman and offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the scheme OF African Colonization
affords basis broad enough for Christians of all creeds
and politicians OF all parties stand upon and that its
principles and conduct in eltre harmony with the
rights OF individuals, the rights of the States and our
obligations TO the Union.
Dr. Slaughter spoke with great ability and acceptance
to this resolution. He sketched the history of the
CHHea ol3tes, showing now carry IN the infancy Of
the country it was that colored men from Africa were
brought hher. Whilst the red man had receded and
melted away before the march OF the white race the
black by being kept 10 the car of The Anglo.
Saxon had long and far surpassed the best condition
oil the Indian, or even OF the white population of the
Old World. He has in all respects, physically mem
tally, morally, and religously, been lifted up by his
connection with and dependence upon the whites,
&c.
Mr. Webster being called upon BY the meeting spoke
tor about halt an hour 10 support of the Society,"
io hr IL.
end OF all things from the beginning Gsd 10 his own
interpreter The cupidty and crminality of men were
oitea, under Divine Providence, made to work
great designs for the good of mankind Africa slaves
were brought hitber almost simultaneously with the
advent of the whites themselves. In our shor-sighed
ness we see only the desire OF the white to possess
himself OF the labor OF the black. Those black men,
when first brought here, the victims OF wars and VIC
leuce in their native land, were ignorant brutal with
out knowledge Of God but their descendants,
though 10 condition. it is true subordinate inferior
and ensaved, have learned and have come 10 know
more than any all that they left behind them in
their native and barbarous Africa. And this seems,
indeed, to be the mode the rule established by Prov
dence, by which Christianity shall be returned to that
continent. How plainly is this an indie alton of Prov.
dence He who goes back Africa under the auspi ces
OF this Society ia an intelligent man; he knows he is
an immortal man, and he is in every way infinitely
more advanced Than his ancestors were when the
were first brought to America.
The ways OF Providence dark. Snoe there are
vorious races the EARTH he believed there were
and since of these look upon others with repul.
sion, he saw that there end in view promotve
OF the happiness Of all Emigration from land to land
and from country to country ia great movement it
Is most detective mark of the present age emgra-
ton is III our times an eminent and prominent idea
We see it in mere instances than one. 1t was the
remark Of one Of the abes men that ne had ever in
the course OF his public life been called sto contact
with, Chord Ashburton, when ia this counry) that
i seemed 10 him as if immigration was the design of
frov dence to average or to equaze throughout the
world the distribution of its Dopul ation."
MIR. w eDster referred to the voluntary emigration
from Ireland to the United States, to show the faculty
OF sending the free eoored population OF the Union 10
Atrica in comparatively short period of time.
The resolutions passed unanimously. Sus-
tanned, the colonization is by the distinguished
men OF the country, North and South it only requires
that the proposed steamers TO Africa be set float and
the free coored people will seek the African col
ony as safe asylum from degradation, and sure re.
treat of liberty and happiness. We therefore hope
that MIR. Stanton will bring forth his BILL and support
il with his usual eoquence.