Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-02-27
vInCISJa COLONIZATION SOCIETY.

TIE annual meeting the Virginia Colonization Snce.y
was held in The Hall Of The House Of Delegates, on Fhioy
Iin:' 20in Fcaruaiy, 1859:
G,yrnor ! r. Flnyl President ,nok the Chair The
aran Rev Plp Slaughter, presented aad read The ann4s
Icrnrt.
Rev NJ. Moore offered the following resolution:
Resolved. Iu The schcfnc u African cuon'z tnn is ont
of w> ;icy C"Ilsiin oh :ii:y, consistent viii
lessons au-ht alike BY the history ut hc past, ht
facts oi tie present and the prospects "l the iniu;e
Upon His resJlrn Mr. Moore spoke wi'l marked ability
an' iat.rcst.
Rev Nj Real followed ssconling III, resolution ind sus
,ains iorcby and eJeurny the o;Jrcs ud a;lS Vi Tie
S0,iry.
B>nop Paine spoke interestingly, giving the result Of
his ~bsrva"ns dulns tou en- years Residence as ms
sunay Airicr AMI bearing favorable Testimony ~ :t
c,,nG.a p,urcd Dn ia coast.
The then iHken tho resolution ana u was
un l.rirtl.iy adopted
i'nr Il ,wod Esa t:T,rcd the following resolution:
Resolved, TnL - ne appointed committee on Ii
r,rt m the Society," prclre and present mcnpni ~ i!''
I,c:s!a.'c p.aY.Gg that IL" terms III the a:.nEl hp?rpra
,i, n.y the cnl,n:Z ,ilou =" ee nrg'oes ni IN
State in Liberia be ch .ng"d 10 allow ty Instead :"
w, live dn's each ems ant AMI tlnt liie sur 81
h list two years appropriations may be esFensd 10 S'
n,arn,r.
Gu,n TIL, resolution Mr. How ar ado pertinent
ma ~ urans dhc,inn Uf the Act nnd showing Us N
c:i"le"ry .ancs or accomplishing The pu pose
Vi ~. .rr.i.;Ir..
Sorc a!,ratln being sugg I'D by the Rev Mr tns'cy
Mr. ;waid "trc@ his sulnJn an e i', 'w.1s nor
grn.tal IN lip trrns, was proposed and ni"9'ed:
Resolved, Taata committee b: APPOINTED IN Inc part Q
The Suce,y ~ prepare anu pfesent IeT0rt ~ !nr Lsss
liiurc on tie ~! jet uf African Cnon;z '"a
-. Society nduu:nci Ia n.ct ~ the ".hco vi 'f
n.x..r a; h1Ii.p .tt O'Clock SATURDAY nfr-rnoon
J. FLOYD, President
Frro. ENASsr.Ar, Sscy.
;IcyDAY, z3 FEB.
The oH-7c' meeting took P,-o this fr.r"'n 'seat
Of sa.g:ay u a2;"i;,.d ;,r o!ies o NJ. 9 'x':
Ia -. ",i.e # IL. Pcr-iGn, M:. D. D BAXTER, o::s
tho Va it.i.!rnts. took The cia-
o. N ,ipa Z :,iss That n" nird 'Eth: o' Tie consl.
,ntr -. nu.r,.red G':w % TIE npioln meal OF =
in,:.ai II - fe P:itrn and o Is s!gui .. i lana
pc,s. plssr. unanimously?
~ ;hc Suggestion III slr. S!iugnis TIC o'J"as fesOiu
ton vas ,:ani1i,Is!; HGnp;GH:
"G.StIvcd Tnl: c.fc!d agent Or au'hzHn 10 ma
.he necessary aTra7S nicii's WIN The -
Scicy to secutc lonious couIeraon eci"een ms 30
c.i, and the American Colonization Society," III coec!!n
funds and procuring emil from this State 10 Liberia
The following xcotietacn were appointed comh'tt1e =
mcir!aze the Legislature the subject t Aifltan C0o
nizn,lon n occotdon:e win Inc las' esoiuon u 1
nj. hi: :, rr; {
J,nn Howard. Vim II Macfa,lan6, Thos II Elf,
Floyd ard Geo Johnson and an nn''"n ne r'es'e"'
trn,., Baxter, was indeed 10 the comn'itit- of o
The Society then tHsie Tie following apoh uI''.' " w.
GERS ard nlanaa-;s for the CtsCiEg year:
! john y uyd President. :. = o., ),
y,ce PREsipEy-s-Wm II Iacfarl:n'' ) baxter, JoA
| II Co"ie inhn Jaonev SIN Biackford, farewell Taylo
| Jo,n Rutnsrtoord r G Scott e Bruce X c L Moncur'
! 2 q B,liInr IS Maxwell, Nicholas Mills, D Arcy Paw
! Sam Me Reid, Dr. Ca5ell Thos Michl-, Philip WI
! i,r,s Mycdham Robertson Peter II Steenhergea Geo
Lee Walter Cc!es of Psy!rInla, Andrew oe'chsoh, I-
! oar Snowden. and Jpserh l. Fry
! Frederick Braasord R!corcing Secretary.
re,rrv Daniel, Jr, Corresponding Secretary.
| Thomas ii Ellis, Treasurer.
O,cr Managers Samuel Reeve John Caasie, Fiemn
JAMES John Steger, Vim Fl HaxaI. Samuel pu'ne?. ".
chae Greter, Rlchard Whitfield, II ClsoIEsr uin uno
Sampson, John Howard William GwahmeE'' A'''o
James Dunlop and James Thomas, Jf
| Tie Society then adjourned. n-.., -, te,
Fred BRASsFono, Sec'y.