The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-11

tr9onometrcal and geodac survey of the Ststea pr0
power Of any man set of men to estimate With all
these things in view he did see how the state could
Legislature conclude to all these laws principal
portion thereof the State would of necessity
augment and the people be called upon to make the de-
ncency lie objected to the principles of this bill In
selecting the coorcd the peculiar beeciares OF
the great State II New York. lie could right
justice in the principle applicable to this bill of aiding
African colonization that could apply with equal
ticc to the emgrants for California lie could see
good which would result from the enactment Of
this law, and looked it attempt continue
the negro in his prese condition give credence to
the idea that for the colored there hope that
ne must remain In his present debased aud degraded stu
alton; that he mnst be looked upon outeast and
unworthy the notice of the white lilo looked upon
this bill as seeking to engraft upon the policy of this
state the inhuman practice Of adding to the degradation
Of this class
Mr. BErxsAr (whig) followed lie admitted that the
State OF New York indebted to the colored He
would take issue upon that point. The State of New
York did owc them much and this bill to
them The constitution which each Senator had sworn
to observe of itself degraded the coorcd man and he
thanked Ged without hs consent he had voted for
It's passage lie proceeded to show the extent of the
trade and depicted its horrors with great effect From
compilation prepared in England which went througl
that 6S 7S6 persons had been stolen from the African
coasts and sold into bondage with the exception of
hundred and twenty odd thousand that had died th
Passage. Another statement shows conclusively that
twelve years upwards Of $50 900 human beings
seized by the slave traders part of whom had been
into bondage while at least half of that number had
died during the period alluded to. Mr. b alluded to th
Colonization Society and their efforts to improve th
condition OF the colored and made statement
ative to The settlement of Liberia. and its progress
There are at the present time about 0000 persons tn
settlement OF whom 5000 civilized, and 1000 a
like chidren-emancipatcd slaves, who are yet
be taught the principles of their new home And
Their constitution noble document II secured
to all classes and sccts--the Catholic. the Bap-
tist, the Methodist, and the Presby byteran-all all
are allowed to judge and worship for themselves ac
cording to their orr views. Their constitution Is
that no white man shall vote hold Office in the
infant republic of Liberia And this not proper was
II not just Senator b. then REQUIRED to the meeting
the coortd friends and enemies Of the project lie said
intelligent Albanian, (Wm. H. Topp) and their colored
man. who had been to Liberia and favored the Coonza
ton Society replied to Mr.. Topp who accused him of
bcraylng his brethren and acting TO the great injury
true to the at home, claiming his rights, he
should hold seat in the Legislative halls side
by eide with the white mathe coored coonizationist
replied by saying that he might hold seat in the Senate
ment came. and the threshold Of the door had been
crossed equality would ccase the white man would 20
to Congress Hall wlsc he must go to Dean street, for
sad he they would not allow to sit at the table
with the white man, matter how much money might
have in my pocket Senator Il. continued further to
repeat the arguments of the coorcd in vindcaton
OF his own position and to show that would prove OF
incalculabe benefit to the coorcd race.
Mr. BRISTOL dem followed. taking ground against the
bnl, and before concluding gave way for motion re-
port progress, which carried
The Senate afterwards adjourned
. coRREcTIoN-THE NEW YORK GRADE
IL was stated a few days since that the New York
Grade bill making permanent the grades Of and
streets in New York had been rejected in the Senate
This, 1t appears. mistake The bill was originally
passed in the Senate in January sent down to the AS
sembly amended there and returned to the Senate
the 3D. inst The Senate concurred in the amendments
ina the bill passed, az amended. unanimously.