Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-24
AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY.

Zltlon society TOOK place on tuesday evening IN the
Four-and-ahalf street Church, Hon. DANIEL WEB
srER, Vice President, in the chair
The PRESIDENT Of the United States was present,
as also the SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, Judge
WAYNE, Of the Supreme Court, and number Of
members Of both Houses of Congress.
| After prayer by the Rev Dr. BUTLER, anabstract
of the Annual Report was read by the Secretary of
the Society.
The CHAIRMAN then introduced to the meeting
the Hon. FREDERICK ?. STANTON, of Tennessee,
who, in speech of considerable length and much
ability, contended for the high benefits, to ALI the
parties concerned, contemplated III the purposes and
action Of the Society benefits to the blacks, free
and slave and to the white race; whereby the former
would be placed in the position and country designed for
them by God and Nature after having been this CONT
nent educated in all the elements Of civilization, freedom
and true religion and the latter northern and southern
individually and collectively locally and nationally, be
relieved from yearly increasing of danger vexa
ton, and annoyance
Mr. STANTON expatiated the great peace and adj
vanages the country would derive from the establishment
of what has been called the Ebony lint" to Africa
policy which he said England had been long quietly acting
upon, that now, he had been informed, she could
within few days after declaration of with any
Power, throw out not less than thousand armed
steamships the Atpresent are though
in yet in point of preparation, behind Eng
land behind Russia behind France The adoption of the
policy Of this Society would greatly tend to advance
just where advancement much needed indeed, the
means proposed constitute the only possible preparation
for the contingency of the of the squadron
kept by treaty with England the eff Africa
and admittedly with very little advantage the suppress
sion of the slave trade to be thrown into this pro-
posed line of steam vessels the time would come
when colonization might be abandoned by both this So
cety and the Government for the coored population of
the United States would maintain it of themselves In
every waycommercialy, politically, and with view to
the national defencethe objects of the Society," if carried
out, are of primary value and Importance.
Mr.. STANTON moved the following resolution:
Resolved That African Colonization as pursued by this
Society is of national importance and that its plans and
operations strongly commend themselves by their
to the favor and encouragement of the General Gov
| eminent.
Rev DR.. SLAUGHTER, of Virginia, was then in
troduced by the Chairman, and offered the following
resolution:
Resolved That the scheme of African Colonization af-
fors basis broad enough for Christians of all creeds
and politicians of all parties to stand upon and that its
principles and conduct in entire harmony with the
rights of Individuals the rights of the States and
obligations to the Union.
Dr. SLAUGHTER spoke with great ability and acceptance
to this resolution He sketched the history of the United
States showing how early in the infancy of the country it
that colored from Africa brought hither
Whilst the red had receded and melted away before
the march of the white race the black man. being kept
the of the AngoSaxon had long and far surpassed
the best condition of the INDIAN of the greater pro-
portion of the white population of the Old World He has
in all respects physically mentally morally, and religious
ly been lifted up by his connexon with and dependence
upon the whites.
The Christian world for two hundred years. had ex-
pended efforts and sacrificed much life to the chris
tianizaon of Africa But all in vain. Nothing did they
leave, mark to tell what efforts they had made
But, by the efforts of this Society," what had been
done Government of free blacks in Central Africa
conducted in the forms and the general principles of
our glorious Republic; thirty christian churches
numerous Sunday schools and all the signs of civilization
and Improvement Native kings bringing their chill
| dren to be educated.
In the United States union had been fondly but
most groundessy dreamed by some, could take
place between the two There an impossible
gulf between them the two stand and frown upon
each other As patriots, Americans, lovers of
country and its peace that this very question
of the black the and the only thing that
/ had could endanger this Union.
In conclusion DR.. s. remarked the hopefulness Of
the from its present aspect in Liberia If great
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see it. has grown from the of the little colony
jamestown and the ship Mayfower in comparatively
brief time two hundred years what it not fair
to expect from the suspicious beginnings patent to
all the world on the coast of Africa?
The CHAIRMAN then read the resolutions, and
invited any gentleman to speak to them; but,
no one appearing, and Mr.. WEBSTER himself being
perseveringly called for by the meeting, he adj
dressed the Society in speech occupying nearly
half an hour. He said it many years ago that he
took part in the orgination and organization of the
society 1t formed under a league Of Southern
gentlemen, the distinguished Bushrod Washington, he
believed, being its first President. Circumstances had
not permitted him, in the of many years. take
any prominent active part in furherng the objects
promoting the of the society. He had always
looked upon il useful and certain degree practi-
cable and might in the end produce great and good
influence on the state Of society.
There is said Mr.. WRBsTER, q power that the end
of all things from the beginning God is his inter-
prefer The cupidity and crimnaity of often,
under Divine Providence made work great designs
for the good Of mankind. African slaves were brought
hther almost simultaneously with the advent of the whites
themselves In our shortsghtedness only the de-
sire Of the white possess himself Of the labor Of
the black Those black men, when first brought here,
the victims Of and violence in their native land
were ignorant, brutal, without knowledge of God; but