The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-11

N~~rsv~su.& Sa6r viIl Tbeee mon uss thS Nm lust
please their taste but let faots speak and they prove
that only way hunanize the African nation
is through the means of the coored men. We synpa
u With ants oppressed and tusrisg psspe bat what
wise SO nssh sves tie sp not the @
they want. but the laws which tIsy can bear. Aud 80
,hsy are good people "oS DO nes al the good INA,
The greater Of suffering and of degradation
in New York and Philadelphia among people of color,
these colorsd psoplS Wsas 10 tn
to CIVILIZATION INTEL gence and manhood Liberia
ee free not only rom The chains Of bu, from the
preiudces to which he r. subjected in this country Ii
Jou feel for that land the emotions OF christian be-
pevolsIce, become the warm advocates and sincere
friends Of the American Colonization Society.
Row r WEST, o. Pennsy lvs MIA next addressed the
meeting He sad-God sometimes brings into the world
q lumber Of great men-some for good aud some for
evil. History tells that Louis Philippe, Napoleon
Boraparte, Daniel oConnen, and sieaemet All were
bon OF the same day Mehemet Ali was an African,
and could read when he forty Of yet he
proved himself to tue werd of the hoss aud shfeSd
est of governors. There provision 10 the Liberia
stitution that no white shall enjoy Office there
That Is good-tit for tat 1t has been mentioned to
night that men OF our country are not 1t for
Africa. IL ministers Of the Gospel be men Ut like
passions as Yourselves, and open the avennes 10
your hearts, how should it DO thought strange
that of like color should fill Oiche in the temple Of
God9 To me it has always appeared right that coored
houd govern in Africa ard preach the Gospel in
Africa The Africans are just Rs competent to condct
affairs on that continent white are here Only
give them fair chance TO stand tip and show that thsg
immortal beings constituted se ourselves for eternal
existence and that this ASSOCIATION has for its object
There is an abundance of gold and silver the CONT
rent, If tina, be any inducement 10 II the co,n
zaon gees it will undoubtedly be destruction
Of the Institution of slavery in this land It declared
in the Bible that From the rising of the to he going
down thereof there shall be pure incense offered unit,
the Lord All flesh shall see together the glcry OF the
Lord and all mankind shall hear the joyful soaad OF
saationn Therefore Africa must be redeemed No other
agent can be efficiently employed TO hrmanize aud
cvize Africa as this Soc ETY. does astonsh
that the government of the United States OF America
which par colony of Liberia shold refuse to reso
Mise it, while Great Britain and France had doneso Aa
sa that strangers should take Der child by the hand and
the mother of the child should drive il away American
philanthropy planted the colony OF Lbeiia and put "
the good of this intelligent audence 1t should
not be considered the choicest piece OF policy to step Tor
and take thai child BY the hand instead OF -omicg in
last Of all lake the poor Jews ~hep they ali msnk "a
profess the religion Of Christ Look At the wisdom aah
dness Of choice old Great Btain in fostering the
colony and atteripg President Roberts, but Their great
motive is 10 be first In her ports ard predominant in Der
Gntes Safes Give hst Continent Se
por.nnity. Give them them tbs common school and
give them the Bible and let colonization go on trust
That every in the shall give his prayers and
his money, ard his Influence the colonization cause
till Africa is brought up to splendo as great as Asia or
Europe ever enjoyed.
the proceeding terminated with the congregation singing
AtIic awake from thy slunbersi
The night of thy death sleep is Ger,
The day star is cleaning IN beayen
And darkness shall shroud thee no more:
LN light ia tingipg the skiesl
Awakel with the day spring arise
0 Afric! awake from thy slumbersl
The night of thy death sleep is Ger.
Afric. the wave Of the ocean
Bears tidings Of freedom to thee;
The Voice of Jehovah, proclhimiog
Our sons I and s our daughters sRss shall brave,
To bless thee, the ocean and grave.
Afric the wave of the ocean
Bears tidiDgs Of freedom to thee.