Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-01-25
American co1onization Society.

The thirty-sixth annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Colonization Society took place at Washing
ton, D.. c., on Wednesday night. The edifce was
densely crowded with ladies and gentlemen, among
the latter, m~anymembers of Congress, judges of the
Supreme Court, heads of Departments. and Others
holding high official station. The President ofthe
United States occupied a seat upon the platform.
There were in attendance upwards of forty dele
gates from the various auxiliary societies through
out the Union, a larger number than has been con-
gregated MISUNDERSTANDING an increasing inter-
estin this cause.
The Hon. CHARLES F. Mercer Zone of the oldest
vice presidents who could be present) called the
meeting to order at seven o'clock.
The Rev. R. Il. Gurley delived a prayer appro-
pirate to the occasion.
From the annual report, we make the follow ing
extract:
"tSince our last anniversary the Hon. Henry Clay,
president, and the Hon. Daniel Webster, one ofthe
Oldest vice presidents of this Society, have departed
this life. 1t is not for US to add any thing to the
have paid to their memory.
Matthew ST. Clair Clarke, ESQ.,, for many years
a member of the executive IN of the Soci-
ETY., closed his earthly labors the 9th of May, great
lybeIoved and deeply lamented by us, and bya
wide circle of friends.
ga general review of our operations the past
year is calculated TO produce the conviction that
the Society is growing in usefulness with every
passing year.
"Six vessels with emigrants have been sent to
Liberia, viz: two from New Orleans, with 1872; two
from Norfolk, with 297; one from New York, with
81; and one from Wilmington, North Carolina, with
14S. In n vessel from Baltimore, sent by the Ma
ryland Colonization Society, we sent tro emigrants,
making in all 666; of whom 403 were born free;
225 were emancipated, and 80 purchased them
selves, or were purchased by their friends.
E'Ihe whole number sent by the Society tn Ii
IBERIA from its organization TO the present time is T.,
451, and the whole amount expended upon it by
this Society is 81 ,065, s07 81, which no one will
venture 10 call an extravaganza price to pay for what
has been actually accomplished.
ga few thousand people have been taken from
their deep depression here, waited across the
ocean, planted on the margin of an immense con-
tlnent, organized into a well-ordered and free re-
public, whose independence has been acknow-
lodged by several of the leading nations of the
earth. They have farms and houses,
and agriculture, schools and churches, the arts OF
civilized life, and the institutions of religion. all in
full existence.
"'Thus established, Liberals course has been on
ward. Advancement has been made the past year
in all that's valuable in civil and social life, and
all that tends to benefit the nations. In proof of
this is adduced the testimony of President Roberts
and of other citizens of Liberia; of Captain Foote,
United States navy, lately returned from that coast;
OF Rev. Eli Ball. who was sent out to explore by
the board of the Southern Baptist ConventiC1 \.
"Renewed evidences of the increasing friendship
of both England and France have been shown du.
ring the year in the most substantial manner.
"While Liberia is thus rising in importance and
receiving the favorable consideration of govern.
ments abroad, it is gratifying to find that she is
gaining friends in the land that gave her birth.
"The great Importance of colonization is forcing
itself upon the State Legislatures. With peculiar
pleasure we record the fact that New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, and Indiana, among the fee States, have
made appropriations to aid in colonizing their own
free colored people; that Maryland has renewed
her appropriat ton of $4,000 a year for six years;
that strong hopes are entertained that the Legisla-
ture OF Virginia, at the present session, will remove
the restrictions from herla1ge appropriation, so as
to make 1t available to meet the expenses of all
who emigrate from that State; that the Legislature
of Louisiana have adopted a joint resolution in.
Structing their Senators in Congress, and requesting
thelr representatives, to urge the General Govern
ment to make all appropriation of money TO aid the
Society; that the Legislature of Ohio have before
them n similar resolution, in favor of Stanley's bill,
and the acknowledgment of the INDEPENDENCE of
Liberia; that the Legislature of Connecticut have
adopted a strong report and resolutions in favor OF
colonization; that the Legislature of New York are
strongly urged to make a liberal appropriation; that
a State Colonization Society has been formed by
leading men in Alabama; that in Georgia the wish
is constantly expressed that the Legislature would
make an appropriation; that in Tennessee very nu-
metous petitions have been praying the same thing
of their Legislature.
zone of the most important measures which is
now before the country for the advancement of
SOloliZdLloH Il the OIL introduced by the Hon. Ed
ward Stanley, of North Carolina, in the House of
Representatives, which provides for the payment to
the several State of the fourth enstalment of the
deposits of public money directed to be made with
said States blythe act approved June %, 1885, The
passage of this bill by Congress would place at the
disposal OF the states for purposes of colonizing
thelrtree colored people and providing for their well
fare, Sass, $50 rs annually.
'"The various auxiliary societies have much nros-
pered the past year.
"The agents employed in collecting FINDS have
been active and successful. They have done hon
or to themselves and greatly promoted the cause.
"Some special measures have been taken to en-
tighten the colored people. We highly commend
the action ola large number of citizens of Mason
county, Kentucky, who organized themselves into a
committee to lay before the free colored people
their true interest. If such measures were adopted
and faithfully carried out everywhere, it would pro-
duce the most happy results. Surrounded as they
are IN mat places by councillors hostile to Libe.
ria, and agitated by the rough and stormy waves of
advers'ty, they see notthe star OF hope that CLEANS
BuiIdill the shoes of Africa; they appreciate not
son, hS estiny of honor, the career Of broad and lasting
BoAHlllnesS which is there, in that far off land
rSnH9ed before them.
Thshere, then, is a work, too long neglected, in
SuGllch all the friends of humanity may bear a hand
th"e must go to them in the true spirit of benevo-
sIence, and not give over until they arouse them
selves and be men. The seed we thus sow NAV
lie long IN the earth, but it shall untImely spring
up and yield a plentiful h~arveSt.'
Addresses were delivered by the Hon. Edward
Everett, the Rev. Charles H. Reed, of Richmond,
Va, and the Hon. Charles F. Mercer.
Frightful Explosion.
The Liverpool Mail of the list inst, states that