The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-02-19

VIRGINIA COLONIZATION SOCIETY. -The annual
meeting of this Society was he'd on Friday evening
last in the United Presbyterian Church on Shockoe
Hill In the absence of Governor Floyd Preside
of the Society, Mr.. VIM. H. Mcfarland the first Vice
President of the Society," took the chair and presided
curing the evening large and highly respectable
audience was in attendance. After the delivery of
ervent and appropriate prayer by DIR. Jeter eff
the Baptist Church. the Secre of the Society,"
Mr. Slaughter, read the annual report We annex
synop. lis of its contents.
In 1859 the American Colonization Society sent to
Liberia six vessels with 666 emgrants; 4O3 of whom
were born free, 38 purchased themselves and 225
emancipated. The revenue of the A. c. S. was
about $5O00o of which Virginia contributed So 800
The cause of Colonization is attracting to itself in
creased interest in many States of the Union New
Jersey, Penns lvania and Indiana lately made ap-
preparations for its promotion. Louisiana has nstruc
ted her Senators in Congress urge upon the General
Government this policy. The Governors of n York
Connecticut and Ohio have commended the subject to
he Legislatures of those States Alabama has organ
lied State society and issued address to the peo
pie of that State. Tennessee, Kentucky and Mis- our
are moving in the same direction Maryland has re-
newed her appropriation of $4,000 per annun.
The facts of the report show increasing interest
from Virginia in 1852 was III. The contributions in
the year about $1,000, of which sum
SIS, 100 drawn from the State treasury under the
act of 1850, which unfortunately cleggedwith re-
strctions which Kindred it's efficiency The follow
ing facts show the operation of this law since its pass
age in March, 1885, In that year Virginia sent to Lii
IBERIA lO7 tree negroes at cost of Sc 49, of which
snly $675 derived from the State approximation
In 1851 Virginia colonized III free negroes at cost
of So 49, of which only 81 $40 derived from the
State appropriation. In 1852 there were colonized
from Virginia III persons at of Sl0620 of which
IS, 100 was paid from the treasury of the State So
that in three years Virginia sent to Liberia 4l9
sons alta cost OF S25,90 OF which onl, $500 of the
State appropriation could be used. Willie the ia,
upon the tree negroes laid for the express purpose
otrasing fund for their sportation has already
brought into the treasury $4,000.
The newspaper, The Colonizationist is doing pood
service to the in the South No doubt Is on.
tertained but hat the legislature will remove RI.
strction from the of 1850 and give the Society
the full benefit of the appropriation thus enabling il
to carry of the increase of the free negroes and
rate gradual diminution of their numbers without
violence to amy interest feelings The annual in
crease does not exceed, probably, 200
After the acceptance of the report, Mr. R G. Scott
introduced the Hon. r. w. Thompson, as Virgnian
who had represented, with distinguished ability his
adopted State of Indiana in Congress- but who still
tanned all his Virginia sympathies and principles
Mr.. Thompson then delivered an evidently extern
Poraneous Speech with which he enchanted the
ton of his audience for than an hour. We have
not space to give even an outline of the argument
which was CALM clear and manly vndication Of the
southern doctrines, consisting with sense,
aud fortified by the Constitution of the United States
tie showed most perspicuously that colonization was
the true solution of perplexing problem and was
common platform which patriotic men Of all par
mes could stand together and which would do more
than any other quiet agitation by acting
safety valve to the political machine. The speech
was frequently interrupted by applause. A vote of
thanks passed and copy Of the speech solicited
for publication.
letter received from DIR Smith, regrettins
his inability to be present and address the nv citing
but promising to 30 At some future time The old
officers reelected, and the meeting adjourned.