New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-26
Meeting Of the American Colonization So
ciety Interesting Annual Report.

WAsH1xGroS Jan IS P ~
Tb American C.lopzatjon society is now holding it,
t,,-,'yb a,,u, meeting in the -Four and half street
Ipr I'm. 4 Crtrcb An immense and brilliant ssseni-
bl,ra are in att, lj,oco Hon. Chas T. Mercer Of Va.
= {e, pr..lrfr irt ,ent p-rsides The meeting
~ M. ,,I ,ltl, uraypr iy The R+y n r Gurey after
,b fS lIojb, I,nort was read by the Rev Nc
I'm -rrrstsry
a. e. ,,- ~ anniversary the Hon Henry CLAY presi-
az a., NJ in Dansi T.b.ter one Of HE Oldest vice
H-a.iaf. + tbt- sasatv have departed this life 1t is
m fr n. u add any thing 70 the tribute OF respect
ie the country and the world have paid their
m rr Vi the executive Committee Of the Society closed
hs1srthly bors The 9th OF May greatly beloved and |
4ty lttlented by u and by wide circle friends.
ceosrI ryieg # our Dpcraons the past year is cal
c,,tvd to prnduce the conviction that the Society
growing In set,luass with every passing year six vessels
with ernilrants have been 70 Liberia viz Two from
Txorieans with 49, two from NorfoIs with 2g7
r, \ !, y,rt rifb - ana one from Wimi1 gton {
! - y r. ~ r..l trI,a Hatinore sent by the NaI7-
WIN 40 : 80, VS., snrt two pnnirralt ina ,if.
!aGa ~ hi4a.l- ~. born Frrr 925 wer. enamel
y. @ "'I ~ a Ia, ives or were purchasedby
pated ana % P,J 'pelb'yi this Society 10
thr'r trends Inc Nhu'o hil4rst 'Fi. ~ ~ 7457
, l'' " IN ' VI ~ f 49, ~ l,n Il bv ih,-
ana 'Ae "i.1 an an ~ il',lly so y -, y ti,aI ~
seayly + = Ve9 ", - 'nlel ~ o. s sah ,,a
aA eSItYhgtAI pflc' 70 FIy '"' "4'e1 9' o4 "''u1S
hatoAplshtd -, - =. .,,
iT" thousand Ieope DaVe oeeh aNe, rom tnel ottp
depression here waited acr"s me oe @ ianted on tne
mrrs.l of an mmene continent inHfl lnto wen
| "ffsFed aniltce itepu.'0 tN Ih0 -
acknowledged by seyera Of The leading nations u the
earth lhry nave iArnls anu tll i
| ~ Itle ~ In I'm ~; ~ ter,n1 W. A W ~ "
az T,,s w ,u' tailts, ripa-;,s s 4s ben onward Ad
has ba.u
,4 :. I'M, s,,i .riaI n, AM ~, l,t tnds 10 henrst
tion In trr9f Of tbis Is adllcei tIe t4tjneny of
p HINT Ef,fIsand Of other citizsus of Libqria Of
V,.in roaa n Navg IateIy nom his Goa At
Of R.v hi Bal who vas sent 10 syrlore by th Board o
, III s,.,, b,r,, Riyrist. ranvantfan
Rnngei irce, Of the Increasing friendship Of both
Erisrl ~, Fr,,c rra fesr, shown d1ry tha year in
| ~. r..ast s,,l,s.. n tisI manner
WLi rb.r, IL tJ,rs ri.in, IN ;rno-tor.a md -eceiv
~, fb fr,r9iia COMMUNICATION Of Gorernnepts abroad
,rstifyi m fnl thst she Is ganiny frpnds in the
Hama hat ,-syl har tirtb
,-at i,nnartanca of coonizatio, I, forcing itself
g7ln E Stata Jeyislsturr. With rrcniiar nleasIIr, We
, 49, -. - {. - . =, ~ 80 - - - - 4;
@ r51r, ~ TO- srstss ~ +,aI ~ ys,prlTratio1,s =,
i n o,riznJ Tair -, 1 fr.a c5irFd rsdn1. that Ma
- ~ ~, @ ~ - M ~ ~ = - - ~ ~ p s pts sIn 200 No. = 80
-, ,srs tbt s,-, ElI r ,,t-tsig,,l tbat tb,
laatur, Of .r,faa 81 tbe rres.n session will remove
Tie restrictions from her re so as to make
Il available to met IL. expenses If an who eniyrate rom
that State: tina. 5a Legislature Of Louisiana have
adopted Joint resolution nstructing their Senators in
rsi,s ana legu.rs the Representatives to urge the
neral Cover uuent to make an appropriation of money
aid the society that the Legislature Of Ohio have be-
T. re them similar r,cl lutiDn ia favor Of Stanley,s bill
and the acknowledgment OF the independence Of Liberia
that the arisIuruf If Cluuccticut has adopted strong
r,porf ana resolutions la favor of colonization that the
Legislature Of New York strongly urged make b-
crai AUTHORIZATION that STATE colonization society
"a formed by eaug men in Alabama that in Georgia
tl- wish is constantly expressed her Legislature
would make appropriation that in Tennessee very
nro> petitioner have been PRAYING the same thing
teir legislature ana that we have evidence to show
th4 throughout the whole country. staueys bill is one
c the most popular measures which has ever been before
,ancra a,a its rs.aga yould be hailsd every where
duty alike essential 10 our national wrfare-the extpp.
80; of -. o,,,,,a-. "a ~, cj,5.ot;,, NJ fr,,,
IL s our uryig 10 know las will Appgar To every BODY
here tonirht ref rrpg to the Hon secretary of State as
one OF tue orators Of tn occasion that the Erecuir De-
+rrput Of lr Government has the very highest sense
Of the value OF our enterprise and desires TO extend TO
Liberia their counIcuapcc As evidence of this we NAV
here q t with proprety sentence from the last annual
message Of the President to Congress when he saws in
= nii ura: law, bcpn taken towards the rtronnoi.
ssur,, OF the continent Of Africa eastward of Liberia
We have ION. desired that this yery work should be p-
dcrakpp 1t is matter of great Importance to the pro.
lr,s and enlargement Of Liberia An the interests OF
commerce and civilization are intimate civ associated with
il For centuries the interior Of Africa has been an u.
knuwn region shut ont and secluded from the rest of the
! world Commerce which has zone every where with 4
j. bold adyeptur s step has falteru and fallen back here
s erptising xporrrs who have dared SO much and pea
lar where have O.ne
o inside the ypry shtil of Africa
rhe interior hs never been penetrapd in any luannl
ccuat, 10 throw omen it, treasures or its wondrr
s t tIlc gaze Of the world Hence it is that we look will
admirst on up5n ths movement of ,ur oyerpmeut Col
opzaon has planted fooisep on the western coast spt
opept gateway through which tho vast recesses of h