Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-01-25
American Colonization Society.

American Colonization Society.
The thirty-seventh Anniversary Of the Society
was held at Trinity Church, Washington City on
Tuesday last From the report we learn the tol-
lowing facts:
+. The opening paragraph of the report pays trih
ute of respect TO four of the vice presidents, Hon.
Judge Barrett Hon. Simon Greenleaf, Rev. James
Lawrie, d. D., and Aaron G. Phelps, esq.
The rec, ipts the Society for the past year were
SS2,454 %.
The expen.li tures have been more, so that the
Society are now upwards Of 1901 600 in debt.
They have sent seven hundred and eghty-three
emig rants to Liberia during the year.
The most interesting pnrt of them was family
sent by Montgomery Bell, of Nashville, Tennes-
see, in the General Pierce, which sailed from Sa-
vannah on the 10th Of December, consisting Of u
man aud his wife and thrty-six children and grand
children. Mr.. Bell gave them good outfit, and
paid their expenses to Savannah, and gave to the
Society $4,000 towards their colonization. He has
large number, some of whom he wants to send
III the next vessel (aOout eighty; and he IS will
ing 10 give them good outfit, pay their expenses
10 the port of embarcatlon, and one-half the
amount necessary TO transport them to Liberia, and
support them there six months; and the Society are
looking out for some generous friend to give them
So AGO to pay the other half; that this interest
ing company can sail in the packet OF tie first oil
April. a9fa
They are the "iron menu OF Luzerne. Mr.. Bell
has long been known one of the largest manh-
facturerS of iron, and his slaves have been his tn
ly workmen. They thoroughly understand the bu-
SiueSs, and are men of high moral character, who
would be an acquition to any country. Thomas
Scott the patriarch of the family, who smiled III
the General Pierce, helped TO make the cannon
balls which were fired irOm behind the cotton
bales Mt the battle of New Orleans, and IS yet
man of great activity and energy of character.
The history of Liberia the past year has been
such as should encourage the Society to press for
ward in the work. Pence with the natives has
prevailed; schools have been multiplied; churches
have been built, and the great law oil progress is
manifest. Liberia is not exactly what 1t was at
any period You may select in lis past history.
TIL. present resources Of the sue ETY. are entirely
inadequate to the work OIL hand he lime has
now arrived when enlarged improvements must
be made IN Liberia. i'h= increasing numbers who
desire 10 emig ate, demand enlarged facilities Of
transportation. Why, tls.n, should mt one vigor-
Gus effort lie made 10 place tile coniro! OF the
society first class steamer. capable of carrying
both freight and cmgramts, and OF making four
voyages u year? Can such line lie established?
We believe it can.
The first hne oil british steamers was enabled
to starr, by the British government giving them u
contract 10 carry the mails.
Let lie United States give this society mail
contract, on the same GENEROUS terms allowed TO
other steamships, ant! t-n amongt The liberal friends
of colonization, we can raise The money 10 build
and equip steamer.
Private enterprise seems inadequate to the un-
dertaking, without some aid from gorernment.-
The same thing was true in establishing the lines
of steamers, llat already afoat, and spreading
the glory of lie country every sea. If this
same assistance l. 10 be granted TO anybody TO en-
able them 10 open steam communication with
Alrc0, seems but right and fair that it be TO this
society, i'll preference 10 any private individual or
incorporate company. 1t has labored hard and
long TO found Llbern, to sow the seeds OF COM
merce, TO open new sources of wealth TO our clti-
ZenS, fields for tie extension OF trade, and
new markets for the sale of our manufactures
Surely, them 1t is entitled 10 any collateral advan
tageS which may be Ill the power OF our govern
ment 10 beStOw, while prosecuting her own legltl-
mate enterprises in that objection!
]. H. b. Latrobe, Esq, the president of the
society, addressed the assembly for more than an
hour and half, setting forth the reasons why our
government should al once recognise the indepen-
dence OF Liberia, Great Britain, France, and
other nations had 50 promptly done. He slowed
the importance o.: culivating commerce with
Africa, rc in all the productions of the tropics,
aud of giving the society contract Tor the eStab-
ishment of mail line 10 that quarter Of the globe.
In conclusion, he drew vivid contrast between
colonization in its inlancy-n ISl6-and its con-
ditiom nj the present day. Then it was merely a
philanthropy; now Political necessity; not af-
fecting party, but The happiness of the human
race. What barren sLoreS then, now pre-
sent thriving ci;ieS and republic is IN full ope-
ration. He warmly aud earnestly appealed to
Congress III behalf Of The cause.
Judge Wayne then eloqueutIy addressed the
audience.