New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-07

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DIR. REESE then read the annual report of the Board
OF Managers. The following is IN abstract:
The report, after alludDg to the earnest desire OF
the Managers to remedy acknowledged evils grow
ING out of too limited and defective accommodations
for newly arrived emgrants and explaining the causes
which DELAYED active effort to affect II, states that
Mt the annual meeting of the American Colonization
Society plans were adopted for this purpose, cacu;
lated to draw out the harmonious cooperation OF all
the friends of the cause.
The bark Lamartine, fitted out in Deeemoer con
veyed IS emigrants TO LIBERIA of those speedy ana
safe arrival advice has been rooeiveu. MID.
The bark Cora has hsSn dispatched iIou >dttlnOIe
and Norfolk twics during the year-ia May and in
November- conveying l56 engrants.
The tstai receipts of the year. as appears from the
O. 500 were borrowed to meet the expense Of the La
martine.
The actual donations and collections for the cause in
the State of NewIork were sl2 $50 81; and If to this
rum add the receipts for the Education Fund,
$4,000 49, the total amount contributed in the State
amounts to Sl7,l87 90. 80
The legacy of the late Samuel ). Hewland, OF the
City Of New York of $40 600, not received from
the executors within the fiscal year under review but
the Board giatGed to announce that 1t has been
HmeIican Colonization Society, and a large portion
has been already appropriated to the objects of the
tostator This and other similar iegacles vi" gu
swell the aggregate in our next annual report. .
A,encas-rhe society has had the services Oh ou'
one travelling agent all the year, ana another portion
of il.
for the future. .o
The legislative aid afforded to the cause of Colonial
tiop by nine States of the Unon-encouraged TO re-
newed effort before the Legislature OF New; ork'
Hope is expressed Of better success at future time.
The Slave trade is stated TO have been renewed an
some measure ON the coast of Africa, but not In LII
IBERIA. ., .....,o., 40
The importance of Government armed steamers 10
cruise in ihose calm ATTITUDES is urged.
The successful and peaceable election OF PRESIDENT
Benson, in the place OF j: j. Roberts, VINO deemed
beipp n candidate is considered hopeful sign OF
the success of Republican Institutions on the coast oil
Africa. - -,
The war with the natives of Simon River and the
newly formed settlement at Cape Mount, are men
TONED az marking the history of the Republic, aud as
inviting Us to aid in meeting the heavy expenses.
The subject of education is referred to as having
received impulse during the past year, DOth
in Liberia and in this country, and the Board partieu-
lerly aude to the valuable incOme of the Beverdge
and Bloomfield funds, by which thirteen youths have
teen supported i'll a course OF superior education IN
Liberia requests for this important object are de
The Colonization Journal has been continued, with
evidences of Increasing favor and usefulness
The appeals and plans of the American COlonlLaton
Society for raising and appropriatlng 100000 are
referred TO with appreciation, the experiment OF an
interior settlement and the speedy preparation OF
cowmodous and healthy homes for the newly arrived
emigran.s. 49,
Special and grateful auson is made to the distin-
guished hberaly of a gentleman In Mississippi, Mr..
David HUT, who, in the hour of extreme want, re-
mitted donation of s. 900 to the Treasurer of the
American Colonization Society; of the late John Ste
vens Of Talbot County, Maryland, who, while yet
living transferred the bonds and available means to
secure fuId of $40 coo toward the building of
sell and the consderae l6erality and care OF two
tle,nen of this Society, Mr.. A. G. Phelps AID IL. NJ.
S.Liefelin by whom the first steam sugar mil has
betp furnished to the farmers of Liberia.
cheering review is made Of the progress OF Chris
tisn mission in Africa, and of Christian instruction In
this country at the South among the eS.oLed p1paa-
ton; of tie progress of discovery in Central Africa;
the awakened interest among the people OF Dihomey
Gombs and Asbanter; tie aooltiPn Of Poygauy ana
Slavery in A0yssLia; the growing tehicHN! 10 eshau
cipaton; the entire harmony of the men VI the
cause the increased action of state legislation, anu
confident hope is expressed that the future has iat9Gs
higher snccess.
Rev. n. S. FIyDIrY was the first speaker He ad-
verted first to the progress which had been IN zoe
within II past twenty years in recognition OF the
exceleI and expediency of the COLONIZATION senene
Twenty years ago Liberia was but cOioAy uluci INC
protection Of bankrupt Society, but 10" ~ VISA
Republic having zoo miles of sea coast, which was
recognized and protected by the three creates powers
on earth, the United States, Great Bnt1lh, and
France. Great Britain had donated 10 the Republic
a vessel Of war; france had donated 10 1t
the arms and equipments for thousand soldiers,
Thirty vesseoi were stationed along The coast OF
Ahiea to preyeni the saye.trade. Tne Colonization
society had cone al they proposed, which was only TO
es'ao.sh colony OF CHRISTIAN negroes The had not
caniea over 4 batmllon OF free negroes They had
not emanciPeted three millions Of slaves; they had
lever proposed to do But Liberia had power
"1.n .St 10 extend its influences over Arci great
i.Leh .niS country lad ever had It's commerce was
c1eDohg. Already the Commerce. be. wee, Africa
and England aud France was worth s.: , oC5 09o TIT
was me reason why France aud England kent vessels
oi-waf upon mat coast to protect that Rrobfc 60 Car
Lbena had been populated 10y ba, small n,,io, -
engIanis Between the time whom years 400 ,b
Elizabeth s@ied WIN emigrants, an las; year When
the IAmarsine sailed with emigrants. thcre "heu
emigration. The free negroes would not 90 tn
The persons sent there slaves sent thsr by tbs;
nasers in tie South. Colonization was means su d
used 10 prevent the evils OF emancipation which gave
freedom 10 men VITO were degraded af,eT they were