New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-04
DEPARTURE OF THE CONNECTICUT
COLONY FOR KANSAS.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.

NEw-H.vEs, Tuesday, April l, 1856.
One Of the largest mass meetings ever held in this
city assembled last evening TO bid our New Haven
Colony farewell on the eve Of their departure for
Kansas. The meeting was held in Brewsters Hall;
and although this is the largest hall in the city it
found TO be too email to hold the assembled multitude.
Every seat and standing place in the hall was filed,
and hundreds went away, unable to gain admission.
Prof. Berj. Silliman, senior, Chairman of the
meeting, and, On taking the chair, made pertinent
address. The Rev. DR.. Bacon opened the meeting
with prayer, and then the vast multitude present
oiped in singing the Song of The Kansas Emgrant,
(by J. G.. Whittier to the tune Of Aud Lang Syne."
Charles b. Lines, esq, President Of the Colony,
then made the farewell address in behalf OF the Col
ony, and spoke in al earnest and eloquent manner.
He was followed by the Rev. DR.. Halves of Hartford,
the Rev. DR.. Bacon, the Rev. 5. w. s. Dutton, and
Prof Siman Of this city, and Wales French esq, OF
Westvile.
Tie sympathy and kind wishes of the distinguished
sneakers who addressed the meeting must long be
membered by the noble band OF freemen who leave
their homes in Connecticut to plant reedom-loving
colony on the plains of Kansas. Every heart in that
great mass meeting beat in unison with the emgrans,
and as cheer after cheer went up for freedom IN
Kansas and the success of the Colony every person
present seemed to take deeper interest in Kansas
affairs Nowhere in the whole country Is there more
sympathy for the freemen of Kansas than IN My
HayFS and this meeting was proof OF the fact.
TIE meeting closed by singing farewell song, com
posed for the occasion by the Rev. Mr.. Bingham OF
this city, The members of the Colony then assembled
On and around the stage TO receive the farewell greet
pg- of their friends. nober looking body OF men
were never seen than our New-Haven Colony They
are mostly large, athletic men, with strong hands and
strong hearts and of them are the flower OF this,
the metropolis Of Connecticut Yankeedom. Among
the Colony are two ex-Members Of the Legislature,
one clergyman, physician, one or two theological
Students and quite number of the members OF the
L.. al. I,,,in from, nil N
of education talent and ability, the Colony stands
unrivaled, and may well challenge competition.
At 10 o'clock the Colony prepared TO leave the Hau,
TO take the boat for New York, and thence proceed
directly 10 Kansas.
The Elm CITY Guards and Croton Engine Company
No l. composed of freedom-oving sons of the Puri-
tansl preceded by band of music, escorted the Nan
sas Colony ara their friends from the Hall to the
steamboat landing About four hundred OF our citi-
zeps accompanied them to the steamboat. On the
line Of march several buildings and private dwellings
were Illuminated in honor of the OCCASION and ladies'
assembled on balconies and in windows, and waved
an adieu TO the departing Colony, ana cheereu the
escort that so kindly volunteered It's services.
About seventy left the steamboat last evening for
Kansas, and quite number OF Others VIII follow IN
about two weeks A vanguard of twelve men left
more than a week since make preparations for the
colony and are row in Kansas. Including the women
and children there are over one hundred that have left
here already to become permanent settlers IN ensas
Every msn in the colony is provided with revolver
and one of Sherp's rifles, and each man knows how
to use this kind of persuade The junior class in Yale
College presented to Chas b. Lines, esq, President
of the Colony splendid rife richly mounted, having
a silver plate, on which Is inscribed " Ultima Rdfio
Li6erarun the last resort OF fIeemen.
Several hundred people waited at the steamboat
Ian ding to see the boat leave the wharf and wave
last sdleu to their departing friends. The boat was
finely Illuminated and it left the wharf, loud and
Ion continued cheers given for our New Haven
Colony, and for the Free State of Kansas" The
friends Of freedom in Kansas will doubt hail such
Colony at we have sent there just what they need
few such colonies from other northern cities would
wrcst Kansas from the Slave Power. VIII they not
send them on this Spring
The people of Kansas have been oppressed, but
they can now rejoice and truly say
There is a midnight blackness
Changing into grsy,
Men Of thought and men OF action,