The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-13

come mainly rom customs has exceeded By twenty $40
With ali This r. coupled the oss by death Of Of IL
oldest and most worthy cltzens s OF honrnvia, Wash
nqon Of Edna and rse of Cape Pulmas, "ero rnen 20
related by hf resldence influential ppsiuon - mo
community that their removal could not but awaken sor
The Board regret 70 conclude the report by reference
NORTH ng TOPIC. TIE African slave trade-Wo-
uounoed prsoy--and therefore infamous by lAws-tho
orproo'um Of this enlightened age-has been rene~e
with Increased energy and We regret to add WIN very
great
ba IL supposed to have received during tho hast year
1900 and moi Less than 1000 since January.
sill worse han the exencc OF the trade " the shameful
fact tat II u TO CREST extent conducted ny American
vessels and Is openly advoca,ed in sections of onr
country Tho combined police OF Great Britain,
nance and The United States w order he eroctal,
require To be Ruppeh with the auxiliary power OF steam,
aud TO be concentrated on the coast of Cuba.
A. this not likely N be secured the friends OF
ard lh'sn,hropic their cncctu1l eint shut his
nonsous evil by pTeoccupyIng the coast of Africa with
o'canized Christian civilization md free governments
Liberia IL 10 Africa, 90 fer her territory extends tho
death blow TO Tie slave trade and the herald ut pence
Let the wok spread to the east and southeast, and,
II needful 20 the norjhwe and thus Africa from tho
blood and suffering OF sonera renewal OF this inhuman
taihc.
nounced that the Secretary would rrad apoogeuo
lett, from gentlemen who II expected would address
the audience, The letters having been read the Secretary
then al the following reSoiutloL3:-
Resolved, That we acknowledge with deep gratitude 10
Almithy God the signal ht,rp1on o. ii.s provdenco
ienc o. cause whereby the btheD Of debt has boen
remoy Cd ON tho Amercn Colonization Society IN The hap
~ fue OF The war ~ soe and u, Care r,uas IN adding
hs, heauiu county 20 The republic Of Liberia thereby
o'nsolda,rg The power and greatly extending the sea
the republic prosperous VOYAGE cur
ship, tho Mary Caroline 81 yeps sn} the apparent
y favorable rtau, OF the great experiment Of
Elements Tor The newl; arrived cmigrapts.
ton OF The public mind IN this country subjects
The fri, nds OF colonization regard hos hlese
With Unfinished confidence, ana look uy0n the specbDo
afforded 10 the world OF successful Christian republic
IgYgs al "A la than nv Nv
to elevate the African race and prepare the for thor
delyenice from bondage and degradation every where
Thirdly. That tho Colonization Society look with undlmi
n!shed horror upon the African slave trade and regard
point settled beyond controversy that the only prac
cable method Of putting end 20 IL IL by extending
Christian colonies along the whole coast Of that great con-
upcnt.
The Prcsdep, then that the Rev Or. Burns,
o. LIBERIA would deliver address. lie commenced BY
sIoIogr oI his Lark OF ability To speak properly. Ho
had been struck with the fidelity OF the annual report hal
the nCrcEScd comfort which he emig Ia Liberia
enjoy in the recepaclcs alluded TO- and the increase Of
convenences but he supposed they Nil posted In
uese matters. II he told them that the water in West
Africa Is sweet In ali the rivers, he would
be telling them only what they knew before
ing OF coffee, the sugar cane, and all tie productions Of
tropical clnatea be- would only be telling them what hey
all knew lie could look back twony three years and
certainly there had been great change iibe
ria in tina, time, improvements IN every delartm mt
They are satished then alluded generally tho pros
poets LIBERIA lie could only say that since Mr. Benson
rad come 10 The Proident al chair all ~ ouetnde ma
government of Liberia extending it, influence md
ci,ng II over the naked tribes, bringing them togcthor
and inducing them to treat ono mother AZ friends He
did MOI the supporters OF this society al anything
10 fear from extending colonization. They nigh, well
speak In glowing terms Of their success He wished
glad aid them al, be could Liberia He glad TO
hear tina, the society bad large funos In their hands to
devote 10 educator there and it very much required;
they did not want the h!sh order Of education bat
schools He knew many instances 10 Monrovia whero
natives who had been brought Out OF the bush had been
int oiuced into The schools taught civilized arts married
INTO families OF colons,r. AMI became respectable men.
After oogzng for rot being prepared mako furnor
! remarks, the speaker retired amid applause.
| Rev pr B1rIUsy next introduced Ho conmeuced
by apoogizng that 10 could say nothing The adyo
OF Colonization had always been IN the pS oe,
unlike others who had been wandering aboot and had
| douo nothing; but the former had grown In positive
uess snd In determination, but they had acted upon
pracipe 20 isr In advance Of o,her thinkers ana phn
hopks tina, II had taken others oil their time To get up
10 where they were They had started win The ooer
,ha, their duty regard tho coored this
Continent with peculiar favor and pity, and thai they
required 70 pu, the Arcanino lsiton whore hs
should be indebted u the rhetoric Of his friends but
where, v III his own uphited bead and with his own
strong v;e and his cuncipa.ed Christian Intellect, he
might say the world, "1akc witDets of mo that am
man" (AprlaUse) This they proposed to do. They
wen, further, and tia. there chains Of boadage
uton those who, though iineTeit In color TO u.s.
cqualy no object 0, Cirita death Cod formed Us W.
r,her and they 6esvet that nobody had right 70 como
between them and their ynIaihies for these men how
ever unhappy snd desr,ded they Nigh, % IN
the estimation Of others Ho had seen enough of tha
South to know that II Be negro no would rather
live at the South than ia tho North (AppIsase) Ihore
was Ink u fynlpatly there which was not here "a
the frat coiunts who fIberis cxpe
riencei great hardsh dill the settlers Of most
colonies Those who settled California parallel
10 the OF those who settled IN Liberia Tho deaths in
California in proportion 20 The number Of engrans
far greater than th0c In Liberia. There has hot been
since the world was an instance Of colonization so
cc!u M that which tbs Scoy 10 u, infancy projected
the coast OF Afc-, and this DO, for the glory
wealth but for the good u the coloroa
They believed that II this Society truly sup
ported proportion it8 benchcence that they had ia
ulc strongest Influence to bring about tho liberty
Of the captive aud 20 SCI the oppressed Free that next u
sTgsi II n Ue A
word Of harhncs3 against coored man upon whom
Cos cau.fd ths sun 10 shine and upon The question q
slavery heard would hear him say that
Is can be lght (Appsuse) Tho Nrican hal had
hard tine oft. lie hal never had n chance; far a. 10
but hr thought ne covN show ths, l0oOQ great learn
ing smtn NJ the coored rncc ala ~ ssv peri,d. mo
crushed him. lie hal never been ebo 10 vindcato hl
claims the respect Of the world. How dcrep, no
feeling OF tho people u this country towards tho In
dian. Look at the lndiars' brutal treatment OF
women, his nend Ike tofture Of his victim, his
desperate malgry against his enemicg lie did not hesi-
say that tie Indian chaac,e bore comparison
with the kindness and affection which pcrvades the dpo
sl,ion 81 the African race VIC generally them Ito
would rather I've the associate q well Informed negro
than q savage Indian. When he a boy, negro
fteer than be was now, and was not deoarfed
from those privilege that lac u There
better officer than the late President Roberts, not
only in N, Society,", bot 10 TIE testimony OF hc royal
OF Europe an q legislative assemblies That man
tool h place desarvcdly ho1orei as among the princs1
This Is what tho Society had done for the
bred race In the pcr7ou ~ Roberts alone fApplasc) o
would avow without, he-siation tia, there republic
tho Grid IN wisely and well conducted LIBERIA (Ap-
plsuss) Eornc Might remark that he THE Drctor) wss
dec ming, but he noald only say, that N this re-
public compared, Tor tho lat year two with
liberia would DC co1cced thai liberia far ahead.
OhushNr) Tho reverend gen lcnln then comprmcn,ed
preceding speaker, Rev. Mr. Burns, hrs extreme
courtesy, and held nisn up q ar specimen OF The i'm
proved condition Of the African In L5erA lie did
blame die IIberiabs fo not allowing by their contu-
uuu white persons bold Office lie really onco bal hal
some idea Of cngr,ag there sewlc, but no had
rean clr ooposon be had felt como regret cruel
cxcluss Aer few further remark the reverend gem
uernan concluded.
Rev Mr.. PsyxY ,her announced that o collection would
BE- taken up Tor deserving family ~ sir ooorcd persons
By ,hs nsrs OF Holcomb, from iockpcrt whom tho so
c,ty wished 70 pend on 20 liberia II was stated that
ESQ NO, VI be sufcepl The collection then taken
up hats being taken round for that purpose.
The bcDcdiciion then pronounced ny the Rev Dr.
HAwyq Of Hartford, Conn, and the audience having de
parsed the members proceeded 70 an election Of ofoers
for the ensuing ear