New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-13
\. Y. STATE COLONIZATION SOCIETY.

The 18th Anniversary of the NewYork State
Colonization Society was held last evening in DIR.
Huttons Church, corner of University place and
Wayerey place. The attendance was rather full.
Two black men were present who are going TO start
for Liberia in the Mary Caroline Stevens tomorrow,
with 800 other coloniss.
Mr.. Arson G.. PHELPS, President of the Society,
was in the chair.
After prayer by the Rev Dr. HurroS the Rev j.
Is. PENNEY or Secretary of the Society read an abb
stract of the annual Report.
Since the last annual meeting large Companies of
have been Liberia by he American Colonization
Society the in the ship Elvirs Owens conveying 5H
and the second the Liberia packet Mary Caroline seyen
esIyIs az TIL Society had PREPARED two large building
and one al Cope Mount
Meeting in January the receipt OF $5 sOl =
donations s246 81 in legaces and from esncipetors OF
Mh tns sum s9 81 c 30 t ~ ia 81
Subsequent their Annual Report besides the ordinary
Of that Society it's Treasurer has received from one
seTsIo donor in Mh.PP =; $500 ocn,,,on c.u.c from the
New York have been sSs a. exceeding those OF any
The 5 slaves taken by the two vessels enamel
patsd and their was twentyone
laws. was fully Oo five times the OF all do
nations received from the States untsdly -,
The small community Pama has joined the Republic
county Reviyas OF religion have been reported IN several
churches and encouraging attention to education mas con
The Board e,re conclude the RePort BY reference to
The African slave tradr-prohOuhSel
his enlightened ag-ha. been renewed with increased energy
posed TO have received during year $1,000 and not less
then since January Still worse than the eH'.re Of
the trade shameful fact that IL 20 great extent con-
Quoted By American vessels aud Is openly advocated III some
sections q our county The combined Irs1n % er
ua require TO be supplied with the auIsr{ power 81
and 10 b. concentrated the Coast Of tuoa rs s IS not
Lry soon TO BE- secured the friends Of colonization may de-
Msnd the ecgssan Of al the humane .g H SP S s
occupying the Coast OF Africa with Organized CIVILIZATION ana
have been 4365 as and the receipt. Of the Edason Fund
have amounted TO $40 w. Of which $3.50 neFe been n
The SECRETARY then read the following resolutions
and they were adopted:
R,,Ired That We aesnowedge with devout gratitude 70 Al
mighty God the signal insrposon II His providence duans
the past year in the noble beray ~ sone Of ths enSs u
the American Colonization Society In the happy Issue OF the
war al and Cape Pamas IN adding that beaull
country the Repubhc Il Liberia thereby inc
greatly extending the coast Of th Republic IN
The fret prosperous voyage o. our own 'p tas Of s
pertinent Of interior settlement for the ns~iya'ed e"
R.osed That the present. ssted condition Of the public
mind this country subjects connected with ths nights .n
our blessed with undnnished eoDhdsns sn1
look upon the spectacle afforded 10 the world Of successful
than ANYTHING the African and prepare the
way their deyeTsnce from bondage and every
Re,oi,ed That the Colonization Society look; with undim
i'hed hoL.I uPon the African ,h the G oty prsecsSe
N Al. ..anZ
method putting end 10 IL is BY extending Ihssn 'o"
Iis, aoug The " hole Of that great coItneHt , !,
Rev Mr. BURSs the Superntendanto OF the methodls'
Missions in Liberia colored man, who had been SIT,
ting between Francis Hall, Esq, Of 1he C0mmere'@
AGlertiser, and DIR. Bethune, made short speech on
some Of the advantages of Llberan life to supply the
place Of Drs. Haght and Gurley, both OF whom were
rxpected 10 be present but both Of whom, by some
singular providence were ndisposed. Mr. BurnsgaVe
modest unpretendng address, at the close OF when
the Secretary Rev. M Perrin conducted him 70 SIDE
pew where four other black men were sitting eaViDg
only white men the platform.
Rev Dr. BETHUSE was then introduced. he SAID
if he were negro he would rather thousand times
hive at the South than at the North. Southern
friend had asked him TO look out and do something Tor
an old woman Of his who had run away, and when ne
went 10 see her she told him: Z" l wish TO de Ior
never yum away, cause you see dey nan got no
"'srec' fur euluId pussun heah' Liberia could
furnish place for the people where they could Ind
the sympathy that was denied them IN the North
There was no parallel to the growth Of this Colony.
The deaths in California had been greater IN proper
ton One instance Of emancipation by stakeholder
was worth all the abolition trset- published We
had prejudice against all who had ever
worn the chain of Slavery; /. arose from the
sane instinct which prompted virtuous women
to shun the society of those who had once
suffered lapse from virtue. THIS was prejudice.
He would much rather live in the society OF the pleas
an smiabe negro than with the gloomy wife-oe atIn
Indian The opportunity for negro to vote IN ihls
country far Tess present than it used to be wnrn
be vss Loy This prejudice could not DO over"'ne