New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-02
TO THE FRIENDS or AFRICAN COLONEL
TON

The New-York State Colonization Society,
which for 40 years had acted ia harmony with the Amer-
can Colonization Society, and which was one Of seven
state Societies whose dele gates constituted its Board OF
Directors having the annual meeting OF that society
in 1870 met with no of hostile and
unjust acts committed toward ~ by the executive officers
of the American Society in March last deemed II neces
sary to publish statement of its causes OF complaint
The statement accompanied with documentary cvl-
dence from the records of the American Society show
ing the relations OF tue Societies and extracts rom
letters received from Liberia showing the condition and
poverty OF the emgrants sent from this country
and tie imperative necessity of maintaining schools to
prevent the lapse OF their children into barbaisln The
causes Of complaint were mainly these:
First The approval Of the American Society Of an act
Of its Executive Committee in refusing 10 withdraw an
agency from the City of New-York conducted 10y its
travelling Secretary, in hostility to the New-Yorx state
Society BY resolution OF the Board Of Directors of
the American Society passed Is years ago. and existing
Of laws aud, in accord with previous alag
nent standing neither the officers nor the Execu-
tive Committee of that Society permitted TO make
collection, for any of the objects OF the .oeey III 5d's
August, 1906 the Financial secretary Of the American
society, the Rev. Dr. william MGidih' audtSseu et,oI
% one Of the officers OF the Ne&-l orr So'let &
leave - make collections in New YORK. ana sldthg hat
some $4,000 would be required To elid gO mn taIs
who had offered 10 20 10 LlDrIld anu tId' III ~ ~
Committee desired him 10 say that we at present
mo1c 10 send COO at the low of so each will
take $1,000" At the very time, u now appear, una, i
three tues the $1,000 mentioned, besides the Naudpe
real estate az Washington, known as the Colonization
society. Tie New-York State Society having then no
collecting agent it, field, chccTiuy ana cOTUaly re-
sOndrd the request, and gave the American society
leave 20 send collecting agent win the express cou.
hons That il should be only temporary arrangement,
and that the collected by the agent should pass
through IT. treasury In pursuance OF me leave he ~
Lr Circuit the Travelling Secretary OF the American so
ety, came - NcwYork hospitality received by the
hew-Y York STATE society, and aided in making Golectos
every way In the power OF it, officers. In February
Leg lhe NewYork state Society, for reasons deemed
sasisc0 Y, rogue sted the Executive committee OF lhe
American Society 10 withdraw his agency. The E1ecu-
I've Cymnittee peremptoFy refused 10 do So The New
sofk ot@ society at the annual Ue9ing 01 the AIeEk
ran society ~ 1870 presented to that S6cify memorial
oamhg as attention 70 the facts and respectfully re
guessed II 10 take such action might be inst ~ the
pieihlSes and withdraw It's agency from New-Y York,
aesLS 'ne c,hhdet hope that the measure would add
strength TO the cause of colonization promote the
denpon Of Africa and the welfare and elevation of the
n'sIO race Ihe American Society refused 20 act upon
~, a"t Of ts 9n substantially approved and affirmed
osey,d; a. inc annual meeting Of the American So
made written report in which IL isti6rd rs resal 10
~lthfdM its aseLgy n YORK, by allegations IN sub
tiOnizcd lis old and hoUOTcd friends led nom II hv
new nel" Who were hostile to the American society
anu tat 10y atae Society lad for years sys
t;matctly opposed the American X cetr violated its
duties ~ that society "in disregard of ad against ts
Evidence WIS before the annual meeting 10 show That
they were CrOundless ana calunugus Tbe trnrr,csD
Society refused % have them strnck fro, ne ~, c%H
and embodied them H IL records thus cng,1vnri, ~
render "a false ana malicious charge against the New
York State society Historical! Tie statement or the
euatOr, but gwen carefully TO person. whose niuds lad
been poisoned by Iusststanents ia relation TO tie facts
been 20 engcntcrcd. The Board Of Control now
learns that the An. rican Society has Put
into very extensive circulation PAM ilet under lie
signatures o. the came Executive Commit zee Vni. me
scented tle false report aforementioned couIrIycd W.l
directly but ~ getting up false issues to divert tre pu
Ae mind from Tic true state oi tic case anJ ~ Tic AID