New-York tribune., 1870-04-11
AFRICAN COLoNIzAToY SOCIETY.

The tiftieth anniversary of this Society was
held yesterday evening, in the Brick Church, corner Of
Fifth-ave and Thrty-seventh-st, Or. Murray in the
chair. DR.. Prime having offered up prayer, the Chair
introduced the Secretary OF the Association, the
Rev. DR. Orcutt, who said
Why hold these public meetings in behalf OF African
coonizstoni For the simple that the events Of
Providence manifestly call for just such meetings.
Hundreds OF the freedmen Of the South, selfmored,
have asked for passage to Liberia. But why export
labor out Of the country Among Others for these four
First The em grants desire to 60 Second: They
have right 10 go. Third They are needed in Liberia
ing questions sent TO Mr. Il. " r. James Of Liberia,
who had resided there thirty years, the most OF
which he spent in teaching and who of the
intelligent aud Trustworthy men in that country: Are
he replied. under date Of oct. c. 1868, NO no. no
emphatically No, We need more em grants-not less.
New countries have to be peOped by graOn-cannOt
be by natural Increase, especially In this degenerate
state and condition Of the world"
grants recently sent TO beriaf To this question he
sponded Mortality in Africa is greater than that
colonies in those places which considered
the most healthy parts of your God-given and God
Is there extensive and increasing disposition among
the emgrants to return TO the United states Answer
" some people, white well black not content
anywhere; they would tnd fault in Heaven, II possible
sell out and Tar West and % the golden regions OF
California;; and, after staying few years, come
fine countries and places that had alITed them
away from their former places of abode So II Is here
with OF the new and Of the old comers. Tho
industrious and prudent emgTant, as he gets
through the fever, looks around and seeks for some
thing TO do TO support himself and family II sue
cesstui (and he generally may be, II he really desires
employment he becomes cOntented, and settles down,
and becomes good citizen; while the shiftess lazy
emigrant shuies about from pillar 10 post, and after
while concludes he cannot live III the country II he has
up fabulous story about his suerings, and sends
generally hnds more symlathlZers than thoSs OF me
good honest emigran who only asks his friends III the
United states for penny now and then TO help him and
The Rev. DR.. Potter next addressed the assemblarc
He said that the black had equal rights now and DC
was entitled to Use them They should have the same
chance a white man. for they this continent
and had contributed 10 its wealth. and were brought ON
this continent through the aeley Of the whites Tine
had not much chance IN this country but they had
rTetted To know that the skilled and mechanical cir
ces OF the country the found wanting though
work properly belonging TO woman. This ought not 10
be the black ought To he er aaged in noher oceuI
tiOn than this and they proposed IN this scheme OF their
TO give him chance The negroes realized the iact haI
would take three or four generations to dlsannse
and 70 break down the barriers of caste. Their only
prospect at present and for years 70 come was u be
iOsfled about between the opposing political factions and
kicked about by EACH and il would lie the best plan 10
sci them home thoroughly mbued with the principle
Of civilization and religion. Thus would Africa IN time
be civilized and brought under Christian influence.
The Rev r d. Gsnse next addressed the meeting He
said that az many negroes desired 10 live in this conn
try would do but many desired u return they
had the broades claim upon them help them TO return
They had been torn from their native land in byCOne
days and now they wanted 10 return to benefit them
selves and their eilowmen IL was said that the native
Africans crowded into the Fettlemeut and became 80
civilized that you could hardly distinguish them from
the American negro.
Prof Eaton Of Packer College, brooklyn, was the next
speaker He rved that the prospects Of The colored
race in this country not pleasant one The move
meut in which they were engaged was noble one, and
the efforts the Society being directed 70 the s0u-
ton Of an easy proDom TbOSe who were IN anaeohls1
to this Society trying 70 show that the white and
black races essentially different, but he believed III
the sprt of Holy Writ that God made AL nations OF one
flesh and blood II ne had time he would prove that the
retched state OF Africa and the Africans at the present
time them. thai to the Caucasian race Gute
much the present troubles now surrounding Them
here was the Of the yaCatlng policy on the SiaN
ery qIcton in the time Of their fOrefdthers AfteX the
singing of the Doxelogy the meeting separated.