trees that are in Africa. As soon as my coffee trees bear, I will send you some. We have preaching every Sunday, and prayer meeting every night through the week. Many of the recaptured Africans come to be baptized, and we expect more shortly-they appear to be more diligent than the Americans. My love to -; tell her I am glad to hear she is thinking about God.Tell if she was to come out here, she would never want to go to America to stay again. Tell Mrs. Muse's people, if they come out here, they will not want to go to America again. My son George Washington, is spelling in three syllables, and reading in the new American spelling-book, words of one syllable. I think Monrovia will become a fine, good place, in course of a few years. The people are building every day. We have had war, since we have been here, with the natives. The first day we started, we went to St. Paul's; the next day, we marched to King Brumley's town, and took it. We only lost one man. =0བ་་་་ INTELLIGENCE. FORMATION OF AUXILIARY SOCIETIES.-At a meeting of gentlemen from the several towns in the county of Hampshire, Mass. favourable to the cause of colonizing the free blacks in this country, on the Western coast of Africa, held at the Town-Hall in Northampton, on Friday, August 31, 1832, Rev. Dr. Humphrey was chosen Chairman, and Samuel Wells, Jr. Secretary. The meeting was then commended to God in prayer by the Chairman; after which, the Rev. Mr. Danforth, General Agent of the American Colonization Society, made a statement of the objects of the Society, and the necessity of effort on the part of all good men, in this cause. The meeting was also addressed by the Chairman and other gentle. men present. A Constitution was then framed, and a Society organized, by the name of the Hampshire County Colonization Society, Auxiliary to the American Colonization Society; and the following gentlemen were elected the officers for the year ensuing. President.-Rev. Heman Humphrey, D. D. of Amherst. Vice-Presidents.-Thomas Napier, of Northampton; Rev. Artemas Boies, of South Hadley. Secretary.-Samuel Wells, Jr. of Northampton. Treasure». — Charles B. Huntington, of Northampton. Executive Committee.-George Bancroft, of Northampton; Rev. Joseph Knight, of Granby; Rev. Morris E. White, of Southampton; Henry G, Bowers, of Northampton; Nathan Coolidge, Jr. of Hadley. Auditor.-William H. Stoddard, of Northampton. On motion of Rev. Dr. Humphrey, of Amherst, seconded by Rev. M. E. White, of Southampton, Resolved, That we view with the deepest interest, the successful efforts which have been made by the friends of colonization, to plant a Colony on the coast of Africa; and that especially in reference to civilizing that vast continent, and suppressing the slave trade, the enterprise is worthy our warmest wishes and wisest efforts. On motion of Rev. Mr. Knight, of Granby, seconded by Samuel Wells, Jr. of Northampton, Resolved, That inasmuch as our Southern brethren feel most heavily the evil of slavery, and are most competent to devise the means of obtaining deliverance from the burden, we view all attempts to prejudice the public mind, or excite the popular feeling on the subject of slavery, as unwise, injurious, and adapted to perpetuate the evil which is proposed to be eradicated. On motion of G. W. Bancroft, Resolved, That the Colonization Society, as it tends to render the abolition of the slave trade effectual; to promote the diffusion of pure religion by means which promise an influence on millions; to establish and build up an independent State of emancipated negroes, under the safe. guard of their own laws and their own magistrates; and to redeem the vast continent of Africa from its 'state of bondage, ignorance and blood;' is entitled to the strong sympathies and active co-operation of Christians, and all the friends of man. The above resolutions were supported by eloquent and appropriate addresses. It was then Resolved, That this Society will hold itself pledged to the Parent Institution, in an annual sum of One hundred dollars, for ten years, towards the fund of one hundred thousand dollars proposed by Gerrit Smith, Esq. The meeting then adjourned. A Society has recently been formed in Delaware county, Pa. of which the following is the list of officers. President.-Henry Myers. Vice-Presidents.-Dr. Samuel Anderson, John P. Crozier. Secretary.-John K. Zeilin. Treasurer-Frederick J. Hinkson. Managers.—John Hill, George Smith, David Abbott, John Lloyd, Isaac S. Bonsall, Henry L. Powell, Pierce Crosby, Jesse J. Maris, Parke Shee, Preston Eyre, John Lewis, William Amies. MEETING AT PITTSBURG.-The following Resolutions, moved by Walter Forward, Esq. and seconded by Rev. Dr. Herron, were unanimously adopted at a large meeting of the citizens of Pittsburg. Benjamin Bakewell, Esq. presided.Robert Burke, Esq. was Secretary. The Rev. John Crosby, Agent of the Parent Colonization Society, made an interesting statement, and Walter Forward, Esq. an eloquent speech. Resolved, That the purposes for which the American Colonization Society has been founded, command the decided approbation of this meeting; and are recommended to the support of the people and government of these United States, by considerations of the most comprehensive benevolence, and of the most enlightened patriotism. Resolved, That the success which has attended the past exertions of this Institution, in founding and maintaining the flourishing Colony of Liberia, is evincive of the entire practicability of colonizing the people of colour in Africa, and thereby averting from our country, the danger which most seriously threatens its prosperity and welfare. Resolved, That Walter Forward, Esq. Rev. Dr. Upfold, Dr. Sellers, Rev. Charles Avery, Benjamin Darlington, M. B. Lowrie, William Bell, Charles H. Israel, W. W. Fetterman, and Robert Burke, Esqrs. be, and they are hereby appointed a Commitee to collect subscriptions in aid of the American Colonization Society. Resolved, That for the same purpose, the Reverend the Clergy of the different congregations of this city, be earnestly requested to make collections in their respective churches, on the Sabbath preceding the 4th of July, in each year. On motion of Mr. Burke, it was Resolved unanimously, That the editors of newspapers in this city, be respectfully requested to call the attention of this community, to the great objects which the American Colonization Society seeks to effect, by publishing, from time to time, in their respective papers, such articles as are calculated to communicate the necessary information on this momentous subject. VERMONT COLONIZATION SOCIETY.-This Society held its annual mecting at Montpelier, on Wednesday evening, Oct. 17th. Hon. Elijah Paine, President, in the chair. The Secretary, Rev. Chester Wright, presented the annual report, which was accepted. The Treasurer, Daniel Baldwin, Jr. stated the amount of receipts for the past year, to be $904 98, which had passed through his hands.— Besides this, a number of payments had been made directly to the Parent Society at Washington. A collection was taken at the close of the meeting, amounting to $25 53. It appeared that the number of collections made on or near the 4th of July was considerably greater than last year, and the amount contributed, if we do not disremember, nearly double. Rev. J. Converse, of Burlington, preached the annual sermon, from Deuteronomy, xv. 12-15; "And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years, then in the seventh thou shalt let him go free from thee. And when thou sendest him out free from thee. thou shalt not let him go away empty. Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy wine-press, of that wherewith the Lord thy God hath blessed thee, thou shalt give unto him.And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondsman in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God remembered thee; therefore I command thee this thing to-day.". The sermon was both instructive and impressive, and had the advantage of the author's observation from a residence at the South. The Executive Committee ordered 1000 copies to be printed for gratuitous distribution. care. MISSION TO LIBERIA.-On Friday, 12th ult. the Presbytery of Philadelphia met, in the afternoon, agreeably to appointment, and after examination, received the two Missionaries, Messrs. Joseph W. Barr and John B. Pinney, under their In the evening, they were ordained, in the presence of a crowded audience, in the Sixth Presbyterian church. The Rev. E. P. Swift prayed; Rev. Dr. Alexander, of Princeton, preached the sermon from Matthew xxviii. 19, 20; Rev. Dr. Miller, of Princeton, gave the charge to the missionaries; after which, Dr. Green addressed the audience as a part of the Presbyterian church.-[Presbyterian. Who shall dispel the darkness of Providence! Scarcely had we perused the above notice, and understood that these youthful missionaries had engaged their passage in the Ship Jupiter, now at Norfolk, and to sail in a few days for Liberia, when a friend in Richmond informed us that the Rev. Mr. Barr had died there of cholera, after an illness of but 12 hours. He arrived at Richmond on Thursday night; on Friday, made an appointment for the Sabbath, in Richmond; proceeded to Petersburg; engaged to preach there on the Tuesday following, and returned on Saturday, to Richmond. Between 2 and 3 o'clock on Saturday night, he was taken ill; and neither the kindest attentions, nor the best medical skill, could save his life. Though suddenly called to the high service of Heaven, the spirit which animated him, lives, we trust, in other bosoms; and many a youthful hand will be ready to seize the standard which he bore aloft, and bear it forward into the deep night, and amid the terriffic and enslaving, but shadowy superstitions of Africa.There shall captivity be led captive, and the heart of the youthful soldier, brave and devoted, but who, alas! has fallen before the battle, shall not less enjoy the triumph of Zion's King. We observe that the Rev. Rufus Spalding, stationed preacher at Charlestown, Mass. and the Rev. S. O. Wright, junior editor of the New England Christian Herald, have been appointed, by the Young Men's Methodist Foreign Missionary Society, Missionaries to Liberia. At their consecration to this high and heavenly work, a sermon was preached by Bishop Hedding, from James, v. 20, which exhibited the evidence of a powerful and richly stored mind. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. At a meeting of the Board of Managers of the American Colonization Society, October 8th, 1832, the following Resolutions, offered by Mr. Samuel Harrison Smith, were unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the Board feel a deep sense of the loss sustained by them, as well as by the great cause of humanity, by the death of their esteemed associate, BENJAMIN L. LEAR; who, with the best virtues of the heart, combined a sound judgment and a highly cultivated mind; and, alive to the purest impulses of philanthropy, engaged with an ardour, happily tempered with prudence, in promoting our great scheme for ameliorating the condition of the African race. Resolved, That this Board cherish an affectionate remembrance of the virtues of their departed friend. Resolved, That in testimony of the sense of the Board, the members will wear the usual mourning for thirty days. Resolved, That the Secretary communicate a copy of these Resolutions to the family of the deceased, and also obtain their publication in the newspapers of the City. We should do injustice to our own feelings, did we refrain to add a brief expression of individual respect and affection for the character of one, who, we presume, never had an enemy; whose virtues made every man his friend. In the private circle, and before the world, the example of Mr. Lear was a clear, a constant, and a shining light. His delicate regard to the rights of others; his generosity, his candour, his perfect sincerity, and loftiness of honour, won for him universal esteem. He maintained his own opinions firmly, but kindly; readily yielding to others what he claimed for himself. But it is not for us to register his virtues. They are traced on many hearts, too deeply to be forgotten. They are written deeply on our own. =â�་་་ We should have noticed before, the appointment of the following gentlemen, as permanent Agents of the Society:-Rev. J. N. Danforth, for New York and New England; J. G. Birney, Esq. for Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and the Territory of Arkansas. MEDICAL EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEN OF COLOUR FOR LIBERIA. Arrangements have been made to educate, in this city, three young men of colour, for the medical profession in Liberia. With a view of promoting the cause of this Institution, Dr. Thomas Henderson has consented to receive these young men into his office, and give them full and thorough instruction in medical science. It is believed that the preparation of these young men, to become physicians in Africa, is an important measure; that it will ultimately diminish the expenses of the Board; that it will impress the free people of colour with the truth, that they are to be encouraged in Liberia in the liberal professions; and that it is the wish of the Board, that they should share there, in all honourable pursuits, and rise to the highest distinctions. A change highly favourable to African colonization is certainly taking place in the views of the free people of colour of this District; and a number of the most respectable are contemplating a removal to the Colony. The favourable report made by Messrs. Simpson and Moore, and the visits of several respectable colonists to the United States, all of whom bear testimony to the wide field of promise opening before their brethren in Africa, cannot fail to direct the thoughts of all reflecting free men of colour, to that land, and greatly to increase emigration. At present, the education of these young men must add very considerably to the expenses of the Society. Funds will not be withheld, when required for such a work. We should have mentioned, that one young man of colour has, for some months past, been pursuing his medical studies with Dr. Ludlow, of the city of New York. EXPEDITIONS TO LIBERIA. The Ship Jupiter, Capt. Peters, is now at Norfolk, ready to sail for Goree, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. She goes out on a trading voyage for the owners, but will convey the Rev. Mr. Cox and lady, of the Methodist church, and the Rev. Mr. Pinney, of the Presbyterian church, with a few emigrants for the Colonization Society, to the Colony. The fine Ship Hercules, Captain Longcope, is chartered, and on her way to Savannah, to convey thence 300 emigrants, mostly from Charleston. Another Ship will be ready to sail from Baltimore, with emigrants ready to embark under the direction of the Managers of the Maryland Fund; and to touch at Norfolk, and receive additional emigrants there by the 1st of December. She will be able to accommodate 150 passengers; and our Friends in Virginia are requested, without further notice, to send coloured persons, in whose behalf they have sought a passage, to the Agent of the Society, John M'Phail, Esq. of Norfolk. Such persons should be at Norfolk by the 1st of December. MUNIFICENT BEQUEST TO THE SOCIETY. The Secretary of the Louisiana State Colonization Society (J. A. Maybin, Esq.) informs us that the venerable Judge Workman, one of the Vice-Presidents of that Society, whose sudden and lamented death was announced a few days ago, has bequeathed to the American Colonization Society the sum of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. In communicating this intelligence, Mr. Maybin observes, "Judge Workman was an ardent friend to the Colonization Society. His sudden death has deprived it of his personal influence, (which, in this community, was deservedly great) and of his judicious counsels. But the above legacy of $10,000 will show, in the strongest manner, to his fellow-citizens, his undoubted conviction of its great importance to the interests of our country, and more especially to the Southern States of it." Judge Workman has reared an imperishable monument in the affections of mankind, and hundreds, we would hope thousands, will hereafter, in like manner, register their names, not on tables of stone, but on human hearts; a record, from which the hand of time shall not erase the memorial of great and virtuous actions. DONATIONS TO THE SOCIETY. The Executive Committee of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church have adopted the following Resolution: "That inasmuch as there is no prospect, at present, of establishing a mission on the coast of Africa, the articles which have been given, and been long on hand, with a view to such a mission, be presented to the 'American Colenization Society,' to be applied in such a way as they may think most conducive to the charitable purpose for which they were designed-the comfort and use of the poor natives of Africa." The Directing Committee of the Connecticut Bible Society, have made to the Colonization Society a donation of 318 Bibles, and 342 Testaments. The Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen has presented thirty volumes, of a moral and religious character, for the use of the Colony. Charles Tappan, Esq. of Boston, who presented a printing-press to the Colony, and has supplied it with paper, offers a further supply of fifty reams of good paper. To the American Colonization Society, from the 29th September, to the 1st November, 1832. Collection by Rev Richard C Hanna, Pastor of First Pres- ....... ........ 7 2 9 |
