In the preceding pages of this defence, I have not only pointed out and endeavoured to reply to some of the objections urged against the Colonization Society, but have exhibited some of the unfair means by which this attack has been conducted. It might have been thought enough for the weight of these, and the harsh and opprobrious language by which they have been too often accompanied, to rest upon the foreigner who has visited our hospitable country. This, however, has not been the case. Unfounded personal attacks have been promulgated to annoy and defeat him. He has been accused of representing to the English, that the objects of the Colonization Society were different from those which it avows in America; yet his assertions have ever been supported by the public statements of that Society, and by the facts which he adduced. Some of the charges are so contradictory, that they convey their own refutation. Individuals have insinuated, that, instead of the great sacrifice of time and fortune which he is making, he is really a mercenary agent. I need scarcely say, that Elliott Cresson's resources and connections are too well known for this insinuation to give him any uneasiness: I merely mention it as a proof of the disposition with which he has had to contend. He has been spoken of as raising money under false pretences; and a speaker at a Meeting called for the purpose of opposing Elliott Cresson and the Colonization Society, declared that they would put a stop to Elliott Cresson's going about robbing the British public. But, I would ask, with the utmost confidence, whether any one who has contributed to the comparatively small sum which has been raised in this country for the Colonization Society, and refers to the acknowledgment of it, not only by Elliott Cresson, but by the Colonization Society itself, and reflects on the amount of good which the Managers of that Society, by their rigid economy, have been able to effect, will venture to assert, either that his contribution has been obtained from him under a false pretence, or that he would wish to recall the gift?— In a document proceeding from the Anti-Slavery's address in Aldermanbury, and which, though not sanctioned by the Society's name, has been circulated at its expense, Elliott Cresson is styled an impostor by William Lloyd Garrison, who, during his stay in this country, was ostensibly connected with the Anti-Slavery Society. To that Society Elliott Cresson was officially introduced, on his arrival in this country, as the Agent of the Colonization Society. Yet the publication of the letter containing that introduction, has in vain been called for, in answer to the libel; and application for it, for the same purpose, has been equally unsuccessful.

I must be allowed to correct another misrepresentation, which has been much insisted on and extensively disseminated by the same party. When William Lloyd Garrison arrived in this country, it was a proposal of himself and his friends, that the charges which he brought against the Colonization Society should be made the subject of a public discussion between himself and Elliott Cresson. To this, the latter was perfectly willing to accede; and it was only set aside at the recommendation of some individuals to whom the subject was referred. It was feared, that such an occasion was more likely to give rise to painful feelings, than to elicit truth. My friend, Joseph Tregelles Price, no supporter of the American Colonization Society, but an active friend of the Anti-Slavery Society, (though I am far from supposing him to be implicated in all its measures), united with myself in the negociation of this affair, and corresponded with William Lloyd Garrison, who was distinctly informed of our reasons for setting aside the public discussion, and solicited to accede to a more private conference on the disputed points. To this proposal, William Lloyd Garrison and his friends returned an unexplained refusal.

I will not longer extend a repetition of the unmerited grievances which Elliott Cresson has had to endure. He feels, at times, that these evils are more than compensated by the satisfaction which he derives from the good work in which he is engaged. I am fully persuaded, that one day its success will bring conviction, if not regret, to his opponents; and that his name and his exertions will be permanently recorded in the grateful recollection of the Colonized American Blacks, for whom it may justly be said,

"sine fraude

In our next, will appear Dr. HODGKIN's remarks on the "British Afri can Colonization Society."

noble one with which you are connected.

A reverend gentleman of Centreville, Pennsylvania, in ench collection taken up on the 4th of July last, says "The discover no diminution of their love and zeal for the gre cause of the Colonization Society. Amidst many calls for thei vidual dividends appear small.”

Letter from a Gentleman, dated Clark's Run, near Xenia, Gree to the Board.

IN MY ESTEEM, TRULY HONOURED BOARD.

After thinking about you and the Colony one hundred times you my thoughts. And, first, on the farming in Liberia: an the very existence of the Colony depends on another mode of f hath hitherto been attended to; the want of beast labour hath, will (in my opinion) be the ruin of the Colony.

Introduce the labour of the patient ox, and the noble horse, will have plenty of black men to farm; and to farm without t ox, is only for slaves with the cow-hide behind them and not Let the Board at Washington send a man qualified to the farming, and zealous for the welfare of the Colony, with ry, and to do no other business; let this man have a large farm tend, to show the colonists what a farmer can do; but he must with horses, ploughs, wagons and ox-carts. Secondly;-How ings be raised without cattle to bring the materials? Gov. Pin of the new settlers in the Colony, shows the deplorable sit Colony for want of beast labour. Likewise there is a vast su the standing the drought, of grain, of any kind, put in by the I that put in by the hoe. Let me know whether horses could priety imported into Liberia from this country? To a man th starved all his days, and perhaps never had his belly filled, th aving plenty to eat, is alone even liberty itself to the man. tock of provisions was raised in Liberia, there would be ple grants to go there.

Had Liberia been furnished with but one farm and four 1 ommencement, improvements might perhaps by this time have entre of Africa, and their warlike implements and swords how been converted into plough-shares and pruning-ho his time a good team of horses and a wagon in Liberia onversation, like the Landers ascending the Niger with their Think what Washington City itself would be without the gall have two sons that farm: with their leave, I will send you th or work in my team, if you think proper to adopt my plan o ne Colony.

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their slaves to Liberia, either keep them six months longer and pay them, or hire them out for money, and then every man able to work, could pay his own passage to Liberia: and I have no idea of sending men to the Colony that will not work if they are able. There is many a tender-hearted man owning slaves that will never set his slaves free to earn or raise their bread with the hoe; a new, and in many cases, a worse species of slavery than they are now under. Liberia is of little use to men if they want the means of independence. In Africa there are plenty of asses, why are they not introduced into the Colony? They are beasts of burden, and where no horses are, they are a good substitute to ride. It gives one pain to think of Ashmun and all those noble men that have fallen a sacrifice for the Colony. Their labour was doubled for want of a horse to ride. A Governor without a horse to ride! the very idea is disgrac ing, and still more so among black men that have lived among large slaveholders.

Perhaps the Colonization scheme is the best human system that ever was contrived on earth. By your leave and aid (if I was younger, but am now too old) I would go to the Colony to give it a new existence in introducing beast labour; and the farming if rightly followed, would yield a plentiful reward.

I am something of an enthusiast in the Colonization cause, and would beg you to give an Old Scotchman's plan a candid investigation, and excuse his plain, rude manner. The Liberia cider mill has gained $4 for the cause this season, which I will pay to our Treasurer. I truly respect and love you all, and hope and pray that God may give you wisdom in all your de liberations.

Extract of a Letter dated Pittsburg, August 4, 1834.

Enclosed you have a draft for twenty-one dollars and four cents, the amount of a collection taken up on the Sabbath succeeding the 4th ultimo, in the Third Presbyterian Church in this city, of which I am Pastor, in aid of the American Colonization Society. This is the first year of its organization; and very heavy responsibilities in the rearing of a very spa cious edifice, have prevented the sum from being larger at this time.

Letter dated Congruity, (Pa.) July 14, 1834.

The enclosed ten dollars was collected on the 6th inst. in the Presbyterian congregation of Congruity, Westmoreland county, Pa. for your Society. The sum collected was eleven dollars and fifty-five cents. The balance I shall pay over to the New Alexandria Auxiliary Society. But as the Treasurer of that Auxiliary will have no other funds to transmit for six weeks or two months, and as the wants of the Parent Society are pressing, I thought it best to forward immediately as much as could be sent by mail. The collection would have been larger, but that many of my people are members of the aforesaid Auxiliary and expect soon to be called upon for their annual subscription.

May the smiles of a benignant Providence rest upon the Society and make it a blessing alike to America and Africa.

Extract of a Letter dated Columbus, Mississippi, July 23, 1834.

Enclosed you will please find seventy dollars in U. S. paper, which is for the use of the American Colonization Society.

I have been in the habit for some years of making (individually) a small remittance; but this year I have used my i fluence with some of my neigh

zation Society. I am happy to discover that the efforts of t ists are producing a reaction in favour of your Institution. T this district of country, recoil with indignation from the unna of those who advocate the promiscuous intercourse of colours; fects in the city clearly evince, that the influence of the abolit is cruelty to the poor blacks, instead of benevolence. I regar zation Society as offering all the inducements to emancipation warmest friend of liberty could offer; but beside this offering, a liberated captive where he may rise to all the dignity and e civilization and Christianity. The Lord grant the American Society His richest blessing.

Letter dated Lewistown, Mifflin county, Pa. July 29,

After divine service held in the Methodist Episcopal Churc inst. I presented to the congregation the very powerful claims rican Colonization Society; and although the sentiments of party have some influence here, we nevertheless received p rances of the fact, that the American Colonization Society is f principles of extended benevolence, and entitled to the liberal sympathies of American Patriots and Christians.

The collection amounted to fifteen dollars and twenty-f ($15 25.) I send herewith enclosed the sum of fifteen dolla the funds of the Society, and apply the remaining twentypart payment for the postage of this communication.

Letter dated Alexandria, Huntingdon county, Pa. August

I send you the enclosed $10, the amount of a collection weeks since, in my church, for the aid of the cause of Col That cause should be dear to the heart of every friend of in and of her race. I hope the Lord will grant it His propitiou cause it to triumph over the assaults of its misguided and fana he Abolitionists. I trust they mean well, but they are certa humble opinion, greatly mistaken as to the propriety of the They are urging our country to a fearful crisis. May a grac preserve us all from the dreadful shock which must ensue if th enthusiastic measures are carried much further.

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Letter dated Baton Rouge, 7th of August, 1834

The Presbyterian Church in this place is small. Only thre Mr. Hutchison, who formerly preached for us, left th ight or ten months ago; since which time, we have had no pr hurch. Mr. Chesnut, a Congregationalist, has occasionally

We have collected twenty dollars, which please receive and appropriate according to the wishes of the donors.

Letter dated Cross Roads, Washington county, Pa. Aug. 15, 1834

Enclosed you have $35 collected from the Roads Presbyterian congregation, for the Colonization Society; this amount, though small, has exceeded our former contributions-which, I believe, has been the result of unjustifiable opposition made by a few Abolitionists to the Colonization Society here.

Extract of a Letter dated Fairfield, N. J. 18th August, 1834.

The enclosed $12, was taken up in the congregation (of which I am Pastor) on the Sabbath succeeding the 4th of July, to aid the Colonization Society in their benevolent operations. We are pleased with the prudent and Christian principles on which the proceedings of your Society are conducted; and which, so far as I know, are almost unanimously approved of by the people in these parts. No Abolitionists here.

We are sorry to hear of some things unfavorable to the prosperity of the Colony; but glad to learn that you are likely to surmount the obstacles which seemed to retard the progress of the Colony. And I pray that God would more abundantly prosper the benevolent operations of your Society, and make them a blessing to our Republic, to the Colony, and to the unknown millions of human beings in Africa.

Extract of a Letter dated Pitts Grove, Salem county, N. J. August 19, 1834.

Enclosed is a ten dollar bill, the avails of a collection taken in our church on the 10th inst. I regret that circumstances arose that day to diminish our numbers, and consequently our contribution. But in a few weeks I hope to forward the first fruits of an effort to form a Female Auxiliary Society here, which as yet, is not quite organized.

Your ably conducted Repository, brings constant and accumulating testimony of the paramount importance of this glorious effort.

"Secto corpore fortior,"

may be now the honourable motto of the American Colonization Society. It has, during the past year, proved itself worthy of the times. It has foiled "Jannes and Jambres" in many a well contested debate; has patiently endured the contradictions of those fanatics; has enlisted new affections, new hearts, and new talents on its side; and has by the peculiar trials which have met its bright career, only developed more and more fully, the fact, that our country cannot do without it. The two races cannot live together. The malaria of Africa on the one hand, and the organization of American Society on the other, will forever forbid it. With the warmest desires and prayers for the continued and much enlarged success of the Society, I remain, &c,

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Extract of a Letter dated New Orleans, 23rd August, 1834. Enclosed is a bill on Henry Henderson, of Baltimore, at sight, for one hundred and two dollars and fifty cents, being amount of my subscription on G. Smith's Plan, and one year's subscription to the Repository.

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I would have remitted this sooner, but for having been absent. My Agent had instructions, but neglected them. I subscribe myself a firmer friend than ever to the good cause,