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acceptable business: Provided that not more than five hundred dollars be expended in effecting this object, except authorized hereafter by the Board of Managers.

Resolved, That the Colonial Agent be instructed to use his endeavours to obtain a healthy territory for settlement on the high lands in the interior country, at a distance of thirty, forty, of fifty miies from the seacoast; and, provided he succeed in this object, that he cause a road to be opened from Liberia to this proposed new settlement; provided the expense does not exceed five hundred dollars.

REPORTS OF AGENTS.

UTICA, N. Y., January 17, 1834. To the Board of Managers, &c. Having arrived at this place on the last week in December, for the purpose of presenting the claims of the Society, I delivered on Sabbath evening, December 29, an address in the First Presbyterian Church, after which there was received a contribution of $30. Some friends of the Society here, being anxious its full merits should be laid before the public, proposed to give leave to its opponents to urge their objections.Rev. Beriah Green, of the Oneida Institute, took the ground of the Abolitionists, and in the course of the debate, was permitted to occupy two whole evenings.

Among those who engaged in the discussion, was Rev. Messrs. Aiken and Bethune, W. J. Bacon, W. Tracy, C. Eddy, B. F. Cooper, A. B. Johnson and others. It was continued for nine evenings, and concluded on Monday evening last by passing the following resolution:

"Resolved, That this meeting deeply deplore the unfortunate condition of the coloured population of this country, and commend to the zealous support of the philanthropist and the Christian, the American Colonization Society, as the instrument under Providence, which is best calculated to meliorate the condition of the free negro, and secure the ultimate emancipation of the slave."

This discussion has been full, free and thorough. The positions of our opponents were assumed with boldness and maintained with enthusiasm. The principles of the Society, the sentiments of its leading friends,

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AUXILIARY SOC Pursuant to a notice pre the Winchester Virginian, a young men of Frederick c of Winchester, assembled on Thursday evening, De the purpose of organizing Colonization Society. D was called to the Chair, Meeks appointed Secreta.y.

The committee appointe meeting to prepare a const their chairman, Dr. DUNBA following PREAMBLE AND

We, the undersigned, y county of Frederick and toy ter, approving most heartil effort of philanthropy in w can Colonization Society is and believing that the estab nies on the coast of Afric produce the most benefic own country, and to co whence the bright beams

on this great cause-do associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming an Auxiliary Society, and adopt the following CoN

STITUTION:

ARTICLE 1st. This Society shall be called the Young Men's Colonization Sociecounty of Frederick, auxiliary to

the Virginia State Society.

ART. 2nd. The requisites for membership shall be the annual contribution of any sum that the individual may feel prompted, from his ability and sense of duty, to pay. ART. 3rd. The officers of this Society shall be a President, four Vice-Presidents, (two of them residents of the town and two of the county,) a Treasurer, Secretary, and Directors, in number not less than six nor more than twenty-four; one half to be chosen from the county and one half from the town; of which Board, when regularly called together, eight shall constitute a quorum.

ART. 4th. This Board, when elected, shall choose from among its own members an executive committee, for the transaction of business.

ART. 5th. The Treasurer shall collect and keep the funds of the Society-of which he shall keep an accurate account, and hold them subject to the Board.

ART. 6th. The Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Society and executive committee, and conduct all correspondence on behalf of the Society.

ART. 7th. The annual meetings of the Society shall be held on the fourth of July, to receive the annual report and elect new officers; but an election to supply any vacancy may be held at any meeting of the Society. Besides, there shall be quarterly meetings; and the President or either of the Vice-Presidents, may at any time call a meeting, when it is deemed expedient, and advantageous to the objects of the association.

The vote being taken, first upon the articles separately, and then upon the whole preamble and constitution, it was unanimously adopted. The Society then proceeded to the election of officers, when

GILES COOKE was chosen President.
JAS. H. CARSON, 1st V. President.
JAS. R. CONRAD, M, D. 2nd do.
GEO. LYNN, Jr. 1st do.

town.

PHILIP N. MEADE, 2nd do, }county.

JOHN A. SMITH, Treasurer.

JOHN R. W, DUNBAR, M. D. Secretary.
CART S. PAGE,

JAS. R. GARDNER, directors for the town.

DANIEL CONRAD,

LLOYD LOGAN,
WM. NELSON,

From the Boston Recorder. MASSACHUSETTS COLONIZATION SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the Massachusetts State Colonization Society was held at the Park Street meetinghouse, on Monday evening, the 10th inst. His Honor Lieut. Governor Armstrong presided. After prayer by the Rev. Mr. Linsley, the Annual Report was read by the Secretary, J. V. C. Smith, M. D. This Society, it is known, devotes its funds to the improvement of Liberia, and making it an attractive and advantageous home for people of colour, by means of schools. The Report was accordingly devoted mainly to that point.

On motion of B. B. Thatcher, seconded by the Rev. Howard Malcom,

Resolved, That the principles recently can Colonization Society, in relation to their promulgated by the Managers of the Amerifuture course, have our cordial approbation; and that we consider it our first duty to pro- vide for and promote, so far as may be in our that Institution on the African coast. power, the welfare of the Colony founded by

Mr. Thacher spoke at length on the principles and prospects of the parent Society. The resolution alludes to a Report lately adopted and published by the Managers, in accordance with a resolution adopted at the last annual meeting. We shall endeavour in fore our readers, either in that Reour next, to lay the subject fully beport, or in Mr. Thacher's speech.

On motion of the Rev. G. W. Blagden, seconded by Mr. Lincoln, of Worcester,

Resolved, That the American Colonization Society is an important auxiliary in the work of spreading the light of Christianity over the continent of Africa; and that, as such, it demands the encouragement and support of every sincere Christian.

On motion of the Rev. E. S. Gannett, seconded by Charles Tappan,

Resolved, That the history of African Colonization illustrates the importance of the principles maintained by the Massachusetts Colonization Society, and suggests motives for perseverance and increase of activity in

ROBT. M. PAGE,directors of the county. our support of those principles.

Jos. NEALE,

JOSEPH GRAY,

On motion, it was

Resolved, That Bp. MEADE be requested to deliver an address before this Society. The address was accordingly delivered by Bishop Meade.

DANIEL CONRAD, Chairman. A. N. H. MEEKS, Secretary.

The resolutions were supported by eloquent addresses from the movers. As copies of these speeches have been not venture to give a sketch of them requested for publication, we shall at present-imperfect as such a sketch would unavoidably be.

A Hymn, written by Mrs. Sigour- I shall wipe away all tears from their eyes,

ney, [See Vol. IX. of the Repositoty, p. 255,] was sung by the Choir. The audience was very large and respectable, and the proceedings animated and encouraging in a high de

gree.

The officers for the ensuing year are Hon. Samuel Lathrop, President. His Honor Samuel T. Armstrong, Rt. Rev. Alexander V. Griswold, Hon. H. A. S. Dearborn, Hon. Wm. B. Calhoun, Hon. Isaac C. Bates, Heman Humphrey, D. D. John Tappan, Esq. Theo. Sedgwick, Esq. Hon. Stephen C. Phillips, Thomas Napier, Esq. Hon. Daniel Waldo, Hon. James Fowler, VicePresidents. B. B. Thacher, Esq. Secretary. Isaac Mansfield, Esq. Treasurer. Rev. Ebenezer Burgess, Dedham; Hon. Josiah Robbins, Plymouth; Hon. John W. Lincoln, Worcester; Rev. Howard Malcom, Boston; Rev. Ezra S. Gannet, Boston; Hon. Eliphalet Williams, Northampton; Prof. Samuel M. Worcester, Amherst; Charles Tappan, Esq. Boston; George A. Tufts, Esq. Dudley, John S. Butler, M. D. Worcester; Thomas A. Greene, Esq. New Bedford; Hon. Wm. S. Hastings, Mendon; Hon. Ira Barton, Oxford; Rev. B. B. Edwards, Boston; Rev. Wm. Hague, Boston; Rev. John Pierpont, Boston; J. V. C. Smith, M. D. Boston; Rev. Geo. W. Blagden, Boston; Horace Mann, Esq. Boston; William J. Hubbard, Esq. Boston; Managers.

Letter from a little Girl in Edinburgh, to a

little African Girl in Liberia. The following is the letter of a little girl six and a half years old in Edinburgh, who having been much interested by Mr. Cresson's address, requested him to convey her letter, with a small present to a poor little African girl in Liberia.

EDINBURGH, March 9, 1833.

and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain. But if you do not love Him, but say it is nonsense-pooh-when people teach you, you will go to a horrid place where every person is miserable, and you will never come out of it again-never. My mama tells me, that your country is so hot that I should die if I went there, and that mine is too cold for you to come here; so I fear we shall never see each other till we get to Heaven. If you do not understand how we shall know each other in the crowd there, I will tell you that GOD will show us to each other, so we must both try to get there we cannot do it by ourselves; but we must pray to GOD to help us for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake. We may be sure that He will do it, for He has promised us that He will do it if we ask in the Lord Jesus Christ's name.

I have got a cocoa nut, and I know that it grew on a tree in your country, and I dare say that you will have a cocoa nut tree near your pleasant little cottage. You must tell me your name in the letter you will send to me. I live in Athol Crescent, No. 4, in Edinburgh, in Scotland, and my name is Emily Wake. Good bye, my dear little girl.

I send you a pretty pincushion with pins in it, because they do not make them in your country. It is very pretty, and it has needles inside, and a bodkin. There is a ball of cotton too, that you may learn to sew. One of my brothers sends you a shilling and a penny, and another a shillingand another, a little one, a sixpence; and my mama sends as much as will make the whole into twenty shillings.

PINE GROVE, FEB. 23, 1834. The Mississippi Presbytery, in session at Jackson, Louisiana, October 9th 1833, adopted the following resolutions, viz:

1st. Resolved, That the Presbytery of Mississippi entertain unabated confidence in the principle and plans of the American Colonicommend it cordially to their congregations. zation Society, and that they once more re

2d. Resolved, That it be earnestly recommended to our congregations to make annual collections in such a way as may be deemed

advisable.

3d. Resolved, That as a Presbytery, we pledge ourselves to transmit annually, for ten years, the sum of one hundred dollars to the American Colonization Society.

My dear little Girl:-I do not know your name, but you must tell it me in a letter which I hope you will send to me very soon. It does not signify whether you can write or not, for you can get somebody to write for you, as my mama does for me. I tell her the words and she writes them down. Ever since I have heard about Liberia, I have tried to learn my lessons well, that I might have a number of pennies, so as to make eight shillings, which I am told is enough to find you a happy home in your own dear country. You must tell me wheth-Moderator of Presbytery to attend to the col4th. Resolved, That it be the duty of the er you have got a Bible or not, for if you lection and transmission of said subscription. have not, I will send you one to teach you to fear GOD, and to love his Son Jesus Christ; for if you love Him and pray to Him and think of Him, you will go when you die to a happy place, where no one will cry, where every one will rejoice, for there will be no weeping there, nor any more pain, for it is written in the Bible that GOD

5th. Resolved, That the Stated Clerk be directed to transmit a copy of the above resolutions to the Corresponding Secretary of the American Colonization Society.

The above is a true copy from the minutes of Presbytery.

Attest. JAMES SMÝLIE, Stdt, Clk.

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