The Colonization herald and general register

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AND GENERAL REGISTER.
CONDUCTED  BY   THE   PENNSYLVANIA   COLONIZATION   SOCIETY
WHATSOEVER YE WOULD THAT MEN SHOULD DO TO YOU, DO YE EVEN SO TO THEM.
Vol. I.—NEW SERIES.
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PENNSYLVANIA HALL.
The following documents and Circular emanate from
the proprietors ofthe Pennsylvania Hall.
(A.)
Letter from the Managers ofthe Pennsylvania Hall,
to John Swift, Mayor.
Philadelphia, 5th mo. 17th, 1839.
Esteemed Friend—Last evening, as the Female
Anti-Slavery Society were holding a public meeting
in the Pennsylvania Hall, situate on Delaware Sixth
street, between Mulberry and Sassafras streets, whilst
Angelina E. Grimkc Weld, of South Carolina, was
addressing the meeting, our house was assaulted by a
ruthless mob, who broke our windows, alarmed the
women, and disturbed the meeting very much, by yell¬
ing, Stamping, and throw ing brick bats and other mis¬
siles through the windows.
The audience consisted of more than three thou¬
sand persons, a majority of whom were respectable and
intelligent women!
In our invitation to thee to attend the opening of our
Hall, dated the 14th day of the 4th month last, we
mentioned that we should hold public meetings on the
14th, 15th and 16th of this month. We now beg leave
to inform thee that the Convention of American Wo¬
men will meet in the Saloon ofthe Pennsylvania Hall
at 10 o'clock this morning, and the Free Produce C«n-
vention at 2o'clock; the Convention of American Wo¬
men at 4 o'clock, P. M., and the Methodist Anti-
Slavery Society at 8 o'clock in the evening.
Tomorrow the State Anti-Slavery Society will meet
at 8 o'clock—the Free Produce Convention at 10
o'clock; the Convention of American Women will
meet at 1 o'clock, P. If.; and the Free Produce Con¬
vention will meet at 4 o'clock in the afiernoon; and
the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society will meet at
8 o'clock in the evening; and wc shall continue to
use our building from lime to time, as occasion may
require; and we call upon thee, as Chief Magistrate
of the city, to protect us and our property in the exer¬
cise of our constitutional right, peaceably to assemble
and discuss any subject of general interest.
Respectfully, thine, &.c.
Signed by direction rathe Board of Managers of the
Pennsylvania Hall Association.
Daniel Neall, President.
P. S.—We  herewith  enclose  a   written  phcard,
numbers of which' were posted up in various parts of
the city, and, so far as we have seen, all appeared to
be in the same hand writing.
[Copy.]
" Whereas, a convention, for the avowed purpose of
effecting the immediate emancipation of'slaves through¬
out the United States, is at this time holding its ses¬
sion in Philadelphia; it behoves the citizens who en¬
tertain a proper respect fur the right of propriety, and
the preservation ofthe constitution ofthe Union to in¬
terfere, forcibly if they must, to prevent the violation
of those pledges heretofore hold sacred, and it is pro¬
posed that they assemble nt the Pennsylvania Hall to¬
morrow morning, Wednesday, 15th May, and demand
the immediate dispersion of said convention."
Our committee will also furnish thee with the name
of one ofthe ringleaders ofthe mob.
(B)
Letter from the Manager* of the Pennsylvania Hall,
to John G.  Walmough, Sheriff.
Philadelphia, 5th mo. 17th, 1S38.
Esteemed Friend—Our new find elegant building,
which on the second day of this week was dedicated
to " Liberty and the Rights of Man," known by the
name of the Pennsylvania Hall, situate on the west
side of Delaware Sixth street, between Mulberry and
Sassafras streets, in the city of Philadelphia, was oc¬
cupied last evening by the Female Anti-Slavery So¬
ciety. The audience consisted of more than three
thousand persons, of whom a large majority were re¬
spectable and intelligent women.
Whilst Angelina E. Grimke Weld  was addressing
them, our building was assailed by a mob, who broke
our windows, alarmed the women, and disturbed the
meeting, by yelling, stamping, and throwing brick
bats and other missiles through the windows.
In our invitation to thee to attend the opening of
our Hall, dated the 14th day ofthe 4th month last, we
mentioned that we should hold public meetings on the
14th, 15th and 16th of this month. Wc now inform
thee that the Free Produce Convention will meet in
that building this afternoon, at 2 o'clock. The Con¬
vention of American Women at 4 o'clock, P. M., and
the Wesleyan Anti-Slavery Society will meet at 8
o'clock in the evening. Tomorrow the State Anti-
Slavery Society will meet at 8 o'clock, A. M.; the
Free Produce Convention at 10 o'clock; the Conven¬
tion of American Women will meet at 1 o'clock, P.
M., and the Free Produce Convention will meet at 4
o'clock in the afternoon, and the Pennsylvania State
Anti-Slavery Society will meet at 8 o'clock in the
evening; and we shall continue to use our building
from time to time as occasion may require; and wo
call upon thee, as High Sheriff'of the city and county
of Philadelphia, to protect us and our property in the
exercise of our constitutional right of peaceably assem¬
bling and discussing any subject of gener.il interest
that we or those to whom we grant the use of our Hall
may see proper.
Respectfully, thine, &c.
Signed by direction ofthe Board of Managers of the
Pennsylvania Hall Association.
Chairman.
ADDRESS,
From the Managers of the Pennsylvania Hall to lhe
Citizens of Philadelphia.
Fellow  Citizens—Your   rights  as  well  as  ours
have been invaded by the destruction of Pennsylvania
Hall.    The constitutional right for our citizens peace¬
ably to assemble in their own house, and there to dis¬
cuss any subject they may see proper to discuss, has
been   put down by lawless  force.    We have been
among toe first ofthe friends of liberty who have been
attacked, but we fear we will not be the last.    Our
Hall, which, on the second day of last week, was dedi¬
cated to liberty and the right of free discussion, was
occupied in the evening of the lGth instant by a so¬
ciety of women, known to us by the name ofthe Fe-
[oialc   Anti-Slavery   Society.     "Whilst   Angelina   E.
"Grimke Weld was addressing this meeting, our win-
'dovvs were broken, and  the audience, consisting o!
'more than three thousand persons, of whom a large
fcajority were respectable women, were much disturb¬
ed by the yelling of the mob which surrounded the
Building.
■ One of our managers went to the Mayor's office.
Bfae person in attendance there said he did not know
■here the Mayor was; but they had sent four officers
■ the Hall, which was all the disposable force they
Hft at that time.
Between 9 and 10 o'clock on the morning of the
17th, a committee of the Managers waited on the
Mayor with the annexed letter, marked A, and in¬
formed him that the mob had commenced assembling
at that time.    The Mayor replied, he would go there
this evening and make a speech, and if {/.at did not an-[ then, of my deep mortification at finding myself at sylvania Hall, on the 17th of the 5th month, 1838, to The organizing of four county societies, and forty
swer he could do nothing more I    The city Solicitor l such a crisis, and under such ciyumstances, left almost  take into consideration the attack of n mob upon their smaller auxiliaries.
said he (the Solicitor) gave orders to the police officers alone.                                       \                                      property on the last evening, and the threatened attack The circulation of about 500 copies of theColoniza-
last evening not to arrest a single man that evening. ;     Upon this painful subject I nfed add nothing further ' upon it at the present time, it was tion Herald and General Register.    The sale or distri-
We retired and wrote the annexed letter, marked B,   at this time.    I  have made a detailed report of the j     Resolved, That we cannot undertake to defend our bution of 1200 volumes anil pamphlets, favourable to
which we delivered to the Sheriff.                                   : whole affair to his excellency the Governor;  on its  Hall by force; that as law-abiding and peaceful citi- the object.
To this communication the Sheriff replied, it was   publication the committee will perceive that I fulfilled I zens, we throw ourselves upon thejustice of our cause, ■     Received from societies, individual subscriptions and
the Mayor's business—that if he (the Sheriff) had the   my pledge to them to the utmost of my ability, and the   the laws of our country, and the right guaranteed to f~
Daniel Neall, President.
The Sheriff requested us to advise our friends not to
one hundred and sixty men which the Mayor had, he  public that I honestly endeavored to perforin my duty
would have suppressed the mob the first night, and I am, sir, with much respect,
thought it might yet be done; but that as for himself,! Your obedient servant,
his (the Sheriff's) force consisted in himself and three [ John G. Watmough.
men, and what could four men do?    He should go >. —
there in the evening, and so far as his personal, official ! A CARD.—TO THE PUBLIC.
and moral influence would go, we should have the full \     Fellow Citizens—For the pyrpose of putting an end   stand on the pavement in front of the Hall, and there-;
benefit of it, &c. j to jnqUjry as to the causes whfm led to the late much   by swell the mob, but to keep in the enlry—this advice
Impressed  with the belief that our building vvas   l0 be regretted violation of the public peace, and my   we undertook to give to such as we should meet,
doomed to destruction, we retired and passed the fol-  cont|uct on tne occasion, I ha*e only to say that the j     This circumstance may have led the Sheriff into the
lowinsr resolutions, a copy of which we sent to the   Councils of the city have appointed a committee to in-  error of supposing we had assented to his rjther propo-
"'   !   ' : vestigate both, and that I shah cheerfully abide by the  sition of furnishing men to defend the Hall, which we
did not.
for Colonization Herald, $3433 56"_f; forwarded to the
us by the constitution, peaceably to assemble and to Treasury for the state society, $2,500 00 ; secured sub-
discuss any matter of general interest; and that we scriptions yet unpaid which are now due in the course
will not have any " immediate or active participation of the ensuing year, $6,000. Among the contribu-
in any mob or riot" whicli_may occur.    Signed by       ! tions he can report of $100 or more.
At a meeting ofthe Board of Managers of the Penn-   decision, be it what it may.
sylvania Hall, on the 17th ofthe 5th month, 1838, to | Your most obed't serv't,
Nine of 50
Twelve of 20 or more.
Thirty-two of 10
Three hundred of 5 each.
Encouraged by these results we commend the cause
for another year to your increased favour and support,
anil to God, the efficient source of every good work.
The following resolutions were unanimously adopt-
take into consideration thc attack of a mob upon their
property on the last evening, and the threatened at¬
tack upon it at the present time, it vvas
Resolved, That we cannot undertake to defend the
Hall by force—that as law-abiding and peaceful citi¬
zens, we throw ourselves upon the justice of our cause,
the laws of our country, and the right guaranteed to
us by the constitution, peaceably to assemble and to
discuss any matter of general interest; and that we
will nol have any " immediate or active participation
in any mob or riot" which may occur.
Signed by Daniel Neall, President.
At about sunset, the Mayor informed the president
May 25,1838.
John Swift, Mayor.
To Col. John G. Watmough. Sheriff:
May 25th, 183S.
My Dear Sir—In compliance with your request, I
send you a statement of a conversation which took
place at your office on Thursday the 17th inst., in re¬
lation to the anticipated disturbance at the Pennsylva¬
nia Hall.
Between half past one and two o'clock on that day,
a message vvas brought to me, stating that you wished
to see me at the Sheriff's office.    I went there at once,
ed, after which the meeting vvas eloquently addressed
It may be remarked in conclusion, that our comma-, b   Me?srs. Forwar(] Shale* Find]ay7vVy],c, and Rev.
nication to him was in writing, and any conversation   jyjr  Bryant
we mi_.ht have with him, was considered by us as alto-'      B«___t__*_r ti___» ■___.   7    . • . . • _> ___.       ■
j itesotiea, that the doctrines and doings of the ad-
Daniel Neall,
Samufl Webb,
Peter Wright,
Committee.
gcther informal. | vocate3 and agents of African Colonization commend
(themselves to every friend of the colored race; and
!should be embraced and sustained by every friend of
j his country.
Resolved, Thnt the influence of Colonization prin-
  j ciples and the operation of Colonization measures, af-
COLONIZATION SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH i ford a remedy for the evils of slavery, more certainly
AND VICINITY. sale, and more encouragingly effectual,than any which
Agreeable to previous notice, the Colonization So-! ,h,as b,;en P™P0Sf>d l« the American people, and should,
■.nd f ,..„■!   n vonr room  iMr  Neail   Mr   Webb   Mr ; ciety of Pittsburgh  and  vicinity held  their  annual , ""euro, be applied with energy and perseverance,
of our board that he woold disperse the mob, if J,. l$$ft. ^SS^Ja^^JIS,^^ ot the Methodist *P^^^  ^
could have possession of the building ; but if not, he   but of lhis x am not        fect> cerlain.    Mr. Wnght  f -eet, on Tuesday evening, Way 10th     Gov. Pmney, j > e KJ2™J2Sl?£ " ™g"
could not do it- -he had not sufficient disposable force. | on(] Mr- Webb , knei. witi. the other „entlemeu I | Corresponding Secretary, mada the following report, | J ^ E2*£*£ih^S^^t^hhml
ings to others, are at the same time securing their own
and Mr. Webb I knew; with the other gentlemen
The president told him the managers did not intend had not tlie p]eavure of a personal acquaintance,
to take the responsibility of opposing the civil anthori- , A )eUer wag |)aI1j(,_ t0 me, signed, I think, by Mr.
ty—we did not intend to do any thing that would in- j fleal!, and you mentioned that the Trustees of the
jure our claim to indemnity, or relieve the county nalI apprehended some acts of violence during the
from responsibility. The Mayor received the keys, ; evei,infT, and had called upon you to aid in preventing
put them into his pocket, and went down to his office; J or suppressing them, and requested me'to state to the
and then the mob commenced the attack, first on the ; committee u.e means which the laws placed ot your
north windows. They then forced open tho doors, and i fiispo,al t0 effect this object. I told them the Sheriff
endeavored to cut or break every thing to pieces; but had umjer his control but fouror five deputies—that he
probably, finding the building too strong, or the pro- had no puUic flln()s at his roramailtif to employ others
cess too slow, they set fire to the building and con- j __t|iat his power vvas great when the feelings of the
which was unanimously adopted:
annual report. happiness and prosperity.
In presenting the Annual Report of the Society for       Resolved, That increased exertions should be made
the past year, we vvouid acknowledge, with gratitude to convince the people of colour who dwell amono- ugt
to Him who crowns our lives with mercies, his pecu¬
liar and multiplied favours to us, and to the cause in
which are engaged.
We have not been called to mourn the death of any
of the wisdom and beneficence of the Colonization
scheme, and of the advantage to them of becoming
partakers of its certain and manifold advantages.
Resolved, That reason  and  experience concur in
sumrd it to the ground.
Fellow citizeus, we submit this statement to your
candid, unprejudiced perusal—and we call upon you,
seeing your officers, if willing, are unable to preserve
the peace, to protect your own rights, which are as¬
sailed in this attack upon us.
Respectfully, we remain,
Your injured friends and fellow citizens.
In its operations, without disregarding the tights of
any, it seeks the benefit of all.    Peacefully, gently
Thai the 9th article shall be amended as follows:
The Recording Secretary of this society, shall per-
The Corres-
Pennsylvania Hall, which they'appear to have over-1 jeopard their claim upon the county for any damages
looked in making out the statement copied into the they might suffer; but they appeared to have no doubt
Pennsylvania!) of this morning. on that head. _,%_.« and righteously, it mitigates existing evils, and tends I form lhe ordinary duties of that office
I saw them for the first time at about 2 P. M., ns !     Some further conversation then took place in rela- j to averl stj]] greater prospective ones. j ponding Secretary shall conduct the correspondence
above stated, and received from them the letter to | lion to the means of affording the protection required,! jt removes the negro from all those causes which ef the Society, under the direction of the board of
which I suppose they allude.    Four hours, therefore, j during which it vvas observed, that within the limits of, nere operate so effectually to impede his elevation, and (managers.
elapsed between their interview with the Mayor and j the city the Mayor was the officer peculiarly called : places him an equal among equals, in a community That the 11th article should be amended as follows '
myself. In our conversation together, I explained io j upon to preserve the public peace, but that the Sheriff: which affords full scope to his virtuous aspirings, and That the annual meeting of this Society shall be
them the nature of my powers, and the character of j would afford every assistance in his power; and you 1 where in his own person and in his descendants, he | held in the month of May, under the direction of the
the means at my command.    I did this to do away . expressly stated  that with  two hundred  men, upon j may reap the just rewards of excellence.    It extends j Board of managers.
with an impression which existed upon their minds, I whom you could rely, at your disposal, you vvouid un- j to many a southern slave the long coveted boon of      The committee nominated the following gentlemen
that I always had at my immediate command a large J dertake to prevent any injury to the building ; butthat: freedom, by securing to him circumstances, when  it j as officers of the Society, for the following von-  ,
available force of organized police-men.    As to what / the lavv had neither given yon the men nor the money   wj]j mdeed become a rich   blessing.    It excites and j were elected
occurred in reference to the Mayor, it was purely in-  to procure them.    One of the gentlemen then turned   fosters in the community generally, a feeling friendly
cidental, and arose simply from the desire on my part i to the others, and inquired if they had not the right to | to tne negro, and this greatly promotes a sentiment
to understand the precise position of affairs.    I regret- I spend their own money to protect their Hall, and it j w(,ich may eventually entice emancipation in some or
'lied deeply they had not allowed me more time,^and j seemed to be their opinion that they had; but no offer j a]| the southern states,
added, I must make the best of matters as they stood,   of any sum was made, as they all agreed they could       it p]ants upon the moral wastes of Africa the germ
The lateness of their visit, and the ignorance in which \ procure five hundred   men who would stand by the   0f ai| lnose excellent institutions, civil and religious,
people were on his side—as lie could call on any man
in executing his duty, and protecting either their per¬
sons or property ; but I was apprehensive he vvouid not
find the citizens generally disposed to aid him, in con¬
sequence of the excitement which appeared to exist
against the Abolition Society.
Bith of us suggested the propriety of closing the
Hall during the evening, but this suggestion vvas not
Signed by direction of the Board of Managers of) ]jsteneii to; and when I remarked that in lhe day time
the Pennsylvania Hall Association^ _ lhe actors jn any scene of violence could be recognised
and arrested, while ot night they were shielded by the
prominent friend to the cause, nor to record any disas-1 bearing testimony against any scheme of agitation on
ter to our settlements in Afriea. On the contrary, {the subject of slavery in these United States, which
while the year has been one of great distress and em- < does not recognize the conventional relations of the
barrassment to the country, and to our community, in master and his slave, and which proposes any other
common with others, our cause has been greatly en- mode of separation than one of mutual consent,
couraged, and our resources increased, so that instead The committee to whom was referred the subject
of the diminution which might have been anticipated j of amendments to the constitutution, and the selection
in the amount of contributions, we are enabled to re-   of officers, beg leave to report
Daniel Neall, President.
Colonel Watmouch's Letter.
To the Editor of the Pennsylvanian:
Sir—In justice to myself, I desire to make knovvn
some important facts in reference to the conference
held at my offic, at about 2 o'clock, P. M. of Thurs¬
day, the 17th inst., with the respectable committee of
darkness, one ofthe commits *e replied that the street
port a larger amount than ot any previous anniversary
—while there are also flattering indications of a con¬
tinued and increasing support in future.
This may and indeed ought to be a source of rejoic¬
ing and encouragement, while it should not exciie sur¬
prise—but rather be looked upon as the natural result
of the  increased  information given to the community
was lighted with gas, nnd every individual could be I 01Jncerniti_r a cnuse so purtrly philanthropic, bentivohnt  be read " Secretaries."
That the 5th article of the Constitution should he
amended as follows:
The officers of this society shall be a President,
twenty Yice Presidents, a Recording Secretary, a Cor¬
responding Secretary, a Treasurer, and a Board of
five managers to be elected annually by the society.
That in the 6th article, the word " Secretary" should
distinctly seen ; and all of them expressed a confident j ancj patriotic
belief that not one in ten of the community were op-1     The Colonization enterprise will bear comparison,
posed to their proceedings. J in tnese respects, with any other of our great "insti'u-
1 asked if they weie not fearful that by insisting ; tjons of ben. volrnce,. without injury, and like pure
,n holding their meetings in the evening they might ; (r0]d ;s brighter from every investigation.
upor
That the 7th article should be amended as follows:
The Board of Managers shall meet quarterly, and
at other times, upon  notification by either of the Se¬
cretaries, to trans ict the business of the Society, any
four of when shall form a quorum,
iety, for the following year, who
President.—Hon. P.. C. Grier.
Vice Presidents—Rev. F. Herron, D. D., II. D. Sel¬
lers, If. D., Charles Brewer, Rev. Wesley Keriney
John If. Snowden, E^q., Hon. T. B. Dallas/Jacob For¬
syth, Rev. Joseph Kerr, R. B. Curling, Hon. Walter
Forward. Rev. D. H. Riddle, D. D., Wm. Bell, Jamea
j R. Speer. If. D., Rev. John Tassey, Neville B. Craio-,
IThomas Bakewell,  Nathaniel Holmes, Rev.   __!
; Pressly, D. D., Hon. T. F. Baird, Waterman Palmer.
Corresponding Secretary—Rev. J. B. Pinney.
Recording Secretary—Thomas Williams.
Treasurer—George R. White.
Board of Managers—Joseph Wood well, John Shea
n , Robert E. Sellers, B. Patton, jr. Esq., Rebt. Dalzelf
I had been kept up to so late an hour, had left me lit-! Sheriffin every extremity.    You at once assured rliem | whjc|, distinguish us as a people favored above all the
tie else to pledge to them beyond  my own personal 'if they provided these men you would protect them at j nations of the earth.    It becomes the pioneer of suc-
exertions—those thev should have, frankly and fear-; the risk of your life.    They seemed to think il would I cessfol  missionary operations—and may be rationally
lessly, both officially "and morally.    In reply to a ques- I be expedient to have their friends sworn in ns special j expected to become a powerful  instrument in Chris-
tion as to the number of the city police, 1 did say, that' constables at the Hall, but understanding that it was I Uanizing that land of Mahomedan and Pagan delusion.
with two hundred men I would guarantee the peace ! to be occupied both afternoon and evening, by differ- j     it operates effectually lo impede the slave trade and
of the city and county, and added, to collect such a I ent societies, I expressed a different opinion, advising > affords a practicable and speedy method for its entire
force required time and money.    Time they had not[ that their force should be collected m the immediate I destruction.
allowed me, as it was now near 3 o'clock.    The money ; neighborhood ; that the ceremony of swearing them in !     in s\K)rU whether we contemplate this scheme in , t h,alt
of course must come out of my own pocket, as I had 1 should be dispensed with, and giving as a reason that ; tne magnitude of its object, the wide spread philantro- j j  D  M'Cord  T   H   Patterson, R N   Havpn     aa
none other at my disposal. j the Sheriff could call on Ihem as his posse eomitatus, ; pny wmch it embraces—the varied interests winch it j jjay_.   fs    yy   jamPS Findley   E«o    John   n   R    ?
The committee appeared much surprised at hearing ! and that the more secret the presence of such a body j aQects favorably, or the simplicity of its operations—it i [jarvy Child"'' W  II  Lovvrie" Eh1   Mai  W     W   1
this fact, and even consulted among themselves as to \ of men was kept, the more effectual would batheir ac- | demands our admiration and hearty support,
the propriety of furnishing whatsoever funds might be | tion upon an emergency.
wanted. "Although," said the eldest member pre-I to lose no further time, anu uie gentlemen itni me i cles it has encountered, and the unn
sent, whom I believe to be Daniel Neall, "there be I room, as I understood, to prepare their friends to be in many cases bitter hostility manifested
not quite a quorum.present here, yet I think it might ( readiness for that evening.
be done under the circumstances."    I stopped further !     I heard no expression ot a belief that the Hall vvas , Deen powerfully protected by him.
consultation on this point, by replying, that I would  doomed to destruction; and from the determination :     jt js a matter of extreme regret, that a cause so vi-
much rather they vvouid furnish me with a determined   they expressed, to hold their meetings according to | taHy important to the welfare of our country, should
force to stand by me at all hazards.    With one voice : their previous public notice, I thought them less ap- : ever |iave encountered violent opposition, and that too
they exclaimed, that upon that point there would be   prehensive on the subject than I expected they would   from some wno are among the nust forward in other
Jeremiah Butler, S. S. Neale, If. D., James Mar-hall'
If we contemplate its success amidst all the obsta-!/~<-i-:-i *j ^u_-   c.u_i._   1
Gabriel Adams, Chas. Shaler, John Hall, J. M'Kain'
Moses Atvvood, Isaiah Dickey, C. P. James, Wm. Lit¬
tle, E. G. Edrington, If. D., Gladden   If   D
-i.all liml iimrea.-ed .-.i.Km.i < .   Wm. J. Totten, Rev. A. If. Bryant, J. C. Dav'itt, John
Wallace,  Samuel Baird, D. M. Hogan, O. Metcalf
T^ _T^___.     Ts     0 , J -II ,t      A       HI      L_*-._____ 1 _
against it, we
Esq., Geo. R. Riddle, A. If. Semple.
no difficulty—they would pledge themselves to collect  nave heen
Very respectfully, yours,
H. J. Williams.
for me five hundred young men ; one member warmly
adding, that fifteen hundred could be got, who would
be firm and true. I replied that I would be satisfied
with a much smaller force, and urged them to go about
providing the five hundred men for me.    I added, let i     In reply to the respectable individual who now holds  through twelve counties
From the Pennsylvanian.
kindred objects of benevolence.
The General Agent employed by the society, re¬
ports, that in his operations, he has met with most un¬
expected encouragement and success. He has not
confined his efforts to the city, but extended them
NEW YORK COLONIZATION SOCIETY.
The Anniversary of the New York City Coloniza¬
tion Society took place on Wednesday evening, in the
Middle Dutch Church. The building was filled to
ovei flowing.
Re*'. Dr. Milnor presided.
providing the five hundred men lor me.    t added, let!     In reply to the respectable individual who now holds through twelve counties. The exercises commenced  with an address to th
no more precious time be lost in talking—that little [ the office of Sheriff of the city and county of Philadel- :     In almost every case, while the whole community  Throne of Grace, by Rev. Dr. Church, of New Ham
time enouoh was left, and again begged them to set | phia, we would state, that when he informed us ofthe felt and regretted the existence of a slave population i s|,jr0_    Abstract ofthe annual report was read bv D^
about their good work.    1 requested them to select i smallness of his force, and his entire inability to pro- in our free country, he has found the large proportion 1 vjj j^j Reege) _vj  j). -      y i a-
their own place, near their Hall, for theyoung men to, tect us, he did propose that instead of his collecting of ourcitizens opposed to the immediate unconditional       Interesting and  animating addresses in suddo t    f
meet me—told them I vvouid be on the ground early, 'special constables to protect the building, we should do emancipation, as tending to exasperate the different  .l-
and expressed confidence that all vvouid yet be well.    ' so for him; we told him that if he vvouid go up to the sections of the nation, and alienate th
Upon this we all arose, with every expression of Hall at that time, there was a large number of citizens other, as actually augmenting the ev
confidence and hope—so far from separating, " im-  assembled there, from whom we had no doubt he could the negro labours, both at the north a
pressed with a belief that the building was doomed to  obtain five hundred men, who  would willingly assist they were far more generally disposed Wvwawn«--.   states ttev. Ur.  Uone, c
destruction"—I think the committee do themsel ves  him in keeping the peace—that we had just come from and aid our society, as a safe and beneficial method of _}ethune, of Philadelphia, and the Hon. Jame-VR    h
injustice.    I felt highly pleased at the confidence and , there, and that numbers had expressed their readiness I extending aid to the unfortunate, and as conservative  a0) British Consul,
firmness of their manner, and the zeal with which [ to assist the  proper officers whenever called  upon.' of our institutions, sealed in the blood and toil of our
they set out to rally a sufficient force for me. j One of the managers gave it as his opinion, that the ancestors.
I bade them remember there must be no failure now,   Sheriff could obtain fifteen hundred citizens to assist       He is fully impressed with the belief, that in a vast
as my whole reliance would be upon them.    It was  him, if he wanted them.    The Sheriff still urged upon majority of instances, where the cause is opposed, the
about 3 o'clock when we separated. j us the providing of persons to assist him, and having opposition originates from distorted and exaggerated
Although on the ground, or riding round it, from  previously informed him we were not a quorum ofthe accounts of the suffering which the emigrants encoun-
near 4 o'clock, I received no message, nor got any in-' Board, and having no authority to bind it, we retired, ter in their new situation, and which have been exten-
telligence from the committee until half past seven, and forthwith convened the Board, and submitted the sively circulated by an opponent.    The only cure for
when a young gentleman stepped up to me as I was  Sheriff's proposition to them—whereupon they imme- such, is a more thorough acquaintance with the true
standing in Sixth street, opposite the north-east end  diately passed the following resolution, unanimously, situation of the colony and colonists,  and  access to   moment inhale the moral atmosphere of Africa,
ofthe Hall, and put into my hands the letter contain-  and sent it to him by our President, who, without any more accurate sources of information. that she could stand upon this mount and look' down
in_: the proceedings of a meeting of the Board, &c,  delay, took it to the Sheriff's office.    The Sheriff was ;     This he  has in a measure attempted to afford, by   into the valley of dry bones !    Oh, could it be but once
with the Resolution, as published in the address of the  not there.    He then took it to the Hall, but the Sher- public lectures and private conversation, detailing the  realized that here lie struggling in the grasp of moral
committee in the Pennsylvanian of this morning. i iff was not there.    He  then  left it with a friend, to facts with which his former connexion with the colony  death, one hundred millions of human beings • beings
The services closed with the Benediction, by Rev
President Milledoler, of Rutger's College.
Abstract ofthe Report of the New York City Colo¬
nization Society.
The following impressive appeal is made by Dr
Savage, missionary of the Protestant Episcopal Church'
in his letter from Cape Palmas, dated April 4th 1837'
"Oh that the church of Christ at home could for one
It is dated the 17th of the 5th mo., 1838, but no! wait at the Hall, and deliver it to the Sheriff imme-   had furnished him, and especially by different coloni-   with souls immortal.    There is no field wit
zation publications.   The following is a summary of, knowledge more promising and ready for a eb i
The following is a copy of the resolution above al-  his labours and their results. j harvest, than Western Africa; and yet how neJlt
hour is specified.    I was left, therefore, to conclude diately upon his arrival, which was done.
that the committee had failed in their efforts to collect
a force for me. I luded to
orious
ect-
Lectures delivered during the year, one hundred  ed."    Neither has this cry been utterediri vai
I had relied on their warm assurances.     Judge, J    At a meeting of the Board of Managers of the Penn-1 and forty-six. | are now among the tribes more than forty inissioa^