...... 30 Mangohiek Union Colonization Society, King William county, Va. do. per J. Loomis, Esq. Treasurer, 400 per a Lady passing thro' Wash'n. 40 Auxiliary Society, Lynchburg, Va. per E. Fletcher, Esq. Treas'r. 100 Do. Albemarle county, Va. per J. B. Carr, Esq. .... D. I. Burr, Esq. of Richmond, Va. From H. W. Ripley, Esq. for the following collections, viz: ..... ....... 5 In Presbyterian & Baptist congregations, by Rev. E. Roon, 6 30 10 30 5 6 25 44 11 From the Society of Friends, N. Car., per N. Mendenhall, 500 towards purchasing a vessel, 250 Ditto, 750 Deduct loss on notes, 26 25 723 75 Rev. R. W. James, Bradleyville, S. C. Per Chauncey Whittelsey, Esq. Middletown, Conn. as follows, viz: Proceeds of trinkets given by a Lady, Collections in St. Margaret's Church, Westminster Parish, Ann ..... 12 37 Do. in Presbyterian congregation, L. I. per Rev. U. Brown, 7 3.50. Do. from individuals, Cape May, N. J. per Rev. J. Kennedy, 3 39 21 Carried forward, $1,670 44 Brought forward, $1,670 44 From Rev. N. Bangs & J. Emory, of New York, as follows: ........ Middleburg, Vt. 8 75 W. Y. Ousely, Esq. of the British legation, per Rev. Wm. Hawley, A Friend to the Society, at Fredericksburg, Va. 84 20 5 15 50 30 700 300 $2,805 14 The following donations were included in the general amount acknowledged as received from Mr. Tappan, in our last number. Collected in Rev. B. Woodbury's Society, Falmouth, Ms. Evangelical Cong. Soc. in Stoughton, Rev. Dr. Parks, Rev. Dr. Codman's Society, Dorchester, Ms. ..... .... ... $6.60 7 30 82 13 41 11 20 4. 9 45 12 20 ..... 11 T. M. Smith's Congregation, Fall River, Troy, Ms. First Religious Society in Ware, by Dr. Eli Snow, Harris Lodge, Templeton, Ms. by Mr. E. Stone, Rev. Dr. Hyde's Society in Lee, Ms. D. Hemenway's Society, Wareham, B. Tappan's meeting-house, Augusta, Me. J. Bradford's Society, Sheffield, Ms. 6 06 24 8 80 10 From Mr. Benj. Kingsbury, by Hon. S. Hubbard, Rev. Mr. Dimmock's meeting-house, Newburyport, 50 37 5 A Chest of Tools, of various kinds, given by "a Mechanic of Springfield, Mass." value 60 Letter from the Secretary of the Society, To Joel Early, Esq. of Greensborough, Georgia. DEAR SIR: OFFICE OF THE COLONIZATION SOCIETY, I acknowledge with gratitude, the receipt of your favour of the 6th of November; and in considering the various interesting inquiries which you are pleased to propose, it has been suggested that it might not be inexpedient to touch, in reply, on some other topics connected with the design of our Institution, and upon which, information has been requested by several distinguished individuals in your section of the country. We congratulate ourselves, and our friends throughout the Union, upon the remarkable success which has attended the operations of this Society, whether we regard as evidences of this success, the condition and prospects of the African Colony, or the very extensive and increasing approbation and aid afforded to our cause by the American public. Eleven years have not yet elapsed since the origin of the Society. Unexceptionable as was its purpose, adapted to conciliate the citizens both of the south and the north, it met, at its commencement, the views of neither. By the people of the south, it was too generally regarded as disguised in character and dangerous in tendency, seeking to effect a speedy and general emancipation; while those of the north had little confidence in its benevolence, and thought it designed rather to perpetuate than remove the system of slavery. Among both parties, there was as little faith in the practicableness of our plan as in its utility. But time and Providence have enabled us to do that which no mere arguments could have effected. The question, whether any thing could be done in this enterprise, was left to be discussed by the skeptical and the hostile, while the Society went forward to its execution.— We have been permitted to exhibit proof that the apprehensions of the south and the objections of the north were equally groundless, and that the scheme we propose is neither impracticable nor useless, but one which commends itself to every patriot and christian in the country. The prejudices against our plan are evidently losing their power, and giving place to a conviction, which must finally become universal, that it is better adapted than any other relating to our coloured population, to unite the humane and charitable efforts of every part of the Union. The specific object, to which the operations and funds of the Society are devoted, I need hardly say, is to transfer, with their own consent, the free people of colour of the U. States to the coast of Africa, and assist them there in founding the institutions of a free, civilized, and christian people. By the execu tion of this scheme, we expect to relieve our country from a great evil; improve the condition of those whom we remove; and by introducing into Africa knowledge, industry, and religion, contribute to the suppression of the slave trade, and to the instruction and civilization of the African tribes. And if the Colony should exert a silent and persuasive influence to voluntary emancipation, and many a proprietor of slaves should become disposed to avail himself of the opportunity presented by it, of conferring freedom upon his slaves, under circumstances which might render it in no wise detrimental to the public welfare, and of inestimable value to them: this, without constituting an objection, must enhance the importance of the Society, and give new interest to the Colony of Liberia. I trust you will consider the facts which make up the history of our African Colony, as well sustaining my assertion, that our plan has already been proved to be neither inexpedient nor impracticable. It need occasion no surprise, that a Society which was at its commencement so few in numbers and scanty in resources, especially considering the difficulties which were inevitable in the prosecution of its work, should be slow in its operation, and that several years should elapse before the actual establishment of a colony on the African coast. The territory of Liberia was purchased in December 1821, and the first settlement made upon Cape Montserado in Jan. 1822. In less than six years, this Colony, although exposed for a considerable portion of the period to severe sufferings and a perilous conflict with the combined forces of the natives, has become a flourishing community of one thousand persons; moral, and even religious in its character; well arranged and regular in the affairs of its government; enjoying to a very considerable degree, the means of education and christian instructions; at peace with the natives, and acquiring over them an extensive and most salutary influence; a community enriching itself by a prosperous trade, as shown in the fact that many individuals have, in the course of five years, acquired each a property of from four to ten thousand dollars;-a community, in fine, which has brought under its partial jurisdiction an extent of 150 miles of coast, and excluded, at least for the present, from this whole line, the slave trade. This success has rendered many once indifferent, interested in our cause, and excited in our behalf a spirit of zeal and liberality, from which we may expect the most important results.Eight Auxiliary State Societies, with numerous subordinate Associations, have been established for the support of our Institution; the Legislatures of nine states have expressed it as their opinion, that our object is entitled to national patronage; and those of two, (Maryland and Virginia,) have aided it by pecuniary appropriations. The spirit of emigration among the free people of colour is rapidly increasing, so that our resources, though greatly augmented, are inadequate to the transportation of all who seek for a passage. I now proceed to reply concisely to your several inquiries, |