the communication of Dr. Savage-"they must act as aids-for years they can sustain no higher relation." Offer to the intelligent colored man in the United States (and there are plenty of them) the same position in the mission as the whites of the same capacity and acquirements, give him the same outfit, and allow him the same establishment in Africa, and there will be no lack of volunteers, able and efficient men too, whose constitutional adaptedness to the climate will enable them uninterruptedly to continue their labors. If this course is not pursued, let the Board of Missions be assured that all efforts to extend and perpetuate their mission will prove abortive. Near the close of the Report another section occurs, not less interesting to the supporters of colonization in Maryland, viz: "No further difficulties appear to have arisen between the missionaries and the colo nists at the primary station. It is very probable that things remain much as they were at the last annual meeting of the Board. From the semi-annual accounts, just received from the primary station, it appears that charges are still made for military fines. The committee have not sought another conference with the managers of the Maryland State Colonization Society, under whose jurisdiction is the colony at Cape Palmas, because there appeared no sufficient grounds for anticipating a more favorable result. When this site was selected as the field of our missionary operations in Africa, in preference to all others, it was assigned as a principal reason by the committee, in their first Report, that, it being the chief design of the mission to operate on the native inhabitants of the country, there existed fewer obstacles here than elsewhere to a peaceable and friendly intercourse with them; whereas, at other places mentioned, circumstances had occurred calculated to alienate the natives from the colonists, and to render them less accessible to any attempts for their religious and moral improvement." Encouraged as the committee were to select this site, given under these circumstances, for this purpose, it would be a source of mortification and deep regret to find the friendly attitude of the Maryland State Colonization Society succeeded by apparent hostility to the spiritual interests of the mission. The committee hope better things, and trust that an amicable arrangement may yet be made, consistent with the mutual interests of the colony and the mission. The instructions given to the missionaries, subsequent to the last annual meeting of the Board, were, to retain the primary station at Cape Palmas, except in the last resort." We copy the above as italicised in the Report, but are really at a loss what comments to make thereon, as we are unable clearly to conceive what and how much is meant to be understood. Certainly nothing is distinctly asserted, except in the third paragraph, that "it appears charges are still made for military fines." Fines from whom or what is not stated, but we recognise the name of one colonist among the attacheés of the primary station. If the fine is for his neglect of duties as a citizen of the colony, why this mention of it? for the secretary of the Board of Missions was assured that no colonist possessed the power of denaturalising himself and still reside within the limits of the colony; and that fines for neglect of military or fatigue duty should always be collected of such. If the fine was not exacted from a colonist, why not say so? The last sentence but two, commencing" encouraged," evidently insinuates that the Maryland State Colonization Society has changed its friendly attitude and become hostile to the Episcopal mission. Now we conceive that a document like this, on a point of so much importance and delicacy, ought to speak out plainly, or not at all. If the assertion had been made that the Maryland State Colonization Society was unfriendly to the Episcopal mission in any way whatever, we should at once deny the charge, and prove from public documents and recorded acts, both in this country and in Africa, that a contrary disposition has ever been manifested. But "the Committee hope better things," says the Report, and "Instructions have been given to the missionaries to retain their primary station at Cape Palmas, except in the last resort." Here, then, is another insinuation, more unfair and disingenuous than the former. One unacquainted with the state of the Episcopal mission at Cape Palmas, would be led to infer therefrom, that it was in the most critical circumstances-that its position was so hazardous that it was found necessary to send out discretionary instructions, to act only in case the dreaded and much feared emergency should happen to bear until forbearance ceased to be a virtue, and then abandon all and flee. We can conceive of no better answer to the three last paragraphs of the forgoing quotations, it being from an official document, than for the Board of Managers of the Maryland State Colonization Society to meet and issue one equally ambiguous, and at the same time significant: something like the following, for instance: "Encouraged as the Board was by the profes sions of the Missionary Board that their intentions were to endeavor through the instrumentality of their missionaries, to enlighten and christianize the native Africans within and on the borders of the colony, and to raise them to a level with the American colonists, that they might ultimately unite in forming one vast christian empire or republic; it would be a source of mortification and deep regret to find the attitude of the Missionary Board succeeded by apparent hostilty to the true welfare of the natives and the temporal interests of the colony. The Board hope for better things, and trust that an amicable arrangement may yet be made consistent with the mutual interests of the mission and the colony. Instructions have been transmitted to the Governor of the colony to permit the missionaries to retain their primary station at Cape Palmas, (granted for the above purposes of improving the natives and promoting harmony between them and the colonists,) except in the last resort.” Such, we conceive, the only appropriate response which the Board of Managers of the Maryland State Colonization Society could make to the passages above quoted; but we doubt much if the missionary Board would consider either the insinuation or the threat therein contained as prompted by those feelings which ought ever to actuate men professedly engaged in a work of philanthopy and love. If the Board of Missions hope better things from the Maryland State Colonization Society, certainly the unjust insinuations, that it has assumed an attitude of apparent "hostility to the spiritual interests of the mission," and that extreme and oppressive measures are to be apprehended, which may force them to abandon their primary station, are not calculated to induce better things. Whether the Board of Managers will be disposed at present to take any action upon this matter, we are unable to say; but if they do so, we hope they will be more definite, and specify what by them will be considered the last resort, forcing them to require the abandonment of the mission station in the colony. For ourselves we consider that a perseverance in the policy and conduct heretofore pursued by some of the missionaries of the Episcopal Board, ought, and must of necessity ensure a result so deeply to be regretted-such, for instance, as unmeasured denunciations of those whom the Colonization Society has seen fit to employ as its agents; -dictation to the chief magistrate of the colony in the performance of his highest official duties;-representing to the natives that the colonists in this country were in a state of slavery and degradation, and therefore unfit to be their associates in Africa ;-expressing to visiters to the colony the utmost contempt for the colony and its government;-formally denouncing, in a circular to the various missonary Boards, (not published, but yet made known,) the character of the colonists as infamous, and that of the government as weak and inefficient—and in uniformly representing, as in the communication in the above noted report, the colored man as only fit to act in a subordinate capacity. If this line of conduct is to be pursued, and the missionaries thus continue to heap obloquy upon the colonists and contempt upon its government, we conceive that one of two alternatives must be the result, either the mission must be removed or the colony abandoned. INTELLIGENCE. EFFECTS OF EMANCIPATION.-A Quaker friend of ours, who recently traveled extensively in the Island of Jamaica, and other British West India Islands, with a view o learn, from his own observation, the practical working of the new system, came to the following conclusions; 1. Wherever the emancipated negroes are fairly, kindly, and wisely treated, there they are working well on the properties of their old masters, and that the existing instances of a contrary description must be ascribed to causes which class under slavery, and not under freedom. 2. An increased quantity of work thrown upon the market, is of course followed by the cheapening of labor. 13. Real property has risen and is rising in value. 4. The personal comforts of the laboring population, under freedom, are multiplied ten-fold. 5. Lastly, the moral and religious improvement of the negroes, under freedom, is more than equal to the increase of their comforts. For, in the first place, there has been a a rapid increase and vast extent of elementary and christian education, schools for infants, young persons and adults, multiplying in every direction; and secondly, the gradual but decided diminution of crime, amounting in many country districts almost to its extinction; and thirdly, the happy change of the general and almost universal practice of concubinage, for the equally general adoption of marriage.—Journal of Commerce. EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE. A GENTLEMAN in western New York informs us that an Auxiliary Colonization Society has been formed in Lodi, the officers of which are, Hon. Wm. C. Willey, President; Hugh Montgomery, Vice President; Casper Vescelus, Secretary; N, Howel, Treasurer. Another Society has been organized at Townsendville, H. P. Kenich, Esq., President; Joshua G. Skinner, Vice President; Gilbert T. Miller, Secretary; Abram Knight, Treasurer. Another at Reynoldsville, Tompkins co., Elisha Reynolds, Secretary; Horace Tracy, Treasurer. Another at Logan, Dr. Horace Smith, Secretary and Treasurer. The same gentleman writes, "I am decidedly of opinion it would be good policy to employ an agent who should devote his whole time to lecturing, taking up collections and subscriptions, and forming Societies. If I may judge of what may be done, by observation and experiments already made, I should say, that, by an enterprizing, efficient agent, $5,000 might be raised from western New York, one year." A gentleman near St. Charles, Mo., informs us that, "Mr. Thomas Lindsay died near that place on the 26th of June, and left twenty-one negro slaves in charge of his executors, and by his will directed them all to be sent out, as soon as practicable, to Liberia, subject to certain restrictions and conditions. Some of these negroes may be got in readiness to leave New Orleans next spring. Some of them will not agree to go 80 soon; and some, I fear, will not agree to go at all; and we (the executors) wish to obtain from you, in good season, whatever information may be necessary, in the premises, to enable us to discharge the delicate trust committed to us, by the will of Mr. Lindsay, in the best possible manner." F. Knight, Esq., (agent of the Society,) mentions a gentleman in Virginia, who has long intended to emancipate his slaves, fifteen in number, and who has now resolved to send them early to Liberia, with a good outfit. LIFE MEMBERSHIP. A colored man, CAPTAIN WILLIAMSON, of Charleston, S. C., has contributed $30 to constitute himself a Life Member of the American Colonization Society. He is an old man--ninety-three years of age, and is now quite feeble. He has long been a contributor to the funds of the Society-has been a subscriber to, and a constant reader of the Repository, and a fervent friend and well-wisher of the cause. He was intimately acquainted with the first emigrants from Charleston to Liberia, and has often received letters from them since their arrival there, and but for his advanced age, would doubtLess have gone himself, and made a most exemplary and useful citizen. To be permitted to send a certificate of Life Membership to such a man, affords us no ordinary sensations of pleasure. LAMENTED DEATHS. THE HON. WM. HALSEY. We observe with deep regret, the sudden decease of the Hon. Wm. Halsey, of Newark, New Jersey, a gentleman to whose zeal and exertions for several years past, the cause of African colonization has been largely indebted. It was to the able, carnest and indefatigable efforts of Mr. Halsey, that public attention was, in 1840, turned to the cause of colonization, a new enthusiasm excited in its behalf, and generous contributions obtained from nearly every portion of the State. He labored at an advanced age, and with peculiar earnestness and great disinterestedness, firmly persuaded that Africa would yet rejoice in the blessings which this scheme was designed, and he could not doubt adapted to confer on her children. The Newark Daily Advertiser thus announces his death: "We understand that he retired last evening in his usual health, and that he expired about day-break this morning in his chamber, as is supposed of apoplexy. Some years since he had an attack of paralysis, but had so far recovered as to be able to atLend to his private affairs and enjoy the society of his family and friends. "Judge Halsey has been a member of the New Jersey bar for nearly half a century, having been admitted in 1794, and was consequently one of the oldest members of the profession, from which he retired several years ago. Three of his seniors only survive, viz:-Judge Ford, Robert Campbell and Gov. Williamson. This is not the time and place to write his history, but we will take occasion to add, that for many years he occupied a prominent place among the ablest men at a bar always distinguished for its ability and resources. Judge H. never entered into political life, but after he retired from the practice of kis profession, which had been very extensive, he accepted a seat on the bench of the Court of Common Pleas for the county, and was the first Mayor of the city under the new charter. He was a native of this county, having been born at Short Hills, in the year 1770, and was consequently in the 73d year of his age.” WE are grieved to observe the announcement of the death at Cape Palmas of the Rev. L. B. Minor, one of the best missionaries of the Episcopal Board. Endued with kighest and holiest zeal in the cause of the Savior and his fellow men, in the ardour of his youth he entered upon the African mission, and though early taken from his chosen field of christian exertion, he still greatly lives on earth in the bright and long enduring, influence of his example. We copy the following from the Journal of Commerce. FROM SIERRA LEONE.-We learn from Capt. Brown, of the brig William Garrison, arrived last evening from Sierra Leone, that the Rev. L. B. Minor, of the Protestant Episcopal Mission at Cape Palmas, died on the 29th of May. All the other missionaries were well. The Rev. Thomas S. Savage and Mrs. Mary S. Mier, of the Protestant Episcopal Mission, at Cape Palmas, and V. Griswold, a native youth, attached to the late Rev. L. B. Minor, came passengers in the W. G. The U. S. ship Porpoise sailed from Cape Messurado July 2d, for the leeward.-All well. AFRICAN REPOSITORY. THE Executive Committee of the Mississippi State Colonization Society, adopted recently a resolution (similar to one adopted some months ago by the Society of Louisiana) to supply means of furnishing this work, to all ministers of the gospel, members of the legislature, and judges of the courts of that State. We should be glad to secure a list of the members of the legislature with their several addresses, as well as a list of the same for Louisiana. CONTRIBUTIONS to, and receipts by, the American Colonization Society, from the 25th of July, to the 22d of August, 1843. Williamstown, Hatfield, $9 50, Oliver Smith, Esq., $50, Hampden Co.. Aux. Col. Society, for the purchase of land in Africa, By Rev. J. K. Davis, Agent: CONNECTICUT. Northfield, To constitute H. C. Trumbull, of Stonington, a L. M., Guilford, By several persons, per Samuel Cornelius, $13 12, Con- 3 By Rev. J. K. Davis, Agent: NEW YORK. Sig Harbor, (L. I.) W. R. Mulford, Esq., for the purchase of land in Townsendville, By 4 Auxiliary Societies, per Rev. L. B, Castle, 2.00 3.00 2.00 12 10 15 00 7 00 |