Miss Christina Blackburn and Miss Hannah Washington, near Charlestown, Jefferson county, Virginia, John S. Clay, Georgia, A Friend in the upper country of Georgia, A Friend in Pennsylvania, A Female Friend in New York, by the Rev. Dr. Phillips, 20 6 35 17 50 Account of Money received by ISAAC MANSFIELD, Treasurer of the Mas- N. Bridgewater, Less, retained for expenses, 41 17 50 58 50 53 50 Received for the Am. Soc. of the Evangl. Congl. Soc. in Berlin, Mass. 8 85, Received for the Mass. Soc. by hands of Wm. G. Pierce, contributed by the Received for the Mass. Soc. of Miss Eliza Tucker, Canton, Mass., East Parish in Bradford, Mass. by hands of Mr. Sweet, Received for the Am. Soc. of Rev. Geo. Perkins of Jewit City, Conn. by hands of Mr. Saml. Woods, Received for the Mass. Soc. of W. by hands of John Tappan, Am. Soc. by hands of Charles G. Prentiss, Treasurer of Of Rev. Mr. Morse's Soc. in Templeton, Mass., From a Lady, Received for Mass. Soc. a collection in the chapel of the Theological Semi- Rec'd. for Mass. Soc. of Rev. Mr. Snell's Soc. North Brookfield, Mass. by Mr. Rec'd. for Am. Soc. of United Societies in Lanesboro, Mass., per Letter of 9 Rec'd. for Mass. Soc, a collection in the chapel of the Seminary at Andover, Rec'd. for Am. Soc. a collection in the town of Warwick, Mass., by hands of Rec'd. for Am. Soc. of Rev. Thomas Robbins's Soc. in Rochester, in Letter Rec'd. for Am. Soc. of Congl. Soc. in Leominster, Rev. O. G. Hubbard's, Rec'd. for Am. Soc. of Rev. L. Bailey's Soc. in East Medway, 66 a colln. in Calais, Me. at a religious celebration, by T. J. Lee, Rec'd. for Mass. Soc. of Rev. John Fisk's Soc. in New Braintree, Mass., by Joseph Bowman, Rec'd. for Mass. Soc. of First Parish in Sherburne, Rev. Amos Clark, Pastor, Rec'd. for Am. Soc. of Rev. Geo. Punchard's, to make John Rogers, Esq. of Rec'd. for Mass. Soc. by Letter of Rev. Bancroft Fowler, from the Trinitarian Rec'd. for Am. Soc. of Rev. Jona. Fisher's Soc. in Blue Hills, Me., of Congl. Soc. in Buckland, Mass. Rev. B. F. Clark, Pr. Rec'd. for Am. Soc. of Rev. F. L. Pratt's Soc. Hatfield, Mass., Rec'd. of Charles G. Prentiss, Treasurer of the Worcester county Am. Coln. Society, the following subscriptions:of Mrs. Denny of Leicester, of the Rev. James H. Francis' Soc. Dudley, of the Rev. M. Stone, South Brookfield, of Jas. Knox, Esq. Rev. Mr. Tappan's Soc. Hardwick, colln. in Congl. Soc. in Millbury, Miss Hannah Goodell's annual contribution, 5 14 77 9 35 10 20 Received for Mass. Soc. of Rev. T. B. Fox's Soc., Newburyport, Received for Am. Soc. of Rebecca and Mary Ketridge of Tewksbury, by Rev. Rec'd. for Mass. Soc. of the Bapt. ch. Shelburne, Mass. by Rev. C. Alden, Received for the Am. Soc. of Rev. E. Burgess of Dedham, Mass. his annual subscription to G. Smith's plan, for 1834, Received for Am. Soc. by hands of Rev. E. Burgess, from the Young Ladies' 66 of the Charitable Soc. in Worcester co. H'y. Mills, Tr. Received for Am. Soc. of Rev. J. L. Pomroy's of West Springfield, through the Hampshire Christian Depository, Received for Am. Soc. of Middlesex Bapt. ch. by Rev. Daniel Wright, Received of Mr. Ambrose Morrell, by hands of the Rev. Mr. Briggs of Lexington, American Colonization Society, Received of Chas. G. Prentiss, Esq. Tr. of the Worcester co. Aux. C. S. viz: of First Presbyterian Soc. Millbury, of Rev. John Green's Soc. in Leicester, Received for the Af. Education Society, of Rev. A. C. Baldwin's Soc., of Samuel Rider, African Education Society, 259 39 5 68 10 8 50 2 75 མ་་ 877 05 The three last mentioned sums have been transmitted to the Parent Society; the first named amount is retained by the Massachusetts Society.-EDITOR. THE REV. MR. PHELPS' LECTURES. THE REV. Amos H. Phelps of Boston, in his Lectures on slavery, defines it "to be an assumed right of property in man; or it is the principle admitted in theory and acted on in practice, that in some cases, each individual being his own judge in the case, it is lawful to hold property in man." He says "by holding man as property, I mean holding him without any will or consent of his own, more than if he were a mere animal, or an inanimate thing, such as an axe a hoe. I mean, moreover, holding him thus, when, like an item of property he is guilty of no crime, by which, in the regular operation of equitable laws, his liberty has been forfeited." Mr. Phelps' object is to prove that slavery is in all circumstances and all cases, a sin. And doubtless he believes his very definition of it shows that it is so. Our opinion is, that all that, in existing slavery, which implies on the part of the slaveholder a violation of the perfect law of Christ, is sin: but that many things entering into Mr. Phelps' definition (if not all) do not necessarily imply sin in some cases; and therefore that his argument based upon it cannot sustain the doctrine of instant, unconditional, and complete emancipation. The sin in slavery thus defined lies not necessarily in the fact that "ench individual" judges of his own duty either to himself or another. So far as duty lies in motive, every man is under law to God and to none beside.He is ever (under God) judge in his own case of duty, whether it respect himself or others. And in regard to his conduct towards his fellow man, (except where such conduct is prescribed by human laws, or by some power controlled,) he is also judge, responsible only to his conscience and God. Nor does the sin of slavery so defined lie necessarily in the fact that men are held without their will or consent; for children, minors and those who cannot be trusted with freedom, are restrained without their consent. Nor does the sin lie necessarily in holding them as property (in one sense); or in that they are so held while guilty of no crime, for children and apprentices are of pecuniary advantage to those who provide for them; and they are so, while guilty of no crime, but in this alone, is there necessarily sin, that they are held as mere property, and not regarded as men, to be treated as capable, and when qualified as entitled, to all the privileges of humanity. The sin lies here alone, that in not fulfilling towards them the law of Christ and treating them as we would be treated in an exchange of circumstances. And will Mr. Phelps say that there are not, may not be, hundreds and thousands of slaveholders at the South who regard their slaves as men, not as brutes or chattels, but as men against whose interests no pecuniary advantage is to be weighed in the balance? The writer of this, has no disposition to defend or excuse any thing in the Institution of which we speak, that is contrary to the rule of Christ;. in his opinion, the system is totally wrong as a permanent Institution; but admitting only of a cautious and gradual remedy. The time necessary benevolently to remove it, may be innocently taken; but the wisdom and piety of the South cannot too soon commence measures for its removal. THE POWER OF PREJUDICE. No man in this country has had more to say against the power of prejudice, than our editorial brother, Wm. Lloyd Garrison; and yet we never knew a more palpable exemplification of its power, than he has furnished in the statement below: "Vermont Chronicle. "Rev. Joseph Tracy has retired from the editorial management of this egotistical and pernicious publication. For the sake of the cause of humanity, of truth and of righteousness, we heartily rejoice at his abdication. We have been unable to perceive in his lucubrations any marks of genius, originality or candor. We have scorned to answer his paltry quibbling and vain-glorious sophistry. He is succeeded by his brother, who recently edited the Recorder of this city. We need not write HIS character." Now, whatever may be said of Mr. Tracy's opinions, it is universally granted that no editor in the United States has shown more ability in maintaining them than he has done. His eminent "genius and originality" we never before heard questioned. Now we are among those who believe that "prejudice is not invincible," either toward coloured men or white. And we recommend to the editor of the Liberator to make an experiment in this very case; and if he succeeds, he will have furnished a demonstration, which no mortal can gainsay.--Western Recorder. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT. In the March number of the African Repository for the present year, was published a Report of a Committee of the Board of Managers of the American Colonization Society, prepared in compliance with a Resolution which had been adopted at the Annual Meeting of the Society held in the January preceding, calling for detailed information concerning the Society's debt; and in the May number, a Resolution of the Board, stating that certain accounts and vouchers had recently arrived from the Colony, and instructing the same Committee to prepare an additional Report. This has accordingly been done. The importance of the elaborate document thus prepared, and the known desire of the friends of the cause to see it without any avoidable delay, have induced us, in order to make room for it in the present number, to exclude other matter already in type. The supplemental Report and the proceedings connected with it, are as follows: Extract from the Journal of the Board of Managers of the American Colonization Society, July 24, 1834. WALTER LOWRIE, Esq. from the Committee to whom was referred the resolution adopted at the Annual Meeting, and also the resolution of the Board, of the 8th of May last, made the following report: "That the Report of the Committee of the 20th of February last, was limited to a statement of the aggregate amount of the Society's debt,- -a comprehensive view of the expenses of the Colony,-the general causes by which the debt was produced, and an exposition of the principles by which the Board would be governed in their future operations. The Committee regret that in preparing this Report, the absence of the Secretary of the Society,-first at New York, and at present, in Virginia, that without interruption he may finish the biography of Ashmun, has deprived them of the aid of his talents and experience. The following is a detailed statement of the debt of the Society as it existed at the last Annual Meeting: John Hanson's draft in favor of Grant and Stone, for the charter of the brig A. and S. Ralston's do in their own favor, for supplies in June, Alex. Read's do Girse and Kirkhouse's do do for do for do do, do, Anslem and Hatch's do in favor of C. and J. Barstow, for charter of the brig D. C. 9,217 50 495 37 589 45 1396 62 2870 1200 for do for do June, 591 96 Thomas Bell's draft in favor of N. Potts for 100 barls. pork in the America, due in September, Three drafts of Dr. Mechlin, for supplies due in May, Three do Four do do do Dr. Mechlin's draft in favor of Wm. Peters, for freight and supplies by the Eight do for supplies in October and November, One do in favor of R. and F. Allen and Co. for supplies, due in Jan. 1830, 1209 1311 1850 27 192 2479 41 1600 1160 Two do of N. Potts, in his own favor, for supplies due in March, 'T. Bell's draft in favor of W. Peters for Six of Dr. Mechlin's drafts in payment of salaries at the Colony, 2377 29 1320 72 John Hanson's claims for supplies furnished to the Colony by Waring and 5364 68 Navy Department for the Agency House, Estate of James Ramsay, Baltimore, for supplies, James C. Dunn for printing, Sundry unsettled accounts, 997 53 626 58 60 1075 696 14 $45,645 72 In their former Report, the Committee submitted various facts and circumstances, showing the causes and manner of the rise and increase of the Society's debt. These, it is not intended to recapitulate in this Report.But in addition to the list given above, the Committee have thought it would be satisfactory to have the expenditures placed under distinct heads, showing the amount for the last four years expended under each. In this manner the resolution of the Annual Meeting will be complied with in the only manner in which it is practicable. Το prepare this tabular statement, the Committee have, with great care, and at the expense of much time and labor, examined the papers on the files of the office, as well as those received in June last, from the Colony, by the Jupiter, relating to the. expenditures for the last four years. Every account, voucher, order or receipt, has been separately examined and placed under the appropriate head, as far as these various papers afforded the means of specific designation. |