know how to feel for the oppressed, and who have so often expressed their estimate of the blessings of civil liberty and social enjoyment, by extending these blessings to the destitute. Twenty-five hundred dollars, at least, will be required to remove these people, and provide for their settlement in Liberia. They must not be sent out destitute, but must be provided with suitable clothing, and other things. necessary to the preservation of health. They must also be furnished with such agricultural implements and household furniture as are indispensable to sustaining themselves comfortably, by cultivating the soil. As we have no funds on hand to apply to this object, we must rely wholly on the prompt liberality of our patrons to provide the means of removing these emigrants before the first of March. CONCLUSION. In conclusion, your Committee would congratulate the patrons of the Society on its cheering prospects, both in this country and in the Colony. Prejudices against Colonization are subsiding in every part of our country, and confidence is increasing. We cannot doubt that, by patience and perseverance, and by rigid economy, the great objects of the founders of the Society will ultimately be secured, a desirable home be provided for the free colored people of our own country, where the strongest inducements will be presented for their elevation and improvement, and incalculable good result to Africa. No difficulties have occurred, either in this country or the Colony, which ought to discourage the friends of the Society, but, on the contrary, there is much to cheer us on to more vigorous efforts. The difficulties heretofore experienced in obtaining correct reports of the disbursements and expenses in the Colony, no longer exist. Correct and full returns of the disposition made of all goods, provisions, and moneys, sent out, are duly made, in a correct, business-like style. The Governor has been directed to furnish the Committee with the census of the various settlements of the Colony, number of improved acres, with the crops raised, &c. This census had not been completed at the time of writing his last despatches, but enough is known to satisfy us that we have over-estimated the number of inhabitants. The causes which have induced removals from the Colony to British settlements, have ceased to exist, and, we trust, will never again recur. We may rationally hope, that every year will, with the blessing of Providence, furnish increasing evidence of the wisdom and benevolence of the Colonization enterprise. All of which is respectfully submitted. S. WILKESON, M. ST.CLAIR CLARKE, HENRY L. ELLSWORTH, To the BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the A. C. S. Executive Com mittee A. C. S. The Annual Report having been read, was accepted, and referred to the Board of Directors for consideration. The Society proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year: whereupon, Hon. HENRY CLAY was unanimously elected President. The following gentlemen were elected Vice Presidents, viz. 1. John C. Herbert, of Maryland, 2. General John H. Cocke, of Virginia, 3. Daniel Webster, of Massachusetts, 4. Charles F. Mercer, of Florida, 5. Rev. Jeremiah Day, D. D., of Connecticut, 6. John Cotton Smith, of Connecticut, 7. Theodore Frelinghuysen, of New York, 8. Louis McLane, of Baltimore, 9. General A. Macomb, of Washington, 10. Moses Allen, of New York, 15. Right Rev. William Meade, D. D., Assistant Bishop' of Virginia, 16. Alexander Porter, of Louisiana, 17. John McDonogh, of Louisiana, 18. S. L. Southard, of New Jersey, 19. George Washington Lafayette, of France, 20. Rev. James O. Andrew, Bishop of the Methodist E. Church',' 21. William Maxwell, of Virginia, 22. Elisha Whittlesey, of Ohio, 25. Joshua Darling, of New Hampshire, 29. Rev. James Laurie, D. D., of Washington, 39. Rev. Thomas Morris, Bishop of the Methodist E. Church, Ohio, 40. Right Rev. Bishop Griswold, of Boston, 41. Right Honorable Lord Bexley, of London,' 42. William Short, of Philadelphia,' 43. Elijah Paine, of Vermont, 44. Willard Hall, of Delaware, 45. Right Rev. Bishop Otey, of Tennessee, 46. Gerald Ralston, of London, 47. Courtland Van Rensselaer, of New Jersey, 48. James Ronaldson, of Philadelphia, 49. Doctor Hodgskin, of London, 50. Rev. E. Burgess, D. D., of Dedham, Massachusetts, 51. Thos. R. Hazard, of Providence, Rhode Island, 52. Doctor Thomas Massie, of Tye River Mille, Virginia, 53. General Alexander Brown, of Virginia. The Society then adjourned to meet on the 3d Tuesday of January, 1842 PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the American Colonization Society was then organized. Members present: Honorable JOSEPH R. UNDERWOOD, of Kentucky, Rev. G. W. BEthune, D. D., of Pennsylvania, Rev. THOMAS E. BOND, D. D., of New York, Honorable H. L. ELLSWORTH, } of the Executive Committee, Honorable S. WILKESON, President of the Board. Resolved, That the Honorable J. W. ALLEN, of Ohio, be appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the Honorable THOMAS CORWIN, resigned. The Report of the Executive Committee was taken up and considered, and that part of it relating to the retail trade in the Colony was referred to Messrs. Bacon, Bond, and Colwell. That part relating to an agency at New Orleans was referred to Messrs. Allen, Phelps, and Ellsworth. That part relating to the general state of the Colony was referred to Messrs. Bethune, Ellsworth, and Underwood. The following resolution was offered by Mr. ALLEN, read, considered, and adopted: Resolved, That the African Repository and Colonial Journal, is of great importance, as a medium of communication, between the Society and the Public, and therefore ought to be owned and controlled by it; and that the Executive Committee purchase the same. On motion, it was Resolved, That the Hon. JAS. GARLAND, and the Rev. GEO. W. BETHUNE, D. D., be requested to deliver addresses on the subject of Colonization, in the Unitarian church, on the evening of the 21st instant, and that the Public be respectfully invited to attend. The Board then adjourned to 9 o'clock, Thursday, the 21st. Thursday, 21st inst.-The Board met, agreeably to adjournment. Mr. ALLEN, Chairman of the Committee to whom was referred that part of the Report relating to the agency at New Orleans, made the following report, which was adopted: The Committee to whom was referred so much of the Annual Report as relates to the establishment of an agency at New Orleans, reported: That, in view of the general operations of the American Colonization So ciety, with which both the Mississippi and Louisiana State Societies are now politically united, the Committee esteems the proposed agency of the first importance. The Western and Southwestern States have contributed largely to the treasury of the Society, and many emigrants have been sent from them; and it is believed the amount of contributions and the number of emigrants will be greatly increased, by enabling the friends of our cause economically to apply the fruits of their liberality by an easy, speedy, and cheap transportation of the emigrants to the place of embarkation. While the cost of removing them from Mississippi to Norfolk, or any other atlantic seaport, is much more than that incurred between Norfolk and Africa, and the length of time consumed greater, the expense from Mississippi to New Orleans would be relatively nothing. The time occupied in bringing them to the Atlantic is necessarily so great, and the journey subject to so many contingencies, that, in order that the emigrants may with certainty reach the port in season for the sailing of the vessel, they must start so early that if they be prospered on their way they arrive a considerable time before the vessel can be prepared for her return voyage; or, if by accident they be retarded, the vessel must be retarded, or sail with perhaps but half her complement of passengers. From even the upper States on the Mississippi and Ohio, the emigrants can be taken to New Orleans in six or eight days, and such is now the rapidity with which information can be carried up, as well as down, those rivers, that ample time would elapse, after the arrival of the vessel from Africa, to give the necessary notice to the emigrants, wherever they night be, of the time of her next departure. To carry out the suggestion, a vessel must be purchased by the Society, to run as a regular packet between New Orleans and the coast of Africa. Experience has shown that the expense of doing this is much less than that incurred in chartering vessels for particular voyages, the amount of which, for a few trips, would be equivalent to the cost of a suitable vessel that would last for years. It is important, too, because the Society can cantrol her, as may be expedient, anticipating or delaying the time of sailing from the country, which, if the vessel were chartered, could not be done but at serious loss. The day is not remote, it is hoped, when the regular commercial intercourse between the United States and Africa will be so great, as to supersede the necessity for the Society to either own or charter vessels. The cost of a suitable vessel is estimated at about $10,000, and the Committee express the belief that the friends of the Society in the United States at the South, will furnish the greater part of it, as she is to be more especially for their convenience. It will require no argument for the Committee to show, that, if Colonization continues to be prosecuted, an agency at New Orleans will be indispensable. Mr. BETHUNE, Chairman of the Committee to whom was referred that part of the Report relating to the general state of the Colony, presented the following report, which was adopted: The Committee on the general state of the Colony, beg leave respectfully to report: That it gives them great pleasure to learn, that there is an increasing attention to agriculture within the Colony, especially in the cultivation of coffee-trees and the sugar-cane. As the premiums ordered by the Board the last year, for the encouragement of this branch of industry, seemed to have had a happy effect, your Committee recommend that the Executive Committee be authorized to continue such encouragement, and increase it at their discretion. It appears to your Committee very desirable that domestic animals and beasts of burden should be introduced and propagated within the Colony, and they agree with the Report in believing that we cannot expect the Colonists generally to succeed in their farming operations, or to enjoy the comforts of high civilization, until they have the advantage of live-stock. They therefore suggest that the Executive Committee should request the Governor to prosecute such measures for advancing this important interest as in their wisdom may seem best. It is to the advancement of agriculture that we must look, under Providence, for the prosperity and comfort of the Colony. Your Committee are happy to learn that a road from the coast to the mountain country has been commenced, and hope that the work will be carried on with the utmost vigor. The expense, (viz. the purchase of territory, the making of the road, and the establishment of a settlement,) as estimated by the Executive Committee, ($25,000,) may be great; but, were it much greater, the advantages resulting from such a road would be cheaply purchased, and we are persuaded that the friends of Colonization will cheerfully supply the requisite means, when they consider the importance of the work. In the first place, the greater healthfulness of the higher lands encourages us to hope that our emigrants may be spared from many of the dangers that now exist on the coast. An interior settlement will withdraw its inhabitants from temptations adverse to regular industry, and induce greater attention to agriculture. The immense forests of camwood found upon the mountains, especially if beasts of burden and draught be introduced into the Colony, would soon and amply pay the cost; and what is very important, the influence which such a work would have in convincing the natives of the benefits of civilization by such a practical example, and the increased readiness by which missionary zeal could reach them, must be apparent to every one who considers the subject. Your Committee would suggest that the Executive Committee be directed to acquire by purchase, as soon as practicable, the whole territory yet remaining in the ownership of the natives, between Cape Mount and Cape Palmas-the reasons for such a measure stated in the Report being clear and urgent. Your Committee have great pleasure in observing the enlightened zeal with which the Governor, Mr. BUCHANAN, has devoted himself to the encouragement of Colonial industry. All which is respectfully submitted. G. W. BETHUNE, Chair'n. Mr. BACON, Chairman of the Committee to whom was referred the subjects of trade, currency, and imposts in the Colony, made a long and able report, embracing a consideration of the powers and duties of the Board of Directors, and the rights secured to the Colonists by the Constitution which they have adopted; touching also on some recent difficulties in the Colony, which had grown out of the conflicting opinions of the Colonists in relation to the extent of the legislative power secured to the Colonial Council, and referring to the relative powers of the Board, of the Legisla tive Council, and the Governor. The Report presents the administration of Gov. BUCHANAN in terms of high approbation, as having been eminently wise and energetic, tending greatly to strengthen the hopes of the Colony, and to secure the confidence of the friends of Colonization. The Report was adopted, with the following resolutions accompanying it: Resolved, That provision should be made by law, first, that importations by the missions, and by the Colonization Society, enjoy hereafter no exemption from duties; and, secondly, that duties be paid, or security be given, for the payment thereof, before the goods are delivered to the importer. Resolved, That no person other than a citizen of Liberia shall carry on trade in the Colony; provided, that nothing in this resolution shall be construed to prevent missionaries, residing in the Colony by permission, from making any arrangement with any merchant or citizen of the Colony, by which the missionary may draw upon such merchant for money or goods, in favor only of himself, or of persons who have rendered services to the missionaries, or furnished them with articles for their consumption, and provided that such draft is in no way issued or circulated as currency. Provided, |