The African Repository, Volume 11American colonization society., 1835 - African Americans |
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abolition of slavery Abolitionists adopted Africa African Repository American Colonization Society Annual Anti-Slavery Society appointed arrival Ashmun Auxiliary Societies Bassa Cove benevolent Birney blessings Board of Managers Braknas brig Rover Cape Cape Palmas cause character Christian Church ciety citizens civil Claiborne county Colonial Agent colonists colored population colored race Constitution dollars duty effect efforts emancipation emigrants enterprise evil fact favor feel Finley friends gentleman Government Gurley happy hope hundred influence Institution interest James John Kentucky labor land late laws letter liberated Liberia liberty manumission manumitted marabouts master means meeting Methodist Millsburg missionary Monrovia moral natives negro North object opinion Pennsylvania persons philanthropists Presbyterian present President principles received remarks resolution Resolved respect schooner Secretary settlement slave trade slaveholders South spirit Temperance thousand Timbuctoo tion United vessel Virginia wish York
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Page 303 - Who hath woe ? who hath sorrow ? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause ? who hath redness of eyes ? They that tarry long at the wine ; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Page 304 - Finally brethren, farewell : be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace ; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Page 150 - The object to which its attention is to be exclusively directed, is to promote and execute a plan for colonizing (with their consent) the free people of color residing in our country in Africa, or such other place as Congress shall deem most expedient. And the Society shall act to effect this object in co-operation with the general government and such of the States as may adopt regulations on the subject.
Page 22 - On the first day of January and July of each year and at such other times as the Administrator may require, every holder of a...
Page 290 - Liberty in my name, in giving them an education in trades or otherwise and in having them instructed for their new condition in the duties of morality which may make them good...
Page 279 - Constitution and laws allow to all. It is therefore with painful solicitude, and sorrowing regret, we have seen a plan for colonizing the free people of color of the United States...
Page 290 - Jefferson to employ the whole thereof in purchasing negroes from among his own as any others and giving them liberty in my name, in giving them an education in trades or otherwise, and in having them instructed for their new condition in the duties of morality which...
Page 260 - ... his friends, his distant home, and his blighted expectations. It was a period of darkness, and distress, and sorrow to him; but his natural cheerfulness soon regained its ascendency over his mind, and freely forgiving all his enemies, he resigned himself into the hands of his Maker, and derived considerable benefit from the consolations of religion.
Page 218 - State, it shall aim to convince all our fellow-citizens, by arguments addressed to their understandings and consciences, that slaveholding is a heinous crime in the sight of God, and that the duty, safety, and best interests of all concerned, require its immediate abandonment, without expatriation.
Page 279 - On motion, resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the chairman and secretary, and delivered to Dr. DODS, and that they be published in the newspapers of the city. " JOHN P. HULBERT, Chairman.