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AFRICAN REPOSITORY

AND

COLONIAL JOURNAL.

VOL. I.

PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE MANAGERS OF THE AMERICAN
COLONIZATION SOCIETY.

The Profits ansing from this work, are devoted to the cause of the Society.

Mashington City:

WAY & GIDEON, PRINTERS,

E 448 A26

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1825-26

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Blacks, Library for

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giving Lafayette's opinion,

285

Contributions and Donations,

160, 222, 288, 348, 382

Central Gazette, Charlottesville, Va.

215

National Journal,

213

Fourth of July, lines on

128

Honour to whom Honour is due,

87

Harmattan Wind,

219

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Register, Niles' weekly (extracts)

171, 255, 278

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Review, of Discourse of Dr. Dana, and the address of the Rev Wm. Meade, 140

of Rev. L. Bacon's plea and speech of P. Grattan, Esq.

169

Gray's Travels

228, 263, 291

North American

154

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Slavery, extract from report on the abolition of

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64, 305, 302

19, 371

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the opinion of the General Assemby of the Presbyterian church

concerning it

opinion of General Lafayette on

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285

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AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY.

tive was instructed to "correspond with the President of the United States, for the purpose of obtaining a territory on the coast of Africa, or some other place not within the State, or territorial go

It may be proper at the commencement of our work, to give a concise history of this Institution. The objects proposed by this Society, had, long before its origin, attracted the attention and occupied the thoughts of several en-vernments of the United States, to serve as an asylum for such persons of colour as are now free, and may desire the same, and for those who may hereafter be emancipated in this commonwealth."

lightened and intelligent individuals. As early as the administration of Mr. Jefferson, the Governor of Virginia, at the request of he legislature of that state, adaressed a letter to the President, But those operations which gave with enquiries concerning the best existence to the Colonization Someans of obtaining a territory for ciety, are to be traced principally, the colonization of free people of to the thoughts and exertions of a colour. The opinion expressed in retired, but eminent christian in reply was, that an establishment New Jersey. For years had the should be formed in Africa similar condition of the free coloured poto that then existing in Sierra pulation of our country, excited Leone. A short time before the the compassion of the Reverend organization of the Society, this Robert Finley, and aroused the subject was brought forward more whole vigour of his intellect, to prominently by Virginia, in cer- form plans for their relief. In the tain resolutions adopted by her exiled children of Africa, this good legislature, by which the execu-man saw not merely the heirs toa

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