AFRICAN REPOSITORY AND COLONIAL JOURNAL. VOL. I. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE MANAGERS OF THE AMERICAN The Profits ansing from this work, are devoted to the cause of the Society. Mashington City: WAY & GIDEON, PRINTERS, Blacks, Library for 383 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 83 Register, Niles' weekly (extracts) 171, 255, 278 1 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 Slavery, extract from report on the abolition of 15 17 63 64, 305, 302 19, 371 62 the opinion of the General Assemby of the Presbyterian church concerning it opinion of General Lafayette on 272 285 307 308 279 29 247 380 286 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 |