American Colonization Society
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Excerpt from American Colonization Society: The Proceedings of a Public Meeting, Held in the Middle Dutch Church At a meeting held pursuant to public notice, in the Middle Dutch Church, on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of hearing statements respecting the present circumstances, prospects and necessities of the American Colonization Society. His Honour the Mayor was called to the Chair, and the Rev. John Knox was appointed Secretary. The object of the meeting was stated by the Rev. Dr. Wainwright, and addresses were delivered by the Rev. Mr. Gallaudet, Capt. Stockton, and Francis S. Key, Esq. Whereupon the following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, As the sense of this meeting, that we highly approve of the objects, the past exertions, and the future plans of the American Colonization Society, and earnestly recommend it to the patronage of this community. Resolved, That a Committee of three be appointed to take immediate measures to raise funds for the American Colonization Society in its present exigency, and transmit the same to the Board of the Society at Washington. Myndert Van Schaik, Frederick Sheldon, and John W. Leavitt, Esqrs., were appointed such Committee. Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting, be given to the gentlemen who have presented such full, and satisfactory information, concerning the interesting question of colonizing Africa. Resolved, That the Committee appointed by this meeting be requested to procure copies of the addresses delivered on the present occasion, and to cause the same to be published; with a view of disseminating information, and exciting the zeal of the philanthrophic public, in favour of the objects contemplated by the American Colonization Society. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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