enter upon the same employment; several, who have conducted an extensive traffic, have been made to feel the precariousness of hopes founded upon commercial speculation; and, above all, the animating prospects of competency and abundance, clearly apparent before every industrious and persevering cultivator of the soil;-these considerations have powerfully contributed to increase the disposition for agricultural exertions.

There remains not a doubt, said Mr. Ashmun, some months ago, that the products of the colony will, the ensuing year, equal its consumption in every article except rice. Indeed, during the year, the spirit of agricultural industry and effort has, both at Caldwell and Millsburg, (the new settlement on the St. Paul's) been exhibited with extraordinary energy, and in its result have been seen the most convincing proofs. of the productiveness of the soil, and the best rewards of labor. The farmers of Caldwell have associated themselves into an agricultural society; at the weekly meetings of which, the members report, individually, their progress on their plantations, discuss freely one or more practical questions, on which a vote is finally taken; and each question, unanimously determined, is recorded as a maxim in the practical agriculture of the settlement. These maxims the members are pledged to reduce to practice. The settlement of Millsburg, commenced, (as we have already stated) in the month of February, is represented as in the most promising way; and early in the last Summer, the products of its farms had been sent down in considerable quantities to the market of Monrovia. An intelligent settler writes: "There are many fine mill-seats on this new territory; and it would be almost incredible if I were to state the many advantages which are here visible. Nothing appears to be wanting but means and men of industry; in a short time the whole of the present colony might be supported by its own inhabitants, along the banks of the noble Dey, and in the adjacent country."*

Trade, however, is pursued by many with enthusiastic ardor and great success; and while individuals have derived from it a very valuable profit, it has contributed most essentially to the general prosperity. It is carried on with the natives, through the factories along the coast, or at home, with the tribes of the interior, and with vessels from the United States. It must (as has already been remarked) be regarded as in its infancy, and new sources will, probably, be annually developed in the wide and productive countries, and among the populous, powerful, but, as yet, unvisited tribes of the interior. At the commencement of the year four small schooners had actually gone abroad in the coasting trade under the flag of the colony-several others were about to sail, most of which had been built and fitted out at Monrovia.

It has occurred to the managers that they might, perhaps, gratify this meeting, by here enumerating the different species of domestic animals, and the various products now rearing in the colony, and which cannot hereafter be wanting, unless through the inexcusable negli. gence and indolence of the settlers. Of animals, horses, cattle in abundance, sheep, goats in abundance, asses are lately introduced, fowls, ducks, geese, Guinea fowls, swine numerous -fish no where found in greater quantities. Fruits are, plantains, bananas, in endless abundance, limes, lemons, tamarinds, oranges, sousop, cashew, mangoe, 20 varieties of the prune, guava, papaw, pine apple, gape, tropical peach and cherry. Vegetables are, sweet potato, cassada, yams, cocoa, ground-nuts, arrowroot, egg-plant, ocre, every variety of beans, and most sorts of peas, cucumbers, pumpkins. Grains are, rice, the staple-Indian corn, coffee, excellent and abundant-pepper of three varieties, of which each is equal to Cayenne-millet and Guinea corn-cotton, staple good, but not yet cultivated. To these may be added indigo, which, it is thought, may be raised to advantage; and the sugar-cane, which may, and doubtless will, ultimately receive attention.

B.

RESOLUTIONS OF STATE LEGISLATURES IN FAVOR OF THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY.

An act of the Legislature of Georgia, for disposing of any such negro or mulatto, or any person of color, who has been, or may hereafter be, imported, or brought into this State, in violation of an act of the United States, entitled "An act to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States, from and after the first day of January, 1808."

"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall be lawful for his Excellency the Governor, and he is hereby authorized to appoint some fit and proper person to proceed to all such ports and places within this State, as have, or may have, or may hereafter hold any negroes, mulattoes, or persons of color, as may have been, or hereafter may be, seized or condemned under the above recited act of Congress, and who may be subject to the control of this State; and the person so appointed shall have full power and authority to ask, demand, recover, and receive, all such negroes, mulattoes, or persons of color, and to convey the same to Milledgeville, and place them under the immediate control of the Executive of this State.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That his Excellency the Governor is hereby empowered to cause the said negroes, mulattoes, or persons of color, to be sold, after giving sixty days' notice in a public gazette, in such manner as he may think best calculated for the interest of the State.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That if, previous to any sale of any such persons of color, the society for the colonization of free persons of color within the United States, will undertake to transport them to Africa, or any other foreign place which they may procure as a colony for free persons of color, at the sole expense of said society, and shall likewise pay to his Excellency the Governor, all expenses incurred by the State since they have been captured and condemned, his Excellency the Governor is authorized and requested to aid in promoting the benevolent views of said society, in such manner as he may deem expedient.j'

Assented to, December 18, 1817.

Resolution of the General Assembly of Virginia.

"WHEREAS the General Assembly of Virginia have repeatedly sought to obtain an asylum, beyond the limits of the United States, for such persons of color as had been, or might be, emancipated under the laws of this Commonwealth, but have hitherto found all their efforts for the accomplishment of this desirable purpose frustrated, either by the disturbed state of other nations, or domestic causes equally unpropitious to its success:

They now avail themselves of a period when peace has healed the wounds of humanity, and the principal nations of Europe have concurred with the Government of the United States in abolishing the African Slave Trade, (a traffic which this Commonwealth, both before and since the Revolution, zealously sought to terminate,) to renew this effort, and do therefore Resolve, That the Executive be requested to correspond with the President of the United States, for the purpose of obtaining a territory upon the coast of Africa, or at some other place not within any of the States or Territorial Governments of the United States, to serve as an asylum for such persons of color as are now free, and may desire the same, and for those who may hereafter be emancipated within this Commonwealth; and that the Senators and Representatives of this State in the Congress of the United States, be requested to exert their best efforts to aid the President of the United States in the attainment of the above object: Provided, That no contract or arrangement respecting such territory shall be obligatory on this Commonwealth, until ratified by the Legislature.”

Passed by the House of Delegates, December 15th-by the Senate, with an amendment, December 20th-concurred in by the House of Delegates, December 21, 1816.

The following Resolution unanimously passed the Legislature of Maryland.

"BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, Jan. 26, 1818.

"Resolved, unanimously, That the Governor be requested to communicate to the President of the United States, and to our Senators and Representatives in Congress, the opinion of this General Assembly, that a wise and provident policy suggests the expediency, on the part of our National Government, of procuring, through negotiation, by cession or purchase, a tract of country on the Western coast of Africa, for the colonization of the free people of color of the United States.

By order:

LOUIS GASSAWAY, Clerk."

Resolution of the Legislature of the State of Tennessee.

"Your committee are of opinion that such parts of said memorials and petitions as ask this General Assembly to aid the Federal Government in devising and executing a plan for colonizing, in some distant country, the free people of color in the United States, are reasonable; and, for the purpose of effecting the object which they have in view, the committee have draughted a resolution, which accompanies this report, the adoption of which they would recommend.

"The committee are of opinion that such parts of said memorials and petitions as pray the passage of a law to prohibit the bringing of slaves into or through the State, for sale, as well as those parts which pray that the owners of slaves of certain ages and descriptions may be permitted to emancipate them without giving any security, are reasonable; and, to endeavor to accomplish those objects, they have draughted a bill, which accompanies this report; the enacting of which into a law the committee also recommend.

All which is respectfully submitted.

NATH. WILLIS, Chairman."

Mr. Willis, from the same committee, submitted the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

"Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the Senators in Congress from this State be, and they are hereby, instructed, and that the Representatives be, and they are hereby, requested, to give to the Government of the United States any aid in their power in devising and carrying into effect a plan which may have for its object the colonizing, in some distant. country, the free people of color who are within the limits of the United States, or within the limits of any of their Territories."

By New Jersey-1825.

"Resolved, That, in the opinion of this Legislature, a system of foreign colonization, with correspondent measures, might be adopted, that would, in due time, effect the entire emancipation of slaves in our country, and furnish an asylum for the free blacks, without any violation of the national compact, or infringement of the rights of individuals; and that such a system should be predicated upon the principle that the evil of slavery is a national one, and that the People and the States of this Union ought mutually to participate in the duties and the burthens of removing it.”

By Ohio-1824.

A resolution recommending "the gradual but entire emancipation of slaves, and a system of foreign colonization, and the passage of a law by the General Government, with the consent of the slave-holding States, providing that all children born of slaves thereafter be free at the age of twenty-one, and recognizing the evil of slavery as a national one, and the principle that all the States should share in the duties and burthens of removing it."

By Connecticut-1824.

"Resolved, That the existence of slavery in the United States is a great national evil, and that the People and the States ought to participate in the burthens and the duties of removing it, by all just and prudent measures which may be adopted with a due regard to their internal peace and mutual harmony; and that a system of colonization, under the patronage of the General Government, may reasonably be deemed conducive to so desirable an object.

By Kentucky-January 16, 1827.

"The committee to whom was referred the memorial of the American Colonization Society, have had that subject under consideration, and now report:

"That, upon due consideration of the said memorial, and from all other information which your committee has obtained touching that subject, they are fully satisfied that no jealousies ought to exist, on the part of this or any other slave-holding State, respecting the objects of this society, or the effects of its laborg.

"Your committee are further well assured, that the benevolent and humane purposes of the society, and the political effects of those purposes, are worthy the highest consideration of all philanthropists and statesmen in the Union, whether they be citizens of slave-holding or non-slave-holding States. It is believed by your committee that the memorial itself is well calculated to present the subject in a proper point of view, and to interest the public mind in the laudable objects of that society: they therefore refer to the same as a part of this report. Your committee recommend the adoption of the following resolutions:

"Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That they view with deep and friendly interest the exertions of the American Colonization Society in establishing an asylum on the coast of Africa for the free people of color of the United States; and that the Senators and Representatives in Congress from this State be, and they are hereby, requested to use their efforts to facilitate the removal of such free persons of color as may desire to emigrate from the United States to the colony of Africa, and to ensure to them the protection and patronage of the General Government, so far as shall be deemed consistent with the safety and interest of the United States.

"Resolved, That the Governor be requested to transmit a copy of the foregoing resolution to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress."

During the year 1828, the following joint resolutions passed the Senate of Kentucky, with only three dissenting voices:

"Resolved, &c. That our Senators and Representatives in Congress be requested to use their best endeavors to procure an appropriation of money of Congress to aid, so far as is consistent with the United States, in colonizing the free people of color of the United States in Africa, under the direction of the President of the United States.

2. That the Governor of this State be requested to transmit a copy of the foregoing resolution to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress, and to the Governors of the several States."

By Deleware.

"WHEREAS the "Wilmington Union Colonization Society,' professing, by its Constitution, to be Auxiliary to the American Colonization Society,' and that the object to which its views shall be exclusively directed is the colonization, on the coast of Africa, with their own consent, of the free people of color of the United States, has, by memorial addressed to this. General Assembly, requested the expression of an opinion whether their views deserve the national support, and with the national funds, to such an extent as the wisdom of Congress shall deem prudent: And, in the said memorial, has set forth, that the system of colonizing the free people of color on the coast of Africa has already been commenced by the American Colonization Society,' and that experiments have proved the plans adopted to be no longer doubtful of success, if suitable national encouragement be given: And whereas it satisfactorily appears to this Legislature, that the memorialists are engaged in endeavoring to execute one of the grandest schemes of philanthropy that can be presented to the American people: that it is no less than the cause of humanity-suffering humanity-the redemp