AFRICAN REPOSITORY AND COLONIAL JOURNAL VOL. L PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE MANAGERS OF THE AMERICAN OCLOŅIZATION SOCIETY. The Profits ansing from this work, are devoted to the cause of the Society, Washington City: WAY & GIDEON, PRINTERS, TABLE OF CONTENTS TO THE FIRST VOLUME. Page. American Colonization Society, 1,"33, 65, 97, 129, 161, 225, 289, 321 13, 335 Annual meetings of New Jersey, Mr. Ashmun's mission to, considerations of 118 Traits of Character, (Mr. Ashmun's) 50, 79 Africans, native tribes of Sierra Leone 69, 132, 164, 193 111 364 Ashantees, manners and customs of Blacks, Library for 383 Benefits of Religious instruction to the people of Colour, Conversation with Gen. Lafayette, Cayenne, &c. giving Lafayette's opinion, 285 160, 222, 288, 348, 382 Central Gazette, Charlottesville, Va. 215 213 Fourth of July, lines on 128 87 219 Indian Chief, departure of the ship 83 Page. Kroomen, account of 43 Liberia, 23 Intelligence from 64, 115 Emigration to 254 Marshall, Chief Justice, his opinion, 354 Maryland, Legislature of 383 Missions, American Board of Commissioners for 248 Negro race, observations on 7 Notices, 320 Negro's Dream, 96 Our Coloured population, 316 Obituaries, E. B. Caldwell, Esq. John Mosely, 126, 128 Public, to the 159 Public Sentiment, expressions of 8 Prince Moro, 132 Prospects in New England, 259 Poetry, • 256, 384 Panaboure Forbana, 373 Resolutions of Mr. King, &c. 249 Register, Niles' weekly (extracts) 171, 255, 278 Review, of Discourse of Dr. Dana, and the address of the Rev Wm. Meade, 146 of Rev. L. Bacon's plea and speech of P. Grattan, Esq. 169 Gray's Travels 228, 263, 291 North American 154 Self Emancipation, (from Schoolcraft's travels,) 156 Servants, christian conduct towards them, 30€ Speeches, Lieutenant Stockton's, 14 G. W. P. Custis', Esq. 15 Mr. Gurley's, 17 Society, expenses of 63 Soosoos, some account of 64, 305, 303 Slave Trade, 19, 371 Slavery, extract from report on the abolition of 63 the opinion of the General Assemby of the Presbyterian church concerning it 273 opinion of General Lafayette on 283 Suggestions, interesting 307 30% Senegal, gum trade at Thoughts, 279 on Cape Monstserado, 29 from S. T. Coleridge, 247 To our friends, 38C West Indies, British 286 AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY. It may be proper at the com tive was instructed to "corres mencement of our work, to give a pond with the President of the concise history of this Institution. United States, for the purpose of The objects proposed by this So- obtaining a territory on the coast ciety, had, long before its origin, of Africa, or some other place not attracted the attention and occu- within the State, or territorial gopied the thoughts of several en-vernments of the United States, to lightened and intelligent indivi- serve as an asylum for such perduals. As early as the adminis- sons of colour as are now free, and tration of Mr. Jefferson, the Gover-may desire the same, and for thinse nor of Virginia, at the request of who may hereafter be emancipated he legislature of that state, ad- in this commonwealth.” cressed 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 wholyé 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 beirs to a |