the inhabitants, too, are sources of thrilling interest to genius. These it delights to immortalize for amusement and instruction. Whatever the hand of genius touches, it endues with a tenfold charm. We always take more pleasure in the view of scenes already made familiar to our imagination by the magic wand of poetry and painting.

Again, the more objects of endearment there are in a country, the more tenaciously do her faithful citizens cling to her memory, and the more bravely do they stand in her defence. Works of art and literature, being objects of deep and general admiration, always furnish nourishment and strength to this important principle of our nature.They make a land more elegant and lovely, and therefore more dearly beloved, in the same way as multiplying the attractions of our home, renders us more firmly and tenderly attached to our domestic circle and fireside. The eras and the climes of song, of eloquence, in short, of taste and genius, possess a delightful interest in our hearts, seem to have an ethereal, spiritual character, and we cherish their memory among our most tender and hallowed recollections. The creations of genius, in the arts, seem to give a reality, a permanent existence, to the bright and splendid dreams of our youthful fancy; and these dreams are what of our early years we most love to dwell upon. The works of art always maintain their empire, since the imagination, which is the same in all generations, finds in them the full and beautiful accomplishment of its lofty aspirations, its ardent searchings, its mysterious operations. Thus to the present, and to future ages, they will ever possess an indescribable charm, and will consecrate, in the affections and admiration of all men, the land that contains them, and especially the land that produces them.

We are too apt to forget the universal power of taste-that the objects of its gratification possess a kind of sacredness in its view-and that it may be made widely instrumental in promoting the welfare of ourselves, our country, and our posterity. If not for our own sakes, as individuals, yet, certainly, for the sake of our country and our children, we should patronize and encourage the arts. It is true we are passing rapidly to the eternal world, but we owe duties to our community and to coming generations. We should endeavor to establish, in the hearts of our fellow citizens an ardent love for our national home, and to transmit to other ages our beloved country, in its freedom and its fame, improved and embellished by all that speaks to the fine sensibilities of the soul. We should extend and perpetuate, not only those institutions which purify and regenerate, but also those arts which dignify and adorn, human nature. So will this and future generations bless our memory, and entertain a deep and practical regard for the land of the good and the great in science and religion, and of the elegant, the graceful, the sublime in taste and genius. The fame of artists and of authors makes a part of the nation's glory; and genius, and learning, and moral worth, when directed to the good of mankind, will be immortal. We cannot, then, but do a noble deed for ourselves and our country, by giving the moral influence, so imperfectly described, its broadest scope, and rendering it still more valuable and certain, by making the arts the means, not only of elegant amusement, but also of sound and useful education, through their exercise of lawful powers and passions, and their exhibition of virtuous scenes and subjects.

THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NEW-YORK
COLONIZATION SOCIETY.

THE board of managers of the Colonization Society of the city of New-York, in presenting their Annual Report, beg leave to congratulate the society upon the success which, by the blessing of Providence, has attended their efforts during the past year; and upon the brighter prospects which are opening to their exertions, notwithstanding the opposition and discouragements they have encountered, and have still to apprehend.

Shortly after the last annual meeting of the society, a proposal was submitted to the Board to unite with the Young Men's Colonization Society of Pennsylvania, in the establishment of a new and model colony upon the coast of Liberia, in furtherance of the general objects of this society, and in execution of its previous determination to that particular effect. A resolution was at the same time transmitted from the former institution, announcing the appointment of its President, the Rev. John Breckenridge, together with Elliot Cresson and Dr. John Bell, as a committee to confer with this board on the subject of the proposed union, and thereupon a committee on behalf of the board, consisting of the President of this society, the Rev. Cyrus Mason, and Anson G. Phelps, was appointed to treat with the committee of the Pennsylvania society, and conclude upon the terms of future co-operation.

The basis of an agreement was arranged by these committees of conference, and subsequently approved of by the board, whereby it was declared,

1. That a union between the two societies ought without delay to be formed.

2. That the basis of the union should be laid in a co-ordinate action of the two institutions, through their respective organs: and that additional conventions or agreements should be entered into when special cases might require them.

3. That the object of the union should be the establishment of a new and model colony on the coast of Africa, on the following principles, viz-Temperance; dissuasion from war; the promotion of agricultural pursuits; and the other principles embodied in the constitutions of the two societies.

4. That the American Colonization Society, to which these institutions stand in relation of auxiliaries, should not be abandoned, but that every thing should be done consistently with the primary object of the union, toward aiding the parent society.

5. That the new colony should be located at Bassa Cove, provided Governor Pinney should approve of that location,—and if not, at such other place as should be agreed on.

6. That the name of the colony should be fixed upon thereafter. 7. That each society should immediately appoint an efficient agent. 8. That the Pennsylvania society should go on to redeem its pledge in relation to the slaves of the late Dr. Aylett Hawes of Virginia, in expectation of the aid of this society in their removal to Africa.

At the time this report of the committee of conference was submit

ted to the board, and before its acceptance, an expedition in the ship Jupiter was fitting out in this port, in pursuance of the permission given by the parent board to this society, to establish a new settlement at some suitable location in Liberia, and to expend upon that object the money received under its immediate auspices;' which colony was to be established upon the principles set forth in the address of this society to the public, in February, 1834. For the purpose of making the necessary inquiries and arrangements for the immediate founding of this colony, as contemplated by the board previously to the project of the union with the Pennsylvania society,-Mr. Israel W. Searl, a graduate of Amherst college, was appointed to proceed in the Jupiter, to take charge of the new settlement under the superintendence of the Rev. Mr. Spaulding, who had been previously appointed the principal agent of this society in Africa.

With a view therefore to the contemplated union, Mr. Searl was directed to confer with the principal agent, as soon after his arrival in Liberia as possible, on the subject of a suitable location for the proposed colony,' and they were jointly instructed to direct their attention to Cape Mount and Bassa Cove, with the view of ascertaining which of the two locations, all things considered, would be preferable for a new colony, in respect both to agriculture and to prospective commercial advantages.' Mr. Searl was farther directed to act in concert with Mr. Spaulding in making such other personal surveys and examinations in regard to the soil, climate, and productions of the colonial territory, especially in reference to the prosecution of agricultural labor, as might enable the said agents to furnish correct and useful information to this board as to the best place for the location of a new colony.

The Jupiter sailed from this port on the 21st of June last, with stores, supplies, agricultural implements, and goods for the use of the colony of Liberia, to the value of seven thousand dollars. Among the passengers were, beside Mr. Searl, the Rev. Ezekiel Skinner of Connecticut, a physician as well as a missionary, and Dr. Robert McDowal, a colored man, educated at Edinburgh as a physician, both of whom went out under appointments from the parent board, as colonial physicians. They were accompanied by Mr. Charles H. Webb, a medical student under the care of that board, whose purpose was to complete the study of his profession under the instructions of the physicians of the colony, and afterward to engage there in its practice; and also by Mr. Josiah F. C. Finley, a graduate of Princeton college, who, as well as Mr. Searl, went out as a teacher, under the patronage of the ladies' association of this city. Beside these, Eunice Sharpe, a colored woman, of good education and approved piety from Vermont, proceeded to Liberia in the Jupiter, at the expense of this society and in pursuance of a spontaneous determination to devote herself to the cause of education in Africa.

Subsequently to the departure of the Jupiter, Mr. Thomas S. Clay of Georgia, made a communication to the board relative to certain persons of color at Savannah, whom it had been proposed, previously to the last annual meeting of this society, to send out to the new colony; and the object of Mr. Clay was to ascertain whether this board would co-operate with the Pennsylvania society, in enabling the persons in

question to remove to Liberia. The number and respectability of these people, their peculiar fitness to act as pioneers for the projected settlement, and their anxiety to proceed without delay to Africa, presented a case of so much interest and emergency as to induce this board, without waiting for the reports of its agents in Liberia, to unite at once with the Pennsylvania society in establishing the colony at Bassa Cove, under the agreement made between the committees of conference; and with a view thereto another committee was appointed to raise the sum of money requisite for sending out to Bassa Cove those free people of color at Savannah who proposed emigrating to Africa.

This resolution was communicated, as directed by the committee of conference on the part of this board, to that of the Pennsylvania society; and the former committee was subsequently instructed to proceed to the consummation of the union between the two societies; and was moreover empowered to appoint an efficient agent in pursuance of the mutual agreement to that effect. In execution of this power, a negotiation was recently opened with a reverend gentleman of high character and great experience, whose qualifications for the office are such as to warrant the most sanguine expectations of benefit from his exertions; and although no actual engagement has been concluded, yet from the communications which have passed between them, the board entertains the confident hope of obtaining his immediate and undivided services.

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In the interval that occurred between the departure of the Jupiter and the final consummation of the union, between the two auxiliary societies, the board was visited by the Rev. Dr. Laurie, the President, and the Hon. Walter Lowrie, a member of the board of managers the American Colonization Society, as a committee of that board; and at their request the proposed terms of the agreement between this board and the Pennsylvania society were communicated to them at a special meeting of the board, held for the purpose of conferring with them. At this meeting Mr. Lowrie made a statement of the wants and necessities of the parent board, and requested the assistance of this society in obtaining donations and subscriptions for the use of the society at Washington; whereupon it was Resolved, That the claims of the American Colonization Society upon the patronage and liberality of our fellow citizens at the present crisis presented, in the opinion of the board, an imperious call for prompt and vigorous efforts to raise funds, either by donations or subscriptions of stock, for the liquidation of the debts of the said society.' This board, moreover, warmly recommended. the appeal proposed to be made in behalf of the parent society to the friends of the cause in this city and state; and appointed a committee to aid the committee of the parent board in making their collections: which duty was faithfully discharged by the former, to the best of their ability, in regard not only to the gentlemen composing the latter in the first instance, but in regard also to the Rev. Dr. Hawley and Mr. Joseph Gales, sen., also members of the board at Washington, who succeeded the first committee in their mission; and to the entire satisfaction, it is believed, of all of them.

From the favorable nature of the unofficial accounts received by the board with respect to Bassa Cove, and from the urgency of the

claims of those persons who were desirous of emigrating from Georgia, the union with the Young Men's Colonization Society of Pennsylvania was finally consummated by the committee of conference, in pursuance of the directions of the board, without waiting for the report of its agents in Liberia. In addition to the former articles of agreement, it was then stipulated that thirty per centum upon all moneys raised by the two auxiliary societies, should be paid over to the parent board, for its exclusive use; that the name of the new colony should be Bassa Cove,' and that particular settlements should be designated by the names of New-York,' and 'Pennsylvania,' respectively.

In the meantime the promptest means were requisite to secure the manumission of upward of one hundred slaves under the provisions of the will of the late Dr. Hawes of Virginia, and it therefore became necessary for this board, in preference to all other measures, to cooperate in their removal to Liberia within the time limited for that purpose, and which was shortly to expire. These persons had been transferred to the care of the Pennsylvania society by the parent board at Washington, 'to be sent to Liberia, and supported there by the former in a separate settlement or community, under the superintendence of such agents, and under such local laws and regulations as they might adopt; but that the said community should be considered as a part of the colony of Liberia, and subject in all respects to the general laws of the same;' and upon accepting the transfer and acceding to these conditions, the Pennsylvania society expressly stipulated for the right of making such modifications and reforms of existing laws, as would enable it to give greater encouragement to agriculture, to prohibit the importation, manufacture, or sale of ardent spirits within the new colony, and to adopt an improved plan for supplying the public warehouses, and for the issue by gift or sale of their contents to the colonists and native inhabitants.

These preliminaries having been satisfactorily adjusted, the requisite purchases made of stores, utensils, clothing, and other supplies, the ship Ninus was chartered for the purpose of taking out the new colonists. On board of this vessel were accordingly embarked one hundred and twenty-six colored emigrants, viz: one hundred and nine of the manumitted slaves of Dr. Hawes, among whom were several well versed in various handicraft employments, while the greater part of the remainder were also intelligent; some able to read and write, all possessed of good moral characters, and nearly one half of the females expert seamstresses. In addition to these, the husband of one of them was manumitted by the Rev. Francis Thornton to enable him to accompany his family. Another father of a family, and a young girl whose parents were among the former party, were-purchased with the same view, and also proceeded with the expedition; together with fourteen other persons of color, manumitted by the heirs of the late Matthew Page, brother-in-law of Bishop Meade of Virginia, who were sent out by the parent society to the old colony, and whose passages were provided on board of the Ninus out of the funds of the expedition. Beside these persons of color, Mr. Edward Y. Hankinson and his wife went out in the same vessel, with the intention of establishing a manual-labor school in the colony, and for that purpose he was sup