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TO THE PUBLIC.
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Office Of tie american Colonization Society,


Washington, Sept 20, s26.
The near approach oil the season. favorable Tor
the emigration of the Free People Of Color to Ii.
IBERIA, the disposition which prevails among many
of the most respectable Of this class 20 depart and
the importance of sugmenting the number and sour
Of the Colony, impose upon the Managers OF
The Colonization Society The duty OF soliciting from
the several Auxiliary Institutions and the Christian
public, aid for The immediate outfit of one or more
expeditions. The expenditures of the last year
having been unusually great the collections thu, far
received, although liberal, are inadequate to the
or pish ent of this purpose The Managers
trust. however, that those who have so generously
and promptly assisted them, on former similar oc.
casions, will not permit, for The want OF lew hun
deed dollars, measure so desirable, to be abandon
ed.


To thousands in our country, we rejoice 10 say,
the Colony in Liberia has become an object Of in
tense and increasing interest. Founded upon prn
cples OF the purest humanity and patriotism, defen.
ded by the wakeful benenty OF Providence during
the weakness and perls o its earliest years it now
exhibits itself well ordered and prosperous es.
tahlIshment inviting to its territory all The indus
trious and enterprising free coored people in our
land and promising TO reward their faithful exer-
tons with the highest social and civil blessings. Nor
will the Christian forget that this colony sheds its
holy light upon Pagan shore that il will extend
the empire OF Christianity, and finally, perhaps, es
sentlally, contribute to bring the supers,itous and
miserable tribes OF Africa under the mild dominion
OF the Redcemer ofthe world. Auxiliary Societies.
and all the friends 10 our design. respectfully re
quested to make an early remittance OF their dona
tlnns to Richard Smith, Esq. OF this city, Treasurer
OF the Society,


BY order Of the Board


r. r GURLEY, Res .9eent