Excerpt from Maryland Colonization Journal, Vol. 1: May 16, 1842 Resolved, That in the opinion of this Convention, the American Coloniza tion Society, like our federal Union, rests upon principles in which all wise, patriotic and benevolent men may agree, and by the support of which they promote the good of our common country, the best interests of our coloured population, the suppression of the African slave trade, and the moral and intellectual renovation of Africa. 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.