'The race in question were known, as a class, to be destitute, depraved--the victims of all forms of social misery. The peculiarity of their fate was, that this was not their condition by accident or transiently, but _inevitably_ and _immutably_, whilst they remained in their present place, by a law as infallible in its operation, as any of physical nature.' * * 'Their residence amongst us is attended by evil consequences to society--causes _beyond the control of the human will_ must prevent their _ever_ rising to equality with the whites.' * * 'The Managers consider it clear that causes exist, and are operating to prevent their improvement and elevation to any considerable extent as a class, in this country, which are fixed, not only beyond the control of the friends of humanity, BUT OF ANY HUMAN POWER. _Christianity cannot do for them here, what it will do for them in Africa._ This is not the fault of the colored man, _nor of the white man, nor of Christianity; but an ordination of Providence, and no more to be changed than the laws of nature_. Yet, were it otherwise, did no cause exist but prejudice, to prevent the elevation, in this country, of our free colored population, still, were this prejudice so strong (which is indeed the fact) as to forbid the hope of any great favorable change in their condition, what folly for them to reject blessings in another land, because it is prejudice which debars them from such blessings in this! But in truth no legislation, no humanity, no benevolence can make them insensible to their past condition, can unfetter their minds, can relieve them from the disadvantages resulting from inferior means and attainments, can abridge the right of freemen to regulate their social intercourse and relations, which will leave them _for ever a separate and depressed class_ in the community; in fine, nothing can in any way do much here to raise them from their miseries to respectability, honor and usefulness.'--[Fifteenth Annual Report.]