▁one ▁who ▁supported ▁the ▁American ▁Col on ization ▁Society ' s ▁program ▁of ▁helping ▁free ▁Black s ▁em igr ate ▁to ▁West ▁Africa ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁there ▁a ▁black ▁col ony . ▁He ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁react ed ▁posit ively ▁to ▁an ▁announ cement ▁of ▁the ▁planned ▁deb ates ▁on ▁that ▁topic ▁at ▁Lane . ▁However , ▁a ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Col on ization ▁Society ▁" was ▁addressed ▁at ▁length , ▁by ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Dr . ▁Be e cher , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Lane ▁Sem inary , ▁who ▁def ended ▁the ▁society ▁in ▁an ▁able ▁manner , ▁against ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁charges ▁brought ▁against ▁it , ▁and ▁endeav ored ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁friends ▁of ▁abol ition , ▁that ▁they ▁might ▁and ▁ought ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁concert ▁with ▁the ▁Col on ization ▁Society ." ▁He ▁is ▁quoted ▁again ▁as ▁particip ating ▁in ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁body ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁ ▁But ▁against ▁a ▁background ▁of ▁the ▁H ait ian ▁Revolution , ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁the ▁ag itation ▁in ▁England ▁for ▁reform ▁and ▁against ▁colonial ▁sla very , ▁and ▁the ▁pun ishment ▁by ▁American ▁courts ▁of ▁citizens ▁who ▁had ▁d ared ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁slave ▁trade ▁carried ▁on ▁under ▁the ▁American ▁flag , ▁news ▁about ▁the ▁brut al ▁treatment ▁of ▁American ▁slaves ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁heard . ▁John ▁Rank in