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cause, and the support oil their own CoHbCieheeS,
they have persevered and glorious has been incl
result. Could the excellent Caldwell revisit ea'th(
again, with what triumphan. emotions would bel
gaze upon the Colony Of Measurable. Time Isl
evolving great events and the sacred oracles assule
|us, that the hour is approaching when Ethiopiai
shal stretch forth her hands.
From the Liberia Herald, February 9th, 1896.
The Agent of the Colony returned on the l3thI
Inst 10 Monroyia after absence oil three weeks,
ATTENDED by several Of the settlers, on visit toI
lCrand Colo, New Sesters, and Grand Bassa lori
1.-The inspection of the factories and possesslons
|of the Colony in that quarter. Among the onJec'st
accomplished by this excursion are the conclusionI
!of treaty Of amily and trade with the King OF!
|Grand Colo from which place. as the hrs irnl's Q
1.-The new arrangement, tull schooner load Of rice6
and oil was sen, by the Agent, even before his owns
;return to the Cape The resources OF that counfyl
iare found TO be abundant, and It's accession 10 thei
lnew relation which it now sustans to the colony 4
promises to the latter, Important advantages. 1a"o
Colo il will lie perceived, from a map oil the coast
lis the country contagious to the domlnons OF hings
Wilson Tor West) on the south East, whose iran
factions in the slave traffic second IN extent only
Ito those of Saca OF Gallinas. T.sde Town the
lgrand mart OF slaves on this line OF The coast is!
thus brought within tn. stations at which he inhu
lence Of the Colony may be now considered as par
italy established
The Agent was induced by various reasons, nois
yet proper oe fully disclosed 10 ssi. rade lo@nt
a he number OF slaves at present waiting Their de
spatch al this place, is 500 the whoie number hadl
been collected in the short space OF tour weeks.
King Wilson. having acquired his consequence byi
means OF tins traffic, discovers no inclination ios
abandon for any Other pursuit ana regards thes
progress Of uster views OIL this subject beginning
Ito prevail among the adjoining tribes, with mix
sture Of conc ei o aud iudIg nation.
Ills next nelghbor. King freeman, OF Newt
sScsteis, from whom the Colony has obtained the
grant Of an extensive territory, and other valuable
privileges and where il has the Oldest oil lis remote
establishments, has given, in the present Instance
several fresh proofs OF the Gritty in which his
FORE transactions with The Agent have been con
|ducied. Owing to the present demand for gralnE
land oil at Trade Town, for provisioning the slaves,
land few other impending circumstances now be
leyed TO be happily redressed; the factory at thu
Iplace found in less ilourishing state than ltss
beginning had promised But the Ultimate adyan h
tages Of the establishment the Colony have deter
mined The Agent to omit ITO practicable means Q \
advancing its usefulness to the iull measure oil
whit h it is certainly susceptible.
The new acquisition of G, and Bassa presents anS
object of the most interesting chalac,er. The fac
tory is in complete operation The friendship off
the arslocracy OF the country, (o their kings dis
|tiDctye prerogatives are merely GominaD appeal 81
founded the basis of enlig htened and jusl views
of The interests of their people and promise 81
to be permanent.-T They offer 10 the Agent any ex
tension OF territory and OF privileges. which he Wilt
engage TO employ in founding and forwarding Z
among them the institution, OF civiliz d lille. The
limited means now at the Agents command Of ex /
ecung such engagements, alone prevent the i'm
mediate conclusion OF arrangement which it is
hoped al no distant time will direct the extension 4
OF civilization and Christianity 10 that interesting
country With equal advantage to all descriptions Of
persons destined 10 participate III the blessipgsH
which must follow it 1t is confidently expected
that an invaluable acquisition of territory will very a
shortly be secured 10 tic Colony in that quarter bya
simple purchase.
|, is most gratifying to find, the Agent has, il
this eSeu SIGN, eager desire expressed by all the
lteaaId tribes except Wilson's people, for The i'm
mediate establishment Of schools among them 70,
tine instruction OF their children in the English Ian
guage and letters. II is the opinion OF the Agent
hat az least three schools in that quarier would bn
wholly supported by the king and head men Of the 4
county, provided instructors could be furnlshedH
hem. he par, of the coast visited presents AZ
population, il is believed fully equal 10 any section
OF Western Africa in which the slave trade pre-
walls to an equal extent: the lands are drer audi
Of more Uniform fertility than in the immedateS
vicinity OF the Cape and could Christianity and8
the arts once gain eneciua introduction il i'll
not possible to picture rlcher of mo- al andE
physical wealth and beauty ,han this teligh re a
sion offers TO the imagination which surveys it. q
From the Nat. Intetliseucer, June r..
We have perused, with no slight emotion. cow
of the 6 Liberia Herald" which was no,ited in snS
Article IN our last. newspaper from Africa AnE
America African newspaper, We confess that VIZ
never examined any other newspaper with as muchA
interest as we did this little sheet II realized TO
more than any thing else could do, great dis
lance, The growth, the stability and the prospects
Of the African Colony and we can imagine ,hea
nlsaSnLs sYhich all The ILleI1ls