The Litchfield County post., 1828-11-06

considerable quantities Of the coffee
that grows in the middle or west Of Africa,
have been brought to the American mar
ket, which, though badly cured, demand
ed higher price than any other. Prince
describes various kinds Of dyeing materia
which we are led to beliBve will be foun
equal if not richer than any with which W
are acquainted. They have two or three
kinds of indigo, or of some other article
for dyeing blue. One Of them, Prince
says, is ''the white mans indigo" but this
is never used being far inferiour to other
kinds. Itis not likely however, that they
have sufficient skill to test its value thor
oughly.
five may Judge from the course of CT.
Britain, whose enterprise searches out and
explores every obscure and difficult avenue
of commerce, it is her intention to fore
stall the trade Of this fruitful country. The
question here occurs, whether the United
States may not come in unhestatingly
for share1 and whether they have not
much greater advantages than Great Brit
ain in this respect! We are convinced II"
one who heard the excellent address of the
Rev. Mr.. Galiaudett at the Masonic Hall,
can doubt this for moment. Liberia is
certainly more healthy place than Sierra
Leone-besides. the colony of Liberia is
made up not of Europeans whose constitu-
ton are not suited to the climate, but of
Africaa descendants, who are found after
having passed short time there, and be-
come little seasoned to the climate, to
suffer nothing from it. We have too in our
possession, man connected with the king
of Tmbuctoo, whose territory extends ov-
or the richest potion of Africa. To open
communication between Liberia and
Teembo, the territory over which Abdul
Rahaman was to have been king, is easy.
His nephew now holds the kingdom, and
his own son is the head Of the army. After
a communication is opened with Teembo,
it is natural consequence that it should be
extended 10 Z imbuctoo. Heretofore no
power has oeen able to gain the confidence
of the African tribes in the interior-it now
requires but little management on our
part and the work is done. Some may con-
slider our notions on this point as wild and
chimerical, but we are soberly convinced
that if Great Britain had possession of Alb
DUH Rahahman, and he stood in the same
relation to them that he does to US, they
would prize their good fortune beyond al
most any sum. Curiosity, philanthropy,
and self interest, would all sieze upon the
opportunity and push it to the extremely.
Within two years we should hear ola thriv-
ing commerce with the whole of that vast
interior; we should have an accurate des-
cription of the origin, habits and resources
of the people, and an accurate geography
of the country, containing the whole unex-
plored course Of the Niger, and what is of
still more weight with the Christian COM
munity, way would be opened for the
entrance of charity and the Christian reli-
gion. We really hope that an expedition
will be fitted out, ifnot by government, at
least by the enterprise of individuals to ac-
company the prince to his native country.
1t is impossible not to expect of such an
expedition results favorable to the inter-
ests, and honorable to the character of A.
mericans.