Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-14

ms Brethren to awake unfettered uninterrupted and
unprovoked; where instead of'clanking chains" aud
threatening clubs be finds hiinsclfi in land of ber-
ty, inspiring the uncontamuatcd atmosphere ct e.
quality. But Veritas cxclaims, consider the money
annually expended on tins colony Witness It's slow
increase ofpopula onthe discouraging accounts we
receive from thcre-proyisions scarce and dear the
country sckly, the most respectable oft egrants
dead, two highly respectable US agents lately
swept away into the gulf of eternity, by pesiien-
tinl climate, then and say II we haze not
solid grounds of obieston In the fret place would
soy that the prosperous condition of the col
ony, which but eight years old stands unrivalled IN
the records of the world completely. in my opin.
on oblerates this dociul picture drawn by Veritas
But in order TO remove impressions that may have
been made, "let facts be submitted To- n candid
world" Mr. Ashmun in his letter to he hoard Of
managers of the American COLONIZATION society da-
ted 5th December 1926. says ''we still enjoy pro-
found tranquility with all the tribes of the country the
last season was most abundanty prolific IN rice;
and never have our settlement, been IN 50 fayoura-
BILE n state to admit, might say to require a yery
large addition ofsetrcrs ut the present moment
And then goes on to say fart her all this region Of
Africa opens s bosom for the reception of It's return
ing children" Extract from q report submitted 10
the Virginia Legislature during the session OF 1927
and 1923 "With regard TO territory large OK
tent, embracing several navgable creeks and rivers.
has been attained which c1pl bic of producing corn.
guinea corn miliet, rice, cot sugar. coffee with
other valuable products and of sustaining horses
tie, hogs, goats, sheep and other useful ANIMALS,
equal to the demand of large population. The
h'ICc VI COIoly mas lucEchScu 10 an Importance
which viii surprise those who hive inquired into
the subject. From the reports of the agent Mr. Ash
mum II appears, the exports OF the colony, los six
months from the st OF January TO the 18th Of June
1926, amount ed in value TO Sl3 $50 upon which a
profit realized 10 tho colonsis of $ll 900 la the
month of July OF the same year cargo of goods.
worth 81 900. arrived al Liberia from Portland
which was sold and wholly paid for III ten days. The
result OF tins prosperity Is, that description o
labour IL well paid, and poor conist arriving with
ont money trade can for his ordinary daily lbour
command from - cts TO 81 % per day. whilst
those who have good trades receive So OO"-it ~
SAID as to e subject ofeduc Alton in the colony that
There is no INSTANCE o child FIVE Years old, u-
less 1t he some late emierant, who cannot rcal and
As I" The moral Character oil Liberia 1t is also said
"churches hcvc been erected sob iety, industry and
good order prevail and the fact Is ,evelcpcd thar
even thus degraded population needs only the ordinary
motive, ana indictments to cXerion, To elevate their
characters lar above any moral worth we have been
accustomed 10 assign II. '-"Ih: amount of exports
says Mr. Randall letter dated December 18th
1929. To the board of managers at Washington, 'sdu
ring that year abJ2t CO. TO- 900 dollars" and
IN relation To the climate he writes thus: ''the eli
mate Is at tins season, most deigh fu Ii s very
warm, dl-lng the ddv. and night il is cool T.
nongii To sleep with c"mort under blanket" Speak
ing OF the health nf the COLONY he continues IL con
slder the Town of Monrovia qute a. healthy rs any
OF our southern cities. the other settlements on
the Stockton and ST. Paus. have even a better repu-
tntion for ieslh' could thus go on in endless pro
fus"n la prove the existing prosperity of the colony
Nv OF lucOntrOVerllblc 1ud undenlUle
'Hcts. out TINS am sure II unIIeCCssary suffice II
say. several of the cmgunts have already acquired
fortunes oi I'VE and Ten Thousand dollars IN thu short
space Oi FIVE wears. And should be pleased to sec
Nerltas point out many similar acquisitions in this
country 10y The ihrmeTs'In the same Space of time.
But Neras III his conclusion. seems disposed pro-
scribe even the tor tor their candid, liberal and
prnIse worthy support ofIhe Colonization SucieIy but
experience will yet teach min, however that society
NAV terminate, that upon this subject they are wis,
"potIcians' we'll "g0nd christians; for if it
prove abortve. he will experience, in a few wears
the evil which the fair wished ward off. and il
its object be accomplished, hr will likewise partake
oil the advantages and blessings they anticipate
POWHATAN.