Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-25
From the African Repository for March, 1929
INTELLIGENCE FROM LIBERIA


From the African Repository for March 1929
INTELLIGENCE FROM LIBERIA.
We are happy, after remarkably LONG interval
without any tidIngs from the Colony, to commence
our nth volume with tho following able and highly
interesting dispatches from the Colonial AGENT ~
Richard Randall. IL must be rccolIected that Tho
statements here made the result of first .nnres-
sions, having been completed when DR.. Randali had
been in the Colony but fifteen days. Some of the
opinions therefore, here expressed NAV be modified
or changed by further Investigations and more extern
ded information, yet we have doubt that generally
they Will be found correct. They are such surely
as to encourage every mind that has seriously turned
its Thoughts to the great design OF cur Institution
Nor should they fail to attention from those
who have hitherto neglected the subject. Shall our
countrymen remain longer lusenslbe to the momen
tous Claims which the scheme Of African Colonization
presents to their Immediate earnest universal unitca
efforts! Can men who profess and call themselves
Christians, reject or set aside these claims without
sub]ecting themselves to the ishlncut of coIop
ning con5cicnc"' is 1t not high time. that on :is
subject our nation should awake out Of slceps The
SUCCESS of the experiment of our Suue,y leaves moro
dunty ana apathy without excuse and of those who
refuse their aid to - because still urconvincrd C its
Pr1c'Icahlentss and uiity--yye fear il lnipLt he said
without injustice, "neither will they be pers,,o dod
though one rose from the dead" We pray tina, the
ssu4Icct may at least receive fair, candid aud
full examination.
-, MoNRovIA Dec. 90, 1888.
L" the board 9 managers Of the .4n,ericar Coloni-
Sison Society, Washington Ctr.
ga INST received the melancholy intelligence ofthc
death OF Mr.. Cary, the Vice Agent bv the acciJen
ral explosion OF owdeI-enclosed you will find
detailed statement Of the particulars Of tbis MT
tunate affair." by Mr.. Warning the prosor, We $50
and Mr. eaver the counsellor, resident NJ Ills MAJ
The election for successor to Mr.. Carr in The We
Agency was warmly contested-Mr. Waring receiv-
ing forty two votes, and Mr. Devany thirty two Al
though some Jealousy and i'll Will appear TO have been
oxcitedfoetween the partssns of the rival candidates
all submitted readily to the constituted authorities
There are lii the stores in this place at this time
not less than $4,000 Of goods and African produce
and twice that value, if include all the controver
table property in the settlement.
am much pleased with the climate, location, fer
'Ity and population Of Liberia. The climate IT, #
This season. most delightful. l. is rot very warm d
ing the day, and at night it is cool enough 20 sleop
With comfort under blanket. Though this ia con-
Sdered tue sckly season, we have but little disease
ana none 81 an alarming character. The Swiss Mis-
stonares, have all been sick, and the pr!ncioal Mr.
Wolff, uied the day after we arrived. Bot he no
tOubt, died for want of medical assistance, and the
sickness of the whole may be mainly att,iuuted 70
ih<r living in low, confined situation. OF sen
other whites, now in the town, five Of whom hive
been here NJ ,e3st month, net one tas bcor lick
and tho cooured part Of population is quite heal
thy. / consider the town of Monrovia quite as heal.
ny any Of southern cities, and the other set
Elements on the Stockton and the st. Pauls have
even better reputation for health. The causes
which led to the mortality among the northern chi
grants vino out here with the different cyypLi.
more convinced frojn all and hear, that With
proper precautions, and even moderate prudence.
emigrants may conc out from any Of the northern
states with but little risk from the effects Of tho eli
mate. You will find in accompanying paper, Some
remarks on the subject Of fitting ont and provision
Ing such parties Of eTnigrant5 rs may nleasc .hc
Society in future 10 send out.
The location of monroyia is tho most Geii1htfi
that can be imagined Since the woods have been
cleared away the north side oftiic peninsula our
town j. in fuil view from the ocean and has real p
fnns imposing Appearance; aud since the tkctch which
you have seen in tho Repository was ken the view
from the north IS much improved, by being moro open
al, and having many additional buildings The Iyca
ton oi tms place gives il most important commercia
advantages-and whatever may be the final SUCCESS
ofour coloni7ing operations, nothing but some mos
unfortunate disaster can prevent this becoming one
of the flof' important and commercial cities on il,e
Anlcan c 70. Tho cape lands not generally We
~ fertile, but iIcrc arc some situations quite So
Even the most barren parts suitable for garden
og with lilc attention 20 manuring, and the very
worst part 81 t viii produce coffee, and several var
les Of fluitr. visited Caldwell, and the half way
;irms, few day since, and much please! with
SO Improvements that have been made there ddrinp
g shut ported thcy have been occupied. Most Of
Inc settlers have good hogses aud nh o. then haze !
rshg piantc sons Of nee. cassaua pantans mad
ltntoes, with many other fiu.ts and vcyc' aboe ,
nc short period That these people have hccn 10 The
occupation OF their lands anil iho indispensable nc
ccssy they have felt, for getting good stock ofpro