Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-04-09
MIscuLLAMEO GUS.
TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT u 1Ht. 4
MERiCAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY.

E;onl The Baltimore Gahslie.
rhi, highly interesting Report. NhienAve
hasa iusl rehd. strengthens air confidence
IN Asi lmtorlaai enierpti.e ol African ColOi.
t5aliun. A, ne are anxious Ina, he scheme.
Il, progress AID its chances # spcc,ss, should
be- generally known, evil lisc = bf,f all
stract OF the Il port. for the benrG,uf thosr
who have moi met With the work itself
During the y.sr 1926 aud Z the briggs Dpis
mud Nautilus, ant the schooner Randolph con.
vcycd 10 HE Colony ~ Liberia fro t0dttd
and nineip-st,H ,lnigrnpis; tirhiv fighi ~
whom were slaves manuniite,l for the purpose
Out uf thi. nuahc iusnil,fog Tell victims 10
disease. 1T consequence o remaining al the town
VI N0nrteia, instead oi gong al once 10 the
more healthy via;o al CoidT,H, In III, interior
On the ST Paul.. Tive desire Of their fri nils
VI the form'r place 10 teiain thrin, aud their
own ausirty TO stay, we've unfortunately gratii.
ed the more rcnllly. becaus. proper aecou.
modat,qn could nnI be toun IN CdiirsH
for The Whuu number which la newly iriv
Cd
rhY year 1920 one hundred and sereu,yrm
igrants have already sard, ~ tho sh,p Harriet
Every NECESSARY prrpa alton has been made"
say. the iirpori. 10 ir,nSer ,hrn,, immediate.
" after ,h,'r arrivn 10 tic healthy settlements
on the 81, Pau''s
:. The general health the Cpony,h the Re-.
port anil M, Z" has through the year brcu uniu.
terunird aud additional experience ron6rms
the Manager. in the b"Ilef, that there is nothing
in the African cl'ns'. IL prevent the successful
establishment ofcnon,es Of eolored PERSON.
from the Uniled Snur. hut thu its inlueurcs
are well adapted Ia the constitutions ofthe col.
ored race. A slight iodisposition sunn nlier
their arrivnl IN Liberia may ba expected. hut
subs quenlly they enjoy more vigor aud es.
emption from disease than IN Countries wiihnut
the tropics" On this subject We are decidedly
Of The same opinion with the Mana ers II has
been observed tint rs the Colony increase. dis
ssse has become less frequent. aud we may
reasonably infer, thai n, the Colony still tur
Their enlargrs iis boundaries aud nopuInt,on
diseases pccu' inr u newly settled couniiirs will
gradually disappear. We have ourselves seen
several Of the citzeus OF Liberia, both male
and female. who had resided there for several
wears and had returned TO their country for the
purpose OF carrying back with them sos,r m, IN
bers OF iha families hu did not originally nc
company them and We have never seen health
Ter and harder uotng persons. The unw,, OLE
sdmeness of he climate has been very much
exaggerated I've missionaries, from ih.
banks ofthc Rhine IN Switzerland. INV, h.en
residing at the Colony for twelve months. and
were AT the Inst accounts. all in good he,Iib
Several valuab. additions have been mad,
duriug,h year, by purchase, TO the Colonial
Territory.
Agriculture nnd Commerce I'VE Contained
60 advance, aud are both pursued u oh or,a,
zeal and succrss. by the cit sens u the i,nIon,
The Report enutaeraies the fJiloAips M,
mails and produc $ now possessed by the Cot,.
nv Horses, Cattle IN abunhance Shea,
Goa: $. in abundance. Asses are lately h.,,oar.
ced, Fowls. Ducks. Geese. GHln.a Fowl,
Siwne numerons. Fishes no whore found -,
greater quantities Ftuits arc plan,ains han
naoas in en'ile~s abundance. lines. lemons.
tamarind', oranges, souIsop. c-shrw,s alangoe.
twenty varieties ofth plum guava,. ,iana -
pineapple, grape uopict peach and! cherry.
Vegetables arc sweet pota'oe, en,ut!a wanna. rn.
Goa, ground nuts. arrow root EGG plant, 'ncb-a
every variety oil b ans Rhd mo Il softs al os,s
cucumbers, pumpkins. Grair.S are tjre ~
stapte Indian Corn { Irr, eYeail,nt AMI
bundant; Mdlet aud Gaiura Corr. cauon. oood
stap,e. but not yet cultivated Indigo. ,',,sh :,
i, thought may he raised 10 advantage. t.ha
sugar cane. which may, ard doubtless WI, al
tima,ely receive attention" What mora chr,
any country desire
The Colony possesses ample means Of de
fence against any possible combination of,b a
natives. OF of the slave trading pirates off IN,
coast" Nearly every able bodied man Inns w
lun'arily enrolled himself in some uniiorme,
corps. rhs military 'oree consists oftwo com
panies Of infantry aud Two ofartilrry and
detachment of twenty guards enlisted or jrsft,,
for one year, from The body of the citizens I,
man the battery.
The Schools are numerous, the tehche 8
attentive and faithful, AMI every child i, tb,
Colony enjoys the benefit Of their instruction.. ,
1.-The Managers have reason u believe ina
moral and rehe ious dm les receive from HE Co