Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-06-03

coloH, ever sncs, bet they would not ae kne " /
tdge thstthey we're engaged in the ear, til
from an intercourse of some time, they found
,bas il would not be remembered to their Pre-
JUDGE. They then related many singular end
amusing anecdotes respecting IT, and acknewl,
edged the loss ofseysnty to eighty ne killed
III remember right, the eoIonists Loaf but two
or three OF their little band.
| The means the colony have for defence, 3,
present consist Of twenty pieces of ordnance,
add muskets, &c. for 1000 men, which may bt
| increased from private stores il wanted. In
| Mourovia there are, Capt. Stewards company
OF Infantry, Weavers' company of Artillery, az q
Diapers company ofh'Be Rangers. In C-ld
well, Davis company o! IGisnty, ard Brown
Of Artillery. In M,lIs5urg, Whites COMPANY
OF Rife Rangers Az these sre volunteers sES
| in uniform besides which, a respectable n lm
| her Of militia not in uniform. and ss many (
the natives under the protection Of the colonial
| government as It may think proper to srm -
! These facts will I think, sstlsfy any man az 10
| he safety of the cslonists from attacks by the
natives
Therei arespsctsble for. on Ospe Monsera.
| do, which commands the rUacste4d, and hiss
protected an English vessel chased IN BY a nj
rate. The military are com n lpded by Major
Rarbour--the commander M shicf, il the socie
| US agent
There is much hospitality to be found in
honroVs, and among the inhabitants greater
proportion OF moral and religious Characters
han IN this city. neser saw mar in,exlc8t
ed, nor heard any Profsae swearing during
the 'hree weeks was among them
The two houses FOR religions Worship sirea DIV
noticed, arc baptist and uethodist-the Oar.
tsls hevs three and Sethodists Ave pre- achers
all intelligent colourea men, merchants sna
trsdtis, residing among yhsm; so that the pee.
PIE nave nothing to pay tor the support OF
ministers Five Seru'an HissioHsries, some
nlnsters and teachers reside there, portion
OF whom pfessh at tue Ne hodist church occa.
sio5sily.
trading company has Seen formed at Mon.
rovla. with capital Of $4,000, and an agree.
ment entered into that no dividend shall BE-,
made Until tbs profits increase Ae capital to
,0J0,-Thc stock has risen from 50 to Is
dollars per share, in one year.
mas been objected that the climate Is very
unheaithv:-thif is true Respects the mites,
but CHROME ous as respects TIE colonred people
Those from the middle and ncrthero states
have TO undergo WHAT'S called a sea, ming
that IS, they generally tSke the fever the iirst
monlh OF Their residence, but it has rarely pro-
yea 'stal since accommodations have bee pre-
psred Tor ther reception; those from Geof gia
the Gsrol'nas, and the southern parts OF Vir
gina either escape the fever a,toFe her, or
have livery slightly. Deaths occur there, in
+,
The agent, assured me that the bills u mortalij,
would sho" a less proportion Of deaths, ttan
those oil Baltimore. Philadelphia or New YORK
nave given you statement Of facts % near
as could ascertain them. Ii there be an, er
fnrs. they are, am persuaded unimrortsnt;
for my information has been derived from res
pectable sources in that country, and my own
observation induces me o believe that what |
have written is substantially corfeGt.
4 vi iaAI mir 4 E.,
thu x II prrsumptuous. have no hesitation in
saying that believe Liberia will, ,a time be
come great nation, and be the means -eVent.
uaily. OF ci7iiIzing great part Of Africa, and
should hope the whole Of that benighted coun
Try. There are already in Monrovts. at least
oo ch'ldRen ct native parslts; and there would
be, II wanted, many more.
DO you ask what k nd OF government theIi
berians would establish it a Sicat nation and !ef
to themselves; | sRswer, republican unQues.
nonabty. The Intelligent einlersnts have been
brought up IN TINS country, and the first laws
IA operation among them being republican,
they would be as well prepared for happiness
under such government, "a any re ople in the
world. The adult, male iRksbitants consider
themseives mem and know how to enjoy the
blessings Of free institution, and will never
surrender their liberties but with their lives -
ihey are now as patriotic Americans as our
fore fathers were loyal sub ects Of the kings Of
England Should they receive no further aid
from ibis country they viii nevertheless. III my
opinion, attain to greatness eventually; but il
that aid which think they so justly deserve.
should be continued, their progress to this end
viii be grestiy accelerated
Some are Of opinion that Hsyt is preferable
to Liberia for coioured people TO emigrate to;
a little reflection will, think, show the error
Of this opinion. iIayt is and ever has been in
The hands OF military despots; the ,Rsytiens
have never knswn what rational liberty WAS nor
ever can. Experience shows this to bo the
case What would people Of colour from this
country gam by going 10 Hsyti?--they would
be Kept "a lsbourers, "heweFs of wood and
drawers of water" 10 the naughty Haytan
ihey would have no share in the government
and could never rise &c any degree OF emnence.
II they mast have masters, ;hey prefer white
ITO nose OF tAelr own colour; this / have found
to he universally their sentiment. The man
ners and customs Of the Haytiens are different
from those of our people. as is their language.
The religious and even moral cuioured people,
cannot hs happy where the Sabbath is a day OF
Teveiry Sad q dissipation, and they considered as
hePeti CO, and where the morals of the people
are little better thsn those of the native ktri.
oan.
Many Of our citizen, seem TO think that the
object and only object OF the Colonization Scci.
! ETY., IS TO get clear of surplus ccloured popu'
letion' have very little personal acquei ntsnee
with envy OF the members, bat never can attri'
butte motive SO selfish to that respectable so.
! cietyi nor do believe there can be found one
among them who does not know that the in
crease by births IN this COuNtrv ~ greater than