Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-10-09

by the simplicity and unexceptionable
character of the means which it employs
to consummate it. One party, for immc-
date and complete emancipation, affirm
that the effect of the operations of the
COLONIZATION scheme is to bind faster the
chains of slavery; the other, opposed al
together to emancipation, asserts that it is
to burst these chains altogether. Thus
they operate ON public sentiment in differ
ent sections of The country, by arguments,
lone OF which cuts the throat Of the other
literally confirming the seeming para
dox, that ''extremes sometimes meet."--
Both arguments, however, are erroneous,
nj least in the extent which their authors
! design they should be understood. And
not less so are the representations which
both parties induslrousl5 circulate,
lloucllng the condition Of the colony rep
resentlng it as already splendid failure
= its Inhabitants sickly immoral, and des
titute, discontinued with their condition
and regretting their emigration to the
land Of their fathers.
We have now before US letter re cent
I " received by the Rev. William S. Reid
OF this place, from Plymouth Reid, one
of the Colonists, liberated by that gentle.
man few years since, from which we
make the following extracts, for the gra-
LITIGATION Of those who feel an interest in
the success of this great enterprise;
"Monropia, Liberia, !
|
"My kind Sir: Your truly interesting
aud friendly letter caae to hand by the
ship Jupiter, Captain Peters, somewhere
about the LIST Of this month.
Myself and wife enjoy very good health
IN this country, and feel satisfied. We
live at Caldwell, where have built my
self a tolerably decent frame house. fol-
low my trade as a carpenter, but do moi
get that encouragement that | might, il
The place was more settled-but notwith.
standing, make a pretty good living
we raise, on our fam lands, cassada
Plantaln, rice, &c. The people on the
Cape Mesurado, however, live chiefly by
trade. A great deal of ivory and cam.
wood are exported every year, sby mer
chants of the Colony, in American and
English vessels, in exchange for Ameri
can and English produce and manufac
lures: our Colony is daily increasing il
numbers. We have had three cxped
tons from America with emigrants in the
short space of three months and half
1t seems to me that the Almighty intend
to make the Colony to prosper, and tt
make of us a people; and oh! shall | hop'
to the honor of his great name? Elhio
pia Is to stretch out her hands 10 Cod
Aud wha, Christian but must pray for tn
fuitilmcnt of this gracious prophecy?-
And who knows but this may be the con
mcncement ofits accomplishment? Eve
ny citizen ofthe Colony ought to consid
er himselfa missionary-a beacon IN thi
dark land. ' $
"4our humble and obedent servant,
PLYMOUTH REID.
''Rev. VIM. S. REID, Lynchburg."
REAL REFoRm.-We have had occa
sion lately to notice with appreciation sew
erai orders which have issued from tn
Treasury Department, for the correction
of certain abuses which had grown up il
the Revenue service. The following cir
cular 10 the Collectors of the Customs
which we find in the newspapers, is no
less entitled to commentator than thos,
which have proceeded it.-.Nat. Int.
Treasury Department, Aug. 27, 1888
SR-Although fidelity, skill and vigi
lance, are essential in the execution Of al
public duties, | know no part of the pub
lie service in which they are SO indispen
SADLY necessary as in that of the Revenue
Cutters. 1t appears to me that officers
whose habits are not positively sober, can
not be vigilant--that they cannot exercise
their skill with effect, and that an indul
gence in one vice, mean in itself too, ma
turally removes repugnance to others.
consider il my duty, therefore, as IN
tmations have been gwen to me that some
officers in the Revenue service have per
mtted themselves to indulge in intemper
ate habits, respectfully and earnestly tc
ask your aid to put an efiectual termina
ton to such practices. will thank you
to use, fearlessly, the opportunities which
your position offers, for ascertaining and
making known any acts, such as have
referred to, in order that may perform
my own duty in reporting cases Of such
misconduct to the President, for his in.
formation and decision. Whenever this
vice shall be obviously practised, you are
at liberty to suspend from service, until
inquiry be made through this department.
giving notice of your motives and inten
tions to the person complained of;-in any
such case you will report the facts. Al
low me TO recommend that the plan which
will be speedily made known in regula-
lions now preparing, of substituting ac.