Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-06-28
on behalf Of all
employed.

Mails-Among the petitions presented 10 the
Senate on Wednesday, was one from Mr.. van
horne a mail contractor in Indiana, stating that
his contract which was for IT'S dollars year,
commenced Jan, /, 1882; since which time ne
has not been able to obtain a dollar OF COM
pensation from the department.
Another.-A friend of ours, Of the hlghest
Responsibility, recently arrived in this city from
Mobile, informs us that on the great Southern
route. at a town in N. Carolina, the stage and
mail were stopped by the stage owner VINO re-
fused to send either on, as he alleged that
he had continued to run the mail Tor great
length Of time without pay, and that large
sum was due him from the mail contractor Al
ter much discussion, our friend advanced TWO
hundred dollars to get on himself and there"
by get the mail along, and took an order on the
contractor in Virginia which was paid mus
the public were indebted to passenger for the
transportation of the mail-M y. Dai. .Adp
COLONY of Liberia.-By the schooner Edgar,
Captain Laulis, arrived yesterday from Mon
rovia, we learn the heart-rending intelligence
that the Rev. S. o. Wright, Methodist Mission
ary, Rev. Matthew Laird and wife, and Rev.
John Cloud, Presbyterian Missionaries, have
fallen victims to the fever of the coast and add
ed to the martyrs who have persisted IN the
cause of civilization and Christianzaton Gov.
Pinney was suffering from the chllS, but active
ly engaged in his duties.
Rev John Hersey, late Vice Agent of the
Maryland Colonization Society, the Rev. James
Temple the only survivor of the little band OF
Presbyterian Missionaries, who left this port IN
October last in the Jupiter, have returned in the
Edgar. From the latter we learn that Rev. My.
Spauldng and his wife, are probably now on
their passage in the Argus, expected to leave
Monrovia May 18th for Boston. The health OF
the colonists generally was good-no deaths
have occurred among the emigrants who went
out by the Jupiter, except the aged female and
her grand child before reported.
| The condition Of the colony has been truly
represented by Gov. Pinney. There is great
want of economy and industry among the emf
grants many Of whom are so utterly ignorant,
and indolent, that nothing can be expected from
such in any country, but poverty, and wretch
edness.
| Mr. Jones' of Kentucky, colored man, who
has been on a tour Of observation, has now re-
| turned for his family, with whom he designs to
emigrate in few months. He says, as does
Mr. Temple likewise, that he has never seen a
home, except in Liberia, and that any colored
men who would go there, with disposition to
work. and live temporarily, might have health,
comfort and freedom, such as is no where to be
found in this country. Accordingly, they IN
| tend TO return as soon as possible.
All the information we have from the colony,
represent the pride, extravaganza and luxury
of those settlers who have prospered in trade
there, as highly reprehensible. Almost every
| family has q number of the natives employed as
mental servants; and even among the families
| of emancipated slaves, who have been sent there,
though themselves entirely dependent for their
support, vet they are too lazy even to bring wa
ter and declare themselves free and employ ma
tives as their servants.-N Y Com.