Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-06-23

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.~.ee Of tho Island Of Skcrboso, dis.
m;les from Capo Mesurado, and
and tho following vigorous,
- e6oet was made to plant colony
~ r,.ehery Of tina natives, the 'nsn'u-
49,. and a series Of melancholy
~ con,oleted it, absndO0mcnt, and
.1 ID 1900 =. attention. to tho more eIigi-
~.;O..l ebose; whore, in l6||, asteT
s-S ...uaiatioa, . purchase was MADE,
~. ~ of enissssts took possession:
s.Soex AZ pvus.sos - ssOs ~ trace ehe
~ thrush its various fortunes,
<3S - r. ssoshes article nm account Vi
~, ssd Difficulties, as we'll ~ the
spd heroic achievements with which
= feauRht, and come ut once to tho
Ie>ucs of is present condition and pros
i;ssra (strciching along 800 miles OF
- ssd extending from ten to forty miles
49, sumbess four separate colonies, VIZ !:
-, established by the American Colon
- Dei.sy, isciudisg tho towns Of Monrovia,
S-0uuR;s, Caldwell, MiIIsb"sgh, and Mar
C,ve. established by the United CoIOni-
.-0,e;esiss Of New York and Pennsylvania.
1870 ;acjs5cs Bassa Cove and Edna. The
EsnIss vas founded by shc American Col
- Seejety, and lately coded TO the United
-. established by the Mississippi and
- Cojesizaiion Societies, at Sinou:
-, established by the Maryland Colon
= Ss;sty at Cape Palmas.
q - - vilhgcs enumerated above, there is
,s1uh6n e shout 5000; all, Of course, color
4 -: Z vhich three thousand five hundred
N uiennbfuD this country, and the remain
~ maSu q Ma, mostly youth. who have
- - ~ U6uies to IOarn ''Merica fash,"
- ~ AuBslves "whiie men," by conform
y - ksbils Of civilization, and becoming
- sss Aws.
H - 0anesce Of the colonies, though in its
~ slvssdy extensive. From eighty thou
1872 10 ono hundred and twenty five thou
1oenan y exported annually, in camwo0d,
|f1nlm oil, and hides; and an equal or great
1st q inc manufactures am, i:::-.:::::c.:.
- and America are brought into the COL
80 return. Monrovia, which is dhc largest
800 principal sea port, cnrries on a consider
- ~sstine trade, by means Of small vessels
tDa ownod by her own citizens. Not less
|lntgstse or fificon Of these, averaging from
Doos'y tons burden, manned and navigatcd
qooIo"~ts, IRE constantly engaged in prof
- asde "'-Hg seven hundred miles Of the |
-
VnNuhas Of N1onrOviA ia seldom clear Of for
s4s vssds; Uosc than seven,y Of which, from
~ Ubiaj Bates, England, Frnce. Sweden.
ls1io1 Denmark, touch there annually.
- Csss and Cape Palmas have 10Th good |
~ ed possess great advantages for COM
- Already their waters aro gladdened by |
6esDsat presence Of traders from other cosn-
800 in fsw years, when the hand Of en- !
- hall bavo developed the rich mines Of
- which nature has 80 abundansIy provided
82oe growing towns will become the cen
- = extensive and important business.
- tao, possesses m excellent harbor, and
- slusal outlet Of vast tract Of rich and
Ws country. Under tho fostering hand Of
bahpsising founders, il must soon become an
unss link ia tho great maritime chain Of A.
1lHAfieaa establishments. Tho productions
l6auatry, which may be raised IN any gan :
46aPossation, are coffee, cotton, sugar, rice, s
lla oil, together with the gums, dycwoods, {
I'D, which arc collected from tho forests. J
haas o6 morals in the colonies is cmphati- }
1as high osder. Sabba'h-SrcakinC, drunk
~ pssfsnisy, and quarrclling, are vices al 9
Ans3 10 1894 numbered in a few weeks after b
sssszas;on 500 members, at that time more a
9s6hh Of tho whole population. n
oasa Cove and Cape Palmas, tho sale and .
. ardent spirits arc forbidden by law. In the d
. e'sen,es the ban Of public opinion 50 effec- f
Pso"'os's dram drinking, that no respectable g
= would dare indulge an appetite 80 disrepu-
l. q
80 are e1ehiees churches in Liberia, viz: at &,
80 :, New Georgia 2, Caldwell 2, Mills ST
., hasna ., Bassa Cove 3, Marshall 1. Cape a
y. ~ " these, eight are Baptist, six Me- az
~fse rsesbyicrian, and one Episcopalian. hi
100 arc forty clergymcn in the colonies, ia
\. essscnes arc not only regularly supplied in
esasg. bat religious meeting. are weekly in
aaey Of the native villages. a.
ssedFed Of tho colOnists, or one-fi(ih of A
Equation, nrc professcd Christians, in ca
\ with the several churches with m
ass connected. As might be expect tn
hsge a proportion Of the people are IN
raj tone OF society is religious. No
~ sabbath more strictly observed. or tn
wossh'P better attended. SUNDAY ca
. Ae!c classes arc established general. on
.nses, INTO which, in many cases, Iik
- e"'''ren arc gathered with those Of the fac
~ ten weekday schools in all the cot. ~.
Supported generally BY education and Ad
societies in this country. The teach. for
y - eases arc coIorcd persons. A laud.- Of
- knowledge Psrvadcs the community. see
- desire Is expressed for an academic in, wo
osafd the support Of which they would ca,
seefally though as vet they arc scarce she
1o'ssh one single handed. tai
places, rs At Bassa Cove, literary So aft
smcd FOG mutual Improvement, much din
village lvceums in this country Iai,
Cove and Monrovia there arc public fas
NE use Of the people. The one at for
Ase numbers 1900 or $500 volumes. des
newspaper is published at Mouroy. lon
a 'es N this paper afford good testi- hou