Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-09-22
vol. XIV. NO

nave Americans Obtained loob,I
on the African coasr2 BY means
foul and fraudulent--by intrigue s,ai'
handed Violence--as all who are acog,;..
with the history of The LiberisD 90
well know. The first pretended ru,.t
by Ayers and Stockton, agents of tho ~
lean Colonization Society, was an ~
and scandal on the civilized world ~
paltry trash of which the consi,Ier,,;.
payment was made up, they knew nn
must be blighting curse to the DOC, !.
ant beings whom they were deceivi,.
consisted of such things as beads .:
tobacco, canes, looking-gIasses, Gums :
powder and ram! The treaty w,s
fully ratified on the part of The ,.,;
Some of them stood out against the rn
Gus transaction. But what was wan,.
equity and righteousness was made -
violence and outrage. As man, or
natives as met and resisted their inr,l
at the shore, were driven back at The NO..
of the cannon. Wars have been reDon
and the ignorant aud superstircus NAT,
have been abundaully slain, from tim.
time ever since, up TO the battle ha,u.,
Goterah and G. S. Brown. Below s,s =
tracts from letter written BY John CIo.
English Baptist Missionary, FORMERLY
Jamaica, who has visited Liberia and .
tanned the information which he here ~.
municates from EpiscoraIian, Prs,bys,
and Baptist missionaries on the oron
The whole letter is characterized By en-,
and modera lion. Read the Extracts >,
then judge of the character Of The 50 call
missionary proceedings in connection T
the Colony. One paragraph Of The e1lrs
no doubt refers to Browns battle:
81 was informed, that to enter INTO
causes Of the wars with the natives we3
require long explanation, in which d
ferent parties would give dIftten arcoa
according TO their prejudices or u.,rn
But one cause, Certainly, was The pro.3
tion under which many o. the l1ue
near the Mrsurado, Law, in reference
free trade with the vessels thu! VS.
their coast, This prohibition is caOsyt
the selfish policy Of The colonial gosa
meut, which has induced lhem 10 sF
| fine on vessels found trad ne with Tie
lives, and increase the expenses on jue
trade by hafbor dues AMI The cnp!oyu1
of commissioned agent, So TIA. goods
sold one-ninth higher, at AID u,a7 NJ
roTia, than on other paris ii the SANE
of coast, and all i'm pedimen,s a05ADl
RANGES to trade are throwu in II var
the natives, to force them 10 ot;lhaas
supplies through the merchants srrt5
the colony this has been felt kecajy, at!
some cases has met with res 81 nc n
natives.
Another cause is the attempt na4
prevent the natives from fishing in ID
Cove, and olher places, whc,e they a,
cry employed themselves IN fishing vi
out molesIalion. La agreeing 10 a!oss
Americans ID settle, the natives Dcua
lemplated a curtaiIing Of their owa Il.
and privileges, but looked for grta alraoz
es fromthe trade promised them And
ica and Europe. They now feel tba
selves grieyousEy disappointed u 5s
their too sanguiue expectations. I'D
aIso candidiy admitted. that The co.9.a
! have frequently acted unjI>tIy towlr:
natives, and have oppressed them. AMI
this injustice and oppression, 10 c'1'
extent, still continue.
A considerable number Wtrf b
slain, at a station belonging to Ns.@
missionary, some way 10 the Ine-o,
hind Mesurado. The account BOZ
peared in the Monrovia newsparG
also ia a Boston paper, in one Of ebto
doubt not the statement has been SEQ
you. DR.. Prince and myself were
tinetlY informed that the tribe, aaa
whom the mis- sionaries resided, bad
to fly, with their wives, chijJrea
people and property, that, instead Of D.
the missionaries sent 10 Monrovltna
and ammunition, and resolved to n'
in The protection of their property ID
the hostile tribe appeared the attack
menced, aud the people were bsa'@
with considerable slaughter, and .
the defence for time ceased, tbe a.
anis made an attempt to carry away
slain but at that time the fung It"
mrnced, and much injury was doDs"
flying natives. An unCeeiing- faa
peared in the Liberia Herald, wff'
Que OF the principal actors ID this ~ cs
scene. The missionary disgraces D.~
| by showing in this let er an utter ~,
the spirit of the Master whom he PfOtLL
to serve. The editor laudS hin asa p
but bis brother missionaries highly u
prove Of his conduct and OF his sP'f"'
those of them, with whom con'55 =,
appeared much to regret The |pR.S
vengr that had been manifested ~
mnDFnf,1l oppaeiop