Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-11-03
The Republic of Liberia.

SuHROlNOi VI W AiHoilNdh tO'ONlIhNiOh
scheme Gan American) writes from Lendon
to a friend at home, in relation TO the mission
Of President Roberts, who has received an
assurance from Lord Palmerston that the
British Government will promptly recognize
the sovereignty and independence of Libe-
ria, and after expressing his JOY in view of
this fact, says;
$50 you see there is a probability of this
new Republic being acknowledged by Great
Britain, long before il will be by our govern
ment, which is very discreditable 10 U.S.
France, Belgium and Germany will, no
doubt, initiate Great Britain"
We hardly supposed there was any Amerl-
can so lacking in eagacity as to entertain
even the remotest idea that the government
Of this country could be induced TO recognize
the sovereignty Of a negro nation. 1t has re-
fused to look at the people of Hayti as an in
dependent people, but regards them as a band
of rebels and outlaws, successful for a time,
TO be sure, but not national in character. 1t
well knows that the home government,
against which they rebelled- France--has
recognized them as a sovereignty it knows
that Great Britain and other leading powers
has consented 10 admit them 10 a seat in the
sisterhood of nations and more than this, it
knows that the people of this country have
an extensive and valuable commercial inter-
course with Hayti, which would he far more
extensive and valuable did the United States
condescend to admit the fact which history
has recorded that the inhabitants of that is
land have established an independent govern
ment, a colored Republic.
The people Of Hay,i were left to fight their
way to freedom without one word of sympa-
thy, without any encouragement from the To-
vers of liberty, in this land. They were me-
groes, and American sympathy has no afini-
~ for negro suffering. Yet, strange as it
may seem, they succeeded in acquiring their
freedom, although we passed no prettily
worded resolutions about oppression and
liberty, and bidding them God-speed, and all
that, as we would had they been Irishmen
or Greeks; they succeeded, although we
wrought and sent them no silken banners to
wave above them on the battle field, as we
would had they been Poles fighting for lib
erty they succeeded, although we furnish
ed them neither men nor money, as we would
had they been Texan rebels they succeed
ed, and established a government which has
maintained it's independence for more than a
score of years. And now why has not the
independence Of that republic been recogniz-
ed by the American governments Simply
and solely for this reason, and none other
ii is a republic Of blacks. This nation has
ever held that the negroes are incapable of
self-government; it even goes further than
that, and practically asserts they are not ca
pable of a partnership government, and will
not trust a man with a colored skin TO carry
a government mail bag. This principle not
only rules in the National, but State govern
ments, for in scarcely a State in the Union
is the negro admitted to an equality in po-
lt'ical rights. Having then this principle to
maintain, it would be unreasonable to expect
the people of this country to officially give
the lie to it by recognizing the sovereignty
OF a negro nation, and it is determined not 10
do it. All the reasons which would hold
good against the acknowledgement of Hay
tien independence, are as strong, if not strong
er, against the recognition of Liberian sove-
reignty. Hayti deied the power of France,
and succeeded in establishing and maintain
ing a government of her own, which was
some evidence of the capacity Of her people
for oIfnnvaynnapt . I iharia 10 n hot houoa
plant, sustained thus far by expectations of
men and money from this country. The
trade with Hayti is an important item in the
of this country that with Liberia
is very insignificant, and will probably SO
continue until those prospective plantations of
coffee trees have been grown, or at least un-
ill that saumiH is completed which the colo
nists have for years contemplated erecting.
The people of Hayti are of French descent,
and differ in language, manners and religion
from those Of this nation; while the people
of Liberia are American by birth, education,
habits and religion, and are thereby closely
identified with the nation that sent them
abroad as nuisances; and every one knows
that the hatred a nation has for its exported
nuisances, is far more intense than it can
feel for foreigners of any class or complexion.
Let US see how a recognition by this 60
vernment of the sovereignty Of Liberia would
operate. Suppose the official act is done,
and that the United States consents to enter
Liberia upon her list of "dear five hundred
friends" and TO exchange visiting cards with
her. Ere long vessel approaches our shores
bearing tho LibeIian flag she fires a patton