Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-11-18
For THE VINDIcAToR.
To Thomas y. Niche, Esq.

SIR The colonization society propose noun
ing and as their agent would do nothing, ex-
cent in accordance with the wishes intelllgently
formed. of the free colored people themselves
The Society was originally formed expressly ITO
remove and settle them i'll Liberia, auth their
DUN CONSENT"
An important part of my duty, then, is to give
the information necessary 10 enao.e iheli ~
make wise decision.
The security to health and life is naturally the
first subject of enquiery. The climate OF Libe-
ria ia now we'll understood, experience OF
thirty wears warrants some degree OF coh1luehce
il the results
For the last seven years the number OF deaths
among the emigrants by the aeclimatlng lever
has not exceeded five per cent, or one In twen-
ty. For the same period the mortality among
the entire emierant population has not much ex
ceeded three per cent, or thee in a hundred.
The average mortality ofall the inhabitants OF
the CITY of Boston for the last seventeen years,
taking the census Of 1910 as the average num-
Der of inhabitants, has been ZIG per cent. "A
mone the whole population OF Baltimore from
1923 to 1926 inclusive, it was 2.23 per cent
In New York, 2.49. In Philadelphia 3.l9 A.
mong the colored people OF Baltimore Tor me
came wears. it was 3l0. In Philadelphia 500
n New York s. 2o-and in Boston 6.666. The
average annual mortality among the accllmated
colonists in Liberia for the last twelve years,
has been 4 20, and the last ten years 397 per
cent. The greatest mortality, except IN 1872,
during time of war, was III 1928 when II was
6.o4 II appears, therefore that the climate OF
Liberia is more favorable TO the health and lon
qeviy Of acclimated persons OF color than that Of
Boston, New York or Philadelphia -,
ANY man can compare these statements with
the mortality in Virginia for the same period,
and arrive at the conclusion that Liberia IS now
as healthy to the emigrant population as virgin
ia is to her native population
These facts are derived from perfectly reliable
sources and are affirmed with confidence. lhey
have already been published and widely clrcu-
lated. and are derived from the testimony OF the
census of Liberia, and from crediabe witnesses
who have been there and carefully examined
the subject
In the early history of the colony, as in every
new country, the mortality was much greater
and now, occasionally particular families suffer
greatly from unknown causes, as they do some
fines here But the general results are as 1
have stated.
There is as little danger Of sickness or death to
the colored people in going to Liberia as 70 our
own white people who go TO the great west
less danger indeed than attends most Western
emigration And yet the tide OF emigration
westward is immense and increasing
The agricultural interests OF Liberia are vast
1v more promising to emigrants than those OF
our own Western States and Territories TO the
emigrants The commercial interests are great
er. There is probably more gold in the noun
tans of Africa than of California. England has
received from the Western coast, it is affifmed
on good authority, Two Hundred Millions OF
Dollars IN dust and native ingots. The social,
rnoral.and educational advantages are at thi5
moment greater.
All these positions, propose to maintain by y,
facts derived from reliable sources, which II.
lay before the public through the columns OF
intend that if my agency is not made sue,
cessful to the removal of the entire Tree coiofed
population with their own consent and with Inc
approval of the people of Augusta County: the
fault shall lie on others than the agent OF the
Colonization Society.
Very respectfully yours,
And the publlc's servant,
r. w BAILEY.