Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-12-05

Through the politeness Of the Hon.
z. Durkee, we have been favored with
the Report of the Naval Committee on
establishing lire of mail steamships 10
the western coast Of Africa, and thence
via the Mediterranean to Loadon: with
an appendix by the American coloniza-
ton. Society. This is very able le.
port, and creditable to the Naval Com
mittee, from which we make the follow
ing extract:
|" 1t is proposed to make the line con-
sist of three, which shall make monthly
trips to Liberia, touching, on their re-
turn, at certain points in Spain, Portugal.
France, and England, thus one ship will
leave New York every three months.
touching at Savannah for freight and
mails one will leave Baltimore every
three months, touching at Norfolk and
Charleston for passengers, freight, and
mails and one will leave New Orleans
every three months, with liberty TO touch
at any of the West India islands. They
will proceed directly to Liberia, with
liberty to touch at any of the islands or
ports of the coast Of Africa thence to
Gibraltar, carrying the Mediterranean
mails thence to Cadiz, or some other
port of Spain, to be designated by the
Government thence to Lisbon; thence
to Brest, or some other port of France,
10 be designated as above; andthence to
MISUNDERSTANDING mails from all those
points to the United States.''
We quote the following extracts from
the July number of the African Reposi-
tory, in the Appendix to the Report of
the Naval Committee:
sIn all parts of the country we per-
ceive that the friends of Liberia look
upon this steamship scheme as fraught
with immense promise. The public SEN
timent of the country is decidedly in ia
vor of colonization, and of national and
State appropriations for carrying it on.
i g We think there are indications that
the State Legislatures will render assist
ance to an almost unlimited extent
When it is made manifest that coloniza-
ton can and will be prosecuted on scale
of grandeur and magnificence equal to its
merits, the whole country viii unite in
/, favor and liberality.
j g We have the control of the number
of emigrants who may be sent in these
, steamships. We are not bound to send
! any specific number. They are bound
to take as many as we want to send
: But we shall take good care not to send
more than the Republic can safely re-
ceive nor more than we have the means
of paying the passage Of, and comfort
ably settling in Liberia. This is our
5 safeguard.
Let it be remembered, that 1t will
be some two or three years before the
: steamships will be ready for operation
t This will give time for consideration,
1 for preparation, and for gathering up the
e resources for grand demonstration Of
!, what can lie done. The work is worthy
of nations energy! why may we not
hope that it will receive it ?
e Does any one say, The time has
not yet come p Are you sure Of it ?
: Is not this the day Of great things? How
e rapid has been the march Of improve
d ment during the last few years WIZ
! can predict what is next 10 come Is
Iit not fact that the Government Of Ii
IBERIA is now firmly established /? Ok
: they not want more citizens OF educa.
! ton and influence ? Are there not thou
: sands of acres of the richest land there
: waiting for cultivation? Have we no
: all been for years looking TO the timi
when the work of colonization should
be carried on with means and resource.
, adequate to the greatness of the work
n How much longer, then, shall we wal
before we make the attempt to summon
these means, and enter or these en-
: larged operations ? Has not The time
: fully come? We are persuaded it has. .