The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-01
Latest from Liberia.

The following accounts from the republic Of Lii
beria are from letters from President Roberts, dated
respectively Monrovia, July 10 and 10;
1.-THE question Of colonization as the best means
of suppressng, or rather abolishing, the slave
trade, has already been mooted in England j
have received several communications from per-
sons there asking my opinion in regard to the eff
cheney Of the British blockading squadron on this
coast and what would be the probable result if the
squadron were Withdrawn, and in its stead, govern
ncnt or British merchants were to establish acto-
RIGS for legitimate trade, and model farms, at
points where the slave trade is carried on.
81 have invariably answered to the effect that
the withdrawal of the SQUADRON, thereby throwing
open the traffic, would be most disastrous TO the
future welfare of Africa and that long az a
market remains, and persons will resort 10 the
coast for slaves, the natives will sell each other.
and that trading factories, model farms, or moral
suasion will have but little influence in restraining
the natives from slave trading; that in nv opin-
ion the surest plan is colonization. Secure the DO
iuca jurisdiction Of the country, send out colo
ny, organize government, and the slave trade
must cease"
"Since last wrote, our public affairs, ms usual
have been advancing quietly, and in order.
"lhe siavers are very 10th TO give up their ,traf-
nc at Gallinas and New Cesters. few weeks ngo
Spanish felucca, after slaves, appeared off the
former place, and was boarded by one of her ma
jesty's cruisers but che had no slave cargo nor
any slave equipments TO be found on board, she
was not detained. The captain of the felucca how.
ever, actually communicated TO the chiefs shore
his intention TO take slaves if they were to be OBJ
tanned; but they, having recently cedcd to the
jurisdiction of the territory, at once declined To
ter into any arrangements with him. He then
proceeded TO New Ccsters and Tradetown, at which
latter place he offered cash in doubloons for one
hundred slaves, delivery at the beach. He here,
regret to say, found some encouragement at
least in promises, from two or three Of the head
men.
"In the meantime, however we received inteli.
gence of his real character, and despatched our lit
tie vessel the Lark, 10 seize him, If found upon
coast BY this time her majesty's brig Hound was
also in search of him. The fellow got wind OF these
movements, and abandoned his purpose. under
stand he has gone to try the south coast. feel
quite that the slave trade cannot again be re-
vived within the territorial limits of Liberia; that s,
between Sierra Leone and Cape Palmas Without
barracoons shore, in which TO collect slaves,
they cannot possibly carry on the traffic, and none
certainly can be established on the territory over
which our laws extend.
"mr Shaw, who has the management of an ex-
petition, fitted up by several eminent mercantile
and manufacturing firms in England, for the pur-
pose OF testing by practical experiments, the posi-
bility Of obtaining a supply of cotton from the west
coast of Africa is here, and has commenced opera
hons under very encouraging prospects. There il
but little doubt that cotton, OF good quality, be
produced in Liberia"