The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-19

Interesting Intelligence from Liberia.
Message of President RObsvts 10 The Senate and
House of Representatives. Condition and
Prospects Of The NsW Republic, DC, dc.
BY the bark Edgar, which arrived at this port
Yesterday, FROM Monrovia, we have received in
tslligence concerning the republic of Liberia. ia
the. 18th of December Last. From the nforma-
ton We have received. we are inclined to behave
the republic is in, 4. very Prospereus condia
and bids fair to iasreass In pepnlataon, wealth
Tbs i G & Y neesis Of Prss,de.s !, %
srsf annual mos - - Ibe.,an Congress
which W aay 4scm - xxberin Herald:
Gsrt,n - ~ Asssss ~ l1buse cf Reprssensafives
Nh w~e1se ysestsst pleasure that again
..sst IN ~ bqSew sessaon of the legislature
The grk S6sposes for which you have assem-
b'cd, aynvhrst, for the redress Of public griev
anees ;ssnnd, secondly, for making such laws as
me general good may require Therefore, the
is10fs In which you are about TO engage, are OF
tb6 most important nature, and lie at the very
foundntion Of the future welfare aud happiness
Of the people Of this republic.
In the various and constantly changing avo-
cations of an industrious and intelligent people,
ncu I,vs q, modify ~ rr,c,, ,,ld onos--,nd for
th;s fIa constant yccnrrenco ~ car .,ec,;ons
n,nvdes nv br;nc;nr from al n.r,s oc Tho "a
pnbl;c lco;slators wbo haye i.arnsd from the
n.,,rIo .S.,as,J,ns H., ,.a.,;,..I .,,a.a,;n,.
nld laws and ,ha ns.ess;,y of a,n,.,;na ne,.
on..
a. !.
II .e..d. 80 ,L,JJ, s.,;.c.,;o ., l.,
,,.i ~, ;ns,,,, ,o H., J"r;,r ,ia nat ,,oar M,
boioycd conntry has hoen o,s,,l, f,yoyed and
hlessed An nnusuol deorss NJ Le,l,b Los bcen
J;snonsed IN he ;nL,b;f,nts in -, nrsy;,,ns
v,sr bas greater attention bccn mid 10 n ricul-
inr,. and The earth has rewarded tbe labors of
Tho hnsbondmon with abund,rt barve.ts :, ho
onerat;ons If onr nar,.h,nts have
been oreatlv extended Indeed ths nroo,.ss If
GENERAL imnroye,r ant throuohont tha rennhIc
wa. never more enconraoing than Mt the nres'
ant time Nothing of 3 ysrv sor;ous choractor
has occurred IN d;.srrh Tho h.rr,ony 10 our iii.
y.ns A. home NJ Inc fr;andlv ralot;ons snhs;st-
inc be.ween this government md foreion now.
era or the native 1ril,es around y.
49,.
:" u'o 1n.ue' VI 'ucse pess'p9s, however, .he
sove'na'e". .avo m0t poen A''oee'ner eAeinP'eu
uon Pe'p'eAi"e unncui.les anu elnoarfassliehts
=,
a.
'isa. s'co your iast meethg the teri',oriai iih's
oi the government nave Deen considerably ex-
.enoeo; IN me northwest-excepung about
H" ""es "a seacoast-the Poiitcai Jursdic'ioh
i've. Gu h., IT, .a;. ~ ne e"..aoe y. .ue
inn tho ro,o~;o,. I:.j,;n.s h,. ha,, ro,s,'Ia.I,,
"na s".no,,' e"soJ.a .,'s peen
nstrs ,,rony;a,os =. Th VIC s .;.'a =. .p WY
sc ..n,r.I - ,L -, ""o ~ WY ~,
a. go 80 ,'. 10 eH
onJ noont;a,;ons n.a "' W a. r', ~
t;nc,;on of ,ha ro,;,a ,;.,a -, tt. ~, 80 ~.
,vhol.. of thor, Al araHoa ado oom ~ 5;s
6.nl,,, IN h.;nr Ill rpP' ene ~; Nv 60 60 W
ro,;o;;ons 20 fG,voraI1a ,".a,.,,.;o US .;',
Ell d;H;a,,n, L;,I,.... 49, 49, a. p'i'
End 90 49,, tho ias .a1 ."o "H I,
Tho ch;ofs A., hans -, $50 .',.. ~ W
h,rraasnort hos hapf ,nr,;o,i,, ,on,avad H.,
tho 7 ;har;. ,,."Lot :, S p L.. w. -!
tarv ~ the treasury rece;psd fro,n b. W;,I;au
o @oAsu'y 'eoe"eu iIoui Nes. "n''a'n
chaDdize amounting to three Thousand e;obt
hundred and thirty-four dollars. to mid this GOV.
eminent in the purchase of territory This no
sistance is yery opportune. and places us under
renewed oboations tn tho fr;ands of I.;her;.
and of Africa in tho JJn;tad states No t;,na
shall be lost in nnnlving this amount IN tho mr.
poses for which Il WINS Granted beo olso to
slate here TINT have drawn on our GOOD friend
s. Gurney ESQ. London. for f5oO Of his dono'
tion-wbicb bill. nc writes ma will be bonored
IT,. .oor;s;,;on Sc o.. o,;,;.J ;u-;.a;.,;o.
ovar tboss .arr;tn,;aa = ppond;n,,. ;.n~a".on,
;nasmnch ,s !. styscta,,v aIoi;aE.ys ,hp sIr
,."Sn e., ,,,;s ,".. 90 "p ASH" .no 'iass
onahla. H. " ,'n pms ~ 'e ,anS Joas', anu
nd LanaS,!s,I ;aamnuna " th - ;.'t'h
;,;no them And I am b,nnv IN ,,a;nn an" w.
infn,m Tho ,sa;sl,trre ,bot tbo ma, re. &c ,ho
aovsrn,nant &c already nrnJ,s;nn snln,orr ,'I,s
q among Tho ohor;a;nas pf die a;str;nt "a NV,
on,v tbosa. ,ha.o - o,;aa'',,,' 80, na ~;
portant revolution commenced in The condition
Of our whole native population. which is now
rapidly going forward, and only needs. on the
part of the government. prompt and encouraq
ing measures for promoting their civilization, to
raise them speedily to respectab lity and psefnl.
ness
II is very evident that the natives are mprov.