New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-29
LIBERIA.

The following letter, written by an intel
ligent and respectable colored man, who left th.
CITY for Liberia October, 1851, was addressed to
colored friend of his in this City. As he might OBJ
iect to having his name given to the public, it is
withheld but the original will be left few days at
the Ofi;e of the Nsw-YOrk State Colonization
Society, to satisfy any one who may have the GU
riosity to call and read it:
MoNBovIA Wednesday, April :, 1852.
With respect to this country, my exPec-
tstions are more than realized. have found that the
opinion formed of Liberia while In America was very
nearly correct This country Is certainly lost beau
iiful one, ard the climate delightful | have often
thought since my arrival here how the better class OF
coored people, at least great portion of them, would
flock to Liberia IL they only knew the real condition Of
the country and people. always thought that 1t was
their ignorance of the country that caused their oppo
sition to IT, but nov convinced of that fact With
regard to the United States having claims Liberia,
would AJAX England Prussia, France and BRAID would
acknowledge her independence the United States had
any rights TO claim the country Eogand has
made This Government present OF an armed schooner,
and hes consul residog here Brazil has also minis
ter here, but of a higher grade than consul; he IL
"Charee dAtaires" These facts are think sufficient
TO convince any reasonable person that Liberia is really
an in dependent Republic and thar the United States has
10 claim 10 this country. There is kind of blind preju
dice which keep ost colored people fro coming %
this country, and for the life of is difficult for me
conceive why this prejudice exists for in the United
States exposed 10 all kinds OF insults from the
whites which in nearly every case we dare not resent
-whel cas- in this country all equal and can en-
Joy the shade of our vine and g tree without even
the fear Of moesAtiOn. la thu United States we
considered the lowest of the ow-for the most conemp
tibe white man better In the eyes of the law sad In
the opinion Of the majority OF the whites than tue best
coloTtd man Whereas the other hand 10 this cJua
try, there distinctions of color no mans com
plexion is mentioned reproach TO hun and,
furthermore, every has equal chance and right
of hpg any Office in the Government that they may be
qualft 10 fill Liberia ought to be the most interesting
country 10 the colOred people of the United Sate3) in
the world from the fact to il the only Republic
trey composed of and governed by cOOTed people and
il Is the only country where coOred man can enjoy
liberty, equality and fraternity without having TO en-
counter the prejudice OF the whites, which exists, moro
or less in some degree in every country where the
whites predominant. II this prejudice dies away,
believe that mary generations yet unborn will have
passed away before t. Although this country offers
many inducements to coored people yet not par
sdise II has few unpleasant features, owing prbci
Isllg to its being new country the most unpleasant
feature that know Of Is the accm sting fever aud that
is far from being ss bad as most people In the United
States think is On account Of the im provemenDmtds
in the country such clearing and FORTH It is much
more healthy here than formerly and also the kind OF
treatment best adapted 10 the acchmang fever bet
ter known The accliating fever is nothing moro than
simple chill and fever, and persons are affected With
II according 10 the degree OF they take of
themselves and also much depends the Constitution
of the person. Some persons have told me that they
sick only one day, and that slightly; while others
Il speak Of old seter) bad II one week aud some have
had II from six months 10 year or more person Is
seldom tick more than from day 10 three weeks at
one time have been in the country little more than
four months and have had several attacks of the fever
The longest time that confined 10 bed day
and half The symptoms Ia my case were a slight
chi nv n sliJh fp M naiQ
whatever during the continuance OF the fever but al
ways after II would have slight pain 10 the hack.
which soon wore Of would sometimes be sick in the
morning, and well In the afternoon once had the
fever in the forenoon and well enough by night 10
attend tea party. | am told that all children born
here the natives not excepted have the fever while
very young This have been told by mothers, and
have seen children with the fever since have been
here who were born here. The general health of the
pacefeems to be very good person coming here will
not find large cities, with splendid buildings and large
busDg populations; but we have only small villages,
with corresponding populations; you will not hear the
eound Of numerous carts sys &c but all the carrying
Il done by native sborers for the people have YET be-
gun horses and for such purposes Both may
be had in any numbers from the interior. Bdlocks
brought down from the interior but only 20 kill There
at present only three horses in Honrovia they
used only for riding. have ridden several times myself
The buildings are generally quite plain, built OF wood
stone, OF brick There are, however some very neat
brick buildings In MOnrovie and along the banks of the
Ct Psuls river made excursion uc this river few
weeks ago. and never did enjoy trip more than did
this one The waters of the ST. Paus are delicious 70
the taste. The river Is abouthaf mile wide IL. banks
from about ten 10 about fifteen feet high and lined
with fine large trees, with thick underground Among
the other trees may be seen the bamboo and thai
graceful Of all trees the pslm This Is the most useful
tree in Liberia have drank the wine made from ths
tree, and have swung on hsmnocks manufactured
from IT, end have seen very good ashing lines made
from II besides numerous other are made of t1s
tree. There four villages on this river: Vr-
ginia, Caldwell, Kentucky and Nllsburgh. | saw Ia
many places people making bricks aud 0usiy engaged
on their farms OF coffee, sugar cane &c. musI now
come 10 close as have but little space write
will remark that advise to come here unless
he bss little money 70 begin with. single man
should have at least Ortwo hundred dollars
many come here without cent, and yet do well; bat
1t is generally difficult 70 get start In this country
without little means For my own part you may infer
from what have said, that Ike ny new home