New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-24
LIBERIA.

The following letter. from colored man formerly Of
NewOrleans and addressed to respectable oolored man
in Cincinnati WI afford information Of practical kind to
those wbose thoughts turn to emigration
MoSRoyIa June H. 1883
SAMUEL f. WILCOX ESD Cincinna,i-My Dear SIR: /
promised to write from New York. advising the pros
poets under which was likely TO sail for this country
But at New York found no Dumas Hotel but small,
overcowded house in Church where all hustle and
confusion and where il impossible for one engaged in
exciting business compose his scattered thoughts for the
writing Of letter Persons upon whose assistance did
not reckon meeting me in Gotham. upon learning my de
termination offered and gave their aid and left hat city
with large stock Of goods one half upon consignment
h1Ee Ssn S ss4 for
are very good and only wait the issue Of business
now planned TO visit the United States when will call
upon you.
NV opinion Of this country Is unchanged. Vegetation is
extraordinary Cane is growing the ST. Paul River
in fine style that planted seven years ago Coffee and
cotton, both good grow wild You can grow almost
ANYTHING under the SUM- and it will thrive here well
elsewhere, except rheat. have such
try for making money Enterprise here h slack and i'm
prove upon it, Capital is small here but brains will swell
if industry assist it, There is for men and
Gaines and Wilcox can have the fever did fer about
three weeks, every week and then not eternay
damn the country. Taggart would make fortune here
with some little assistance "Goohe0d" is a man who
will live and thrive here but Can't" will starye.
Provisions nearly always worth IS per cent cost
in the United Saos and dry goods from so TO 100 per
The population of Monrovs is about 1900 and that Of
the Republic of Americans, about $500 The trade how
ever not confined to them except for provisions and dry
goods II is the natives who people in thousands the i'm
mense territory back Of the American settlements Their
custom worth million of dollars annually and the
supply Of that is what draws to the many foreign
ses exceeding twenty in ALL which navigate coast at
all the dry and sury and the humid and rainy,
for the palm oil and camwood, which the natives either
brings his Tugs his back through path Of
the sze Of hog path in the United States for forty TO
hundred miles, from the interior This trade is annually
increasing and foreigners competing with us for it.
We have however prior claims and the native Is suicl
entity alive TO his interest 10 give preference IN his
trade To learn this trade will take but short time to
some and they who follow it will reap wealth.
shall be pleased to hear from you by way OF England
as often you feel inclined TO write.
Ny wife joins in regards to all the kind friends whose
acquaintance made in your city, and more particularly
to your kind lady and self
Young without capital business qualification need
not here unless they mechanics lel Miner he
would do well here, and think also Charles A Rogers
would do well and believing would desire you to write
him 10 from New York in the fall expedition, and in
yes his money in pork -four bacon hams sides and should
ems lard butter put up in brne and some few cacOes,
costing about TO cents. lie need not be afraid OF buy
ing too many provisions II he have than $3.50 and
less than 500 he may put the balance in brOwnsoap star
candies brogan shoes lat 81 PSI wOmens shoes lat 40 TO
IS cens and hogsheads of tobacco which j.
H. Pinney in New York. will select for him TO which he
NAV add United States muskes he pay for
and, above all he must come here and sail from New
York he may be bothered by the connvance OF some
of the little big attached to the Colonization Society,
who are sometimes called upon to act Tell him 10 accept
the aid oe ed by the Society IL folly TO reject IT, They
bring here pay your house rent washing and nursing
while sick, and allow you ratons You can draw your
raons at time daily for the six months. You can
sell them If you like and pay your board In private fam
that constantly, at fair prices am yours truly,
JOHN d. JORDAN.