Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-10-07

Government, and an American official.
England, France, and several other
European powers. together with Brazil
have recognized the Government Of Lii
IBERIA. But the United States has not
and we fear will no, render this act OF
Justice. However, the Government Of
the State OF Indiana has already assumed
her fraction Of this responhlbiliiy-let
other States, who are friendly, follow
suit. and Il will thus be discovered who
are the friends Of Liberia:--
GOVERNMENT IIousE,l
Monravla, July 9th, 'bS}
Hts ExerLLrScr, JosErH A. wRionr,
Governor Of the State OF Indiana, Uni.
ted States OF America -SlR:--l have
the honor 10 acknowledge the receipt OF
your Exoelleney's favor OF the Goth Of
last March, communicating 10 mo the
action OF the Indiana Legislature In ref.
erenee 10 the purchase OF tract OF land
In Liberia, Tor q settlement OF c0lored
pefsons cmigratlng from that statel md
expressing a desifN that the Grand Cape
Mount e0uRtry bs granted Tor that pur'
pose.
Your Exeelleney refers to a eemmu.
nleatlon addressed ~ mo, on THE subject
"a number OF months Since" which
regret 10 cay has not come ~ handl aud
the letter 10 which this ID reply, cen.
veys 10 me the fret Official notice have
had OF the proceedings Of the Indiana
Legislature In reference 90 this subject,
[ have laid your Exeellsney's letter
before the gentlemen who are associated
with me In tho Government, aud la con.
tents have been considered with that at
tentIon which their Importance demands,
and am requested 10 assure your Ex.
eelleney that the sympathy ani kind
feelings entertained by the Government
aud the people ol Indiana towards this
infant Republic. aud the cause OF Aifl-
can Colonization, are duly appreciated
by the citizens Vi Liberia, and that the
Government here will do all In ia pow
or TO further the views OF tle Indiana
Legislature IN regard To a settlement In
Liberia Tor the use and benefit OF the
colored people OF that State WIN may
emIgrale hlher.
The Government, however, deeply ro-
greet, that In view OF several important
considerations, your Excellency's prop
osition, In regard u the purchase OF
Grand Cape Mount, cannot be aceeded
to.
II 10 now more than two years since
the subject oil forming settlement there
he's engaged the attention OF our Legis-
laturei and at It's session in December
last, was authorized 10 commence the
work. But unfortunately. just about
that time, disputes arose between GER
tain Of the chiefs vi that district, which
resulted In war. and compelled the Gov
eminent Tor time 10 abandon its pur-
pose. These difficulties, am happy 10
say, are now being terminated, and We
hVpe soon-provided funds can be raised
for that purpose--to proceed In tho or
gGnIzatIon OF settlement al that place,
Few places, u any In Liberia, possess
greater advantagss---agricultural and
commefcial--tlan Grand Cape Mount
and for which Il is highly valued by the
people OF Liberia. II was Tor many
years the focus Of the African Slav,
trade. The Inhabitants aio perhaps the
most intelligent aud warlike Of oil the
tribes Oi tins part oil the coast, therefor,
to obtsin tn jurisdiction OF the territory
thereby aO0llshin the slave trade, The
Government OF Liberia--uided, to b,
sure, by the American Colonization So
cie,y-has expended large sum OF mo
ney.
In view Of THE consideration, az also
VA Wow Oft agricultural aud CONNER.
cial importance oI the location for new
settlement, public sentiment here Is OPP
posed 10 transferring Il Tor the ekolusiv,
uss and benefit OF emlgfan,s from any in
dividual btats VI the Union, Objection
on the score Of policy, II also urge,
against that part OF the act VI the Gene
raj Assembly which purposes--as We un
defstand Tito grant one hundred acfei
OF land 10 each family emlgratiag from
The State OF Indiana, Such grant
would, more than likely, engendef ieal
eusles on the part 0I emlgranls from 9th
er states, which might lead ~ serlou
endorsements, II IL therefore tho
In respect 10 the quantity OF lands a.
aligned emlgrants, all should be PLACED
on the same footing, and that those
grants should 10 made by ths Govern
menl here,
We consider ten acres Of land IN III
IBERIA quite sufficient % support any ordi
nary sized family, Those u course, witt
have means, and propose 10 engage OK
tenslyely IN agricultural pursuits wlllre
qure more, which can easily DO obtain
cd from the Government,
Another important consideration con
neeted with forming new settlements, !
the security Of the settler against thl
rapaelty aud treaehery OF the natives
To occupy space Of one hundre'
acres 10 each family would leave the set
tiers more exposed than past experience
juslliieA, The massacre Of number o
our citizens, by tho natives, two year
since at tho new settlement OF Fishtowl
Is a waning We should not fail TO hse
In future.
Were the Indiana State COLONIZATION
Board, To plant a settlement at Cap
Mount, or any other point Oh this eoasI
twenty five or thirty miles remote irou
any civilized town or village OF the r.
public II would DO absolutely necessar
TO fortiiy the place, aud TO employ som
forty or iiIty old residents, accustomed 4
tho climate, aud familiar with the char
acter OF the natives, 20 accompany lh
new corners, To attend them while pas
sing through the acclimating fever, an
protect them during the time, against III
treachery Of the natives, whose cupidit
as with all savages, is too easily excited
Such cir, are the dangers and diff lite
to be overcome, In forming new settle
ments on this coast.
| am requested 10 suggest to your Ia
cellcncy the following accommodate
of,he subject Of sediment ut Gran
Cape Mount, which will probably NEE
! the views Of the General Assembly |
carrying out their philanthropic objec,
In regurd TO colonizing the colorcd pee
pie in Africa, viz: That the Indian
: State Colonization Board aid the Cover
ment Of Liberia-to the amount Of tire
thousand dollars lin making the hece