Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-03-18

ed up Mrs. Mason, the wife Of Presbyterian Mis-
sionary IN Liberia, who returned from that country
SIN months ago, on account of her health. She
stated that the climate was exceedingly unhealthy.
ana that the emigrants suffered greatly from dis
case that It was particularly unfavorable coun-
ry for the poor-wages low and employment
scarce as the Colonists have their work done by
cnslaved natyes-and that the poor suffer for want
OF all tho ncccssaries Of life that no effort is made
to instruct the natives, and that they are not adj
mitted in church that servtude there is as bad as
American Slavery-tbat natives arc bought and
sold, aud beaten as here; that it was next to i'm.
possible for the poor TO get away from there, as
they could not raise the to pay their passage
she knew great numbers Of emigrants who want
ed to come back but they could not get away; that
letters were intercepted at the Post Office aud ex-
amined, and il uniav0rabe to the Colony, they
would not bo sent that President Roberts and
other diguitares travelled on the backs Of the
natives, as do on horseback tho last statement
Of Mrs. NJ, Mr.. Pease acknowledged as true), and
many things Of the same sort.
Mrs. Gantts. another colorcd lady recently re-
turned from Africa, testified to the same things.
MIR. Pcaso again had the moanness to impugn the
statements Of these women. though he had never
been there himself. lie was ready to brand every
body as a liar who would not corrOborato his own
Facts" though many Of them had previously been
proved false lie read long list Of Reycrends,
Right Rcycrends, Generals Colonels Ilonorablcs,
&c., &c, as members OF different Colonization So
cietics, TO prove that it is good thing the same
list of dignaries might be read to prove that Sa-
very and the Rum.trailc are good things). lie
read long and prosy letters from interested parties
in Africa, published in his own paper laudug III
IBERIA as paradise.
On the "a evening, those women brought letters
proving that they sustained unimpcachable charac-
iers, and were prominent members of Churches in
Philadelphia their own pastor being present to
testify 10 tlcir merits.
Nj Aaron called Mr.. John D. pharcs, Of Nor
rstown, who spent several years on the Coast OF
Africa, and who corroborated all the ladies had
the inerception Of letters-of that
he had no knowledge. He affirmed most explicit
y, that the stale of things in Liberia was as bad
in legal form.
The last speech of Mr. Aaron, was mugnii-
,ent effort. lie urged the people to remember
hat this array Of living witnesses more re-
liable and trustworthy than the letters of the in
crested mon Of the Socety-that the Cooniza-
ion scheme was the trucking tool Of the Slave
'ower-that it was originated and controlled by
lavchoders for their peculiar interest. lie read
rom Mr.. Pcasn's own letter to an Alabama Plant
n, assuring him that Colonization should not in
erier with the Slave system in the remUtest de-
,rcc lie depicted the injustice and cruelty Of the
cheme, and the duplicity Of some of its prominent
otarics, with thrilling eoqucnco and power. In
obcr truth, every statement and argument ad-
anced by Mr.. =. was promptly met, and most
relUtei.