New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-26
LIBERIA.
CHA8. A. PECK.

The Liberia Herald Of the 9TH of February contains
copy of the principal Acts passed In Its late session
10y The IL eisature of that Republic These are
curious and Interesting as Illustrating to some extent
u fecrvely the social condition Of the people, and
II state Of that Interesting colony.
he first which engages our attention Is " An Act
for encouraging Agriculture A long preamble
bavIg eclsrtd hat the wants of the agrcul ural ill.,
teresi nperhtvey demand assist snce, the Act pro-
eeeds ia a cue Dumber Of sections to authorize the
Pref d.pt TO import into the Republic number OF
ssi for aruiI operations and also seam sugar
mil with six tbreerOler horizontal sugar mills, TO
abe prop eled by physical or animal force These
irDals be bought in the first instance on tue
credit Of the Republic, and haDded over " parties
war tir them on their giving promissory note for
the value. The mills to be set up with fixtures
ID differ counties, at the expense of the Govern
me- nj and to be worked by them-paTtes taking cane
Manufacture into sugar or strip, paying one sixth
per eel I. in toll.
Another act for the employment and relief Of the
poor gees in 10 effect 10 establish the system Of poor
Jaws peculiar to England The main principle as set
forth In the preamble is tina. the support and IN iin
"epsr CT OF eyed widows, destitute orphans, poor
prom, and Invalid poor, shall De borne by the
Republic" Able booed men are to be employed
in the management OF farm, and the materials for
calcipg spipDiDg, weaving and knitting, 70 be
provceo for the females go the end th.t there be no
dlers about the Institution" The duties arising
from The importation Of spirits TO be appropriated to
the of these county poor -houses the very arcn
iectural arrangements OF which, accompanied py
plan, defined in the act
" have n. 1t an act authorizing and directing the
formation OF a settlement at Grand Cape Mount, 10
the County OF Monstenado To carry into effect this
measure the President is authorized and requested TO
secure the services OF IS volunteer TO b fed by the
Government and be governed by several rules which
are set fortb Their ra,ons are TO be the same, in
aualit, ar quantity as those granted to the mllitia
III sciua service. They are 10 be ENLISTED TO serve
twelve months ard a. an inducems Mt 10 AXE taem
setile perm anently at Cape Mount each one who
eisbes will receive bount,, town lot and 80 acres
of land. The fo~n to be laid out the President TO
proceed, if circumstances warrant 10 select lts To-
cality to be called Roberts Port as a token OF re-
spect Tor the many vAusble services rendered by the
iIustrioos Chief Magistrate" Of the Republic.
M.ssur.s ar. 10 be taken for the protection and de-
ferse Of the proposed nee settlement, oy me erection
of q stocksde or blockbouse
We come then TO an act authorizing the establish
ntnt If Uniform currency which consists solely IN
q provision empowering the Secretary OF tue eSury
TO 20 TO the expense ofprecurng fof SCI
Of engraved plates for striking of bills Of ten five,
srd three dosrs, one dollar, and fifty cents which
hereafter are form the only paper currency IN the
Republic. By another act, 1t appears that test &C.
centric phisnthropist, Samuel Quincy Esq, OF Lon
don being convinced that the country should have
metallic currei cy has offered 1900 to effect THIS
important Object provided that the Government
rsise 800. 1his by the oct the President Is empow
cred 10 do. ,.,n,
dert-such are the words employed IN ALTO have
the County q Simon placed IN state Of defense, by
"hsyI deposited in il $50 public muskeo, 10 addi.
ton 10 whs; 10 now there also, sufficient supply
" of po~der and balls Tor lead and balls and buck
/" .boi molds for cartridges, and all other munitions
Of war tina, be may deem advisable He has also
10 zee that the cannon there be fitted with taossn
ti.l carriages" and that number OF block'nouse
forfecatiops be erected the nber Of feet IN each
spar m.nt Of which, the material, and other minute
ARCHITECTURAL ce;ails being infinitely detailed IL does
not sppesr who the ny is whether intefnA OF OK
,,n so.ir.t whom the prep ar ssons sre in progress
TIE EDITOR of The LiberIa Herald, after Publishing
,hsss ,ct. exercises h,pe that his fellow citizens
will feel sufficient interest in them to give tnen
,h I'm, AZ never 10 be under the shameful neces-
" sty Of confsssing ignorance of their existence.