New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-11
LIBERIA.
ATTEMPT OF THE FRENCH TO OBTAIN
BLACKS IRON AFRICA AS EhlGRANIs
TO GUYANA.

P,om Tie Bosfon Traveller.
Our files TO June q have been received well hled
with discussions, descriptions Of native manners anu
customs, narratives of excursions and the Ike, IN the
production Of which the Lberian writers seem 10 Nv
improving Perhaps the most important article Is one
recommending an amendment Of the Constitution 80
that the President shall be elected for four year, In
stead of two az at present principal argument Is
that during Presidential term of two y irs' the Peo
pie have not sufficient time to getcoo after one election
before they are excited by the approach of an another
that all the party rancor and even PERSONA a'h
ton which canvass produces is In daheel " VI
coming permanent, To the political, moral on. a.,
religious injury of the people Another u, una esnt
time 10 form and execute important plans 4t !ne pun
lie good. The writer also suggests the possi1h'y no.
if election is to occur once III two years 'ne
laue may learn to busy selftoo mueh WIN ~
making to the neglect Of public business Inc eai'of
of The Herald seems fully 10 mdorse the arguments VI
his correspondent n.:o.
One OF the most important items ofnews the notee
Of John Il. Jordan to sugar-growers, That ne na ~
tanned steam sugar-m, and VIII soon DC ieTi! ~, W
receive their at Bellevue Farm, on the ~. rau'
River, and make their sugar for toll OF one'oufn Vi
the net yield.
One writer states thai the mangrove swamps, Tor
merry the terror Of the country are among i's osl n
liable possessions easily drained and made heathy
and productive. He mentions one man who mad
bought, or was about buying, 200 acres Of them.
Tie Hamburg schooner Liberia had lost two OF her
Grew by the coast fever, brought on by mprudehoe,
especially in the of fruit. Others oil the Gre" "cic
sick from the cause.
The Her0ld savs: Augustus Washington has,
without doubt, exceled in producing me hhes'
"packet-boat TO ply between Monrovla ana Milsourg
touching at all the intermediate settlements when're-
"quired. The Helena Augusta is the swiftest and
neatest boat at present on the river washington
is the second line Of regular packeboats established on
that route. M.
The schooner Fawn sailed from Monrovia for Balti-
more Nav -: CAPTAIN and crew all well. Passenger,
John A. Fuller, esq.
Perhaps the most important article Of news is set
FORTH about as briefly as be, by the President In
tie following
Whereas NJ Chevaer in behalf Of his Imperial Maestys
Of FRANCE has recently come 70 neb nyaDa by
Offering of French dollars TO eaca
1sos that w sn ,s in ~: ,p back biz original
homes which inducements have created considerable d
from whose territories the majority of said laborers so
enigIsg taken giving rise to multifsrous complaints
which have been presented 10 ih Government ana Ho nave
awakened its part ordinary concern and interest
And whereas this Government de'[ous Of manisiap.
nyoae its principles Of law and justice OF Protecting te sa
offs citizens ana promoting in every possible manher H''
Peace sTd ,aafu bc .y concern that of
prohibited from taking board or giving passage 10
port the Secretary STATE unless 10 be landed within the
Republic under penal OF less than one hundred dollars
intending carry away eigIanis on board 70 obtain pas
ports in order opportunity may be afforded this Gov
aiming whether the emigration be free or con-
All violations Of the above law regulating passports
with the utmost penalty iherenio annexed
Done a Monrovia, &c,
DANIEL b. WARNER, Secretary Of State"
To understand why such liberal offers should dis
quiet the natives ii il only necessary to remember the
Coolie Trade" and TO understand the customs of the
natives The native laborers not at liberty, ac
cordng to the native usages, TO do AZ they please
about volunteering for this emigration. NJ. Chevalier
must first obtain leave to make trade by present
to the Headman." Then the laborers must volun
teer or not as the "Hcad-man" bids them And
wien the volunteer receives his "seven French dol
lars he may not keep them for his use, but must
deliver them to the " Head-man,' who distributes a
part among the leading of the tribe and keeps the
rest himself. The aborers afraid that the Head
men will compel them TO volunteer, and therefore
call on the Liberan Government for protection; and
hence this proclamation II remains TO be whether
the French Government will YIELD the British did 10
TO similar proclamation in 1888
Letters have been received i'll this city from Snou
County 10 June II, from which it appears that set
Element was effected with the last of the rebel tribes
on that day. The Boobaras submit to fine of $3.50,
and the Bootchs and Snous Of 81 900 each; besides
making other important concessions. The scarcity
food especially breadstus in consequence of the
still continued but trade was reviving and would
probably soon bring relief In consequence of Me
new arrangements with the natives the supply of palm
oil was expected soon 10 exceed even that of Bassa
County.