The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-30
Interesting from Liberia.


We end the annexed account of Liberis, the African
colony IN letter from Col. B. Danforth, purser u
H.s statements ciaer widely from many aCcoens ina
bare been published In this country by the Co
Society; but Col has been there, and, beiag shrswd
observer, ought 70 know OF what he writes
honrovia ID . much smaller and iess inn rcstin town
than Ffeetown, and gives one very good ao. Of what
importance in the colony Of Liberia has been pstted
by the American Colonization Society forty years. the
last nine Of which has been ndepen lent government
and the population an Idle, lazy, ndoea set sluggish
sream empies Itself into The ocean here called the Mssu
RADIO river II Is not navisa6le Al " mouth lsrss
sand bar, which very small cra ciu pass at high
tide and land alongside pile OF rocks th ~ ca whaf
The town Ia small and ia business smaller. They have
ties-whchare entirely covered with grass, except hero
and there path whore the negroes from house
70 .sSther They have no team. no horses or mules
son, dd have mule, but died fhey say that ne hes
colt up IN the country, and will have horse whom
Our consul John I. Forney Nq., accompanied me TO
see the eephant" We drst vsted Congress, which is
now in session The Senate consists Of eight fuss family"
ngaers and the House Of Representative Of eleven The
exfresdent Roberta nearly white and wears white
moustache The present President, Benson Is full blood
Also introduced 70 hs apreme Court and 70 the Attorney
Genera Payne. They oil colouists persons born
IN the United States and sent out here BY the Colonization
Society.
They had up great quecton 10 the House Of Repseseu
tatves viz the proprey Of increasing the salaries OF
inc Cheers, the ep00C0e6 were nfgniy amusing On0
follow who did not 70 be In the secret had ven
ured 70 assert that addition Of 80 10 he judges sAa
res might break the colony An honorable member re-
piled With much spirit, - follows
Mr.. Speaker ana Gcnnmaa:-De gemunan Last up says
Liberia may broke Gemunan, you can't do Liberia
can't bvoks-oaty rich folks broke. YAH yah (Greas
appause.)
They have four colonies viz Mbsurado, BAssa, Since
and Cape Psmss the last Of which for pears
colony In se SAie OF and called the estate
Of Maryland 10 Liberia Our State Of Maryland bad start
cd the colony and paid annually 600 for its support
Recently the state Of Maryland h the United States con-
cuded that she had paid money enough for that
and she stopped The supplies The colony therefore an
ncxed ixek 70 Liberia
The population OF Liberia Is estimated he about 200,
eco, nearly all OF whom native 'bushmen." The
colnnists proper plumber about 900, and cast about
200 votes Their counties (our) answer to our States
and their government Ia modelled ate. our own.
They have . JAIL three churches and "receptacle"-s
house where emgraDts are kept until they can take
Of themselves Their defences are four small how
tiers mounted hill near tho town; four moro which
lay unmounted half covered with sand the beach,
where they first landed and more, which s 10
the same condition, ursighty place they cali gov
the Lark which presented to them by Great Britain
The whole business Of the colony seems TO be controlled
by few famies, who monopolize au the Offices control
the funds and the people 70 the extent OF their ability
10 pay fair opportunity, forty years, and under the
aid Of the Home Colonization Society," has been given TO
what the negro do What little evidence Of civzA
ton they do exhibit only that reflected from the whites
and about twenty years more viii probably explode the
humbug. believe now, II the aid afforded them from
abroad Withdrawn, that they would nearly all take
to the bush in very short time.