The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-17

OFFICIALS NEVER TELL THE TRUTH-E0 FRxE
MGR0Es IN KING sANDFIsHs CoUNTRY-CAPrAIN
SIMON, PETE DAWSON AND A HUNDRED MfLLINER
GRLs-MR- JOSEPH rRACY's VIEWS ON THESE AND
KINDRED SUBJECTS ETC., ETC.
From the Boston Courier, August o.
Rev. j. CIRCUIT Secretary American Colonization Society,"
DEAR sR-You ask what think Of the Liberisn suthor
ties being involved In the guilt Of the French slave trade
have NOT been able 70 the letter Of Dr. Brulas
geon Of she Regina Coil, the eica statement Of her
captain Smon or OF the French commander on the coast
as have seen that they assert that the semgrans who
revoled and took possession Of the ship OF Mamma river
Tsy a sna ins had
license 10 procure them, and had paid him certain sum
for permission to carry them away Some have under
persous who had previously emigrated from the United
States Liberik proved by the fac, that they
only ooubng but positively dsbeevpg their statements
have sufficient reason FOE Doubling ia what | bave
known Of tee want Of yerscy IA French Officials Or ams.f
obtained possession CT port st ire mouth OF tho 1sooon
river, in Africa, by display Of force coupled win moat
unecrupuoos living. They did the same at the Society
Islands They attempted the same al the Sandwich h
ards where case, their mendacity even as mar
editors thought prudent to suppress some parts Of In
Epgsh edition Of that number Of their work SUD-
pose there are Frenchea who are OF truth Indeed
J could Frenchmen whose statements should
receive, always do eve with entire confidence,
because know their charexers But know tha, for
quarter Of q century past, lying has been much more
smorg French officials Ike tnoee puoey consdera
,op than Is supposed 10 be among Englishraep and
testimony when DO not know them personally, sui
Gent ground thinking Ill OF man OF oerabe repc
ator, especially when they hAve any apparent interest
How fer these rcsor TO falsehood have been prompted
rzanduey sanctioned by the French government,
i. is Of course impossible to know II Is certain that,
utoer the last kng, ha government held on 70 sfvan
Sages thus obssred after had learned, and acl1now
lodged hs knew, by what disaooorabia means these
advantages been secured have not been informed
OF aey sInls; Instance nnoer ms present Emperor
a b6foYe hin,
have special reasOas FOR doubling this Ftooca tos
nopy Ire preseas Gaze tap'an sinon esa pt Bralss
only Witnesses. The commander OF the fscbcd
sausoron, Is evder. from the story Itself, knows
uotnDg OF the facts personally. He was Dot present
were epgBged in What, as shall sho presently they
knew be dishonest burness-a busness involving the
e eo in sns other way fer spcy|snt shows
that they no, Of yeracty, ana that their cst
Tney a,ssrt Tbs, the 0emgrans on beard the Regina
Coli voluntary emigaas, men who, Of tne.i own
w.t. eDgsged to TO French coiony IS labor
ers and board for that purpose Tncse who are
vel informed the state OF affairs among the natives on
tia. part he coast know tas this statement cannot pos
ably be tue the laborers there are very generally
rot their cyn matters ana not at liberty to they
p,eass about volunteering That part OF the coast IS DOT
gs oolcnized trough the Republic has years
possessed right or ussdiccn iae native usages are
s, in practice. and public opinion among them 10 such
that the command OF the Head man hss practically the
force Of Law. NCap.ain Simon pays king Ssnohsn ten
twenty, or thirty collars for certain sborer, ard King
eandhsh bds the aborsr to CO. he must go, Or al The
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board 1hs Is, indeed contrary 10 TIE law o, ae re-
prbc AID the laSorer has legal ,shtto ca ca tne go
for protection but the nearest justice OF tho
peace Is twenty i've, n'tS, or hundred miles Oh,
sEd the intervening country full Of k'as Sanfhen
sno bis people snd tbeir allies VINO Rave Capt SIMON
premise tina, Fisoce will protect ner in what they are
deipg. Exactly m this way, Capt Simon knows, he has
procured hs volurteers from this king seod ash or
others Ike MIN; some OF them being actually bound with
cords and carried board by physical force. TINS 70
abrndsnily proved by the 'esmony OF the men taeu
seves both before ard after the revolt aud By the
hy such u Chester.
Bon. B. v r. James and President Ro6ers. II z proved
By se fact that hey snooun'e,ea AL 'ns nsz,ros ,a'
raher than The voyage. mon who, after solemn
" orcmipg, Capt Simon did I, receive none on board
but such should volunteer OF their free will gets
eusraus in way and then soemuly asserts that be
has kept his prcmse is not to be believed when, fer the
sake OF screening himself he makes statements impca-
ting whose characters have always been above re-
preach. -
emigraiea from the United states. or their descend
snts, rs absolutely false. That OF them could
Tsaa arc ", mIs ,s no Proc, - ana ,s ,s ss
own language IN an alphabet OF tner own iavenon As
org ago as ISIS an Engsh school was established anon
them 81 Cape Mount About a hundred years ago tue
Ceetrh,e3 John Newton bought slaves Of the tucker
family, who have bean for few years past the patrons
CT the wead Nilsson; and from Tia, day to this there
have ususiy Deer members OF that family, OF them
fducAitd in Engard who could read and write and zee
accounts wnen the present site OF Eonroyis rS drst
scauired Il was recessary to buy belonging
Iopp : Mil, r,Lye residing on an Island ~ the river,
shoe edscaicr ~as s.ca ,nst DC reh PenSrmea sae
20. ls24
Bc, Captain snoa says he was authorized By
| President Bcascn 70 procure emgrants. Now, Just
lock al that state mep and for the sske OF seeing
elements more clearly, bring the scene nearer home.
aud locate IL this eide Of the Atlantic Captain
smon comss. ee viii suppose. to New York, Phla.
delphA Baltimore, to enlist eigrants FOR France,
Sr,ea o. s.s ~ ,sem by saIaopus BE ssy. IN reply
81 oil right; have been authorized By President ID
ehsnsn TO 90 as am doing All would see the Aesurii'
~ OF such defence aud would suspect that Pre-
adent Buoeansn bad beer guilty OF any SUCH icy Every
body knows tia, french captains have right to invite
Americans emsraie board their ships, and Amer
cans have right 70 accept the invitation and that tue
very thought o license frcm the Preeid5nt ~ an absur
dry aud is just as absurd 10 Liberia as ID would bs
here Except the necessity OF psyirg 1iy cents for q
passport the psopls OF LIBERIA have exactly the same
rights respect % en- rrson as TIE psope o. he onet
cannot have any authority over the matter han tue
| President OF tns
| merit ceT,aia tor The privilege o. trsnssctng
| bis business along the coast rns Weefton must
aicrs tie coast, or 10 TIE nay cents eaca for
| pasSuors Tor be "emisrbnts. Koe emiErsuss nut.
os1 at Msnps rFeF ara at Nonrot toos TIE SIPS boats
without ssEpe cave, wen, Oh SHORE, and disappeared
that The pa'pors were never obtained and o. course
PAID fer. II ~v not rossoe that ne should psg
Tor tnsm s1varcs, before De mai obtained his EN-
grants Passports be issued only 70 rc Tfuss by
rsne, on their osu agplics,on, sn1 after ien Gays
nalcs, py thenislves, OF tber intention 70 embark
foean voyage 10 Greer 20 get passports De must drs'
srt hs grants and bring them 10 A0nroy. sad lafn
he .ngIsnis each Tor hrsei PsTssnaly, o. ~ ssm.
evidence TIA, he legal notice has been gwen when TOE
secretary Of state must make out paport for csca Ooe
| by lame Thtn, and tll tnen cash mast pay any
Genus for he labor q writing me passport IN inis pro
cess every snsrsst has prolecuou az surs a. sE car
ave nim, ssahst ctmtuss. ceportAI1n irom Toe cSia
~ FER 4, s 30 sssy sssk cspec aliy SUSPICIOUS asd
tGspeCgsd case ike lh1 o. CAPT simon, 10 make the w
varr eierant give the issa notice. CONCEAL M On vi
Ertrsss from rqurers Ter su "a! aud then demand
| sua psy for ia passport
rhse 20 oiser charge sEcsrt fos passports jue IT.
sovortmeut Tor persoos The country. IAe pay
ntut q, sDca Capt snoa spsags, therefore, mss have
bte3 Ter duties 81 goods mp0rtio. such duties u Is We
knoNb tls he ysa. 10 10 Understand the 6eArng
OF thA psyme1t consider TIE revenue system %
/ finera
on he $40 mics Ct TIE L5erian coast there are on
Eve po,a a entry there numerous otaer places
probably mere tAsu btty. vnere g0oos may be lsaoec
hId sOd rsy iben FeceveJ 10 Arics1 rrooo ia
Manr q tnese been the tabiua resoru 81 trader
tor seyers centuries and al some Of them the amount o.
trace iulyortant n s frpossbie, with TIRE prssen