The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-08-12
is II TRUE

The London Daily Ne,Os cbsr,..
negroes seized on board the Frer,I !.
ma Celi aOere from Liberia, and -.
Liberian Government TO these F,.-..
We cannot credit this story. 1, So
sible that it can be true, but the T.,
by its assertion, and goes on 70 nj,
lowing comments:
All parties consider it a publ.
ton altogether, and the more -
French nsrrators expatiate On the ,.a
tage it will be to obtain their negr6.,
IBERIA, above other places, becsg,s :,
brought with them from America ~,
ideas and habits of civilization in :.
were there brought up. These p.g,,-
Americans, deported to Africa a,..
will, or in helpless .ignorance--ars = +.
who can probably best explain wbg,
terry hangs about the seizure of n.
Coli, and the conduct Of Liberiar g.,
The so-called Republic, with is f..
hghtened negroes, go fit, from their
to bless the French colonies, is tho
which American planters consigD IA,
they do not know what otherwise h
We have shown before, and are M.
show again, in the words Of Am.ric,,
themselves, that the first object n Il.
ing the so-called Republic was to rel.
selves from a species Of populstjor
with future danger and present 7
ences that is, the free blacks
A correspondent of the same iourrg
explicit, and speaks in the following
the transaction :
81 have read with much satstsc,.-
ticle of Tuesday, on the case olthe F,-
ship at Monrovia, and the partieips,,
'Liberian Republic, as it facetiousy I,
in the supply of the slaves. From h
account of the transaction, it is clear
of slaves was supplied from within Ii.
Territory-the boosted sanctuary OF D.
ty. The French dispatch names Ii.
by the captain of the Regina Cpito,
rian Government, under the name o.,
money, a new name for head mons
more pslpable slave trade bargain + i.
BILE to imagine, both on the part Of y
seller. Having had the opportunity
good deal of what has long been u
this boasted asylum of negro freedy-
much surprised at the light shed u.
character by this startling transactis,!
in constant communication with he
Africa, l have heard much from TIM
10 excite suspicion that all was not q,
be In the Liberian Republic uotv.,.
the industry with which it was puH-,
America and in England. Mr.. p
Roberts came to this country, ind q.
With our Government, and large sum.
out of the pockets of the friends Of ne,
cipstion, in support of the supposed III
asylum of the liberated African, VIII.
spread liberty and civilization far al.
the coast. But, although the settle,
been established for twenty i've Year.
never heard of anything i, has prod-.
industry, nor of any civilizing efe, j.
on the natives in its vicinity; new w
French Government authority, that tL
of French SLAYER is invited to mss
ritory of the Republic the chosen o
his operations for the shipment Of 8
slaves, under the mock title Of free e,
the authorities of the Government.
tribute for the same"
Should this story prove to be true
aict deadly blow upon Liberian coll.
for why should we encourage emig-
Liberia, that the emigrants when IL
may be sold to French traders? b
them at once to the French islands.
we will yet hope that the Liberian CD
will be able to prove these charges IA