The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-12


up which was quite as bitter, and quite
as personal as political controversies nearer home
frequently are. President Benson was, of course,
the chief object of attack; though, to vary the
programme, the rival Editors INDUCED in an occa-
siona set-to on their own account. In the May
number of the Liberia Herald--now before us
the Editor of The Star, THOMAS MORRIS CHESTER
ci-deUdnt THOMAS FAIRCHILD CHEsTER-is quoted as
having threatened to expose the antecedents of the
Editor of the Herald, General LEWIS. To this
menace, the latter replies, by admitting that his
career has been 'checquered one;' bnt expresses
himself perfectly willing that the aforesaid CHESTER
shall write his--LEwIs- biography, provided that
he "extenuate nothing, nor set down aught in
t'malice." CHEsTER-continues the gallant Gen
eral, who proceeds at once to 'carry the war into
HAfrica, lis 'but a cats paw for a few malicious
"persons." He is also characterized as ''impu-
sdent" "vain, and ''immodest." "The biggest
''lool in Liberia" adds the General, ''would not
'give credence to his statements for a moment"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is ''abusive ''sophistcal"-
''scurrous ia mere adventurer without a
"'local habitation and name ia veritable
editor of a mushroom journal who is blinded
"'by recklessness," and who, 'in defiance of
"every principle of honor and gentility seeks TO
''pan certain kind of reputation by pandering
''to the appetite of few discontinued individuals
"who cannot carry everything the way their self
''ishncss would let them After this vigorous
fashion, LEWIS continues to heap epithets upon his
adversary until the latter is as completely smother
ed beneath load of adjectives as was the Roman
traitress at the Gate of the Imperial City, by the
shields and armlets of a barbarian soldiery. To
the assaults made by The Star upon President
BENSON, a correspondent of The Herald replies
Among other things The Star had accused BENSON
of displaying, in a letter written TO the
Wings, want of gallantry towards the
'far sex. The accusation "excited to
''hearty laughter" the HeraldS Correspondent,
who proceeds, forthwith, to define what the word
''gallantry' means, according to the Unabridged
edition of "WEBsTER," and then charges that, in
at least zone of the senses'-that of ''bravery -
the writer in The Star is himself sadly deficient
in gallantry, he having, in the communication
referred to, not only concealed his nae but caused
his structures TO be copied by three separate female
hands before venturing to send the manuscript t.
The Star office. Then follows piece of Liberial
banter. "Surely, surely" says the BENsoNLAN
'this is very enviable galantry for a person t.
take shelter behind three crnolnes, before he car
"venture even with tremble, to let fly his mis-
isles at his antagonist" The writer had heart
of double and treble pickets around the towns o
the aborigines; but he had never heard before 20
"a gentleman, possessing self-respect, who sough
Sand accepted cover under the batteries of tire
''crinolines.'' But-adds the BENsoNIAN, it is no
true that President BENSON is an ungallant man
His alluson to 'the fair sex'' was intended to ap
ply to very small circle of women in Monrovia
who 'immodestly break through their own legti
innate sphere, and unsolicited, most immodestly
'and impudently, enter the political arena of thu
'sterner SEX vehemently discuss politics, and taxi
the liberty of vulgarly insulting gentlemen, be
cause the gallantry of the latter will hardly allow
Them to retaliate, especially if the insult come
from the companion of a respected friend -
1t is, however, tacitly acknowledged by the writer
that President BENSON has never at any time beer
in the habit Of
Smoothing
The raven down of darkness till it smiled y
and that it would certainly be derogatory to hi
sense of self-respect if he were Ito court the avo
''of handful of the female sex because of thei
masculine and immodest demeanor as aforesaid
But independently of this ''tempest in te;
pot," there is much matter of interest to be foun(
IN the columns of the Liberia Herald The Ma,
number leads off with JEHUDA AsHMUN's Address
to the Settlers in 1926 the purport of which is tc
admonsh the Liberians to employ themselves il
Agricultural pursuits, and to abandon ''that mos
deceptive hope of supporting yourselves b,
trade" 1t might be inferred from the re-publi
cation of the ex-Governor's address at this lat,
day, that the Liberians are chiefly disposed IL
engage in traffic with the natives or in mechanical
pursuits, rather than in tillage; and the fac
that the staple export of the Republic ha!
consisted, heretofore, of palm oil, goe
far towards confirming this opinion. Blu
wlthln the past year two the views o
the Colonists have undergone remarkable ant
salutary change. The coffee grown in Liberi.
commands the very highest price in the foreign
markets, where it is recognized as being equal il
quality and flavor to the best Mocha Will
Liberian Cotton is recommended by the Mancheste
manufacturers as presenting, in point of quality
cheapness Of production, and facility of transpor
tation to market, manifest superiority over tina
grown in Brazil. Ground-nuts form alst
an important article of export, chiefly to France
whilst the cultivation of Sugar, for which the sol
and climate are said to be admirably adapted, il
gradually extending. We learn, moreover, tina
SO much more attention has been given to agricul
Tnra Ia n. Al /.
cal produces, the growth of that colony for tn
past six months, have exceeded the entir
exports shipped from Monrovia during tn
previous forty years of its existence. Even al
lowing for some exaggeration in this statement,
is evident that more salutary direction has beef
given to Liberian labor and that the colonists ar
beginning to appreciate the wisdom of the adyic
which was rendered them so many years ago b,
Governor AsHMUN. Resuming our examination 0
the articles in The Herald we find in another par
of the paper an account of IA Trip to Careys
burg an upland settlement, some two day
Journey from Monrovia. The sail up the st. Paul
river, we are told, was delightful one, and "th
company most agreeable Whilst on the way
one OF the party drew from his pocket the frs
VI 1"o ot~ " LtOeTtd, ana the heV. Il
1. WILLIAMS was solicited to read it, (which h,
''did IN most elegant manner, In the cours,
OF the afternoon the voyagers reached the farm O
Captain COOPER, where some remained for ~,
night; others went to Guadilla, ito yis
"the estate of WILLIAM FRANK1Ju a,n,,.o..
Esquire" The next morning, 'safter nartatin,, =
ian elegant breakfast" they proceeded r. M
WAsHNGToN's where the Superintendent .
Careysburg was awaiting them 'swth hammock
''and carriers" Thus comfortably disposed, the,
travelled 'interior-ward;" passed through seyera
native towns and finally halted near Careysburg
Whilst waiting for stragglers to come up, 1.-THE
every soon discovered the advance guard of tn
Careysburg militia, some dozen or more youn
ssmen in regimentals, loading and firing their gun
",oith the greatest ease and pleasvep' OF cours
their reception at Careysburg was enthusiastic, ant
the hospitality of the authorities unbounded w
are, moreover informed by the writer, that
had the honor of being the guest of the Superin
'stendent.'
In all this we perceive that the slip w
have transplanted ON the West Coast O