The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-29
INTERESTING FROM LIBERIA

From the Colonization Journal
The writer of letter from Grand Bassa saws:
Chimes are good in the palm oil and camwood
business shipped last year two hundred tons of
camwood at $40 per ton, and sixtv-four thousand
gallons of palm oil. have raised during the past
year one hundred and eight pounds of good tobacco.
intend to plant this year thirty to forty acres in
tobacco. | would greatly rejoice to see more of
the suffering sons of the African race escape from
the United States, and try the land of their
fathers.'
A letter from Jackstown, on the Monroyia river
says:
''The crop of rice that had last year was nearly
four hundred bushels. | have also sugar-cane
farm, and shall soon have sugar of nv own RAISING
L have pretty good number of coffee-trees and
poultry enough for my use, and to spare"
young man writes from Monrovia, thus:
"our national fair was well managed, and did
great credit to country. wish all thedoubters
in the United States could have looked on the ex-
hibtion. 1t was matter for pride to the lover of
Africa and her improvements, to see the advance
that was making.
"We had our own cloth, butter sugar. coffee.
chocolate, and many manufactured articles that
did honor tie our industry. Had you seen our ex-
hlbltlon, and heard the many speeches, you would
have thought that some improvement had been
made since you first came to Africa"
Since the above in type, we find letter from
President Benson, in the Philadelphia Ledger, ad-
dressed to Mr.. Coppinger, the Secretary of the
pennsylvania Colonization Society. We give the
following extract:
81 have received, within the last ten months
some very interesting letters from the society of
coored people in the United States and Canada
styled the AFRICAN Colonization Society," &C., to
which l have made appropriate replies | am
happy to learn from your letter, that some worthy
families of free colored people in Pennsylvania are
in the notion of emigrating to and commencing a
settlement IN the Bassa region, Liberia, and hope
they will soon do so. In case the persons alluded
to are accustomed to living city life, doubt that
they would be contented iu case they were to come
out as pioneers to found a new settlement; which
would, perhaps, require privations and efforts be-
yond what they had been accustomed to. However,
il they count the cost, and take all the probable
difficulties into account with which they will neces-
sariy come in contact, in the formation of settle
ment In new country, it would be well for them
10 emgrate TOR that place, so soon provision is
made tor the formation of that settlement The
government of Liberia is ready to do its part The
people of Bassa are looking forward to the enter
prise with much anxiety. Scores are ready to 90
out and settle there's and am continually receiving
letters from them, inquiring when the settlement
will commence. A finer section of country is not
to be found in the republic"
From the Liberia Rerald.l
Our old friend, Abraham Blacklege, is making
from his crop of cane this year, 5000 pounds of su
gar. 600 gallons excellent syrup, and 100 pounds
fvery superior coffee from his plantation. This
latter is intended for old friend in the United
States We purchase our family sugar from Mr..
b.. and in future shall trouble no foreign market,
while we obtain such an article from his mill
Tor ten cents per pound.
Our friend Anderson writes us that
. In regard to the amount of sugar at Gaudilla,
up to March S0th, of this year. can form no just
estimate at TINS time. However, so far, have
made about Y 400 pounds of sugar, 1000 gallons of
syrup, 1900 gallons of molasses"
Mr.. Charles Cooper writes
81 have made 10000 pounds of sugar, and about
5000 gallons of syrup and molasses."