Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-10-07
Miscellaneous rtrms.
For the Waterman.

HOPE FOX AFRICA.
The indefatigable efforts Of the English
Government to open the interior of Africa
have been crowned with glorious and trium-
phaut success. English vessels are now
stcaming up that majestic river. the Niger
and It's tributaries, carrying the commerce Of
civilization into tho very heart Of Africa, and
in return they are reapiug tho rich reward o
their commercial enterprise and phlanthropic
efforts to crush out the pirato-saye-tradc aud
rescue from their grasp, the millions Of Afrio
balmy land.
They have formed a treaty with the Yoru.
bans, large aud powerful tribe, at the out
let Of the Niger on its west bank, by which
they have suppressed the slave-trade. And
now, legitimate, active and profitable com
merce has taken the place Of that dark, feud-
ish destroyer of the African race. The song
of freedom, the busy hum of industry. now
rapidly springing into life, betokens the fu-
ture greatness and glory of that land of won
ders. Thus the greatest rendezvous Of the
pirates on the African waters is now, and for
ever, broken up. God save Queen Victoria
and prepare her children to fill her place with
honor.
The colorod people of America are awaking
to a consciousness Of their duty in reference
to the redemption and elevation Of the great
African family. They begin to see and feel
that they are to be the agents in working out
and solving the hitherto dark and mysterious
problem of the destiny Of the African race.
They are now beginning to take hold of this
work in earnest, and will show themselves
competent to the undertaking. The down
fall of American slavery will be one of the
results. and with that, the extinction of chat
tel-slayery throughou; the world. Then will
the great Amcrico-ACrican family of nations
stand up in the meekness, majesty and glory
of her power,
The natives in Yoruba arc inviting tho col
ored people in America to come among them,
bringing, not the sword, rum and tobacco, but,
the gospel in one hand and science in the other.
They dosire to respond to that call and are
making preparations to do so, through an or
ganzation, called the African Civilization
Society, of which the Rev. II. II. Garnet is
the worthy and highly esteemed president
They will form christian industrial settlements
at favorable points in that country, composed
of farmers, mechanics, teachers and preachers ;
each settlement will form a nucleus around
which the natives will gather for instruction.
Thus laying the foundation for civil and reli-
gious Institutions, which will result in the
formation Of native African Republic
Noruba is at the entrance OF the natural
highway to the vast regions of the interior of
tho continent. Let this work be encouraged
and prosecuted with vigor, and religion and
civilization will soon transform that fertile re-
gion into lourishing negro nationality. Let
the tree be planted here, its fruit transported
up the Niger and its tributaries, 70 feed the
furnishing millions now "sitting in the region
and shadow of death
Two agents have been seut to Yoruba as
soon as they return, company Of pious, in
telligcnt colored families will be in readiness
to go out and commence their mission work
of love Let us encourage them by our ready
corporation.
Yours for Freedom, African Civilization
and the downfall of Slavery,
A. A. CONSTANTINE.
agent 4, q. Soc.
LUDLOW, Sept 20, 1859.