Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-11-29
The Republic of Liberia.

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regard ito its welfare and prosperity But tha4
should not be suffered to blind US to the adyan-
tagcs which VIC might derive from closer CONF
mercial connection with little State promises
more than everything else to become the means
opening up the grCatrcsources ofAfrca. Owing
undoubtedly 10 homo preiudioes, our govern
mcnt has never encouraged trade with Liberia.
not even taking pains to form commercial
treaty with it. Libcrian vessels. (Which Their,
are now number engaged in trade mostly
with England and France, are obliged to pay
tonnage dues in our ports So much disatsfac
ton has been thus occasioncd, that we under
stand the question of imposing dhercntial du.
ties on American vessels forms one Of the issues
Of Liberia politics. We trust that this subject
will be duly attended to and rigftcd under Lin
coins administration, and that TRADE with ID
IBERIA ard lIayti will be PIT On an advantageous
footing
Still, it becomes orr pubic spirited mer,
chants 10 lsck into this matter Of Iihcrjan
commerce, independently Of governmental act
ion. Liberia ia going ahead in trade, is ch in
commercial capacities, end somebody must reap
The benefit of il. II REQUIRES M GREAT ,asoarci,
to acc that others ara awake to these facts
whether we are or not. 4 reliable statement
puts the average annual cxrort3 Of Western
Central Africa (mainly IibcriN to Tie Europe.
an States at &l5,0CO, 000. Creat Britain i.
the princpal customer. Tier trad, with H.
IBERIA fer the last twelve ypara Eas lcon nyaairr
than ou,a with all Africa ood r. ;trar;dIv n.
,rcaeing Thcro i r.. s..lid 1cos,r ,ob, III,
should ha 50 rTbrre .,ro ,,ar,.rf;cles .ha+ 49,.
can SUNNY bette, than auy r,,orrao nat;oo
while we want nearly a.ysrvt1,,,, ,,..r I;hcr;,
nrodncca Her v,lraL)o dvc-,roods and or,o.
mental woods her iy,7v. raIo.oil anil u,e,..
nossod cofTec oro wrlc,|.o4 IN o,.-,, ,.,..l,o.
But the extent 10 which thc nrodnction Of tbcs,
could be increased. bva indjeior4 o,.t,,y #
capitoI. js almost inc3leuIall o af ,rasont
The colony Of Iihora, il VIII he remembered
extends hack from the caast o,,ly from Grtv f.,
cirLty miles, BDt while the acnntrv ;.,yo,,.,
in richness toward tho i9t3ri5r, tbs y,atnas3 If
which is but partially explored, there arc n,
roads beyond forty or fftv miles from the coast
Camwood is brounht down on tl. .hc,,dor, ~
the natives Bnt i,n,ncrqn e,,o,,ti4;os r. ,.iD,
nuts ar, sn{,rd ia dcca,. c,r WON'T II ,,..a, ri
transport. and the m,booanv lioan,or;+,, and
> rosewood trees. which ara sa;d to h. az n,ontv
as bo,,lock and snr,no :, Mo;,r .to,d ,n.
touched. And this. wboro the rotcs of wares
are low. and tho climate exceJlenuv adaptcd
for labor the wear round. We lave been as
surcd by an intelligent and reliable Iiberian,
that the present entire trade Of the State with
European countries is not So great ia it could
be made with the United States alone in eigh-
teen months, if our merchants would only TAX,
= hold Of the matter as it deserves lie estimates
E, for instance, that two. thirds of the oil ard
: ivory that could be obtained within hundred
\ miles Of the coast 10 low brought down fer t}.>
E, reasons We have stated.
But we should not forget That Liberia L.
serves cur attention en- ether grounds that tn,
=, money which can be made from her comu,ereo.
! She j. demonstrating tho power Of the coIorad
' man to carry on government and build up
! prosperous State. She numbers s3mo $50 800
:. inhabitants, of whom 10000 arc free blacks
> from the United States. Bat these men are TIA
traders and 'actors Of 20Q0 600 Of natives in
~ A., ;rto,;or 'Vhev hay, yirtuollv atorpod III,
n ,a,a ,nad 90 ,.r,,o ,,or, Of ,ho wc.tnrn co.sr
y r,,.;,a onl tLoS box. a,,. mrcb tou,.rd
: . ~. ..n3;t;an ,c,Lo ;.tor;n. t.;hn.
J TE.i. .aa,,noro;.l an5 soc,.l ,ro,ros. ;nst;fo,
e -, ',' a,,.r,;1n ruam rdword rrornt4 - h;s
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