, 1861-04-02

African: Civilization.

neeting took place at the Bible house On
Monday evening oflast week, for the purpose
sa o. promoting an Interest t. the civilization
Esa, presided. The proceedings were opened Tesi
with prayer by the Rev. Dr.. Burchard.
Rev. a 4. Constantine, Secretary of tb.
A1ncan Clyili5ftion eoeiesy, made q isI II
Marks, EelerTing f5 blu residence Of nearly two
years II africa. The expensive methods here
e2e onop adopteo te Ht sending white
could not live on The coast. Colored families
would make the best Missionaries. and a1ai.st
e aaese f1e Het1Yss WaaS1..d have NO. pfei1dices.
'4ne2 snqala Andetstand farming and be ac.;
quaanted With the mechanical arts, Such e.
tsblishrnents would be self;spnport1ng after
i, fhey had been long enough IN tha country to
plant and reap their first crops. = - =.
. Rev + e. Garnet, tco1ored,} of this CITY.
sold he had decided to- go to .Abbsokuta, !
point about seventy miles up the NIGER: il
was among: the uplands, and ont Of the fatfu.
nce,of the Nnhealtby .aWampa Of the coast a
company OF; 1ep aud women were ready to
aecompany him, aud to start the expedition.
and 10 place the colony there IN q condition to
maintain themselvea,: ten Thousand dollars
would be: requisite. 80
Mr.. Robert Campbell, {colored) who had ex.
p1oreL the Yoruba country, addressed the meet
ing. The coast, he said, was unhealthy, on
account Of the awamps,. bnt aman can, with
.ineur1ing risks from diseases incident to the
climate The gradation upwards tom the
coast, inland, was. continual md the Nfper Ia
naYigab1e nearly to Abbeokuta the most Of
the year.. Considerable quantities Of cotton
cloth, woven in looms by the natives, are e.
ported Some Of these cloths we're very ane,
but it Was generally coarse, Weighing, Der
square yard, two or three times as much az
our cottons. The export nf: cotton had been
doubled every year. In 1858 about 1900 bales
were exported, and In 1660 about II, Goo bales,
each weighing about liz pounds. Every
one culhvates little cotton. The conn
try Is wall adapted for grazing. and some
Of the COWS he had seen there resem.
eled the purhams Of this county. The Gaines
corn ot AhheokntA psssesspa q large prppor.
non o. gluten, and makes an excellent eu6sti-
raised by the: natives were Epyntian wheaf.
indian corn, pine apples, paupaas, bananas.
PiantainH oranges, sweet potataes and rice'
all OF which grew with much urofnsion. Teak
and other timber abounded in the foreNfs anfi
labor was easily obtained for ten etrines 81
cowles, equal to- eight cent? Der dHy. The
country about Abbeokuta is undulatlng and
psaite:use, tne eIasa heipg burned pvefY
the wild and more dangerous .anitnala.: TbTa
natives of tbs interior Wera pzoverbislly hon.
est, and leave their articles OF food. &c. al,
the roadside, In calabashes, fol ga1e; win sfU-
ply the price Of each marked upon IL thnsa /
VINO wished to !1urchase deposited the price in /
me calaoash MIR. Campbell intends to return
to africa carrying out fasuing implements
adapted to the culture Of cotton.
): Mesars, Robert Colby, Walter 8. Griffith q
F. Chittanden, R. G. Goodhue and r 4 Mn.
Turn we're appointed Committee to receive
donations. after which the meeting a5journed.
IN 7. Times, - - =. /. : - = :.