Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-16


the Diniculty of Providing for Them
The Cotton Experiment Promises Well
A letter from Liberia, dated Monrovia,
November 3, published in the London Star,
of the 26th ult., states that the population of
Monrovia, $500 in number, find difficulty in
providing for the 1000 recaptured slaves
recently thrown upon their hOspitalities, as
will be seen from the following:
Since wrote to you last, two more prizes
from the Congo River, have been brought
into this port by the American cruisers, and
their live cargoes Of nearly l,400 recap
tured Africans landed here, viz: the bark
Cora, of New York, prize to the United
States steamer Constellation came in on the
14th of September; and the brig Bonita of
New York, prize to the United States
steamer San Jdcinto, on the 2lst, each hav-
ing on board within a fraction of 700 slaves.
The officers in charge report that we may
expect several more prizes up before the close
of December, There have now been landed
in our midst about 1000 recaptured Afri-
cans within two months. What the end of
these things will be l can not see as yet, but
will be able to Judge pretty accurately when
| / shall have heard from the United States,
which expect next month.
| am glad to say that we have late news
! from the United States that the American
! Government had made arrangements with
the American Colonization Society to ad-
vance 800 for each recaptured negro who
may be landed in Liberia, and who may be well
taken care of and kindly treated for one year.
The Colonization Society has engaged to
hand over to the Liberian Government every
cent received from the Washington Govern
ment, and l am assured that every attention
will be given to make these poor recaptives,
who are principally young people, as COM
| Portable as possible.
The Government of Liberia are sending
many TO the missionary establishments
which abound in the Republic, say thirty OF
forty to the Baptist mission, an equal num-
ber to the Presbyterian mission, forty or fifty
to the Wesleyan mission, and so on, and
placing the others in industrial farming es-
adjustments scattered over the country, un'
der the charge Of officers and teachers
where these young people will be taught En-,
glish, Christianity, and generally be brought
up in such manner as to insure the great
est development in their physical and mora
faculties, so that in the course of time they
will be valuable citizens and good members
of society The result of this experiment o
converting heather savages into Christian
civilized beings, will, hope, be eminently
successful. The Government will spare nc
pains to insure success to this valuabl,
into educated, moral and industrious citizens
who are so much wanted to develop the ricl
agricultural and mineral wealth of this risinl
young Commonwealth
The Government succeeded so well il
Transforming the cargo of the Pons, slav
ship, which landed 900 poor naked heather
some years ago in 'Monrovia, from rude an
ignorant beings into educated, moral and re
spectacle people, that they are stimulated t
the greatest exertions to procure similar re
suits for the now much more numerous bod
of people cast upon their charity and beney
olence. Some of the Ponss men are noN
, magistrates and members of the Legislature
and most of these people have turned ou
most favorably.
l am happy to add, in conclusion, ths
the progress of Liberia, in an industrial poir
ofvfew, is as favorable as can be expected
a country where capital is the grand requ
1 site of the community. The production
) free-labor cotton is more and more attende
| to. This useful fiber grows spontaneous
throughout the country, and the labor {
q collecting, cleaning and preparing it for ma
ket is alone requisite. In short, the indu;
trial future of Liberia is most promising, an
v will, hope, attract the attention of the fre
: colored people of Virginia, Maryland, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, &C., who, living under sue
unfavorable and depressing circumstances
d their native land, would so much benei
y themselves, and so much benefit Liberia,
going TO the west coast of Africa, to build l
q q respectable nationality. Ebg 3i