, 1866-02-09
The Country and It's PeopJe-Lecturs
bY Hon. A. AAnsop.

A moderately sEn audience assembled last even.
Ing in Tie Clark Street Methodist Ep11copa Church
10 hear lecture By Hon. Abraham Hanson, United
Stalxe Commissioner and Consul General 10 the
Republic Of Ioeria- on tine subject Of Liberia The
services were opened with prayer by Rev. c. q,
Fowler, Who introduced The lecturer 10 the audi
NJ Hanson commenced By Saying that while I,
vas his object to give statement a such MI ste.g
in Africa, Jet IT wss not nls purpose to make prose
l{tes Of 10 secure emigration While he believed
that the colofed people haye become seemingly in.
lad come to the dAeopr.gtn9 conclusion thst ages
must pass aWay before the iron hand Of prejudice
would be rc1noscd. The emancipation Of the de
pressed raoe was thing mueh 70 be desired, but
tie could moi encourage any scheme to Withdraw
them rum atnongst us, Knleh was not based on
principles which were to their OVID benefit. With
ihete reznarIe The lecturer proceeded 10 decribe
connt al The settlement Of bathurst, which was
coloDize1 and Is governed BY Great britain. Here
he was introduced for the hzst time TO the resl
NJ Of blacks founded by the bdtieh Gosernment in
179. md containing population Of from thirty To
forfy thousand souls, he fpaud some Of The ,1est
~ e S Of aSesd @ nh
setdnrc, and the educational institutions Uese gen.
etsl!v In very torrisding state. In The condition
trsst 10 lie people d Liberia. aa fllastr.ing ahe
superior advantages Of republican iorn Of govern.
mem IN ae.elopinR In the negro race capacity for
EeltEOveInmfni
Coming 10 speak Of the republic Of Liberia.
which was the subject Of hts remarks, he gaze
brtei sketch Of IT, or,e!n and saHy progress. II II
o9 MesS nsa y aa ss %ee M
resulted in ibc orgsnlzat1on Of ! society for the
aa epsy s11ey + N s e. eaaeooa aea
the native b,acks, 1he next step wAa 10 explore
Tie ooast Ct Africa for q eligible ,set.lemen:
T. Ind Ct es sasss ss9s IND 1el
terIieet+ and aner encoupterlng upheard Of disas-
teU by Fea and hnd- these two men as length
bahd Of enisfants. oonsfstng Of ihistx families.
went 10 LIBERIA from New York. They were
wrecked al Sherhro Island, and uany, among wnon
were taken charge Of b. coiored minister, Who
wlote enconrasing!y: and more emtgtants were
s.n ont. They failed At trss to ob,alu Land, hut ut
length they gos *et'le'nent from ths King Of
tshed, mud gradually became ripe for theiE present
form q eose.npsnt; In 18ai, Buchanan, ihe la:t
Gose1nor in his Stead. About this tlnac difficulty
more between them md The British Gpvern1ncnt,
Nhtrl attempted 10 1ay it, strong arm upon the
With he interests Of English traders. The cxeca.
1iye ability unaffected By Governor Roberts IN this
c7si's ard the advancing inicllteence End fndusr,
capacity of tie Lib fisns for seitsosernment, @ n I
and in J1]y 1871, they published Their declaration of
1ndependence and framed Constitution similar 10
,ha' ef ths United sta.es. From that period tae
Republic has advanced gradually In ali the essential
clements Of true prosperity. The speaker gnve I
VERY interesting account Of the yaE,ous Presidents oil
the Republic, and ampng the oiherp tpokG OF The
present ruler, D. b. Warner, naan OF su.
rerior intelligence and tine Christian,
who has 5f.en to hss present entnence
:. from the lowest rank Of life. The prcseu,
condition OF the people. he said, was such ~ mus1
inspize Ill Chsistlans with aesoHt shaaktu!ness to
God. who had gwen the blessings OF liberty to that
foil which for yeafs had bcen cured Hth The slaYe
Traffic Tie Territory extends ftcun The Sheba R1yet
On the north, 10 the San Pedro on the sonth. and
ohets tree home 10 al who choose to 80. 1t IL a.
enuituh!e government ~ my on the face Of The
eartn. EAct settler Is Offered city lot or five acres
Of ground II he chooses the 1rbt he il required
10 basld hopee On It within two years. II ht
chooses iar1n two acres additional are allowed ful
vic, and one for each child.
The ,cctnre concluded bis remarks by giving 4
ytry interesting account Of the manners md Gus
tums Of the people. tie resources Of the country
ant tbe natrre Of the climate, which latter Is Quit.
unfit for the white nsn. The present CONDITION 1.
highly encouractnc. and Is living rcbuke uppt
'he eanderr OF those who say that tie nesro Is IN
capable Of se1f-gDyernrnent.
AT the conclusion Of The lecture. Mr.. aanson pie
eented TO tho Co,nmlHssop robe which had beer
wctp hy native African Chief, and contributions
were taken up In behalf of the Freedmens' Ait
Commission. The ocuedtction vas then pronolucet
and the meeting 6euAfzted,