New-York tribune., 1868-11-02
LIBLEid

INTERESTING STATEMENTS coz rrr.fuINf
KOBtHI-.
Last evening, at the old John Street Meth
odls Episcopal church. the Hon. Joseph Roberts. Who
was for eight years President OF Ibors. made
tercstng statements IN regard the history and cond
ton OF that republic lie said that The idea ~ colony
81 rinauc cpatcd slaves and fcc nrRODf p boz 60 il-hrt
Others. early the prcseut century hcs-r- Mills nud
Burgess sent cut hy them Do uA upon The stc IhtY
arst went "a f0ndn ana after Communication with CLARK.
s0n aud WberfOrcc settled ulon Sierra lFuuc IhD lrst
shin suird from New York lu thr winter ~ lNiH, aud
the coofi.t nrst landed n sierra Leone but nuaug that
they were not cordially received by thoc "'I there.
they established thcm-elve' hi 'ala vi N.t'' hr ''
iec- held ~ view hy those Who projected ihe enterprise
were namely hFst, io c-iH'-h " "s iu ln INC
free negroes of thc United states; 'rcod o it ih. "a
piciy of Tie negro for fe -"t ilnrnt' i'i' j." ''N
The slave trade. and fourth, 60 carry 'i f'h i.i"
Africa. After the lll success of tie ro1n-i ih
one, they derived mucI b'h'ht Ii9m in' %" zee @ "'
Commodore stockton. thcu % naval Officer iI com.
nand Of vessel on the African cos ho i,'"li' u".l
Cape Mesnrado as au 'Agip.c tc+t "i ' ~ 'N' liu
lc. Al this place there was "A ltGr rhit hNl. lH'
strangers were 1T fret received with ilrhd'nl hh ih"
slave traders s0on lnciied tht naive W h.'.',''
against them. In November lSsd They were "'i'," 'y
500 of these savagc Only 70 strong ihcy sn'''d"i ih
fnly war,lcd oT attack ~ stil more numerous
force. The Africans, iciicd by the slave t.a"t lncn
called on Kiug BO,un, the most powerful 'l,f "i that
REGION ~ como down ard a-si-' them nr came dow
10 the con.t they could not satisfy hun thHt HE
Americans had done thtl any ltlI)t h' I'"'' u" t
fcrcrc n may hc remarked inst tc fis'r "i N' mon
arch Was one of the first converts 90 Christianity. Ihc
coonsis ala not Tor several yatb r't hP H i' h"'u
government, bat. ~ length. difficulties hatiuE lu out
OF tie IpfIsI ~ .tfifls fIlnnrf 10 NNi~ tfHN
Imported intotic teriny, w'ct tho coiu hd Nnt''
the connection between Iinera and The Ansf frt 'ouui-
cation society MAS severed. nnd no E'PHhHc 90
Liberia established Governments which has been coz
nzed hy "a of the naIous OF tho civilized world. Iho
four objects Of the OrgnAor ~ tho enterprise have not
proved be visionary Liberia did aud ii dof. luui-h
asylum for any who chooso 90 avail thcmsl 81
advantages IL has shown the capacity ~ t" African
for sclfgOvennent. n has been efficient ioufofs-
Ing the slave traffic Years ago tine Government hfuko
up all the barraCOons along its coo utt Of coast d has
never allowed any to bc established there since IL has
had at least ciyzing Influences hiore than two
take Dl Hsfft l...f
been taught the OF civilized life and TUNED nt0 good
ctzens Moreover the chief, and head mon of tho
rounding tribes nNioua 10 send thcf children,
that they may grow MP under the ciIzing influences oi
the Christian republic Although these cmtts bayo
nothing 10 pay, the people O Liberia receive thor child
rem aud hundreds OF them constantly residing among
their more cultivated brethren A. to religion though
there but three white missionaries, there he
between and so churches nearly half OF which are
Methodist.
The Rev John seis American Minister, resident and
Consul General 10 Liberia followed President Eoberis
aud very INTERESTING account oi the ppc ei re-
lOn among the native Africans or the four Presidents
OF Liberia have been MethOdisn, Hnf two McthO
dist cergynen. The Methodist Bishop OF Liberia Ii
brother OF President Roberts over 400 converts from TIE
natives have been made by the Methodist church alone.
500 Of which al present full monbes OF lhit com
muniOD
Liberia deficient Ia the means OF education Ihoy
had well educated men among them, but there was
such dctcieucy OF capital ~ 10 make Impossible oI
their college aud schools 10 meet all the demands which
were made upon them As the richest chief was he who
had the greatest number OF wives and slaves ad The ma
tyes utterly barbarons, the bcrans were Obliged
take the children which were sent 10 thtl ana bfhs
them up nothing and he sorry tO say that In some
cases they had been obliged 10 refuse applications The
college " which Mr. Roberts Is now the President had
GRAND field but hampered by poverty. The populh
ton OF Liberia was stated by President Roberts to be
about of which from 1900 10 1900 were American
negroes 1t Is extremely TO be regretted mat me nnfv
Orablc weather pfoVchteuh iuH httohu"h'n "' 'n' III
tercstlug meeting.