Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-07-29
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Ihs EcLlbi;c CT liberia.


a fer Ashmun planted the first settlement Oh
+ nat is now the iourishing Republic of Lioeris'
At the time of its utterance this prediction must
fhave seemed extravsgsnt. But the result oi
forty-eight years work in planting COLONIES
fully jlstifes it.
AS Columbus setting sail for America was 'he
first in a series of events, WHICH led TO 'hs t.
Enlistment of this wide empire of civil anu re-
ligious liberty SO the sailing Of Ashnun !"
| lS22. with his little company of colored meh'
was regarded by this writer as the hrs' IN
/ series Of events, which would redeem the Alrl-
can continent from hsrbarism and the sI''e
trade. and spread the blessings Of Ch'is'''H
civilization over that continent The tr'u"-
pb,nt success OF African colonization during me
period of forty-eight years, fully jgs''aes the
prophecy Of the English Statesman. The hrsi
frty-cigh; years in the elimination Of this con-
tinent did not accomplish SO much in the "-
terests Of civilization and Christianity as nave
been accomplished by our african colonies
As the founder Of the Republic Of Liberia was
an adopted son Of Burlington graduate oil
our University, and member Of the is' Con
z,ezrtiousl Church. and is still remembered by
some of our older citizens, word respecting Bis
early history will be interesting to your readers
Jehudi Asamun was born in Champaign \.
Y, April, 1891 His childhood was distin-
cuishei by thoughtful and reserved MANNER
aud an intense application to books. He became
Christian at the sgc Of sixteen, and un'te'
with the Presbyterian church at Champiaia.
lie now felt himself called to the work Of the
ministry. For this thorough education was
necessary. With such aids IS bis own efforts
and personal energy could command, be- went
through the preparatory course, entered Middle
bury College in 1872, aud subsequently came 90
Burlington and entered the University Of Yer
mont. He hal TO work bis passage. The late
Deacon Samuel Hickok gave him important all,
received him into lis family a1l helped him
through. He graduated here in the class Of
1916. Young Ashmuu then went TO Maine. and
established the Maine Charity School, nov
better known rs the Bangor Theological Semi
nary His name stands in the triauu'al e'ta-
I5gae Of that seminary as the f.ruler ans first
teacher Thu. Asnmun in bis short life Of
thirty-nur years, founded theological SEMI
nary which Is blessing the land with is holy in-
aceucc, AMI gave to the Artisan race nation
a.itv If their own under republican govern
ment nationality, Fhica ia the language %.
President Lincoln, Go has proved d triumphant
success, 80 aai is Gods chosen instrument ~
spreading Christian civilization amou- 'a'
millions Of the African raee- Few Eolt5 l-'n
ever accomplish Sc much for humanity 10 ,l-I
short life
Ashuun saiiei in The brig suoas u lo--,
aal planted the hrst permanent settlement 20
ape Nsssura,1. Two companies hal su..l a'-
fore him one in $50 10 ihe sh.p Elizabeth
sui one IN ISL. B-t ,Alse coa.f la'es "t-a
driven Il tro4 the c.as. 'y the n 'A.-h -''-
traders and tie hostile natives. one OF tlea -..
ling f-r IRE time .n tie British colony % Sierra
Leone ami TIE .des on 'he island e. snrr'-'
va NIs AIIaNNf 20 -a7II....Att .a.H7' iAt
him in eFs-;.nr settlement oa ;ae eAs- 's
N5I-oyia, the present capita. Of tAe k-i1A.'.
COMPTON CD rlr COAST iS 1870
Fifty years ago the entire coast u1-tH % Care
PaIuas was dotted with slave barrsc7ou-. aHi ta.
only human activities visible ther we're 'L.-,
occupied in catching ami branding ta- poor ae-
yroes and shipping them, anil sI 'ae horr re-
~ the middle passage, into hopeless taui'-.
4 report 90 the African slave traie, male -9 't.
British parliament in l>-l usaes these sa.l-
meufs more than twenty Thousand aan-i. Is
One half q the ,riae- along tie coast a.i al.
ready b-su carried into boula-s, and tle i-.---
that remained, nov in completely with ,a.. i..i
fc, l,l sug.rsiiei 90 Che COMMON vices -tf
ase State. sN the vices that sav'5es could if-T
FROM long Intercourse "i1 pr-'s''- 'aI s-A
traders
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"hi do We see 'o-lAy as '-e 'eS1'' '' '.
Almo'e beginning we see 'n 'l'' ",s' -
can cast We" f'eu-'''1 '''l UNIV
rrn-reosr-p hicaliy nearly as large as the s'
New England states. the ofticers ot which ere ri
p.-.,t1;. --t.-., .,.-o-e;..r,- f.,
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been acknowledged ny h''eeu ,' '-'
powers Of the world. We sc there more thar
.4oao ,nsr;,o-I ihe-;ars. in thirty or forts
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1IIe'tu' se'''eNle''e' "''"e ia
h1lses We see there some ''lo re-eapti'H
taken from slave ships in the last thirty years
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