Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-02
EInIgratiOn to Liberia.

eASAAO@o>> So
the roads yesterday morning from New York
called here to receive ccmrany OF some two
hundred and twenty coored emigrants tor LII
IBERIA, going out at the expense and under the
auspices of the American Colonization Society.
These people came from North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida and they have
been selected from upwards of two thousand
voluntary applicants for passage this Fall to
Liberia. They comprise families, aud are the
very best of this class Of population, selfreGant
industrious and religious, several of them
possessing some means. One man has with
him seventeen hundred dollars in cash,
in addition to q comfortable outfit The party
Of 1856 persons who embarked at this port just
one year ago for Liberia are pleased with the
country and are generally doing we'll. But
one death has occurred among them up to the
date of the last advices, period of over nine
months. The Republic is making progress in
the elements which constitute successful and
powerful nation. Missions and settlements are
extending into the interlor and more coffee
and sugar are raised and shipped than ever.
This trade is mostly in the hands Of the Eng
lish, a steamer now leaving Liverpool every
week for Moarovia and other ports on the west
coast of Africa. These vessels run full Of
Some excitement prevails in Liberia at this
time owing to the contest for the presidency.
The present President, MIR. Roye, and his
friends claim that the proposed amendment to
the constitution extending the term OF the Ex-
ccutive from two to four years, voted upon by
the people at the same time that Roye was
elected, was duly adopted, and that he is,
therefore, President tor four years from Jauua-
ry |, 1870. The opposition, headed by lion:
Joseph J. Roberts, native of Norfolk, and
for the past forty years a prominent citizen OF
the Republic. deny that the amendment was
legally carried and if it was that the present
incumbent has right to its advantages, 1t Is
likely that the question will be anllcably set
tled perhaps by the courts Of the country.
The American Colonization Society was or
ganized in Washington city December, 1916,
and has rigidly adhered to its legitimate work,
the settlement of people of color IN Africa.
Manv of our great men in Church and State
have been it's friends and advocates Henry
Clay was one of its founders, subsequently
President, and often gave to it the benefit of
his brilliant eloquence. Bishop Meade, then
a Young man, rendered it valuable service as
its first general agent. A young Republic has
arisen on the shores of benighted Africa, offer
ing happy home to the negro race, and prom
ising to extend civilization, law, the Engish
language and Christianity over the vast contl-
nrnt. We wish these cmigrants pleasant
voyage and health and prosperity in their new
holueS
New ENGLAND FISH TRAnE.-A Boston
correspondent of the N. Y. Journal of Com
merce says that the fish trade of New England
amounts to about 10000 900 year, and the
fish trade of Boston to about $50, 100000 a
year There are nine persons or hrms IN Dos-
ton who do nothing but sell salt in large guam
titles, or by smaller quantities at wholesale.
Twenty large firms in l5oston sell nothing but
salt fish, and twenty others sell nothing but
fresh fish. Last April the fish and salt trades
in Boston succeeded in joining hands and cs-
tablishing an Institution known as the Fish and
Salt Exchange. Heretofore it was considered
q smart thing for fish dealer to keep men at
different points all the year round tor the pur-
nose of boing well informed as to the where
abouts of vessels. and the size Of lots of fish on
hand. But the new Exchange is very i'm
portant thing to the dealer. Uudcr its au-
spices men are stationed at various points
where the fishermen congregate or SO to sell,
and the time Of arrival, size, condition and
character of cargo is telegraphed soon as these
things are known. 1t must be remembered
that fish disappear suddenly from one point
and as suddenly appear in another, and the
fisherman who repeatedly pulls up an empty
hook or seine, while his neighbor hundred
miles away is taking fish, barrel after barrel, is
always glad to know the lucky spot. The tele.
graph system introduced in the Exchange will
convey the cheering news to thevessePs 8 owner,
and the fisherman will soon discover the move
ncnts of mackerel with facility that may in
sure him successful season There is move
ment on foot whereby this system of telegraph
ing will place man at the head of each bay
between Long Island Sound and Passport in
daily for hourly, as may be necessary, commu-
ncation with all the others. That will bring
matters down nearly as fine as cotton quota
tions, ard the time may yet come when hsh
stock will be quoted at the Board OF Brokers'
Richmoad Wing.
THE WEST POINT HAzING.-A West Point
correspondent of the New York World gives
the following account of the ''hazing' opera