Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-26
FREEDMEN ENGRAVING TO Ii
IBERIA,


A party of freedmen, consisting of sew
eral families, numbering one hundred and
ffty-one souls, sailed from Savannah on
the 10th inst, en- route for Liberia by way
Of New York. They have been gathered
from the interior Of Georgia, and go out
under the charge Of Mr.. VIM. Coppinger,
Secretary of the American Colonization So
ciety. Mr.. Coppinger informed the Sa-
vannsh Advertiser that this was only
small portion of those who had signifed
desire to elnigrate from Georgia to Liberia.
They are hardy, healthy looking people,
and will add greatly to the in
dustriAl strength ofthe country. Mr.. Cop
pinger accompanies them to New York to
see them properly cared for. At New
York they are to be joined by Others f,om
different parts Of the country, and the yes
sci will be filed to her utmost capacity.
These people return to Africa of their own
choice and on their own application,
satisfied they will do better and be more
happy there than in the United
States. The emigrants on their ar
rival receive grants of land from the Libe-
rian government, and they are provided be-
fore leaving with agricultural implements
and other necessaries to enable them to
make favorable start in their new homes.
There is, it is stated, strong desire among
many negroes in the. South to return to
the land of their ancestors, and the Coloni-
cation Society aids all willing to 60 as far
as their means permit. 1t seems that there
are still living considerable number OF
blacks captured on slavery by American
men of war who remain in this country.
Those found on the ATmisted, Wanderer
and other ships were not all sent to Africa.
An Alabama clergyman, writing to the
African Monthly for November, says:
lam familiar with a number Of native
Africans who met in the city of hO1tgom-
erv few days since and formed an organ
ization, one provision of which was that
thew should meet once year in Montgom-
cry. and do all in their power to return to
their native land. They were ofthe captlves
landed on our shores some fifteen years
AGO from the SLAYER Wanderer. recently
saw one Of them whose name is Peter, an
honest, faithful, Christian man. de mar
RED one of the captives Of the Wanderer /;
has a little daughter eleven years old, well
educated, and very intelligent. he was al
most wild with joy when | told him thai
there was possibility of his returning TO
africa, and said that if l would procure
them passage back to their homes they
would make me a king. 1t is reported
there are over one hundred OF these people
in the counties of Montgomery, Lowndes
Dallas and Mobile"
The American Colonization Society was
organized in 1917, and st first received
APPROXIMATIONS from Congress. Its head
quarters are Washington. It is now sus
tanned by private contributions, requests
etc. The first shipment of negroes was
made by it in 1920, in the ship Elizabeth
from New York, and every year since I
marty has been sent to Liberia. The las
body sailed In November, 1871, one yea
ago. During the war the operations of thu
: society were cirumscribed, but since its con
clusion very nearly three thousand black
have been forwarded to Africa from til
United States under its direct supervision
The President of the society is John 81. B
I,atrobe. Baltimore. Rev. John circuit, ID
D., is the Travelling Secretary. he visit
the different Southern States to receive sp
ulications from heads of families desiring Il
emigrate. The emigrants who sailed from
Savannah on the 10th were TO leave New
York on the bark Jasper on The goth inst
It is said that about one-hslf the party vii
settle at Cape Palmas.