The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-19

FREEDMEN EMIGRAT1NG TO AFRicA.-A
party of freedmen, consisting Of several
families, numbering about 175 souls, were TO
sail Saturday from Savannah for New York,
bound to Liberia. The Philadelphia Ere
ming Bulletin says:
They have been gathered from Florida,
South Cnrolina, and Georgia, under the au
spices of the American Colonization Society.
who pay the travelling expenses of tho emf
grants. These people return 10 Africa of
their own choice ard OH their own applica-
ton, satisfied they will do better and be more
happy there than In the United States.
The emigrants on their arrival receive
grants of land from the Liberian Govern
ment, and they are provided before leaving
with agricultural implements and other ne
cessaries to enable them to make favorable
! start in their new homes. There is, it is
stated, a strong desire among many negroes
In the South to return to the land of their
ancestors, and the Colonization Society aids
all willing to 90 as far us their means permit,
It seems that there are still living consid-
cradle number Of blacks captured on slavers
by American men-of war WHO remain in this
country, Those found on the Arnised,
Wanderer,. and other ships, were not oil
sent back to Africa. An Alabama clergy
man, writing to the african Monthly for
November, says: '
81 am familiar with number of native
Africans who met in the city OF Montgomery
n few days since and formed an organiza-
ton, Que provision of which was that they
should meet once year in Montgomery, and
! do all in their power to return to their native
| land. They were of the captiyes landed on
our shores some fifteen years ago from the
SLAYER Wanderer. l recently saw one Of
| them whose name is Peter, an honest. faith
full Christian man. He married one of the
captiyes Of the WanGcrer; has little
| daughter clever years old, well educated
and very intelligent. He was almost wild
when told him there was possibility of
his returning to Africa, and said that if |
| would procure them passage back to their
homes they would make me kline. It isre-
ported there are Oyer orc hundred of these
| people In tha Counties of Montgomery,
Lowndccs, Dallas, and MOBILIZE
/ The American Colonization Society was
organized in 1877. and at first received ap.
/ preparations from Congress. It's headauar-
tiers are Washington. 1t is now sustained by
private contributions, bc4uests, &c. The
| first shipment Of negroes was made by it In
1920 In the ship Elizabeth, from New York,
/ and every year since a party has been sent to
Liberia. The last body sailed in November,
| l871-one year ago. During the war the
operations of the Society were circumscribed,
but since its conclusion very nearly three
thousand blacks have been forwarded to AT
RIGA from the United States under its direct
supervision. The president of the Society is
John Fl. B. Labrobe, of Baltimore; Rev.
John circuit, D. D., Is the travelling secre.
tary. He visits the different southern States
to receive applications from heads Of families
desiring to emigrate. The emigrants who
leave Savannah to-day will sail for Monroyia
Wednesday next, Goth instant About one.
half Of the party will settle at Cape Palmas