The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-22
LIGHT ON LIBERALS WAR.
THR CfSE as TT ~ STtTED ny the
RIT. DR. JOHV ORCTrT.
Tb- Natives Resistance to Customs Restric-
tious- Bishop James showing Wbv CiViii-
zation should Sympnthize With Liberia.

zation should Sympntbize With Liberia.
The friends of African colonization met
last evening TO listen to pfescntment Of tho
claims Of the American Colonization Society
upon the zeal and pecuriary support Of philan-
thropisis. Tic Rev. nr Samson presided aud
read the sixth annual report Tho Rev. Dr.
John Orcutt de cribcd the late war between the
Lihcrieus ana the ualiyesI from imperfect NO
counts of which tho opponents of colonization
arc cnde1voring TO prove the lapse Of the colo
nizcd negroes toward barbsrisn.
Thr war, be said, "a q que ,tion of the title of
Liberia to tho territory oon tituilng the county
90 MARY land the south 'rnmost cOlopy. That
county. once Independent Of Liberia, was lately
nuneNc J, but tie natives are unwilling to sub
mlt to the trade rcstrictioni Of customs officials
They ci i'm the night u free trade on the ground
Of prior po.Gesson of tho territory. aud on that
issue thew went to war. Between September
aud Oct. 10 eight battles were fought. six Of
them wore almost blO0dlcs-. an1 resulted In
victory for the IOeri IN arn,y, whioh had Cape
raluas for its base ~ supplies, and having
fought the earliest skirmish far inland. fought
each succeeding ono days march nearer its
base, de pite IL victories. Tho last victory lett
the Libetidns l,luJ ttfong, cant"ned III "a -
HnlmHa, where they las for ~ month, wolfe the
~ i've forces were rep iting tucir defeats In
luhmau Town, four m'cs out.
one Gen. Or wfurd, Of tne lhctitns, suggest
ed "a night attack upon the hntiy" fprcee. but to
TIM Geu Gardner, the commander in-rhief
did not consent. as ho seemed content with me
rlury uf repurting eyer morning that his army
had not been attacked ON the previous night.
At the end 'uf month, however, forward
movement wos ordered. The natives we're at
tackled near lubmau Town. and the LiberiHns
were badly beaten, after losing seventv-nine
men Killed and wounded. They Withdrew ngain
| to Cdpe pMnas. leaving a small force IN tho de-
| fences Of Tubman iowa. The latter was at
tn ked 10y a btrong body N natives, hut the IA.
sninnts were h ndsuntlS re.ui-ed after a pro-
tracteu battle, IN wmoh fcw or none were hurt.
| That bloOdlcss contest ended the war In favor
| 81 the liDertans.
BishOp jane made M earnest Nruesl for colo
nizattnl. iIg1iu.. the icat iuilucnc" upon the
cNangeit1attOn of AtrcA thht wutId result frlm
sending tducaicd thti-tiau American negroes
! t. be ui-.iiOnIrp-. lie held that the results OF
| tho war upon the African rlco made the scheme
| cyrn more tiLtDr' .ut than % WA before. Two
greatly uiacoura ctng ohsiacles had been re-
moved; III Sc who detctt"d colonization he
cause they feared it, inn ience upon sly' ry.
/ and those who ores AIDED let II should render the
! yuptl lr conscience more Callous 10 thc claims
! e ouan,ip u0n. W % these gone he fen chat
| ~ would 10 the fsult - those thit heard INN "
! lircrit ald COLONIZATION nj thcir claims to
| uh,inntirorlr si pOrt WtrO not more succts tss-
/ fully lre-HUtCl