New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-12
TIE LIBERIA RhPUBLIC.

TIE LIBERIAN RbPUBLIC.
THE CAUSE OF THE WAR WITH THE GREBOS.
RADICAL BLUNDERS IN THE srT!LEhFNI OF HE
CoLoNY-III-TRE ,TMENT or THE NAT1vi s-RISE
AND PROGRESS OF TIE wAR-THE EPISCOPAL
MISSION RESPECTED ny THE HOSTILE NAriNES-
DECLINE or TIE COLLEGE or MoNRoviA
From q cOlors,t Tesidentt az AnsTtcaa lr'end
MONHOyIA. Nov. 15.-IOur Last favor OF May
g. remailcd July Is. was received last men H. hni
have DELAYED answering until ncw order that might
give you definite intelligence abon the war nj cape
Pamas Liberia. from its beginning. has suffered FROM
mismanagcnent home aud misrepresentation abroad
which combined would he sufficient 10 sink Il greater
state than ours IN the first place. The number Of aet!
Iaonts has been great; the extent OF territory too
large All the colorcd people Of American bilth IN TIC
country would hardly form fair-'zed Ne"En2!'nd
town The Consequences OF this MISTAKE are seen in the
inability Of the era; townships 10 support schools ami
churches I'm the riya'rs and icaousicS 81 the different
counties and their lack OF subordnaOn TO tho General
Government.
Another grgver miStak" (natuTa enough among liner
ated slaves is the attempt TO introduce the od slave
holding system Of TIE southern states and rclrc" Tie
ahorigines TO slavery IN fac; II not in name L'ei"h
Senator not long since said 10 white missionary rom
IN, United States: "Sr, do YOU chat thnk II
was great mistake That we did not Introduce slavery
here" This spirit pervadcs ali casc ~ tho com;naly
How indeed could IL he otherwise We came h'i' from
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- s., o, -, Nee, m. stream +, rise HIGHER than
ia source 1t Ii wrong suppose that TO have suffered
Injustice and hardship makes men Wr'c''ui ana 'n~''
They who !nfct or suffer oppression alike become cruel
Hence to ,oct U.s. The victims Of tyranny ana oiNfS
, 9, -. OHIO. u,,r tvr,,ts and pr.,.or, Ia ~ IN
,,i.to. a., = .,,iu-, Ne cyro,icrrc and s,rva
4, ITO l,, ~. cci ,,n,, me the conclusion tn4t
,borc ia no er,ccs ~ Injustice and wronc form Of
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tt, ,I ,, ,il and i,1rrp, Al citizen tn. ;.er
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,h. mos, ,,norof, a. yll "a tc most Intelligent irc
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men, Ahort ZOO mr. 900 q, tai, p.,re are far English
to-. 5 mar , leu, ,r. ,.,u ,p ii tbo c,a Sos ant
b.. H. ,,. az T. amin. Tine win. l,,, ,ii,,,u ,uda
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~. =, ,,cir yv.b ,visda,n Tie tnine CLIQUE here re-
a., 1T, lin co,t,,,,nt and .aid " P.ba,y
~ ycs are Iva 80 going 10 do something bn never
TO" IN, ,hc ",v1. il seems lis time 'rccloll,I
,.t,, ,,.ir hast" Par tbe aborgjprs after their
[ tar,o., -, A,cnst last actnally declared war and
,,,.t ,, ON, s,,l,,,.,,, 4. oronnd Cane Pllmas When
- :, , ,,,o ,,o,,bs non r,i.rd n an cyprpse
49,. 400 =, co., 900 hon, , ana so,d;crs many of
-, y - - ,,,,, N J., liz er,ucd ,,n,ly 1isruli,r1
, $50, Id an, .,, tI., f., ct,sti,e tho natives
, a., ia. " q, az, tbcu root and branch" they
found ,bo enemy strongly intrenchcd. And when
forces on tho morning Of oct. 10 attempted to
carry the intrenchments they with fire from
cs,pou and rifles and were rcrnsrd In shameful Dir
ordcr and uaniotrnok confusion They abandoned their
,,reo hrass capron as well IA their ammunition antr
,,rov.,cna and throwing away their guns and equip
,uepts-in some instances their clotlng-tbey
dear life the natives in hot pursuit II IN fact a
regular "skcdadde" AbOut 80 or 40 OF our men were
killed and more that number wounded. 1t ia SAID
Of course. that the aborincs were really beaten, ana
running away, or about TO do so.
The wild rage, grief and fury which made night bid
oous when this reached Monroy'i by steamer AZ ii
D. H. on Oct 10, bogg,r description. | suppose
feelings arc akin TO those of the Conicdercs in your late
war when they first and routed by the coored