The New York herald., 1877-11-19

LIBERIA.

ANSWER OF THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION
SOCIETY TO RECENT STRUCTURES ON THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF DISTINGUISHED
VISITORS.
WASHINGTON, Nov 18. 1871
The executive committee of the American Coloniza.
tion Society having a staten ent emanatng from
this city, IN which Liberia Is spoken OF in unavor-
able light. well calculated, SO far 1t shall obtain
crcdence with those who are unacquainted with the
facts, to mslead The public mind, special meeting OF
the committee was held at which the following reso-
luton UNANIMOUSLY adopted
Resolved, That instead Of replying in detail TO the
charges contained In SAID statement the
secretary be authorized TO present in brief the
Guagc OF gentlemen in no way connected with the
Colonization Society, and whose character fer nteliI-
gencc aud WORTH and whose knowledge and opinions,
formed from personal observations Liberia constr
tute them Impartial and unbiased Witnesses
STATEMENT Ex-MEIsrKR.
In accordance with the above resolution the UNDER
signed quotes the following testimony
Rev. Abraham Hanson, formerly Minister resident
OF the United States 10 the African Republic re-
Marked IN pubic address, delivered in Washln
clty-aI nave resided in Liberia about three years
made several visits along the coast ana up tho
river, going IRON iarm to larm aud from house TO
house, ana thererom acquired a knowledge OF the IN
dustrious habits ana domestic comforts oil the
citizens In every direction plantations
ally enlarged aud developed The condition Of
the people is encouraging On every hand have
log cabin and sometimes the frame house begin give
way Tor the commodious stone or brick cdince We're
l q member Of the African race, with my knowledge
OF tho tremendous weight that s,il oppresses them
and OF the imitable field which invites them to LII
beria with nnum cradle facilities comfort inde-
pcndence ana usefulness would gather my iamliy
around and embark board the first vessel bound
Tor that distant shore'
BISHOP HAvKN's EVIDENCE
Bishop Gilbert Haven, who lately returned from an
official examination Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Mission in Western Africa, concludes article tho
North american Revieso as follows:-
What was any English colony in America fifty years
after It's setIementy In 1870 Massachusetts had
hardly penetrated beyond the seaboard A lew towns
the Connecticut had been planted as they have TO-
day on tho 81 Paul's River-the Connecticut oil LII
beria-but The country a dozen miles back from
coast was practically wilderness inhabited by saw
ages. Equally unsettled were New York and Virginia
1860 ana 1910 Tho little onies were dependent
entirely on the homo government Tor protection and
even Tor preservation. II took hundred years more
before they were strong enough to stand alone
these were not repelled without the aid Of
troops from tho mother land Let not then, Liberia
be lightly esteemed IT, at the OF ty years, she IL
iurther advanced than Plymouth aud Connecticut
and Virginia were 10 the same lapse OF time. II sne
s equal to these shc " SUPERIOR Tor IT, with her far
inferior advantages, she has attanod an equal cond
tion she is entitled TO the greater honor
COMMODORE suUBELpT's STATEMENT
Commodore r. w. Shuioldt, who has twice visited
Liberia, in communication from Monrovia to the
Navy Department, says:-
am fully convinced that I'm migration, with a mod
orate amount OF O,pita lis all that s now required to
place Liberia upon permanent footing aud TO insure
an INCREASING prosperity. This young nation, weak
an American outpost upon the confines OF barbaris,
and deserves on thus account The fostering care OF
Corresponding Secretary A. q. s.
WASHINGTON ID. g., Nov IL, 1877.