The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-01-09
EMIGRATION TO LIBERIA.
The COIered People I'm Favor of such a
Movement.
New York Times.l

from the south by the Rev. Dr. John circuit,
general secretary of the American COLOMBIA.
ton society, there is a rapidly growing ten
dency on the part of freedmen to emigrate
to the republic of Liberia 1t is said
that the spirit of emigration is
greater now among the colored people
OF the southern states than at any other
period since the founding of the African re-
public. Apart from the desire of The freed
men to improve their social condition, their
eagerness to build up distinct nationality
is given as one of the chief motive of the
contemplated exodus. In several Of the re-
constructed states colonization societies have
recently been organized, among them the
"Liberian exodus association of Charles
ton, South Carolina, and the "Freedmen's
Liberian emigration society" in North Car
olins. These associations invite a general
exodus, and are now engaged in the prelim-
mary project OF raising funds enough for the
purchase of vessels to take out large num-
bers of colored families who have expressed
a wish to settle in Liberia, where
all the power of government is ex-
cluslyely vested in the members of
their own race. The American colonization
society is not in accord with the principle of
hasty colonization- and is consequently OBJ
posed TO the general movement in the south,
not regarding the project as practicable or
desirable at present. 1t Is confining its
efforts at present to the promotion of the
plan of moderate and gradually increasing
emigration. On Wednesday next the bark
Liberia, Captain Richardson, will leave this
port for MOnrovia. the capital Of
Liberia, with about 20 negroes. composed
principally of families from Mississippi,
North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania. Among them is Sherwood
Capp, of Raleigh. n c., who was recently
graduated from the Shaw university of that
city. During eight years OF study Mr.. Capp
gentlemen one of whom resides in Boston,
and the other il Newark. The petition re-
Gently presented to congress by General
Garfield, for the extending of government
aid TO the cause of Liberian emigration, was
drafted, it is said, by Mr. Capp. The entire
company have subscribed 81 600 to cover the
expense of the passage, $3.50 of which, now
paid to the society after the embarkaton
of the colonists from this port.
About two-thirds of the party left Nor
folk on Saturday night by the steamer of the
Old Dominion line, and are expected to
arrive here this morning. The remainder,
having made arrangements to come by rail,
will reach the bark by the same time The
Liberia is owned by Yates & Porterfield,
from which she has been chartered by the
American Colonization society. She is re-
ported to be in good seagoing condition,
and is furnished with the reoui-
site accommodations. Her stores
will include good food, sufficient not
only to supply the wants of the passengers
during the voyage, but also for siq months
after their arrival in the new land. These
stories are being placed on board under the
direct supervision of Rev. DIR. Orcutt, the
general secretary. whose office is in room
No. 40 Bible house. The trip WILL it is ex-
pected, be accomplished in about 40
days. The amount charged each adult
= oAs hi, fo1-o
at half fare. Cd the arrival of
the vessel, ex-President ID. B. Warner,
now vice president elect of the repuclic, will
assume charge of the reserve store of pro-
visions. At the termination of six months
the emgrants will be expected and required
to care for themselves, and to enable them
to do this the government will present the
head of each family with Is acres of farming
land, and to every single man 10 acres.
The society has lately received numerous
letters from colonists, who testify to the
salubrity of the climate, the productiveness
of the soil and the educational facilities. r.
A. Sherman, who emigrated from Savannah,
Georgia, 20 years ago, and who is now well
to do merchant in Monrovia writes in rela-
ton to the question of education: THE
government supports public school in
every settlement to which the natives
are at liberty to send their chill
dren in common with the colonistS, and
many of them do. We have several Sabbath
schools in Monrovia, and from one-third to
one half of the scholars are natives.
Numerous school houses and churches have
been erected among. the different tribes"
Jesse Sharp, another enterprisiDg citizen of
the capital city, writing to his sister in
Columbia, S. c., says: 81 regret to herr that
you have such hard times in America; we
always have something here to eat, and
there is no such thing as dying here from
hunger. Sometimes there may be some who
suffer for some kind of foreign articles only;
but breadstuffs and vegetables never cease TO
grow here, and palm nuts and palm oil are
all over the country. The nuts and oil are
the sweetest you ever tasted and are the
most appropriate for food Fish abound in
all the waters, and deer and other game in
the woods. You can raise chickens sheep
and goats; and ducks thrive WELL None
can say, Il am hungry Any person
coming out here, and going on his
farm and working four hours day, can not
help but succeed" Mr.. James r. Priest, who
was born in Liberia of American parents,
and who is an alumnus of the Liberia col
lege is about to return to his native country,
having finished four years course in two
departments of Columbia college. says that
the average temperature during the hottest
months does not exceed 500. He adds that
there are public schools IN nearly every
county and village, exclusive of those
established by foreign missionary boards.