The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-16

emi Grant act VI tho UH.tcd States from going upon
vessel.
These were The arguments used and Inducements
held out 10 tic blacks by their leaders, and which
have resulted OF tide OF emisra-
ZION Toward Africa which Is by no means confined TO
Southern country.
HOW SCHEME ORIGINATED
Early 10 the spring Of 1877 George Curtis and H. n.
Bouey, Two colorcd men, OF more than average inte!
States District Court IN Charleston both boardiHs at
the same house. caught the spirit OF tue African cnl-
grafton and Curtis, who Is native OF Brten
Guiana, proposed the organization OF an exodus 10
Africa. The Rev Is. \. Porter, tho pastor oi Morris
Brown Church Was sought and his counsel requested.
He favored tho scheme. and was subsequently, elected
president OF the association. Al about the same
time, as chance would have II, Professor Hasley
the native African lecturer, came 10 tns city aud
devoted all his zeal and energy TO
START THE BALL ROLLING" ss
On July very large meeting wa. hold at Morris
Brown Church, ut which a number adur esscs were
made and shape was gwen to tho project. This
tho hrsl public meeting heia in relation 70 the exodus
on the 26th OF July, tho anniversary Of the inde.
pendcnce OF Liberia, Grand rally took place. begin
ming NJ the Rev. r. Portcris church aud eujiug as
hampstead Mall, where there assembled fully
seven thousand coorcd people Il was at this gather
ing that tue idea OF JOINT stock steamship company
was nrst mooied by the Rev. Is. H. Porter. Ia his
address he said
We are s..ss how % are Go, going TO A,ica ,ow win
our In soutn Carolina alone. 5000 u whom aoe
have capital Of $500 - begin with and thereby
have sls ready to sail by the 18th ofncxt November
Out OIL TINS grew the story that ship 10 sail
from Charles Tor Liberia OF the 16th OF November.
This deuslon induced many coored people to come
10 the city seeking passage long before the vessel
arrived Here the 18Th Of October the joint stock
steamship company was organized Ia Market Hall IN
this city. In December some people had alroacy
come from Georgia 10 secure passage on the ship On
the 10Th OF January. 1878, thrce mouths after the
ganz tion Of tho company the bark Azor had actually
been purchased.
OBJECTS OF THE EXODUS.
In the preamble 10 tho constitution OF the Lberian
Exodus Association The prime object OF the move
n a n I'M lin
ipg generation OF colored men aud women who
have had the advantages OF education sphere
ton equivalent 10 their atuinments and talents and
not be confined as they would be In this country to
claimed by those who have gwen the subject The
closest study that at least all the surplus pop
uIaton oi tho Southern States viii eventually emf
CRATE 10 Africa under the impulse OF the present
movement Airca5y large ASSOCIATION has
been established IN New Orleans. and Others win be
Established In tho course Of time in all the Southern
seaport cities. The number OF persons VINO will SO
emgrate Ia estimated nj about ono million men,
mon and Children. One hundred thousand Of these
are xpccted to go from South Carolina In this con.
nect0n Major Deany says the coored people fast
coming to tho conclusion that tho tide whie labor
Is setting southwark and that It Will DO Inany
years before white men viii DO, performing much VI
thor support. Letters arc pouring IN from u parts
OF tho couatry asking for advcc Tor desc rptons OF
the country und all papers containing accounts Of tho
Anglo American explorations IN Africa are read by
the coiorcd people with great caeerness
DESTINATION OF THE PgEsENr FORCE.
point OF tho party Of cmigiauts who sail Tor
Arica-ls a settlement called Bopora, situated about
sa no ssp OF the sssu Republic
Tho party upon their. arrival ut Monrovia
viii DO received by the Liberian authorities
and tho agent OF the American Emigration Society 1T
that city. II rs their purpose without delay pro-
coed up the ST. Paul River 10 Bopora where there 10
a settlement founded by Saul Hill, coiorcd man,
IRON charleston, who left hero IN the Golconda
In 1866. Ho left, II IL said, with no means aLd o
very snort supply OF provisions Being an Industrious
MI n nj land md
went TO work. Letters have been received from him
recently BY the Exodus ASSOCIATION here IN which he
tat,on, me annual income from which is not
less than 5000. He Is also possessed OF
crease to 900 trees during the next season The
people III his settlement are doing well, and he has
acquired SO much influence among The natives that
without being Chief or on officer OF any Kind, they
call the place Saul Hil's half iown.
SAUL HILLS ARCADIA
TINS section Of the country Is described az rising
abruptly from MOnrov!a, forming the second plateau
al The range Of hills which from the Ia
the Interior Ync climate s said DO salubrous aud
temperate, and above all TO be free from the Of
tho belt nearer tho coast. me temperature Is
recorded as seldom averaging over eighty threc dc.
grccs, seldom ,ching ninety degrees The soil
Is fertile apd well anurcd and Is capable OF producing
abundant crops OF coffee, grains OF all kinds. ru,ts
aud vegetables OF noarly Ali varieties Tho Fxodus
Association soon after their organx ltion, sent In
petition ior grant y land 70 The
and granted. Each head OF u family will DO eptilied
o grant oil twenty-hvo acrer, with the privilege
TO occupy as much more as he pcases a cost oil nifty
GOING our UNDER GOOD rnorEcrIoy
Tie emiarants will leave mere under tho guidance
and protection OF George Curtis ono OF inc
OF the movement; Samuel Galiard. ex-senator IRON
Charleston county Clement Irons. coiored mechanic
ability aud means; the Rev j. FlcSicr,
and others Clement Irons Will take out with
hin, machinery ana tools anu i'm p,cmcpts valued AZ
$4,000. Others Of tho cinigrants will take ma
chiIeFy in iicr quantics and NIL supplied with
necessary farming implements and household uteusil
.l.rroA fnr ffssrS
with him provisions enough to last HIN three
months after he has reached the settlement native
AficanNtl 90 on With the party and guido them TO
tho settlement anu act as Interpreter between thom
and the natives. lilo Is an inteliireDt young negro,
better than many OF our island negroes.
share OF stock In the company entities tho holder
to psssago Ia the vessel. The faro the adult
passengers who DO not hold shares. Is stecrAss $751;
catiu sos.
The foregoing is q complete history OF the origin,
progress scope and prospects OF tho Liberia enx,dus
READY TO srAxr
Every thing 10 now ieldy Tor the departure OF tho
AzoE The captain expects TO reach Monrovia IN
twenty i've days, aud thinks nc will return imme.
dateIy 10 Charleston, making tho round trip 10 sixty
days. IL cargo oil fruit can DO obtained the Eel
may be detained for week or ten days At Monrovs.
THE AzoE AND CARGO
clnper eu,, craft, panci black With psrs"x w",'
ubd TO limo running around her, aud three iaper,ng
masts ris ng rom ncr deck. with the sails snusiy
iurico. Everything about her looks new aud cioan
Shc has bccn carefully fitted up for tho 10
which she rs beng put. Down IA the hold, sixieen
iect deep IRON the deck limo piied hogs
heads, barress and boxes OF provisions. Underneath
the moor on which these stand has been carefully
packod tho Iron and stone ballast, dolugcd with
lime wash. All oil tho provisions IL a room
In which arc hcapcd up dozsns Of chcapiy
made trunks boxes aud bcdcotbing scribcd IN IN.
cootn chifoxraphy with the owners names and adj.
dresses. In three different places tanks,
arranged that taxing the wafer out VIII not disturb
the vessels trim. they contain 1000 gallons Of
fresh There are provisions enough last
crew and passengers Tor scvcn months.
PAsskSoEE ACCOM- CATIONS.
Over the hold Is the man room Tor tho sIcernge
passengers. running ycfy nearly tho length Of tho
snip. On each s,io ranged tho broad, square
bcrhs Ia two ticr sixtyiour Ia number, beng
eet by xix ieci ami capable OF holding persons
comfortably Besides these there ak larger berths
capable vi accommodating four persons zach 30
tween tho bottoms OF the bertns and tho noor u a
space OF about Two feet, and there ID about
space between tho per ana lover bertns the upper
ONES being nearly on a level with tho portnoivs,
and bong n nIvrtsUlc distance below toe ceiling
tho upper deck There Va psssageway Of from
t~cIvo to SIX fcct between the Tho cn.igrants
Will frrnish their own bedding. Ffesn AR
Will DO furnished horo by tho portfolios ihrco
patent vcptiIators aud three large windsails
These precautions insure n constant curront