The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-28
FOR Liberia.

Captain Richardson, formerly of the
bark Liberia, which has for number Of
years transported colored emigrants from
the South to the Republic of Liberia,
was happy yesterday as he trod the
decks of his new bark, the Monroyia.
On board there were 36 steerage and 5
cabin passengers for Liberia The steer
age passengers were from the South,
and, although leaving their native land,
were going to what they consider the
native land of their race They are
sent out under the auspices of the
American Colonization Society.
On their arrival in Liberia the heads
of families are given deed to % acres
of land, and single men to deeds of 10
acres. Six months provisions are fur
nished by the Liberian government,
with farming tools. Artisans and me-
chanics are required to furnish the i'm
plements of their trade.
Among the cabin passengers yester-
day was the Attorney General of Libe-
TIA, VIM. NJ. Davis jet black African
of American descent, but evidently Of
the superior class. He had been citi-
zen of Liberia for 26 years, and is en-
thusiastic in his description of his
adopted country, its salubrious climate,
and productive soil. According to his
estimate there are nearly $4,000 colored
emigrants from the United States set
tied in Liberia and doing well as farm
ers and artisans.
The principal export of Liberia is
coffee, of which superior quality lis
raised. The bulk of this commodity
goes to England, which has gone ahead
of the United States in offering supe-
rior advantages for its expectation.
The government of the country is
modelled after that of the United States
with the exception that none but colored
persons are allowed to vote The At
| torney-General's idea is to make Liberia
the promised land Of the negro race.
The Monroyia sails to-day. Y Sun,
Dec. 3.
A LEvELrHEADED LovER-The New
Englander (of German biith) who has
| written the Castle Garden authorities to
select him a wife from among the for
eign ladies landing there, recalls the
palmy colonial days when cargoes of
maidens were brought to this country
for the express purpose of matrimony,
and when divorces were unheard Of.
There is doubtless at the home of the
applicant fair proportion of ladies of
manageable age and inclination and
equipped for the battle Of life with some
knowledge of Darwin and Spencer, o
vague admiration for Emerson's ESSAYS.
taste for bric-a-brac a tremulous accept
ance of the future and an assortment of
unpublished manuscripts, some of which
are in verse. The usual plan is to marry
one of these damsels, and then hurry to
Castle Garden for some one to take care
OF her, but the would-be swain Of Peter
boro knows trick worth two Of that.
He is not to be suspected of wanting a
mere drudge, for he distinctly specifies
that the lady should be able to appear
well in society, Still more level does
he appear when we read that the bride
should have numbered about thirty
years. Fastidious lovers may laugh at
| this honest fellows method and require
ments, but if every would-be husband
were to seek his bride among healthful
and Industrious daughters Of toll, choos-
| ing woman instead Of mere girl. and
trusting to her character, rather than
her superficial requirements to give her
a place in society, the average Of domes.
tic life would be purer and happier than
it is now.
/ A hn.o,,o fr.S~l L. -