The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-25

Cape inland, extending about hall scross tabout
half msl on Tho side opposite 10 which We landed
The town stops dowr in The woods somewhere We
learned ashore, much to relief, that having some
ten days notice OF the arrival OF the emgrauts
mad made arrangements 10 receive them. ! will say
Tor the Monrovia1s that they seem 10 nave aciveiy
AIDED the government 10 TINS matter 50 more Wy
The mercy oi Providence than by good nianagement
on The part OF the ASSOCIATION The emlgrants were
assured OF a shelter, for ums at least mis-
was especially welcome. as tho rainy season
has Just In. II these poor people
had been left to the tender mercies OF the managers
IN Charleston they would have arrived Eere unan-
Dounced, unexpected and unprovided for and many
OF Them without means, and their CONDITION would
have been deplorabic indeed. when We returned
TO the Azor we were OF course eagerly Piled
with questions, The kindest possible answers
T., Maon were eoo isa' ia we had non
confess that in my own mind had grave mssivnss.
From what could see the land seemed any 'nips ou.
Canaan. In none OF the many houses that visited
In Liberia did hook worthy OF tho name except
the Bible. Ils literally true that with the exception
OF that and few school books, hymn book or two,
small medical library and couple OF those familiar
Sunday school novels, those cowardiy introducers OF
a very Few grains oi nabby morality IN an Inferior
sugar coating nabber sentiment and diluted sensa-
tion did not sec book or an apology Tor book or
10 have expended itself In photograph albums, of
which there are two or three or iour or
avs :" be isuna on eery par,0r 'ao o
mouths. really belive that mucn OF the wonderful
incr,ness OF The people proceeds from the utter LACK
ellcc tunl food. Monr0va, which is named after
exPresioent oil tho United States Monroe Is the cap
i,al OF the country, although Grand Bassn, which is
situated south OF 1t on the coast is said 10 greatly
surpass It IN tho amount Of business done. Each
county elects tour delegates 10 the National Leg
raso which elects three of tho latter The
Congress, or Legislature Is therefore, composed
OF sixteen representatives, and nine senators.
lower house elects It's chairman. Every head OF
family is gwen by the government twentydve ncrcs
any unailotted lands. Only property holders can
vote, after taking the oath OF allegiance There IL no
prescribed term OF residence before becoming voter
No white man can hold properly, and mat race
therefore which is practical satire on
the universal suffrage dogma TO which mo American
especially devoted.
Up to this time Mr.. Williams mad heard nothing
which gave promise OF success and comfort to the
new smigrants, but GU going back 20 the bark after
breakfast he met a strange colored man, with
whom he entered into conversation. He had, he
said, come out from IynchOurg, Va, just after the
war In answer TO my Inquiries he expressed him.
In some years no sa,a no mado irsm
ssoo to 5000 clear d W., WAS mSra p'asso
was q man, who, IRON his own accounts. had come
out with little capital. and generally very much
smiga,ou, and yet achieved a competence and at
tained the high road 10 wealth. was inexpressbiy
grauAso and relieved One more question -
s.what Is your occupation?" asked.
..An undertaken WAS tho cheerful response.
sake cu. II is an actual ooOurrenca That day Tho
smigrans began to discmbark 10 large rowboats fur
nished by the government. Each iamny generally
took with it its immediate personal Effects such as
bedding, &c. Most OF them nrrayed themselves IN
their SUNDAY best TO 90 ashore in although tow ad-
hered TO the somewhat dilapidated and frequently un-
cIeanly haoiliments in which they had maze The
voyage.
whatever else may be said of the Monrovians they
certainly displayed great kindness ~ the strangers
VINO were in many instances utterly destitute OF pro-
vs,ons sending them cooked meals ana decacies Tor
The SICK Nbcraly and 0ntuuous!v In this way only
was suffering avoided. Under these conditions, and
n,turan md nm M
OF, and many wore entirely without funds.
itwill be seen that they ran a great risk Of being
visions and fitted Tor struggle with the difficulties
Of q strange country.it would be hard to imagine
the UPS notes. stock and receipts the Of steainshp
company, which are not worth their paper here
when last s,vae se UorK which mere e Gosh
less delays In transportation wus spun out over
a weeks time, It was found that there were barely
three weeks provisions around Every passenger OF
the Azor had paid besides Is her passage money Tor
provisions for months voyage and six months pro-
visions after their arrival here Alter forty-two
days. tourney with the repenishing at Sierra Leone,
there barely three weeks scanty provisions lef
Holmes turned ovor 70 them and the stores belonging
TO those put ashore In Charleston
CHARGE OF FRAUD.
There has besn foul play somewh here The money
that these people paid 10 buy food with, for which
they have receipts generally signed by the Rev B. r.
Porter, has been misappropriatcd In fact II has
been a,flcult TO conceive what mas been done with
the iunds which seem 10 have been wrung from them
this rs showing tho modus operandi:-ln look
anly over from sn' Baes. oo S o"o Of
lowing receip. s:-Mitcbeil Williams (ieceascd)-Pro
sS sso I 90 seo
$3.50; due bin. 81, Due bin. $40; stock, $40
has the stock. the dry goods. about SIS
worth OF pro Visions and the papers. There
no sign Of any gristmiiL THIS Is but a fair sample
paid receipts for 81 AL 65 10 cash for the
bringing over OF ihrtysix persons, many being chill
dren, aud would DO In a starving condition bad they
net some other little means. The steamship" COM
people, having actually started some Of them OF Ia q
pen niless condition. 1his with criminal neglect
which allowed the emigrants TO come over at the be-
ginning OF the rainy season, tor all they knew unan
Irounced, without physician or shelter, makes tho
matter look very black II savers strongly OF crimi
nal ropriation Of funds ana breach Of trust or
welfare oil band Of holplcss people who
relied them, by the officers OF
the steamship company. Many OF tho buildings oc-
cupicd by the passengers wore dwellings hich had
nifty boon long vacant and had become ieaky,
exposing the emigrants to the rain, which IN this
season pours down almost avery day. After tho first
day or two however, the roofs wsro patched up SO w.
rem Thorn toerabIy water tient. The health Of
IN of the sick began to improve as soon ms they
got roE the rolling and confinement OF thc ship
The total number Of deaths up 10 the time OF reach
lag Nonrovia was twenty nine.
PROSPECTS, OF THE EMiGRASTs.
The remainder OF tho letter is iull OF iacts hgures
and sketches 1t gives account OF voyage up tho
ST, Paui's River, during which the soil and people,
The produc ions and tho resources of the interior
were carefully ex imined; OF visit 10 and interview
with the President, and OF the progress, situation
an. % Of the the smsran
IL not enviaple. They arc dependent on tho charity
Of the Lberans, and will not DO able TO leave TOR
lheir now settlement at Bapora for about month.
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