The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-02
OFF TO LIBERIA.

| THE COLoRED EMrGRANTS WHO ARE TO LEAVE
THIS PORT FOR SOUTH AFRICA TO-DAY.
The Old Dominion line steamer Wyanoke, which
arrived night before last from Norfolk, Va, brought
to this port thIrty.sx colored emigrants who ara
bound TO Liberia. The bark Liberia, Captain l.. +.
Richardson. which has already made nine trips to til
South African Republic will sail this morning at ten
O'Clock with tho thirty-sx and some twenty others
who had previously reached this city by rail 10 their
new home. The secretary OF the American Colonial
ton Society," Mr. John circuit, received the omgrants
at pier No. 81 North River yesterday morning. and
they wero then transferred to tho Liberia. They
mostly stawart. sturdy negroes IN the prime OF lie.
many of them accompanied by their ''mammys" and
piccaninnes Most Of them bcong TO the agricultural
aud laboring class, and somo of them mechanics.
Nearly all had been slaves before the A tow
arc men of education. Sherwood Capps, a light
coIored teacher who preparing for the ministry
hibted certificate showing that he was a graduate
from tho Shaw University at Raleigh, N. G. Capps
petitoned Congress lately for national aid in the
OF colonlzng Liberia, asking 500 from tho national
treasury Tor each emgrant shipped to Africa IL Will
be remembered that General Garfield recently pre-
scnted the petition the House of Representatives
NOBLE WORK.
Caps, when asked how he felt at leaving his native
land for the African Republic sertontiously and
thusIaslicay replied, IL feel that could not DO en-
gagged In potter or nobler work wo folks 60 TO
Liberia to cvilizc and Chrstianzo the African
tinenL Now, suppose your ancestors hadn't come
here In years of yore, wouldn't tho bunalo still be
roaming over Manhattan Island? Wouldn't the coun-
try have still remained in the hands of lot OF
savagcs? Now, just as your ancestors como here to
away tho buffalo and plant civilization, SO We 90
drive away the Dushcow from Liberia aud build up
n great, Christian empire
Another teacher was A. NJ. Page educated at the
Fiskc University In Tennessee and samuel White OF
Okolonc, Mss Tue latter Is farmer, somewhat re-
movea from the grade OF lliterato coorea man.
There Will DO among the passengers Of the Liberia
Two colorca preachers, Rev. John and Ii. Dcputc,
brothers, who cmgratcd TO Liberia twenty our years
ugoin is53and ret urncd 10 this country months
ago on visit TO their old friends Thcy were quuc
GU husiaslic IN their descriptions OF Liberia,
whose climate and other advantages thoy pic
turcd forth IN glowing terms. The Oldest person
whose ieebleness would not prevent her accompanying
her family IN their long aud distant voyage. The
entrants spent their New Years on board tho bark
In making their una preparations Tor their departure
today, aud entertaining the various curious visitors
who went TO see them. They were whole neither
particularly oaied nor detected at the prospect Of be-
coming CIT zcns OF the Liberian Republic, although
the greater proportion Of the emigrants have been no
doubt impeled TO leave this country and seek
promising shores by the prevailing nard times.
coLoNiziSG LIBERIA
Tho Ioerias passengers are sent out by tho Amori.
Colonization Society," whose seat Is at Washington
Their funds are raiseu by voluntary subscriptions
Mr. Circuit says that the passage costs 500 per mead
one aud twelve. The emigrants will DO received ut
Monrovia the seaport aud capital by tue socety's
agent, ID. H. warner. formerly President OF the LII
berian republic and reelected Vice President Tor 1880
and 1881, and taken care OF at the expense OF the
society Tor SIX months after Their arrival Tho cost
about 800 per head, that tho present bachi
Of einigrants represents outlay OF nearly
$4,000 When questioned as to the reasons for taking
these coored people away from the fruitful, rich soil
OF the South, which Is generally represented as being
sadly need OF labor Mr. circuit said :-"All this
talk about tho want OF colorcd labor absurd know
that there Is excess Of IL, Tor have only lately
travelled the Southern States. Moreover, these
20 away rot only Ia search OF prosperity, but OF
tDat social equality which thcy can never find here.
This work oil coonizng Liberia ID giving nationality
10 race and Christian civilization to con inent.
While these colorod people here they must always
remain under tho whites, must they notY Well they
have their pride OF race just rs We have ours they
want their President ana thor own government. Let
mo toll you that Liberia has progressed Iurtnor ard
more rapidly than Plymouth or Connecticut did In tho
space Tine Just tnnK OF the immense Influence
Tor good which these thousands Of English spcaking