The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-08

copies of the London papers, but Amer.
ica seemed almost entifely represented
by the Washington Republican, the To-
ledo Blade, and the Ne,us and Courier,
which proves that some other things be-
sides poverty make strange bed-fellows.
We learned ashore, much to our relief,
that having scme ten days notice Of the
arrival Of the emigrants through the
newspapers, the Libefiah government
had made arrangements to receive them.
/ will say for the Monrovians that they
seem to have actively aided the govern
ment in this matter. So, more by the
mercy of Providence than good manage
ment on the part of the L. f. A. the emf
grants were
ASSURED OF A shEiTER
for a time at least. This was especially
welcome rs the tainey season has just
set ii. IF These poor people had been
left to the tender mercies of the mana
gers in Charleston, they would have ar.
rived here unannounced, unexpected
and unprayided for, and many of them
without means, and their condition would
have been deplorable indeed. When we
returned to the Azor we were, of course,
eagerly piled with questions, the kindes.
possible answers to which were that I'VE
had as yet seen nothing, and judge Of
nothing. I confess that in my,o%h mind !
had grave misgivings. From what L
could see, the land seemed anything but
a Canaan. George Curtis had also gone
ashore, and returned with glowing ac.
counts of the feed he had had. Before
he went he had set on foot
a PLOT
to hamper and injure the L. E. A., by
whom be was sent out. He, ex. .Senatof
Gaillard, Clement Irons, Rev. S. T. Fleg!
ler and jackson Clark had been appoints
ed board of commissioners to attend
to all the affairs of the steamship COM
pany and its emigrations oh this side:
The ex-senator was elected chairman OF
the board, and on arrival here Curtis,
who had anticipated the craftsmanship,
seeded, aid formed O new board among
the steerage passengers, of which he had
himself elected chirman. Fastening
ashore, he announced himself as the
head Of the immigration by virtue of his
chairmanship, and Oh the strength of his
suppositions official capacity was invite
to sundry "feeds," and regaled upon the
fat of the lamb. He went ashore again
before night, with his wife. Before tax
ing the reader ashore again, will give
some general information regarding this
NEW GLAND OF PROMISE"
Liberia lies on the west cost of Africa
between the 4th and 7th parallels of lati-
tude, and the 9TH and 18th meridians of
longitude. Her territory runs along the
coast for about 600 miles, at depth
varying from As to 100 miles, the land
having been generally acquired by pur-
chase from the natives. The inhabitants
consist of colored immigrats from Ameri-
ca and their descendants, variously esti-
mated in number from 5000 to 10000,
there being no reliable census. From
the best Information l can get, am in
clined to think that they number from
10000 to $4,000, and that they have
about held their own with probably Il
very slight increase. Besides these there
are few native Africans taken from
captured slaveships and brought here
uncivilized detachments of various native
tribes, number of civilized and semi.
civilized natives scattered about among
the Americo-Liberians, and about do
zen white men, generally traders. The
Government is called a Republic, and is
in its general feature, about in the form
of our State Governments, there being q
president, vice-president, secretary ofState
ditto of lhe treasury, encouragement,
comptroller and auditor. These officers
com pose the Cabinet, like our National
one. The Republic is divided into four
counties--Montserrado, of which Monro-
via is the capital; Grand Bassa, of which
Buchanan is the capital; Since, of which
Greenville is the capital, and Maryland,
of which Harper is the capital-each
having its own local government. The
towns are governed by municipal,officers,
Just as ours are. Monrovia, which is
named after ex-president of the United
States Monroe, is the capital of the
country, although Grand Bassa, which is
situated south of it on the coast,
is said to greatly surpass it in the amount
of business done. Each county elects
four delegates to the National Legisla-
ture, and two senators, except Montserra-
do. which elects three of the latter.
The Congress or Legislature is,
therefore, composed of sixteen re-
presentatives and nine senators. The
Vice President presides over the Senate,
and the lower house elects its own chair
man. Every head Of family is given
by the Government twenty-five acres OF
land, snd each male adult ten acres,
selected from any unallotted lands. O'i-
ly property holders can cote, after taking
the oath of allegiance. There is no pres
cribed term of residence before becoming
voter. No whitc man can holt property,
and that race is, therefore, disfranchisecl,
which is q practical satire on the univeE-
sal suffrage dogma to which the Ameri,
can negro and his particular friends have
ever been so especially devoted. Early
on the day next after our arrival, June 4,
THE TwENTY-THIRD DEATH
occurred, being that of an infant child Of
Caesar White, of Edgefeld County, S. G,
Later on, during the day, child of Rufus
Clark, of Clarendon, which had been
born and had lost its mother on the pas
sage, died. The death was not announc-
ed to the captain, the relatives taking
the body ashore with them, with The
face concealed. This brought the total
number of deaths aboard to twenty-four,
Going on deck after breakfast that
morning, 1 met strange colored man
with whom l entered into conversation.
He had, he said, come out from Lynch
burg, Va, just after the war. In answer
to my inquiries, he expressed himself as
being delighted with the country. In
some years, he said, he made from 81 500
to $4,000 clear. 1 was much pleased, be,
ing interested iu the fate of the emf,
grants. Here was man, who, from his
own accounts, had come out with little
or no capital, and generally very much
in the condition of the components of the
present emigration, and yet achieved
competence and attained the high road
to wealth. l was inexpressibly gratihed