The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-15
LIGHT AND SHADE IN LIBERIA.
MoNRovIA, LIBERIA, June 4
vast Natural inches and a slif,ie.s peopll,
CbnepOndence .MeGa and Courier.

M0HR0VIA,. LIBERIA, June. IL.
In my last letter, I describcl tbA land.
ing of the emigrants and che appearance
of Monrovia. On Friday, June z, two
days after the Decentralization, d meeting
of welcome was held in the dilapidated
Temple of Justice, already mentioned.
About seyenty-fre of the toWnspeople,
and fair sprinkling of those 70. be well
coined, were present. Capt. Holmes,
Rev. r. J. kellogg, the newly arrived
superintendent Of che Monroyian High
School, aEd !, the only representatives Of
the Anglo-Saxon present, sat in q row
| like three white crows, the color OF the
assemblage shading of from ou- white
skins through octoroop, quadroon and
various other "roons" to the pure ebony.
The component parts thereof were gen.
orally about as we'll dressed, and gave
promise of about as much intelligence. as
q similar gathering Of The. dear people ia
America. The mayor of the town (blacsl
presided, sitting behind the Judges desk.
The secretary 7,;ght) read tn, proceed.
ings of the prS.1ous town meeting, and
Rev. A. G. Pittman, a black man, was
introduced as
TILE ORATOR OF THE OCCASION.
He spoke well, correctly anu fluently,
and without the superinity &c language
and gesture common with she colcred
|speaker. He said that not only Monro.
via, not only Liberia, but the entire con.
tinent OF Africa was to-day stretching
out hand TO welcome these arrivals
He rejoiced with his whole heart to see
these times, when in spite of all opposi.
sion light and intelligence were coming
an. He was glad to see &c many indiyid.
uals voluntarily seeking. their fatherland
He bid the immigrants and their friends
"a hearty welcome ~ They were greeted
as brethren and friends. They were
welcomed as individuals willing to contri-
butte each his quota towaryip snataining
the principles laid down by the fathers.
It remained TO them all, he said, to prove
whether they were true to the times.
The black race had its chance then and
there. They. could cot plead hereafter
that they had not had the same chances
las other men. Further on, he remarked
that Liberals friends had done her great
harm byipainting her in too bright col
|ors. Then he went on to say that Liberia
afforded a refuge and asylum from degra-
|dation and oppression. When Liberians
welcomed their brethren it was because
they expected them by individual and
United effort 20 assist; in the elevation IF
their race, by elevating themt Ives by
honest labor. If they had Other ideas.
they had better stay and die in America.
D Applause. Their mission was to stamp
ION the worlds history that black men
were men. Applause.] The oolored
people were q religious people, and he
welcomed them TO help in building IN
|the Church of God. Liberia was the ).
Open DOOR TO HEATHEN AFRICA.
|and mol ,pr work than her people had
|oeiore IT, M was never given to man.
They were the lump; Of leayen which,
with Gods help, would leayen the whole.
Men were. wanted, he continued. VINO
would work. They were not wanted for
presidents and legislators. [Great ap-
|plause-particnlarly. among the office
holders. Men were wanted who would
and could acorkl He was glad to see 80
many working men. They were the
kind wanted. Then, he said, if this
|eftort ysas To succeed, there must bs har-
|mony Rad peace. There should not and
would not be factions. A very palpable
init at the Communicate Curtis who eat OF:
the platform. He, the speaker, was a
pure African. None Of his ancestors had
ever been to America. [Laughter.1 He
|feit entitled therefore TO reiterate that
Africa, as we'll as Liberia, cordially vel
coined the brethren. A preamble end
was then presented and adop,
ted declaring that, whereas the bark Azor
containing the first company of those
voluntarily fleeing stsocial ostracism and
political oppression,D had arrived in port,
that the meeting sex !. 't.,s
HAILED THEIR ARRIVAL, IS
with pleasure, and gave them the right
hand OF fellowehip, welcoming them as
|ieilow-workers. Nobody had said any
thing TO George Cdrtis, but that pirate
appeared like jaok-in.the-box or o per-
|eeyering Banquo's ghost, and proceeded
10 speas, his remarks being largely deyo-
ted to biographical sketch Of himself.
he put his foot IN it, most beautifully
IN the first placa by announcing himself
las an Englishman, and therefore alover
OF liberty, as it in part of the Libsrian
creed to hate England and her people
with holy hatred. He then proceeded
to give sketch of the Exodus movement.
which the audience had previously read
IN the Neae5 and Courier. Gods hand was
evident in it, he said. It was nothing
short OF Q miracle. Tine people brought
lover were not seeking 70 sscap5 from
labor They knew that they would have
to labor: but every lick they struck here
would ,be for themselves, and
NOT FOR THE WHITE MAN
Apphuse.l They had come to elevate
|themsclves and their children, which thew
could not do sn the presence Of the mas
ter rece. They desired to be where they
could assert theiFs manhood. They had
brought two hundred and odd working
people to develop the resources of the
country, and would bring thonsands d moro ore
NOT only of iaborera, but Of ekilled la.
|oofers-men whose masters Lad laugh!
them trades to make them profitable ser.
wants. Those were the jewels they had
drought out OF Egypt. IApplausej Ihe
Whit9 men took good cara that no more
negroes should learn trades and riechan.
ics, but, thank God, they couldn't take
them away from those who had already
acquired them. He, the speaker, did moi
nate the white race. There wers good aE
well as bad white men, The white men
Gould have crnshed this movement in liz
infancy had they chosen, but they re.
trained. Tie thanked them fog that
!he white man in the South at present
occupied is
9sE&E lphafTrn II tslfs III xAIT.Rg ~. +
He was degraded by his Office, which
Kept him constantly In contact with Z
|subject race, which ne had to keep down
Ihis movement would render him q great
service. Itwould leave him to be & no
lmogeneogs race. Then CARTS revealed
the blood in nls eye. He said that b
huu ioltlJ lIJ . i555sI Itfsi Nj . q. :.
| were those who had eaid taat no chiokts,i