The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-12-01
THE NEWS FRoN LIBERIA.
int9Eview with tho Ex-cIerk OF tho E1o.
dus Association

intsEview with tho Ex-cIerh OF tho Ero.
dus Association
The Rev. II. h. Bouey, who is we'll
KNOWN in connection with the Liberan
exodus movement, is now in Charleston,
snI having come fresh from the Black
Republic, was called on yesterday by a
Reporter for the Nems and Courier with
view to get his ideas about Liberian
| emigration as we'll as some news from
tue ill.ated passengers of the bark
Azor.
Mr.. Bouey was found comfortably
housed at the residence of q colored friend
and fellow citizen at 8 Percy street. de
occupied the parlor floor, and upon he
Introduction Of the Reporter was found
seated amidst world of newspapers aud
written documents. The trophies from
"Afric's sunny fountains" were packed
away in huge dry goods box, which
occupied the best half Of the front piazza
of the residence. The object of lie visit
was stated, and the returned MISSIONARY
taking seat at the opposite end Of the
table from the Reporter at once entered
into recital Of his adventures in the
Black Republic.
sTAGNATION IN LIBERIA.
was sent to Liberia, lie said, rs a
missionary by the Baptist Educational
Missionary Sunday school Convention of
South Carolina. Leaving Charleston
March 18th, 1879, went to New York
and thence to Monrovia by steamer
via Liverpool, arriving Mt Mon.
rovia on the 9Th Of May. l found the
country presenting very dilapidated
appearance. rs has been stated already in
the News and Courier. The people SEEM
ed at loss to understand why the Re-
public made no progress on the road to
prosperity, and at once set myself to
investigate the cause of this seeming
etagnntion. After acquainting myself
with the history of the settlement, /
thought detected the cause of the fail.
ure i'll the fact that the settlers paid n
attention whatever to agriculture. The
population was essentially non. .produ-
cling one. Up to within fifteen years ago
the colony WIS supported almost entirely
by charities from the outside world, by
the lavish expenditure of mission funds,
aud equally lavish disbursements of the
funds of the Colonization Society. The
people learned to depend upon these re-
sources, and none of them felt themselves
driven to the soil for n support. Every
thing that they wanted was bought from
the stores, and little or nothing was pro.
duced. The continual drain soon pro-
duced a money famine. And only within
the past three or four years have they
realized the fact that they must look TO
agriculture rs their only hope for the
future.
Have you noticed any signs of i'm
provement in this respect?
Oh, yes. don't think that there is
now "a man around Monroyia who has
not acquired farm, and l am quite con.
fident that the outlook will improve.
would like to say that a good many ofthe
immigrants to Liberia make mistake
in not separating acclimatization from
the fever. You see they are two differ
ent things. Acclimnting will commence
Immediately upon arrival, and The new
conner should avoid taking the fever
while undergoing the process, because
the process is in itself sickening, and if
IL is aggravated by fever the case is very
nearly hopeless.
Well, but how can an immigrant
avoid taking the fever?
Oh very easily, with proper precau-'
tions. They should avoid the midday
sun, the night mir and the rain, and
by no means eat fruit. Even now,
hawever. the people are learning to treat
the fever more successfully.
You don't regard it rs a healthy coun-
try, then?
Well, it is probably AS healthy as the
general run of countries in the tropics.
but it has it's drawbacks. Strangers who
intend to settle in Liberia will find them
selves saicr ut the interior settlements
than at Monrovin, because of the man.
grove swamps and tidal muds which sn.-
round the capital.
Like the Potomac flats Mt Washington :?
Yes, they are very like them. These
flats around Nfonrovia extend four or five
mics opposite the city, and are very
fruitful of fevers. The settlements, too,
are rather sickly.