New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-13

eight children VII" were In state of dep0IaDe de'ttn-
ton They mad with other emigrants to Liberia to
live but becoming dissatisfied they we've sent back to
their former home, in OgIeu-burg, North Carolina.
week after the arrival OF the Liberia the Jilowin.
letter was received by THE TRIBUNE:
THE ANNE WALSH MEMORIAL SCHOOL,
FRErrowN SIERRA LEoNE. VI .rch ~, lss3.
TO the Ldttor Of me TrtbHnr:
have Just read an article IN sierra leone paper
headed Inc People of Liberia from TIE Ntw-lohh
TRIBUNE. which gives the substance %! an interview
reporter on saturday last the lOth. tnr bark Liberia
sailed from this place for New York There were on
Linrrif most Of whom were women Dnd children who
from America about twelve months ago The nus
bands and fathers have Remained behind. not being
able to raise sufficient money To 20 al this the they
Will follow aN aoon aS they can procure passage went
and the wIcche'ne,s and misery that met my e. are
send rrportcf on board The Liberia when she arrives
New York. and get tnat side OF the story. The dpcua
tied Liberia sgcrai times. and have been luainted
with the working OF tl-> here Tor the a, thlIy Years
and can say from act,. observation Una, tle n
the prosperity and happiness OF the ci-iantS VINO
come here nom America are rs far q, possible removed
fr1In The truth rherc are a few who have been success
FIJI aud accumulated property. but the great majority
seems 20 be to get back 10 America The poor cOoIcd
people OF America far better OF where they are.
They had better submit to all the di-ad anlges OF their
situation than be Sent here by the Colonization oOrey
Yours very truly -. W. BURTON
TALK WITH 4 rIBERIAN sCHOOL-rEACHrR.
The Rev ". t. SchieblJ, OF the Amer can Missionary
association spoke highly TEIBr NJ reporter Of the
character Of the writer of the letter. the Row ID. W.
Burton He said that hc man whose veracity
could be relied on. and whose experience would enable
him to speak with authority on the subject Yates &
Poreried. the agents OF the line between Ncw-iOrk
and Liberia placed little value on any Information OBJ
tanned from these ColOrcd clnlgwns who had returned,
saving they were an Ignorant aIS SET and M not
know their own minds They referred to ON OF the
cuu passengers % I'll vessel on the same IMP ADcit
lad come 10 the United states for several months. and
VINO was staying boarding house ar No. % West
Twenty >iXthSt lie l>a ful-bloodrd negro. WHO went
fn Liberia from the United States Wheu small enid,
and who lived there since then. lie has received
thorough education in TIE college established there by
Boston phanthrup-~, ana l. nov the principal oi me
Alexander High school, the second educational mrttu-
ton in rank IN Liberia. He an Intelligent co.orel
man, apparently OF Eo't Hl'tilmcn', ai 'it'a !" niS
conclusions Iii, speech Is that of the Ho,tonhn ana
addition his work teacher hc has small farm
which he cultlvatcs In talking with the reporter he
from Liberia. obtained their history anl written down
some notes OF their statements lie Is also acquainted
agree with Mr. Burton he sad. IN what he SAYS
about Liberia not being the place Tor the poor colorel
any Of our race here. where they rioy Somany pr 'ss
should think OF cmisritng To Liberia merely to orttcr
are tuig prepared 10 labor the intelligence and eN
PriGT' re 1I at home Trc Is "a" cd in fA5cTia Tor
the lokcr grades OF Labor II has plenty "l those WDk
and hand. and who are willing 10 undergo temporary
prlyntlonS. Inconvenience and hard>hlp> Ihry arc
SIRE To successful. but the ant and the delicate VIII
die by the way.
Now viii tell you Of these poor creatures who re-
turned on the Liberia and who must have died but Tor
the kind attention OF captain Peterson There were
three women and eight children. three OF the later
-uckng-. and all of them IN such pltHhe state mat
felt very deeply them. The children were almost
naked the clothes OF the women were rotten ana thelr
bodies were covered with sores from nca bites. from
what learned Of them. they were me save al one
time of "A Ms. Phitcr o. NOrth carolina; they lvcd
with her and she had cared for them AFTER they were
freed: She had furnished the mean, for their passage TO
Liberia and then paid their gay back finding that they
uld NOT ,ub,i.t there. They lad never cared FOR hc-
s,lvrs and wee dirty and .ONeuly Only one of them
had a husband. aud the woman sad that ne would nave
come back. il money had been furnished him. lie had
work and -uppOSc doing aS well as a man Of hls
class can expect do. There are very few cuigants
who 90 IA Liberia who return; most of them get dccus
famed to the work and are able if intelligent 10 make
good living There Others OF the poor unfortunate
sot who should never have gone. aud would return,
have no doubt II they oOuid thiuk the Colonization
Soirty understand this better now. and though the
jeration is increasing its character Is better"