St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-23
AFRICAN CONCENTRATIONS.

The old Colonization Society is still alive.
It held its sixty-eighth anniversary in the
city of Washington, on Saturday last, Janu-
AIRY 18th. 1t was organized, confessedly, as
an antidote for slavery, but as such 1t was
only a humbug. Shareholders were mem
bers of the society, and Henry Clay was al
one time its President.
1t was designed by Shareholders to get rid
Of free negroes and as safety-vave TO draw
off direct opposition to slavery. and 1t served
that purpose till the anti slavery discussion
arose and developed its true character. Il
then fell into dsrepute and inactivity. Since
emancipation il seems to have been revived,
and an occasional ship with a cargo OF
emigrants from America has been sent to
Liberia, the dupes of the society, exposed to
death from the malarial diseases of that
country. The Rev. Mr.. Garland, the promi-
nent colored minister of New York,
was sent as Consul General to Liberia
by President Garfield, and died in
few months after his arrival
falling a victim to its unhealthy climate
The society is now INDUCING in the chimer-
Zeal project Of establishing line Of steam
ships and transporting from America a mil
lion or more colored emig-ants to bear a
share in cyilizing the uncivilized 200, 900, 900
of the barbaric population of the dark con-
tinent.
The Washington Star is enthusiastic in its
advocacy Of the schemes Of this old society,
founded in 1917. and states some
Int TIN, In nasfinn with
1t, but INDUCES also In fanciful,
if not fantastic dreams of American emf
grafton TO Liberia. The south would be glad
to send all It's colored population to Africa
we're it practicable. few, and only COM
parative few will go from time 10 time, and
the natural increase will be thousand per
cent. greater than the emigration. But let
the Star speak for Itself; 1t says:
The international Congo conference at Berlin,
presided over by Prince Bismarck. in which the
United States took prominent part, proves the
great desire OF European nations for African
posse sions colonization and commerce. They
all recognized that colonization Is the regenera-
ton OF the earth, OF which America Is the most
Lldstrious example, which they now wish 10
emulate In Africa. But 1t should be distinctly
noted that while European emigrants cannot live
States holds a commanding advantage in having
1900, 900 African black men precisely adapted TO
these hot molarial regions, OF whom IL is asserted
at least 1000, goo are now anxious TO return 10
the homes OF their forefathers, IL they had the
means, which many OF them will soon have, to.
gether with greater facilities for emigration by
steam.
Liberia Is the largest and most successful
colony OF blacks in Africa, but needs many more
co!onists and capitalists to develop and extend
It's rich resources of tropical products.
both OF which our country possesses
In abundance. IL has been truly
called the ''open door, through which TO colo
nize, civilize. chrIstianze and commercialize the
equatorial regions OF the vast African continent
Soudan to the east, on territory about the size
OF the United States. has full so 0O0, 900 people,
with cities Of from 10, 900 TO l25, 900 inhabitants,
having an excellent agriculture, vast focks aud
herds. some coarse manufactures, and Is far bet
ter civilized than The Congo region. To open up
this region, a steamship line Is needed to carry
ont thousands OF 'colored emigrants yearly, aud q
road from Liberia 10 the rich and popuous int.
rior OF the Niger and Congo valleys. ultimately
10 cross the entire continent 10 the Nile and the
Red sea. IL Is argued that nowhere could oui
surplus capital be better employed to increase
our depressed commerce and furnish an abund-
ant market for our enormous and constantly In
crrasng surplus manufactures, than In penetra.
ting the rich trol al regions OF Africa, with
their 20O, ZOO, 900 half civilized people, wanting
nearly all kinds Of manufactures.