The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-10-09
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Rose Hued View of Their Prospects
Education and Government

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Education and Government
Washington Cor. Cincinnati Times-Star.l
bere is just as great an anxiety among
,'uiored 10 jple to 20 to Liberia as there
sV-r was" said Mr.. Coppinger, the secre
nry of the African Colonization society and
& L b.rian c,nSul to the United States. as
h. in his rooms talking to q CORES
lnt,.'rt
- many people has Liberia now, Mr..
t"ppng'r 'rf'
Lat is pretty hard to answer. for the
ou rlaries Of Liberia are not well de fined
IA tie Interior. 1t stretches along the
.ua<t s"ine so mile, and far back into the
interior. and includes In its territory good
many Of the native tribes there"
"How do these natives conduct themselves
towards the Liberinns and their habits OF
civilizationr
"In a manner highly satisfactory. Those
WHO are brought into contact with them see
the advantages Of civilization and educa-
tion, and are quite willing and In many
cases anxious to take advantage of the op-
purtunity t. adopt these customs. Some Of
the chiefs Of the tribes in and near Liberia
are encouraging their people to adopt the
Gust ms of civilized life. and are sendins Z
their children to the schools in Liberia"
"There are schools there thenP
@Oh, yes, and good ones. The general
system of government there is based upon
that Of this country, and the schools are
COOL There are higher institutions OF
learning. the most imp Jrtant among them
being the college, over which the Rev. Ed
ward Blyden preiies. He Is q native Of St
Thomas, Of pure negro blood, and the mo t
educated colorel man living. He was
partly educated In his native island, and
came here to complete his education, but
finding difficulties and prejudices to en-
counter, went TO Europe, where he attended
the best institutions of learning. Ho Is q
fine scholar, fine orator and an able man"
"How many colorsd people have been sent
from this country to Lberiap
1About 1900. most Of them natives Of
this country. Besides these there are some
5000 natives Of Africa who are sent
there from captured slave vessels dur
ing slavery days, SO that there have
been over 90 001 sent there in all or
course, these have multiplied, so that
there are many more than this number
there now, counting the descendants Of
those sent from here They have all the
institutions Of civilization and good govern
ment, their congress, cabinet courts and
supreme court cities municipal govern
ments, police, business facilities. etc, so that
those who 60 there now do not 90 to the
new and uncomfortable surroundings that
characterize the earlier days Of Liberia"
The Noted MarteiIo Towers.
tsan Francisco Chronclel
Travellers on the IRISH and English coasts
must have noticed succession Of round
towers in open and exposed positions that
attract good deal oil attention These are
the celeb ated Martsilo towers that were
erected toward the close OF the last century,
and were deemed a one Of the chief de-
fenses in defeating an invasion by French
forces About q century since the duke Of
Richmond had just returned from the Med
itterranean, where he had witnessed the
bombardment OF little town on the shores
Of Corsica by well-equipped feet. The
cannon were Of heavy caliber. but the pro-
jectiles could make no impression on little
circular fort built OF stone, which stood tri-
umphantly . constant fire. These were mot
the days Of rified cannon. z
Ths duke made note Of the circum-
stance, and when model had to be adopted
suggested the fort which had done such serv-
Ice in the siege Of Martello The town
seems now TO be forgotten, but the name Of
IL In . corrupted form has, at least, got q
foothold In the English language, and may
puzzle an etymoloxist Of the future, as In
deed the towers themselves-if few should
survive the lapse Of csnturiss--may con-
found the Pickwicks Of a coming day. 1t is
now proposed to destroy these building and
erect in their places small iron forts in the
form Of . snail's SHE'LL that will form diff
cult target 10 the best rifisd cannon shots at
even short range.