Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-01-29
Saint Maru's Beacon
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Parties having Real or Personal Proper
ty for sale can obtain descriptive hand bills
neatly executedand ~ City Prices
RICHES IN THE CONGO.
ADVANTAGES or THE FREE STATE
AND IT'S RESOURCES

N~S 10 nESOOHCeS
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e1oA saA"er'ean Nssr"es--Tise coantry
oaers Many Oppo<tanisies fow Amasa-
ing wsafsh-sdiews wsaid sanrsr.
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oppu. soni1ae<z zzHS are there Tor him. and
tne uesesopment OF that country.
II am familiarS he said, with tho
fact that SENATOR Butler. Of South Caro-
lima. made n propox;tion IA the ryr;taa
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Wnas aornntages wQut0 nccH 20
the negroes II they shou1d c1il to
that country In laxKe numbcR3
"The advantages wonld b 1n@ssy.
Inere Is any amount Of land - l>e hsd
Ior tne asking; the laws are fafoz1ble
ana calculated 70 promcfe happlness and
content' the clmate Tor tho negroes =
comparatively healthy: the soil - fert1Io
ana the country new, so that the slight
est CULTIVATION cannot tail TO be followed
Dy tne most gratifying results. In these
iacts ne tine advantages that would fol-
low ior the emigrating negroes. Value
as tne same time must be given to the
tac. tnat they womb become residents
oa tneir hauSe land Whites-that Is,
tne Caucasian race-cannot coionize the
Soneo free state. -,
"n.e man whiie hving I'm the
congo vaiiey tnree years would expend
zen years Oh sitaity ana tine white wom-
~, cou'u no, retain neaitn. Inc result
ol TINS wouia % cniidren OF puny frames
ana inferior inteiiigcnce. Ii would have
sne enect OF forever keeping the Congo
rree state IN a condition OF inconse-
yu.nce yw.aI alhons the NATIONS Oh tne world:
-. .:..-v. ~ ~ 'no naJority OF
ns o'11ensl.p ~ woula' witn proper en-
ooulaseinen.. MAKE remarkaoie develop
naens anu III 'iine oecoine agreat nation
FORWARD OR BACKWARD.
lis there any possibility, il tho Ameri-
can negro should go to Africa, that no
would, because OF contact with the saw
ages, retrograde from a condition OF
civliizaton; or. on tho contrary, would
his presence there have q beneficial in
huence upon tho growth OF civiliz lion
among the natives%
THAT Is very difficult 10 answer. The
laws Of the Congo Free State have been
made with the thought Of having civil
izing effect upon the savages. II the
civilized blacks going into that country
were developed morally. it is safe TO say
that their contact with the savages'
would De happy. III, on tho contrary,
tney were OF degraded character, it
would follow that they would deterior-
ate. practice poiygamy, ETC.
"nat obstacles would they have to
overcome before they would become
'n.,sins coioniss!
o very great oostacies would pre-
sent 'seinseises' oneep' goats and cattle
az W p.onIc sfowIn' ana tne rivers
,..e..,s % ".sn n., nsu' auu " 10 success,ui u
. vn.y .eSo ..ias aiio coioniss snouid
S 49," .,i"s Aino VI expression ', Oh INDUSTRY
SAs ee'eIses success Inc einigrant
snouiu fennslhDer' tnough, tnat ne ls
so'ns 70 land wnere desirable results
arc W C secured only atter toii' and
1na,, wn,ie nature Is lavish In her gifts.
sus s.,. oIe.,u 10. ~ouia nave 70 oe earned hter-
"y 3u,. Win 'ae swea'' OF .ne Drow.
mouiu Iney nave any snare In the
conouct OF government, the making and
Ine executing OF laws etc, or would the
WHITES attempt 10 dominate themr
AT present the congo Free states
government Is entlrciy In the hands OF
'ne WINES Out IN my opimoh' think IL
any DiacK man proved ms capacity he
~ouid receive AL tnat any could expect.
SoVerhor 1anson nad Lagos negro as
ms secretary ana ne was an able man.
ne enjoyed much power in the colony.
NO, IL would only be o question OF tho
Dest maternal.
OPPORTUNITIES.
Would you advise the American ne
groes to 90 to the Congo Free State? In
fact would you advise them 10 emigrate
TO any part of African"
This is a most delicate matter.
cannot advise the American negroes TO
60 to the Congo Free State; it is q case
where every individual must decide for
himself. They should, however, not
jump into something about which they
have not Been thoroughly advised. They
should not forget that as colonists in the
new country Of Congo land they would
not be settling down to repose in n bed
OF roses."'
"Do you think that commercial cor
respondence between this country and
the Congo il a possibilityY
ayes; the lethargy of American mer-