The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-24
FACES TURNED WEST AGAIN.
SOME OF 1HE PILGRIMS ABANDON
THOUURTy or LIBERIA.

EOMh Of IhE kILonfMS hnANDVN
THOU0RTS OF LIBERIA.
The CoIonisation soeiety ~ Tor Haisise .
Mig iuad TO shIp Thes 20 Africa, bat
Coiored People Here start . sosnter
Movemcnt 60 Send Them Back Hone.
Two officers Of the American Colonization
society arrived here from Washington yester.
day morning to look after tho 25O negroes who
are stranded here on the way to Africa. They
decided that tho best thing to do would be to
raise enough money to transport the whole lot
70 Liberia. and they will can mass meeting.
-Four coored men connected with tho Parent
Home and Foreign Missionary Society Of tho
A. NJ. i. Church held q conference among
themselves, and decided that the best thing to
do with their unfortunate brethren would be
10 raise enough money to send them back to
whore they came from. II the American
Colonization Society gets up meeting to send
the wanderers to Africa. they will get up an.
other meeting to keep them here.
The two men who came here on behalf OF
the American Colonization Society are the
Rev. DR.. Thomas c. Addison. rector OF Trinity
Church. Washington. and Mr.. Reginald Fem
dali. the secretary Of tho society. Both arc
members Of the Executive Committee. and In
the absence OF Bishop Potter. tho President.
are empowered to act for him. As soon as
they arrived they had long talk with Yates 4
Porterneld OF 10 william street. who send
little bark to Liberia two or three limos year.
A delegation from the thirty-fve colonlsts who
arrived on tho steamship City OF Augusta on
Sunday came to the ONCE while these gentle-
men we're there. DR.. Addison said to them:
"You have no one to blame but your solves
The society did not know anything about
your coming here until last night. You came
on your own responsibility. and you are SUI
ferlng for it. We intend however. to ask for
help from the charitably disposed people OF
New York for the purpose Of sending you all
to Liberia"
The delegation withdrew Just a. happy ns
when they had come In. Dr. Addison then
said to reporters:
1T would cost at least $4,000 to send all
these people to Liberia and support them for
six months. as We always do. and to raise this
amount we intend to sail public meeting for
s sS@i o9 @ Rfsi a H"i
asSs zen sS lSsr
oy sapsps % snr %
on each trip. and making three. trips n year.
%s a az gre oC |. to M
EiOe Liberia Il. these peopie were induced to
nss s%s' tie sssn's
for the society. they have been deceived.
s Ts p &c &c to Sals R s
convinced thut that country, y tho best place
e.. them AS great ,Esny poltlCians, ard col;
negroes to stay here and vote. beyond that
with a great deal Of this opposition. but never
Ss Rsy E 81 bs7 Assap sstie,rv Of
the Parent Home and Foreign Missionary 3d.
sIety Of the 4. II: z CHURCH; read ~ story Of
day night. and took the 1rst train to New York
i Nssa. sssisa "a ssuSS Fs
out q the land OF the Cherokees. and George
hsadred dosrs the Gresus 81 tie u party
on box bis
VIZ trying 70 mend hole ia Ills shoe.
ER:IE A ssS a. NE e one il tie 81:
Ss sssslss tSs 81
SS M4 %s:sissssss Ds Derrick asked
aeoss 20 ESS sGnSss to srnned
ssnow!asd set of cleaning white teeth and
.Bat doat yeYlnow that no vessel can take
ssS ,sa h: s1st sss! s sser. ar.
senSs q men ION there ere, who can't get any work."
place. Do you know thst9"
Yes. that's SO. And what are you going to
Gavin = 'reria."
femsrkably good English, said:
George. here. has u little money, md he's |
set his heart on going. no matter what hap
bat. ys s ss so r S9 Rss .e eset 81 u.s.
ksrs end I'm sorry for it Amt II going eH te
sna the az
Of h any one else can do e to send US back e
sad he wt The cosn
saticn n, S9Gristy II we had known he was lying
After q long Consultation 1t was decided that
w are aestituts to the West and South.
Sstlet sh ssd GsR s1s their own living Dr.
1T would DO gross shame. to send these
II s9Hnry heSs
sd e e.p"s s the p"e nsa flo
trsubs and should hsp to remedy IT, '0f 'A's
y. Dr. Derrick sent the following telegram to
Of tbo % Gdfk s sSs
Indians. >"o
10 the namo Of the A. N. p. Church instruct the
ministers throughout the Indian Conference to psr.
Intention OF going 10 Liberia.
meeting will be held at the Bethel A. NJ. E
Snurch. sullivan and Blocker streets. to-
morrow NOR evening e raise funds for the tompo-
announced that the Rev. DR.. II. Monroe. the
Hex Or. Alexander Walters. and 7. McCants
stewart will speak.
i, The baggage OF the negroes from the Chero-
zee ! lands arrived 1T Mefritt's Mission yester-
DAY 10 four wagon loads. IL was amusing to
re the calm air 81 propristorship with witch
tthe negroes went about the place. Some OF
the Youngsters had picked up knowledge OF
men hn.t sampled the corn wine OF tho country.
q nttIe money came in. A few boys and I'M
married men secured employment.
Is THE THINo FRAUD?