Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-14

Jersey; William Strong, District of Columbia;
Rev. ]. Aspinwall Hodge, d. D., Connectlcut;
Arthur NJ. Burton, Pennsylvania; Rev. Leigh
ton Parks, Massachusetts; J ohm Scott, Pennsyl-
vania Rev. Edward W. Appleton, d. D.,
Pennsylvania; Rev. William A. Bar ;lett, ID. d.
District of Columbia; Osmun Latrobe, Mary
land.
Executive committee-Rev. Byron Sunder-
land D. d., chairman; Reginald Fendall; Rev.
Thomas G. Addison. ID. D., Judge Charles c.
Mott, DIR. William W.. Godding. Rev. A J.
Huntington, D. D.. J. Ormond Wilson.
Life Observation-Disclosures Guy, NJ. D., Ohio;
Edward Coles. Pennsylvania; Rev. Joseph F.
Tuttle, d. D., Indiana; Daniel Price, New Jer-
sey: Rt- Rev. II. c. Potter. d. D., New York;
Rev. George w. Samson, d. D., New York;
Rev. Edward W. Appleton, d. D., Pennsylva-
MIA; William Evans Guy, Missouri.
Acting secretary. Ormond Wilson.
Acting acknowledgement Fendall.
At the coming meeting some interesting
facts Will be presented concerning Liberia.
THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
Liberia is a republic modelled on the style Of
the United States. The executive is vested in
president and the legislative power in a con-
gress of two houses called the senate and house
of representatives. The president and the house
of representatives, are elected for two years and
the senate for four years. There are thirteen
members of the lower house and eight OF the
senate The president has a cabinet consisting
treasury. the secretary of the interior, the at
torney general and the postmaster general
Liberia has about 500 miles of coast line and
extends back about 200 miles. The total pop
ulation is estimated to number LOGS. 900, all Of
the African race of which number 49, 900 came
from America. The remainder are aboriginal
inhabitants who are being redeemed from bar
barism by the civilizing influence of the repub-
lie. The capital of Liberia is Monrova. with
an estimated population of 5000. Other towns
are Robertsport, 1000; buchanan and Edna
5000, and Harper and suburbs, $3.50.
For 1881 tho revenue was estimated at
Sl.I5O,O00 and the expenses 81 $50 000 The
principal exports are coffee, palm oil, palm
nuts. cocoa, sugar, arrow root. ivory and hides.
In 1889 there were exported 100000 pounds
of coffee.
Public schools for the education of the young,
newspaper and churches Of all denominations
form the clements OF civilization in the colony.
THE FIRST COLONIZATION SCHEME.
The history Of the colonization idea is traced
through many years by Mr. ]. Fl. T. Nc
Pherson of the Johns Hopkins University in
q recent publication. The idea is thought to
have originated as early as 1878 in the once
notorious hotbed of slavery, Newport, r. /.
When the revolution came there was n cessation
of discussion of the plan. In 1857 it again
taken up. and the matter drifted along through
theoretical discussion for several years without
action being taken in this country. although
England had started colony at Sierra Leone
for ex-slaves who had escaped to her domain.
Up to this time the colonization idea solely
a charitable one. 1t soon came to be consid-
cred from different standpoint.
AS political measure. as a possible REM
edy for the serious evils arising from slavery
and The contact of races. it is not surprising to
find Thomas Jefferson suggesting plan of col
onization. The evils of slavery none ever saw
more clearly. jefferson believed that by colo
nization slavery was to be abolished. All slaves
born after certain date were to be free. These
should remain with their parents until given