The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-08-13

ceipt of several letters from colored per-
sons living i'm various parts of the United
States, ASKING me many questions about
Liberia and the ACCESSIBILITY of coming to
Africa AS it is impossible for me TO an
swer them separately, beg that you will
have this letter published as an answer
to my correspondents.
OF the many questions asked have made
selection of the following and will answer
them in their order:
!. Are there horses in Africa?
>. Are there cattle in Africa?
8. Is the soil i'm Liberia fertile?
4. Are the natives savage?
5. Is it necessary to bring rifles to defend
ones self against the attack of the ma
lives?
g. Can one make living there?
T. Can land be obtained in the interior?
g. Is il Necessary TO organize an exploring
party to so into the interior?
The answers To the above are as follows:
l. Yes; there are splendid horses in the
interior.
. Yes; there are cattle in abundance and
OF various species.
3. Soil is All thar can be desired and COM
pares favorably with any soil on the globe
4. The natives are not savage and are
under perfect. government control.
5. You may bring rifles or shotguns to
shoot game in the INTERIOR not men, should
{: become at any time necessary 20 send
armed force against any native tribe
the government will supply improved arms
from its armory.
anywhere i'm the world-a lazy man Is u
nuisance in any community.
4. Lana can ne obtained NllHOul CoSl, as
the government gives free TO every family
twenty-five acres, and to single adult ten
acres. You can buy very cheap as much
land you desire; average price OF UNI
cultivated public lands is 81 per acre.
8. You need not organize to explore the
country, only bring working tools and
money to support yourself while you are
building house 10 live in. After you Will
have settled yourself ii you desire to travel
through the country. you are at liberty To
do SO, and il you just mind your business
no one viii modest you.
Immigrants WHO arrived here lately are
c-nLented ANA gone nara 10 work. VI
cours s there are one or two who, l suppose,
would lot be contented II they were put
in as good Il place as heaven-their rest
lSssness and inSrautude would urge them
20 inquire if a better place can be found.
The old settlers are glad at all times to
receive immigrants ana render what heip
they can TO make them comfortable and
contented.
The government wants about 300 good
men or families to open new settlement
in Cape Palmas. Special care Will be
taken Of them. Any person or persons in
Cape Paimas will give their names to
Bishop Turner and he will give them u
paper to that effect, which they VIII pre-
sent to the immigration agent at MonfoVla.
tNr r. II. Sherman, Monrovia)
The government has no time TO refute
the many falsehoods told about Liberia.
All the government asks is for the negroes
of every land TO come and see for them
selves. We do not promise you WIN ma
large and populated cities like London,
Paris, New York or Charleston, but we
promise you that you will find towns and
villages built up by negroes VINO are strlV-
ing hard to get what makes great people
wealth and intelligence. Yours truly,
j. JAMES CHEESEMAN.
To Rt. Rev. Bishop n. NJ: Turner,
Atlanta, Ga, Y. 5. A.