LIBERIA.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 15, 17 January 1873, Page 4

LIBERIA.

A movement is on foot among the freedmen of the South American States, which is worth recording. There i3 a very general; desire on the part of the colored race in America to proceed to the old African land, and there build up a great Negro Republic. Towards the end of last November, about 170 souls immigrated from Georgia, for Liberia, on the Weßt African Coast. As our readers doubtless know, Liberia is a territory which was purchased by the American Colonization Society, in 1820. Its affairs were conducted by the Society until 1847, when the population having increased, it declared itself a Sovereign Republic, and was forthwith recognised by all the European Powers who established diplomatic and consular relations with tbe young State. Since then, it has gone on. progressing, the Colonization Society still taking interest in it. DuriDg the great civil war, Liberia was neglected; bat as the wcrk of ' ' reconstruction " progressed in the South, the freed men have become more strongly impressed than ever that the Negro race should work out its destiny in that land of mystery which was its cradle; and since the fall of Richmond 3,000 immigrants bave left for Africa. As they have not money to remove themselves, tbe Colonization Society pays tbe cost of their passage, and finds them in agricultural implements and other necessities for a start in life; and immigration agents from Liberia see that they are properly treated. Each family on arrival will receive 25 acres, of land, and the men will be at once admitted to the rights of citizenship. The population of tbe republic is about half a million; its material wealth is rapidly on the increase; and should the Negro immigration from the Southern states continue, there is a good reason to hope that a very powerful Christian nation may be established, which would exercise paramount influence on the destinies of Africa. Indeed, it is admitted that tbe suppression of the slave trade on the West Coast of Africa was largely owing to the erection of Liberia into a free State, exercising sovereign rights. The Georgian emmigrants are reported to be a well-conducted set of people. They are members chiefly ot the Wesleyan and Baptist communications. A few of them are destined for the capital — Monrovia, named after President Monro, who was in office in 1820;— but the majority will be landed at Cape Pal mas, and located at once on tbeir sections. Many, others are preparing to follow; and it is: just possible that this negro emigration to Liberia will in time, solve the political problem which has given so much trouble to American statesmen.— Beraid. Dr Evans, the American dentist, is said to do a business in Paris which nets him over £10,OOQ : per annum. ■ v Two Million Pounds bave been provided for the travelling, .expenses of tbe Shah of Persia while in Europe. A Noted Chemist, from; personal obv servation, 'asserts that the liquor •disguised in soda water is twice as intoxicating J us the poteen pure and simple. >■' i yThe saddest instance of misplaced: confidence, on record is. that of; a- Connecticut, |man who rescued another from a watery "grave only to find that instead of; bis longlost brother it was a person to whom , he owed three dollars .and a half for turnips.; v