[35]. Church Missionary Intelligencer, June, 1853.
[36]. Abbeokuta, or Sunrise in the Tropics.
[37]. Church Missionary Intelligencer, December, 1853.
[38]. Capt. Paul Cuffee, a wealthy colored man of Boston, in 1815, took out 38 emigrants to Sierra Leone.
[39]. The whole population on the present enlarged territory of Liberia, is estimated at 300,000; but the partly civilized population, called citizens, is only 80,000.
[40]. The native population, along the coast, are found to be more degraded than those of the interior.
[41]. Bishop Ames, at the anniversary meeting of our Missionary Society, held in Cincinnati, 1853, paid the following just compliment to the Republic of Liberia:—
“Nations reared under religious and political restraint are not capable of self-government, while those who enjoy only partially these advantages have set an example of such capability. We have in illustration of this a well-authenticated historical fact: we refer to the colored people of this country, who, though they have grown up under the most unfavorable circumstances, were enabled to succeed in establishing a sound republican government in Africa. They have given the most clear and indubitable evidence of their capability of self-government, and in this respect have shown a higher grade of manhood than the polished Frenchman himself.”—Methodist Mis. Adv.
[42]. Missionary Herald, January, 1854.
[43]. Missionary Herald, August, 1853.