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luxury which was to be had, and that for such services there had been no com- 
pensation whatever; that the paid soldiery were permitted to pillage the towns 
through which they passed; that they, the uncivilized elements of the country, 
were admitted to no rights which the privileged officialdom was bound to 
respect.” 
Some Liberians have prophesied that a revolt would occur among the people 
of the interior unless the demands of the government were modified; however, 
since the interior tribes have few if any firearms, they are in no position to make 
any serious resistance. 
As has already been said, the hinterland is not represented in the Liberian 
legislature, and only by paying for the privilege can a tribe send a referee to 
Monrovia to watch legislative proceedings. 
