About half of this number were natives or native born. The debate was filled with words of wisdom and showed some statesmanship. This little republic is exerting a great influence upon the natives along the coast below. The Negro here from America must work and thus he teaches the natives to work. These natives are- sought by the European vessels for laborers and carried down the coast.
Manual labor is more dignified here than in other colonies.
The masters work here. In the English Colonies we found the natives especially the boys quite improved in education but not inclined to manual labor. They seek to immitate their masters and become English Gentlemen. Lome, Togo was our first and only stop in German territory. Here the German exactness is in evidence.