The native American., 1839-10-12

dainty for their toll and exposure and exobant
body No admitted 10 the rank paying an iniion fee
help nah hat not give" e TEe
away am property however, without alleging
craft that they always bring forward degree paus
PITY ana 1e result O me prosecution i nothing always
and would prefer bring voluntary offerings than 10 have their pro-
institution sayos little Of masonry t entities it's members to
special privileges abroad If soldier community
and finds the sodey drinking collectively frequently ocu
he has right nofns co"s to take his seat Them and share with
whatever they may have II this was done by who did belong
no restraint upon this body powerful they must necessarily be- but their
each family all imposed upon paid Of
the family stock they would naturally restrain each other and
the influence Of the old they reverse
a But the OLD men n are careful not infringe the
people collective capacity. If pay may
always glad opportunity interfere besides collecting the mo-
ny they always Indemnify themselves abundanty for their pains
the charges sdiery stealing they
wasf and ", g1s test basket s e @ . the
holds water s the soldiers are guilty b" if his charge
The mode of trial welknown and very ware silly enough expose
they have no and all cases of dispute are brought before the
people assembled capacity for adjudication They have laws
respects which they can properly be con-
sdered people, Punishment the penalty
much by the ability Of the Delinquent
pay For stealing they are required restore three and
Their belief occupations and is the most
trial by ordeal very dip the an n sels o
ing OIL iii be submerged into the oil and injury
and believe almost universal Western Africa
s @ BY e woa ea s vicinity n Of Sierra Leone and
Of detecting witchcrah The bark Of the procured
If he throws up he nnocen,-But if the to dsgoge
Itself death sure to and the person Of course guilty Of
itself destroy life though ingredient poison
BY very violent mh. evidences
ee and the person often under the most brutal severity And after
place for his mortal remains others who have fallen the
he compelled drink it. but death preferable suspicion
and have doubt drink tin the confident that
under its influence recovered by the Of powerful gen
o drink fatal e aSs nd "a onf h s,
e comes forth like gold well ed and the seldom
The will The people The Ia" Of the land and
and he lifts his head above the level only
he has defauded the peoplee guilty something the
IS g s v na a. "s for his and the
50 liable they paaves this kind that opulent
how much has, This Of protection would naturally, aT kne en
to be drawback industry But with Africans They
of the property individual y or by the
violence Of mob he sets to work Immediately and in good gee repair
his loss Indeed have known
the evil dependency, and only temporary Enpsnc
he vs ss PoPr sne hs
efforts to gain new fortune Punishment for life seldom enforced,
shed by fine and temporary When they disposition
provoke their neghbors they generally their people
them stocks sen them the roof Of house smoke
with pepper Sometimes they fill their and mouth with pepper
They enter into hoies prerpaey for they firmly believe
God will
oraces
Their International laws equitable and Their
much interviewer and their marriages that the
community that they deal with others they would
be dealt with and they have mutual drawbacks and
each other allow hghhanded procedure Lgad
points are frequently referred tie abtraons Of third party All
their treaties held sacred They have ways Of fying them
The most common the foownge parties concerned required
each 10 take mout Of water from the vessel and
the of calling
and the bear witness They have another that on
extraordinary particularly when be
established for the first back Of tho
hands belonging the parties with the knife Bv this
their blood mingled and they become people, Treaties TINS
ratified as nae the world and be upon with
lnnplcit confidence Yours truly, &c.