The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-02-06

being driven themselves. These neg grocs
are Of q dingy color, their lips and high
cheek bones, like the North American
Fndiuns. Some them wiillay down and
die, rather than yield to be driven to work
by The whip. In Informative land they
are never kept as slaves, on account Of
their sukiness.
The next in the scale Of value, or per.
hnps they are equal, are the Congos.-
They are tall, straight. bright copper-col.
ored, smooth skin, small round hands,
and make good initiating mechanics; in
that respect, like the Chinese. They are
from the south coast OF West Africa, be-
tween south latitude a and Is; district
Of country lha, contains tho kingdoms of
Lonngo, Congo, Angola, Mutnmbo, and
Bucnguln, which was discovered by the
Portuguese, in l4Sl, ever since which
they have made slaves and converts Of the
inhabitants, the greater portion of whom,
notwithstanding their contnc, with the MI.
mcrous Portuguese settlements in their
country, and the strenuous efforts Of the
missionaries for more than three centuries,
still remain sunk in the grossest barbnrism
and idoatry, going almost naked, living
like beasts, md worshipping, if worship
it can be called. the sun, slnrs and hid
eous bcnsis and reptiles. Much Of the
country. back from the consi, is desert
and inhabited by elephants, lcopar,ls,
monkeys, monsirous scrpents, and terrible
crocodilcs.
This country is sometimes called Low.
cr Guinea and wus formerly great slave
mnr, for Christians engaged in the truiiic.
and is the coast from which the great
trade ofthn prcscn, day is still carried
on-somclimcs by citizens Of The United
States.
!, is from this country that ubominnble,
noisy, domestic fowl, known as the Gui.
nea hen, was brought. II is country so
infested with vcnomous scrpcnis, some Of
which are more than thirty feet il. length,
and reptiles and insects. that it is unfit for
the residence of'humnn beings. The no.
grocs from that const, when brought here
and left in state OF slavery, are mol found
| signing 10 return 10 their own nnv'ivc land
We nre sometimes wont to complain OF
the little nnt in this country. while in
Guinea they exist in such quantities iha,
they drive the inhabitants from their l,uiS,
mud have been known TO destroy the car.
cnss of an OK in one riuht. and one would
destroy The dcbii,atcd sick, if no, guarded
against.
The Ebocs and Mongu'ns arc JET black,
motliun height, chucklc.hendcd, thick
lips. hearty eaters. inclined 10 grow Fat.
seldom possessing any mcchanchcal skill,
though generally ,raclabc and patient,
lazy slaves needing to be driven 10 work,
and unlike the Cnron,an,ccs, only TO be
kept nj il by driving. They are capable
Of grea, endurance under n burning sun.
The Aslantecs, who inlahi, nn interior
portion OF the North of Africa, l,nvc ever
bcrn The mos! powerful and wnr,ike tribe
Of negroes on that continent. They have
| frequently drGrd the scientific and de
s,ruciive means OF European warfare,
and during the prevalence Of the uncon-
iroled slave trade. were the principal II
s.rusnchis 10 surpiy-lhc hoTdes Of slaves
tina, were shipped f,gs'n The upper Guinea
coast. II was through the agency nf this
tribe iha! Spnin derived her supplies to
hhoe WIN Tortuen', I'.an~I,>e, rn resp she
10 supply their American colonies with
negro slaves
b!ll notwithstanding their power and
wariko disposition, many Of them suffered
The same fate they were so anxious 10 in.
tiict upon their weaker ncighbors,-,hcir
Christian allies never hcsi,a,ing 10 pur
chase whatever was offered with n black
skin, without inquir:ng whether he was
friend or foe.
The Ashnn,ecs, Fou,is, SnIemns and
Dahomans, are sirniInr in Ieaiing charnc
teris,ics us slaves TO the Ebocs and Mon.
guilas.
There are also some tribes Of African
negroes that are so low in The scale of
civilization, thn, they are rc,ac,cd as
worthless, even bv tho Yves, lndin plan
ter, where they are not even required to
lcnrn The nrl OF anything more scientific
than digging up the ground with hoe,
10 prepare II tur the crop OF sugnr-canc;
Tor thus thousands Of acres are prepared
where the use of plow is unknown.
These beings can hardly cul them
human) in their native country, live in the
Wild lnng!cs, without frc, without cloth
ing Of any kind, aud without habiin,ions,
and upon such food us nature proyi 'es
for them wilhou, lnlor. They are about,
four feet high, The head strongly rcscrn.
bling in shnpo that OF the ourany. .oulang.
and having n proiusion Of hair on The
body and limbs.
was lately told hv Gn intelligent gen
tlemnn, that he knew three ofthcm on one
plantation in the lFr>l ladies, who never
could be learned TO perform any labor,
and their whole cmploymrn, was catching
rats; which, they did in their own wav,
and lhc strongest inciinmcnl 10 which was
the fact that they were allowed The priv
lege of living mos, !uxurihnlly upon all
they actually rejecting their re-.
gular allowance OF uood bread mud meat
for the more pa'ntab!c dish Of roasted rats.
So much for taste.
AnNlhcr instance WIS rllnlL i u No LIZ