New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-14

and grow poor and weak than participate IN sucn
luxuries Now these things good enough Ia 'he'n-
.eyes-good for persons in health aud those aready
.eclusted, but they are very unpleasant. diei io'
the sick. Yet tb-- no. the fault Of the CoonHs'on
Society but Of the people here, who raise vegetables
,,lv suficient for their supply, and leave the
iaisinc of cattle to the natives. While they might be
,ossS in any quantities the fact Of their scarcity re-
r,.;ns Only few persons, while going through
,,e;, .cc,ms,ion can find day in which they feel
s,,orc and vel. and consequently they may be re-
oa,d.d a. sick in greater or less degree during this
whole period. can only give you liant idea Of
what the African fever IL. Ii assumes such variety
AZ forms and attacks its subjects IN 80 many dher-
eut WAYS that there be no dehnle rule on winch
Won can rely. Souae persons take IL one week "''ef
arrival some at the expiration OF h'e Elk OF seven
weeks and 9th. rs at the close OF as many ui'n'h''
Same regard Themselves as acciimatea III SIX nius
months or year. and the majority not I'LL tney nave
lived here from two TO four or SIX years. on
this subiect | am not disposed to say more
a. n,s.en,. I have spoken OF this because
xben I was in the States, i. was one OF the most
nartjeu'ar points on which desired Information, ana
one on which nv correspondents here either SAID less
than the whole truth or were always silent Another
;mpotsnt thing which ought MOTTO pass over, tue
fact tha, have fully satisfied myself by inquiries OF
tba inhabitants and of British and American naval
officers that persons may Wei, Africa at any TINS Oh
,bs wear and return TO their country without having
the fever. provided shey come on shore during the
4ov and slsep on shipboard at night. Thus, persons
IL they can find passsge may visit all the towns OF
importance along this coast il they only keep clear Oh
the land breeze at night by sleeping on ship. Inls
IL ,t,.arI "A
vears. many persons, both white and eoiored, wiz
visit this land of mystery, and then some eoored
Yankee will lave to build floating ship-bosrding'
house to accommodate those who do not care to DC
scclimated But those who sleep on shore aud then
embark for America before they are accllmafed run
nine chances of ten of taking the fever and dying on
the passage. Inc recent case OF Mr. Merritt VS.
tor from Ohio, and of Mr. Csuldwel OF New-York'
are instances to the poI But according TO PROMISE
must proceed to more delicate matter.
As lar as am able TO learn in my short experience
of six months, society may be divided into three
classes the intelligent respectable, wealthy and re-
fined the poor respectable 0bOriDg class, into which
on account of circumstaI an interior class lux
themselves, end the native population consisting OF
several tribes Congoes Eboes Nes, Pessa, Gouah'
&C. The FIRST for the most part, came here poor Out
intelligent and respectable, and having engaged IN
trade with the natives and in foreign commerce, have
made themselves comparatively wealthy. They are
very conservative tenacious OF their ancient rights
spd their old landmarks. Aud perhaps II IS vel Tor
the young republic that they have oeeu So For hay-
pg the power TO control all other classes beneath
them. ambitious schemes and hasty measures might
have thrown them into a state OF despotsm or anlr'
civ, and brought them under the protection OF some
strong foreign power Their freedom has inspired
them with toe desire and necessity OF cultvatog the
intellect and this icy have lone to an extent that
they would not have aspired to ander their oppression
in America. From these are selected the govern
ment. They hold all the offices OF power aud indu
ence, and have taken some pains to qualify them
selves for such positions. Bu; having had no oppo-
sition till recent Northern intruders came here
to lind home, and having kept all matters OF state
trade, agriculture and commerce, safe IN nearly
the same place. they have been apparently saIlsnel
they only took care that he republic receive no
detriment From this state OF things mas arisen
a new party calling themselves Ant Administration
ists, consisting of a different class of men with
different measures. They possess large share
of the to ent and wealth of the community
Whether they are sate aud judcious leaders and IT,
zens remains to be As | know but little about
their politics. and have not sufficiently sudei tnelr
men, principles and measures, have had nothing to
DO with either party any matters of State. This
first class OF citizens Though not progressive 10 tho
American OF the term have more Of the spirit Of
reform and progress than is exhibited in the other
classes. But this, suppose is only because the other
classes have felt themselves oppressed and discour
aged aud until lately has dared to lead them,
and thus have slumbered will unexercised aud dr-
ing thoughts suppressed. But the absolute necessity
Of radical reforms in all the departments ot state the
ops ming OF roads into the INTERIOR harboT river and
ott or internal improvements, is glazing, and so i'm
perayely necessary for the present and future safety
and happiness of community, that the people have lie
creed that since they cannot compel the existing ad
mnstration to DO it q new must be elected that
will The ladies Of this class will compare veil with
some of the first, Blu, mainly with the middle classes
in the States. They graceful in manners ntelli
gent in conve rsatiOD and writing and constantly i'm
proving, by OF private classes in tue sciences,
institute lectures, &C. And notwithstanding they
generally well instructed in the grammar of our Ian
gu8ge, many Of them from choice or habit, usa
tain inaccurate phrases peculiar to certain classes
in the Southern States. Bat in this well in their
better language they are very happy aud graceful,
both TO style and expression. With this first class
the profession Of religion is almost universal. In this
in morals they resemble Gas far 4s one can see who
il rot behind the scenes the first settlers in NewEn
gland while at the time their general treatment
of the natives and the righteousness Of many of them
in matters Of business, seem wholly inconsistent With
both of these virtues. Among the aged in moral and
manly virtues have sometimes observed a strong
contrast with the well known character Of the Puritan
fathers but in point of cultivated intellect science and