The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-14

ever What Light the manuscripts within its vaults
would have shed upon the silent march Of the FIRST AsiAcs
who journeyed the ishmus and founding the Egyp
tan kingdom pursued their into the gloomy forests
of Ethiopia We know that the of Jacob went down
the Nile for grain that Carthage which commended long
with Rome for the empire Of the world born of the
womb Of Phanieia, upon African soil, thousand years
before the Christian era; that Egypt by Cam
byses $500 years ago. but Of the motives which prompted
the erection and the supead0us energies which actually
reared Aloft the mighty monuments of the Pharsohs
shall remain ignorant until the cycles Of earth shall be
closed
Hsrodotus the father Of history, tells that NeehO
King Of Egypt sent an expedition under the Phnicians
crcumnAvgate the continent and that the feat
tualy accomplished but this story ike that which he
gives Of the Nasamonian bands who ourneyed the
South and met upon the banks Of the river is prob
ably of what Cicero has denomnated his 'aaEmvG-
5iss a6ula" The Romans In their aggressive days
penetrated only FezzAn and AbyssniA the Carthagin
ans probably reached the middle portions Of the
Nile the Arab caravans aided by the enduring camel
the first Of tie Baodns to force their way across the
awful deserts and reach the interior Of northern Africa We
aude these facts show that the negro proper was iso
lated not absolutely unknown to the northern and east
world long before the rise of the prophet Mohamed
Mohammedanism boldest and most contagious Of
all the impieties of time In incredibly short period it
established its eolquests in large part Of Asia and
PRED 10 the dominion of Europe accident pre-
vented It's triumphng Christianity at Rome and
verting the Seven-hied City into Byzantium Turk
sh monarch stood the confines Of Europe with
army which no power that continent could have
sisted but while he trained his egons for the onset the
heather conqueror Tameane returned from his conquess
in the East aud, difficulty ensuing fell upon him with
almost million of men, and the Moslem standard fell,
never rise far west the Adratc The religion of
Mecca invests Paradise with the sensuay of earth and
intonicates the lowest Of humanity Who could
doubt that it would have appealed rresisby the low
stratum of intelligent existence upon the banks Of the
Ngerf Mohammedansm, though, only invaded northern
Africa it occupied the solemn ruins of Carthage and
made its holy dwelling place in the tomb Of the Pharaohs
The truth is impossible desertone which to
have been ordained by the Almighty
for unnumbered ages the black from the rest of the
human race The stories which have down to us
the great of negro blood who acted upon the drama
of antiquity idle and fabulous people fair as the
Romano would have failed describe the personnel OF
black Hannibal and the scholars sagez and Christians
who adorned the first centuries OF the sacred would
surely have communicated with their brethren in Senega-
ba The people of Carthage Egypt and Abyssnia TWEEN
tythree hundred years ago resebled the Asacs of to-
day The idea of basing the capabilities Of the negro upon
the performances of many distinguished characters born
Africa is an absurdy which has been strongly
naneed upon the stage; the Otheo Of Shakespeare who
intended dusky Moore and not jeblack African
has contributed perpeuae and give currency the de-
lusion The Of mankind, however is rap
idly reaching the conclusion that Africa proper does
begin until the southern portion of the desert of zahara
terminates The world IN Augusan ii pes knew nothing
of the interior of the region of which we write and
the lines of Swift fully justified even in his age
4 a Geographers, in Afrio mSps,
4 With savage pictures NIL their gaps
And Ger unnhabtabe downs
Place elephants for want Of towns-'
In treating at some length the subject before us
uhs endesFor to present from unquesoned authorities
some Of the Interesting facts which modern enter
prise has developed concerning the central and southern
portions Of Africa Within the last few years. many
of the highest moral character and the first order Of lite
rary attachments have bid adisu to the pleasant homes
their childhood and severed all the dearest associations Of
life for the purpose Of letting the of scientific light
shine upon the trackess of Ethiopia Most of these
noble men have been sacrificed by The pesence the beasts
of the forest ths brutality Of their fellownien
chroniclers of human events they have been baptized in
blood and upon the borders of death itself they have
tilted to the truth of the statements which they have left
What chasm yawns between q character like one OF
these and the unwashsa band of radical aboltonists in
the United States The former does not fall below the
requirements Of the gedike Curran aPon said he to
Plunket when the latter about to make solemn oath
ae Of the charges brought against him of basenesE
and ingrattude the iamented martyr of Ireland -
avoE that propose De e historian Of yoavseg 90 a
trace out the boundary Of your rapsstrch forth yo hand
and touch the stone that 70 mark yOar head and By
the rngJeay u Serf thai your tesinony shall be true
srrped by rudcs Habassd " JagoZ, and nnsaincd By
malice 40 aays Be ness not unworthy Be sDamincd
Bsfore he a1gl tribunal Of tia. time rhfr cannot begin
until you shall hare been numbered NTH The dead And for
such character might safely predict that highhorr
and glorious destiny eloquenfy and beautifully pred
Gated by Charles Phillips Of the great Curran himself
Thar thrones ernmbed and dyaases Forgotten Al
uU stand te landmark Of has eOsnys genius rearing
self amid regal and national dssoIon mental pyra
nd the solitude Of time beneath hose SHADE things shall
aoulder and round whose snnmit eternity play.
GEO. P. BUELL.
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