The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-21

-. Of Queen Elizabeth then they could with better
ak us 10 20 back and atone for the foes Of our an
,,.l dead proper question for us to consider Is,
,r We have improved the condition Of the black man
S.o,srpa him to these chores and this we only
.r Nv examining the various phases of his horrible
'..d.don In the depths Of his native forests
~ ,a erst glance Africa resembles vast blot upon
Ssh n The earth there to be regular descend
80 of intelligence from the Nile to the Niger aud
soosbp between all tho inhabitants Of the continent
cossr inspection, however, we discover radical DIFF
... bstween tribes and nations, which must have
l,aSt during period which the human mind can
s,v embrace. The Copts Of Egypt superior race
80 Iineaments are traced upon the most enduring mon
W., The Turk and Arab in Africa differ little from
:, hrsthreu in Asia. The Moor Is the Moor OF elder
~ iphsriting the savage ferocity that made him the
and SO long the terror OF Spain The Beroers are
ruians whose fayorite home Is the desert and
So chief business 10 robbing the caravan and the so
trsvser portion of the inhabitants of Abyssinia-
ancient stbiopia--boast o high renown. They claim
II ~, so,omon was so enamored with theft glorious
sheba that she became the ilustrious mother of
.raehild Of David, hose poserity regned in Ehio-
It'll Gao wears after the Christian era Along rne
coast Of Africa about the Cape of Good Hope, and
s soutbern skirts of the Great Desert tribes Of
liable sayages who have embraced to greater or less
., The Mohamuedan religion and not entirely desti
~ Of knowledge Of the surrounding world
WHEN we pass from these low phases Of man, we come
..Iv 10 the neRro--the vilest the most ignorant, the
os superstous, and the most miserable OF the human
"a We have heretofore considered him as the descend
If portion Of the first Asates who wandered across
isthmus and not content to make theft dwelling
ace upon the river Of Egypt In this train Of argument
oweye we have followed ustrious opinions rather than
be dictates of own Judgment The negro seems to be-
pg the depths of Central Africa and to be no less fitted
r the climate than the lion or the serpent Why he may
have originated in the deep forests of Lake schad
eli as upon the banks of the Euphratcs it is difficult to
uiec,ure but whether he the spontaneous product
modern Ethiopia, or at some remote period, pilgrim
ON the plains of Asia but little II is sufficient
know-as we have already stated--that until modern
lines he was completely isolated-a non-communicant
Nth the surrounding world.
The negro proper not only without any kind of writ
learning, but almost without tradition. lie knows
ohing of the past antiquity is to him sealed book he
YES only in the eternal present. What his fathers did
thousands Of years ago be is probably doing today The
ea Of progress finds no lodgemeht In his equalization
d he has probably not departed from an old CUSTOM
Introduced pew one, since the building Of the Temple Of
oomon While the King Of Egypt pursued the children
Israel through the parted waters Of The Red sea he doubt
chased the antelope dug his pits for the elephant and
smbed at the roaring OF the lion in the dense forests
the burning sands Of Nigrita Nation after nation has
en fourshed, and declined republics have yielded tc
konarches, and they in turn, to desposms; myriads
of light and darkness have aernated but no change
as come the apirit of the Ethiop's dream
The negro almost the only intelligent being lacking
knowledge Of Supreme Ruler of ths Universe. As VIZ
ave seeh even the low sensuay of Mohanrmcdansm has
dly penetrated his ancient domain He worshps only
sble Objects and lives in perpetual terror of feudst
irs which his imagination locates in the most conve
ent rock cave serpent tree. His religion consists
most beas,ly dolary, and the priests of Eeusna were
yrannca in their treatment Of their subjects as are
be ecclesastics of Central Africa.
Polygamy is universal and woman is treated as well
) the domestic brutes. She Is sometimes a beast Of
oaden through life wretched serf and finally liv-
g sacrifice upon the altar of her husband The King Of
fourrba boosted that he had many wives as would
bach from end of his kingdom to the other aud that
pey were all his slaves. LAVA.
Mungo Park, who wandered from Pisania to Medina
ateconda, Kemmoo, and Jarra in Ludamar deserved
uch of his country the pioneer OF African exploration
agrees with all other travellers in regard to the low
ate Of civilization but be did not enjoy the opportuni-
of which Clapperton and many Others that succeeded
lin availed themselves, 10 form acquaintance with
real condition of the negro, and many of his i'm
essions Of tho latter much favorable than
10 facts in the would have warranted.
Fortunately, we have the evidence of late British wr
R specially employed by religious societies or the gov
ument of England by which we shall endeavor to show
there is spot of EARTH except The southern portion
the United States where the poor African enjoys the
fdnary blessings of life England is the headquar-
B Of abolitionisD, and many Of her leading :esmen
eacing in concert with the enemies of the American
bar
augely concealed from the public view. That there is
honesty in her professed philanthropy we shall show in
early review of the able and learned speech lately de-
ered in the House of Representatives by Hon. T. L. Cling
N North Carolina wherein il is proved that the gov
nment Of Victoria has embarked in stupendous enter
Use comprising nothing less than the reduction to state
abect servitude Of the tribes of the Oriental world
few years ago the British government fitted out an ex-
EDITION osensbly designed explore the central portions
Africa, The gallant Richardson's who lost his life in
lis enterprise, speaks as follows
has already been observed that only few slaves 90
the North in comparison with the numbers captured
bulk OF the slaves Of the razziss employed serf
the soil, or servants in the town. In Kanou a rich
AN has three four thousand slaves these permitted
work on their own account and they pay him. their
10 and MASTER certain amount Of cowries every month";
prlng one hundred some three hundred six hun
lea, or as low as fifty cowries month. On the accumu.
uon OF these various monthly payments of The poor
"es the great man subslss and Ia rich and powerful in
country This system prevails in sll the Fstah dis
tcis
AT dusk there was hue and cry near our house.
out to see what 1t was the noise and stir nothing
than an attempt Of slave to escape The poor fellow
surrounded by of men and boys all anxious to
him and deliver him to his MASTER to obtain the re-
uard
MY sympathies certainly begin to cool when see the
uauc OF these blacks to another The blacks are, in
n the real active tnstealera though melted thereto
Save-lnerchants M
must be confessed that If there were no white men from
north