The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-17

The Rev \. , Bowen formerly cags ain In the 4 "a
Rangers, and fes traveller 10 entrai Africa
delivered The seocud Of seres % lectures travels II
rsnusi Mrica at the Clinton Hail. ON Tuasdsv evening
hcsofe very r.s!sstabe suaienee.
Tn reverend gelteman announced "a his sahbcc-Tnc
forlc-and prooccded give brief account NJ thor
hshsy lie related several traditions ~ show that in
certain r-stons q the interior Of Africa there
iit. tia, 81 sgsly white people into the and
Wy 'rsermlstsre becsme mus,,ce~. The yurobs people
clasmse n ne aAeIssht~ o Nmros DO, they were gno-
Is"t, snd kne~ sahng &C he FOOD Nmroa Tradition
s'so says that gr.a, hantr, With - Sos. settled In
surons, and fron thar mother The race sprung. Tho
Yue'a Sgafe, the iocsarer thought derived from
m Fat The1e msay primitive words IN the Ian.
eaage hcar~ striking fea.anshp many II the boots
~ fsriern languages question which struck him a.
nsnar Was, ~hese a.a ,Ac eisk people from Who
we're foune ca conAaess he tine was ars, dls.
covcfcc' Wien h. as IN Sierra Leone, hc
SO many knas a canoes ~hxh hs considered
o-f~a~ q c.rs~s rod the Atlantic
irn ths psvularay u ne wfacs and tides
rgn ahott SIERRA iEone thcy have become lost and
after nrry cuys sna~e continent On speaking of
the Africans .nsescaa saso~ lonl~ he considered them
hahanss n ,esuai Affss he DECLARED i m 10 be ane
hoking hsay an Ne al white people, vry mehcyous.
- ~ae ' o.. y " rss~ an $40 hs,. an~ s.ssare-
gc1f ana impressive bear hut With weoly hair These
~ete cstee =, The n~,y-s eseS ~hse s,mecf the
vrry rrsfsH rscs ths tales, ~ hat ever seen Tho
NsnGnGs reople from ave fcct inchcs seven
-s isasasee h.a ,nsssaasl Ia nIa A,c. sn ~. oo,.,
fsm -erra ifn " Iuaha. the language ~aspresy much
sl-stn snsn e'ua - see y nsns instances anle"~ h.
sI(DOs language whens ship ssris ~ Ne spread
sADUs ss~ arrived l-is ~eald Ne sss.nA-ae ~ h.
hiei tngi~h With ths VISUAL compliments ~ te
Ic had uss~ll~i al thrnush the Nwraea sna siseent
kngdaaa~, Where ~bitr Ia had heiT~ s.n
and sniy t~r@ Ne. h. h~a - fesr III experience va
that ~ 49,. "a sssssngit l-s~etshse f.sg@~ -
uiasaaiioD of ts ansoug thfm~as~-, be resieJ
ssai.ce where's h.iNe h~lef"f hm~"a esses a.s,A 10
VET ietesssn W ussfisd dt@ ~, .na as~d smaag
the incrriais rse nsiiYs le.rninr shis. gold
the u,sts,ansse nasr $50, ssa su' NV smsnr ~
I-oI. ~ hi- nasss sa,sshfa The ivegse the
wef. lays se! sdHk - "a tt2lsng sal weskn. ansans
toaik Coz russnANcr a. " Tho Nteror icy seNat -
found yay ssIve and IsIs b, mssns u laias,,eas -
nsatnn 90 III sol rhae Ntre looIae th~re aha
really t.cL. h. had tsksn ia uvbc ali 1hs .
rrreae q oEs promine"i aaiye, ant fosni AMOUNT
naked Afr'caaS uaagiaerl "a id M, desire
70 fand ~ A. P.sadcr, hu' ~ tried - trh
me- n.,,,s- 49,. A. sl,e,, ~ .,,,r,,a So -, ,ls.o
he hat sta od win arsreu faIne snf would - struck
With certain po IA # manuefs amaug IN macb iike
the orcnta's. knrcing o. hoNiag an saa tass pres
trailng tasm dives before tie noltss and kngs. rty
equally rolno ihelr thy m m
selves, OFT mrs knoelug woman a. the strseis
the farms with hose fact they the aa@t ppne
People oons idofng the o'a.s =" hal eser ~sa wbrn
struck with great nuR'sfs ~ ahs,raei nosns ts~
q words 10 express thought Tbs rro, "a that ty
thinking people. Ile had never found hnast of
words te spcaA expressing any tiea 1g.o~N ths.h
which rise up Ia the heart wosi h1d ~sg~~--ei IN
words. What should Ne LAY sf NasA ls-f.e thai hsi
such language thss Not ST dawn att cry slssc
of Improvement" for time wouis that
they would be greatly ctyilzst even The
Thoy Jealous az their at.. sfstesa a taking at
for knife, like our Indians, they wonhi DIG The
ana soon fashion curious knAc They make cscrllrt
brass aso glass. which cannot BE- initiated even IN The
making of beads. There knov ing how lons they
have known this art. They aio short coth ~
excellent qualify. In regard 10 afriesn sessstsm he
said there n knS that no knew Central Africa
wbcre power absolute Tl.y were all nmtet
marches, and ~ mary casts mhie thc King had srosa
old not to the sst of the people the eiier would kn
before the knr and say.fnthev have rsgned iong
enough" The King, know ing What the meant would I'm
mcdatcy abdirste aud Insn would D. cieted. A.
20 their theology, he fund that they al admitted
God and prcserycr OF all thing. and instead
~ worsiipliag and women They Regarded them
people who had donc much geed ssf were act.ng
datcrs between God aud H.. people aud tor their
shipping trees rivers and lakes they only regarded them
symbols aud prinoip,s
The lecturer then proceeded 70 describe their farms
which mostly all in thriving condnon wcll cult.
waited and attended. lie then concluded he Remarks
the degree and origin &C slavery, ~hch csaass n
certain sense BY and by thar mode Vi government