The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-11-01
OPESINUs OF THE SLAVE TRADE.

| Much, rery mach remains to be done
! for the Africans IN America by masters
m!s;resses ministers, aud religious teachers
Of all classes. before they are brought into
| the light and blessedncss of the Gospel Of
/ ~ vatlon. The contrast Of the masses. 10
physical and mental comforts, with their
darkened. heathen condition, when first Ia
trodaced from Africa into this country is
great And imperfect IN the extreme. as we
all know the vrr OF tier Christianity tO be,
such statistics as the following Cannot but be
regarded a. eXceedlngIy y Interesting. Ot
lhe I, ur millions Of African. in the United
States about fee hund,ed Mousand are
counectcG with various branches OF the
Christian church. \ number have become
respectable ministers Of the gospel; some
editors. physicians teachers; aud nine taous-
dud after becoming civilized and Christian
iz.d, have returned to carry the blessings OF
civilized government aud Christianity to their
iathellaud For such blessings. ellmirated
by the wonder working counsel Of God
from past dark and my sterious providence,
We wonder aud adore But if SO much good
: has resulted from the introduction of Afri-
cans into this country, were not the means
Of dong ,hisJust,fabec, II have some
times thought, quoth an Episcopal minis
ter. might it not be we'll to bapt,.e the
stare trade. and renew it,"
Now, nhat does sucjl a sentiment IN.
rotre' ~ ioundling was placed at my door
| nourished II. aud the child became a good
Christian u.an. Therefore | will steal all
the children can. AID educate them.
} My neighbor has number Of children
but does not know how to take care Of them
, | will therefore kill h,a and take bis chi /
dren | may make them good Christians
, There is neighborug province wretch
edly governed. Therefore, will collect al
8 army, war upon and desolate its towns, xii
off Its old men aud women and reduce the
younger men and children to bondage. to
D uake them civilized Christians.
Such i, really the shallow pretext upor
which sordid men and simple Christians are
Il actually allowing themselves to talk abou
t projects for revivlng the African slave trade
J That we have indicated the only way il
which the African slave trade ever ha
d been, is, or ever can be carried on, we vii
illustrate by few examples:
;, Dr. Barth, who has recently spent twt
o years in Central Africa, between Bornu anC
q Timbuctu aud the Desert and Sacatoo, ha
:, written FIVE large and interesting volume
n IN the condition Of the country. Accordin;
e to IN, the King of Bornu kept large ar
o MY expressly to attack weaker nei ghbors
e aud destroy or reduce them to bondage
y He accompanied one Of these expeditions
st aid the butchery and starvation Of the poo
u slaves. after being captured, were ennug
u to make ones blood run cold He speak
" If passing beautiful town, called Kanc
y between Bornu and Tlmbuctu which a, tina
Is time manufactured some S30.0O0 worth {
I cotton clo;hs The next year. on revIsi;in
- the place, the town had disappeared. al
y, lis inhs oItanrs been scattered or carried Int
OF Slavery. Thus 'he heart Of Atuca-i'
ID nos; Furnishing porti 'n-ts aeso!ated
u supply ric,ins to the toSe,s n Stare trad
IL another case: Year before last. ii
French ship Regina Ceai apeared of Lib.
e. ria to obtain african em,g,ants for II
Mautiius OF French West India Colonie
TO fne Liberan authorizes tod the csptai
" that there Was DO such thing as OBJ ami,
:, free en.t grants from the African Goa.
ne There is large class If Africans calie
se K,oomen. along the coast. who WORK {
I'd Uoard OF ships icr year, or more. bat q
10 ways expect TO return home after they ha'
I'd N ney enough to settle comfortably. b.
d they lriN not emig7ate. Indeed. no &c
Sc pie on earth are more strongly attached
n, their homes ttan the na:ive African ;
strong rs this attachment that, according
'e the popular belief their spirits retu,
es home when they die elsewhere.
re The Freuchman, however. proceeded
# get his emigrants. Going to Cape Moul
d, where the slave trade had long been earn
Ii on. be applied to the chiefs for emigr0at
ID, The chiefs knew nor cared nothing abb
emigrants. Blu: they had a few s!av
|er sh ch they at once sold. for s25 eat
They seDs word to their nsishbors to bri