Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-02
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'''a'"o 10 be Q6rff
the Africans in America by master,
tresseS, ministers and religious ta,,i
all classes, before they are broupk, n.
light and blesSedneSs of the go,pcI ' -.
walton. The contrast of the D,o,,.. :.
physical and mutual comforts. with :. .
darkened, heather condition. when 6. .'
troduced from Africa into this cor 49,. DE
great. And imperfect in thee extreme y. i
all know the type of their Christani,y,.l'
such statistics as the following cam.
be regarded as exceedingly nteres,ing p.
the four millions Of Africans in tho r..
States, about fire hundred MousaDd ~, ,".'.
nected with various branches Of the ~
tian Church. A number have bacon. '''
spectacle ministers Of the GOSPEL. -.
editors, physicians, teachers; and min, n
and, after becoming civilized aud Chris.
lied, have returned to carry the bIes,ir, =, =.
civilized government, and Christanity,o,..: u.
fatherland. For such blessings. elimn.,
by the wonder Working counsel of God Gs
past dark and mysterious providepca a. ~
wonder and adore.
But if so much good has resulted =. ,
the introduction OF Africans into this r...
try, were not the means Of doing This instr,
BILE! Il have sometimes thought" opo. d.
Episcopal minister, might i. not be VEL,
Jdpti-e the Stare trade and renew it,
Now, ,chat does Such sentiment ic,....
A founding was placed at my door: Rom.
ished it and the child became a good o..
tian man. Therefore | will steal al, p,
children | can and educate them.
My neighbor has number Of chiG,,
but does not know how to take care Of then
Twill therefore Kill him, and take hischI,.-
that may make them good Christians
There is a neighboring Province wrr,5.
edly governed, therefore will collie,
army, wage war upon and desolate lis ,og..
kill off its Old men and women, and re..
the younger men and children to bonda,,.
make them civilized Christians.
Such is really the shallow pretext gg
which sordid men and simple Christians.
actually allowing themselves to talk al.
projects for reviving the African slave ua!.
That we have indicated the onIy Vas
which the African slave trade, ever has lr,
is, or ever can be carried on, we will ia
trate by few examples.
Dr. Barth, who has recently spent w.
years in Central Africa. between Bornag
and Timbuctoo, and the Desert and Saca,o,
has written three large and interesting 80.
umes on the condition of that coua-g
According to him the king Of Borrow Sc
large army express y to attack wc.,
neighbors, and destroy or reduce then
bondage. He accompanied one Of the.
expeditions, and the butchery and star
ton of the poor slaves after being capture
were enough to make ones blood run q
He speaks Of passing beautiful town co
ed kano, between Borrow and Timbuc'.
which at that time manufactured some 81
900 worth of cotton cloths The next Va
on revisiting the place, the town had dia2
peared, and its inhabitants been scatter
or carried into slavery. Tins tie heor
Ati1'ca-its most hourishlng poriion-b@
soiated to supply ricttms TOR tie toreig Va
trade.
Another case. Year before las
French ship Regina CpH appeared Of
coast of Liberia to obtain AtiTcoH emiqr'
for the Mauritus or the French West lla
Colonies. The Liberian authorities At Oh
told the captain, that there was no
thing as obtaining free emtyr0Hts from !.
African coast. There is a large ella
Africans called Kroomen along the eos
who work on board Of ships for ayfa'
more. but always expect 10 return hone
ter they have made money enough TO ~
comfortably. BIT they ~iV mi erign
Indeed no people on earth are more sro..
attached to their homes than the native J
ricans SO strong is this attachment :,
according to the popular belief h'" YT
return home when they die elsewhere
The Frenchman however proceeded
get his emigrants. Going to Cape W..
where the slave trade had long been ra6
en-, he applied to the chiefs for ''emgra.
The chiefs knew nor cared nothing 80
emigyantS. But they had "A few slaves VI
they at once sold for $25 each. Thee
word to their neighbors to bring al !,
had. Then commenced the system o.
mapping those who came to the Goa
lawful trade, and marauding wars tor''
slaves. In this way the Frcnchm'' :
about two hundred "emigrau'S,' mo-
whom were put in irons. Among'
kidnapped and thus confined, @as VI.
of reputation named lyme, sold By
Gus brother. lie determined to DE-
himself An opportunity soon Occur.
The French cook having stabbed one
emigrants, Bymo was released by his 'ft.
and the French crew were MASSACRE.
cept the Doctor, who had been kind 70
"emigrants," and the captain and n
government officer, who were on 'a''
the time Of the massacre. The cn.
then took possession Of the ship and re-
ed it for few days. They readily a.
up however on the appearance OF e1,l
dent Roberts of Liberia, in the b
mail-steamer Ethiope. But all the p.
grants escaped safely on shore and 's''.
ed to their homes.
Immediately after this had occnrr'I
dry native chiefs, whose FRIENDS h41
kidnanped sent TO inuuire Of the If''