The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-04-16
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From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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So much is said by the Abolition press
about the degrading influence of slavery
upon the African race in the Southern
States, that it may be we'll to give fact or
two from an official source, as to the condi-
ton of the population still remaining in
Africa. The following letter from the Rev.
J. B. Pinney, once Governor of Liberia, but
now an agent of the Federal Government,
residing in New York city. will throw some
light upon this subject. 1t will be found at
page 100 of Professor Ohristy's work on
colonization, Ethiopia, and was written to
sustain the charge that cannibalism prevails
in Africa:
"PRoF. DAVID CHRISTY-Decr Rfother:
Your interesting letter of the 18th ult. lin
gered, and then my absence for few days.
to attend a meeting at Annapolis, delayed
reply until it is probably too late to do you
service. In Mr.. Tracy's pamphlet. entitled
Missions IN 4 frica. there is a note with some
interesting facts relative to oannibalism.
81 never saw men. eating human flesh,
but have heard Of its being done in the vi
cinity of Liberia.
1.-THE letters of Sion Harris and Rev. g.
Brown, who were attacked at the mission
of the NJ. E. Church. at Hedd1ngton, iu 1910,
by Gotorah. the famous Condo warrior, Che
had threatened to eat the missionary state
that the dried limbs of men. slain previously
were thrown away in their flight. -,
''The same warrior visited Governor Bu-
chanan in 1889, to treat for peace, and
while there gave, in public council, as an
objection to making peace that he would
have nobody to eat.
"In 1885, while was agent of the Colo
nization Society, l sent two Methodist min
listers, who were men of high standing, each.
having before been elected to the Office of
Vice Governor of the Colony, as Commits
sioners to negotiate peace between the
Veys and Condoes. While they were at
Bopora, the chief town of the Condo nation,
they stated that human flesh was offered in
| the market for food.
"Ip 1888, made a tour sixty or seventy
miles, to King north east of the Bassa Cove
Colony. My purpose was to proceed several
hundred miles. but the King resolutely re-
| fused leave, and no bribe or importantly
prevailed to change his decision: The rea-
son assigned was, that as I came with let
ters from the Governor, the King was re-
sponsible for my safety, and the neigh boring
tribe, Pessa men, would kill and eat me.
"The Misso naries from England to Coon
assie, capital of Ashantee, stated in their
published journal, in 1841, that they saw
men returning from the market with hui
man limbs for food.
"Of the Gallinas, know nothing from
actual observation. 1 imagine that Cape
Mount would furnish you as good point
for settlement. By occupying Gallinas,
you would more surely cxterminate the
greatest slave-mart in western Africa.
- "Very respectfully. yours,
81. B. PINNEY.
"NEw YoRK, March 2, 1850"
We ask the reader to contrast the facts
here stated, in relation to the moral degra-
dation of the population of Africa, with the
high eulogies passed upon the slave popula-
tion of the South, as to their intelligence,
morality and religious character. by the off,
GERS of the army occupying that region.