The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-11-15

The Negroes Of Nah

The French paper publishes a sa a.i.ten G6n
Dahomey by missionary engaged a rs -#@l sesieal
mission.
AS we have no doubt that political aHalv c7aa8su-
tial relations may have to be established Hh rEa.
enlightened power much entitled - SSH laafn-
60, will, for the benefit of place aaar
their eyes this interesting paper.
The negroes here Is not cutie rs rgze Is en- paa-
the sea coast Before the white MAJ oa v v3a.ota the
missionary, he is tinIid and gem IS s8a L.s
doubtful devotion, most generally -ea eouaeia
his master to be constantyon his ggl. ag his
master" because here they are alY n5 5aaas - each
ether. Peter has Paul for his slave zau Aas abl--
John has anthony. But Peter, who a.aaaa lt4 uHa
slave Paul. has perhaps hundred riGea 1sass.t tEa
slave of the "Cabessary," the count aa. ag.
Those sayages generally of lar atuEe aaa gls
ganty built up to the neck but who EaaEG #aa
head, they look like monsters.
Thick lips, large mouth, fat nose F4g T agGt ana
beard. They shave their heads in eyez uoss.J.a.ai
fantastic style. They all bear tn fat- auuber
marks or incs@ns madeb BY sharp E-aE some SIS
many as twenty five.
Here the female is abominable creature, withags
modesty, without shame, and as -ga is .Eat.
They are seem svery hour Of the d ip5 ii 1uata
running from dance to dance and aalng la every
imaginable debauch and crime.
There may be hopes of reclaiminy lloa bgt us# #l,
ing is to be hoped from these wome
The black when he has to work, h4ea#e# 50 as4eas-
tened that he can hardly STIR.
The Rattan Is Just much neede tE 5aaa food IL
by the whites They work little bu g4 en iI.ta. Hao
country produces without any labor a 5 leaa a-a to
support-wild fruits and nutricous
The white man. the coast of AT 5ee eaa aaIr tra1as
in hammock or be carried by the bli Ie eEaa tEH IS
somewhat long, you require very
When went to Godome, Koton Eela &aE#s
there were eighteen to carry III gu sIs tAaT
and keep up the most diabolcal moi
Sometmesithappens that the whit lau Is Hat g.ea4-e
with his people. Then he rises sci. ta r--4a. and
administers each sound beatt I-er cry, taeg
weep, they beg. One would behel taag ha,a E
nearly killed-but, be easy. WheI @aag Sissy
take him up very gently lay him bl As heE4maee.
and start at full speed, singing, dauclaE aaa susl--
more than before.
Thirty blacks will allow themsev Is 5e Whipped 81
white, school boys by the seho nas ar, ..7a 81.
one black is four times stronger THAI wtta eHa
white with rattan will run off easily hundred blacks
Yet what would there be required Of bgre4gata at 8
himself on the white? Very little-oniv lHoueuH-f aa
hammock and run off. They would 0s suIs t4at 81
never would leave that spot and wou& sega aaeaaHs
prey to the wild beasts OF the dcser Ea- aHa a11-
trary, they would give all their life preserve lia.
Family ties, organization are gttarr ag."gFu.
Every man has many wives or women a5 III eau buy
and keep. Every can do with bis woHsa lg
peaseS sell them swap them, dispOs taa a1F Say.
Every woman is bound to support her ming and
when that offspring has grown up ana Is Of fer Izet
the common father of the whole crowd takes Fl tl tho
coast where, for few ''cauris," (sueEs 5 transfers
the whole family mother and all, to Sins lobi5r.
1t is but Just add, that sometime THE mothers
seize upon the JOINT stock husband aE@ se A1 IlaHA
selves"
This is the condition of the African agstaa S.ei-
As he has been earth long as lite Lei H .t.s
friends of equality tell us why he has gua.-a b. a4s
day what he was three thousand yeas a-