Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-08
TIE NEGRO

Ia, the sninsn. At,i s's's' y, Y. Dscl.
the ~suDj0ined opinions Of Il. sl'a
'ney appeared to him in th,i, ~. :" y
try, and their probable future ~. ~ ., s''a'
It must be understood th.. D. d, cs.a 'a''
not = politician, nor is 10 /. tbses; Nv !
speaks from the ~ezpsrisne. Il. - y
no REPUTATION be quotes N u. asss'
travellers OF note to sustain ii. .,.'
nsnts. His opinions are ., - w.t.
does be advance q sinsl. peia. ~ N :, 90
no' oeen entertained BY scientific J
long before the ~ilds and jungle. ! y y
RIGA were penetrated BY he h.,s, :. :,
fearless European. That ths De,ro j.. w
inferior being, far inferior i X. ~ ! u
man, is a question that h.e ns,.. 4As
aea'eu even IL previous ages, d 4, !.
history gives Us information. Il, /.
cognised and established IS . ~ !, y
who have given the subject prone, i,,..s
cation. ss'
How the New York radical. .oo,.,;.
ted the truthful remarks Of Du Ob,i0a !,
not stated. but we mus. suppose A..
were the same awarded to Prof. A,,,i,
when ne delivered . lecture SOM l..
since in Boston upon the infsrio,i,, J,
the negro races magnificent doubts
BY the accounts of such traveller !,
Burton, Livingstone, Grant, Speka .a
Baker, We learn that most If the eb;sts
are cruel, having the right to bit d AMI
at will /; the villages also are continual
sacked by the stranger, and lie Dea.I,
carried into slavery !; if there b 10 H..
cry the people commit raids, bun I'M.
ges, massacre the inhabitants, spd ,h.s
abduct their cattle. In many dstleis
they both plumber the cattle and tslsas
people into slavery. Ii tie part j.
plored, however, no village il asre q.
ough. or clan powerful enough q do n
| have been much surprised 81 .bs stead,
decrease of the population and here II
me raise my voice in defence Of Tie vhia
man, who is accused Of bsihg Tia cause
Of the deereaEe of the blacks wherever h
settles. l admit that this il u cue d
some extent ; but | also aver that shs
decrease in the population d ths ses,oa
in Equatorial Africa had slowly CONNER
ced before the white man ever on; .ud
the white man in coming, notices il but
cannot stop it. Populous villages I'D
tribes | have seen At . second visit hid
yisibly diminished. Nov, there dc sha
man had not penetrated clans which
were composed Of many people witbia
the memory of living individuals hsa
dwindled down to nothing. Some bsi
entirely disappeared, and Others had onli
a few left.
| am not the only one who has noacd
this decrease !; other travellers have motto
ed The same thing and wondered 1t 1t
Whatever may be our sympathy, thersls
no doubt that primitive man, Of rstSsf
the least gifted tribes Of mankind, must
before the higher intellect
This is not merely . theory bat : tact
There are many causes 2 account for tie
decrease of the negro, md these hass
already been fully explained. thlns
that everything tends to show tbss ~
negroes are of great antiquity, sl:hough
they have remained stationary without
progressing in the slightest degree. 100
working OF iron, considering re say
primitive way in which the work = doae,
and how easy It is to find the ore, nas'
have been known to them HON ~ y
hottest time. To them, however, Ds
been unknown the ages Of stone sO1
bronze. AS to his future capeodl1e,' !
think extreme views have prsvsasa ,
among US. Some hold the opinion ~ =
the negro will never rise higher tnsa y
is !: others think that he y capae'e y
the highest state, y -. "
be will become q white msn y w., u. !
do not agree with either O As1
opinions. -. mps
I believe the negro may becons :.s =
useful member Of humanity tnsn =. !.
present, and that be can 3 fa.as0 -
higher standard although. 4 leas g i j.. =.
self. he will soon fall back ne D.lDs.
ism. We have no example, = 1ls'. "
to the contrary. Altboughs peope - -
be taught the arts and sciences 2 -.
ton more gifted than they, '1li. as' i
they have the power OF progle aIi.,. !.