The New York herald., 1867-05-15

West The population or Africa has never been so
dense as TO f up that v tract OF country Tribes
scattered migrated, ap lost TO each other N the
great Forest Others followed and between them
without knowing - until gradually the country became
more peoped d the different tribes came more In con-
tact with each ther very striking fact ls the df
ference in SOC ety between the East West BY the
accounts OF suca travellers Burton, Livingstone,
chiefs s's cruel, having the right 10 put to death
at wil the villages also continually sacked BY the
stranger and the people carried into slavery II there Is
slavery the people commit raids burn villages,
the inhabitants and then abduct their CATTLE In
many districts they punder the cattle and take the
ever NO village Is large enough clan powerful enough
to do 20. have been much surprised at the steady
decrease OF the population and here let me raise my
being the OF the decrease Of the blacks wherever
he settes admit that this is the case to extent
but also that the decrease In the population OF the
negroes Equatorial Africa had slowly before
the white came; and the white man in coming
notices H. but cannot stop It, Populous villages and
tribes I had seen, at = second visit had visiby
diminished Now, there the white had pene-
trated; clans which composed OF many people
within the memory Of living individuals had dwndled
down 70 nothing. Some had entirely disappeared and
Others had few only left. am not the only who
the same thing and wondered at 1t. Whatever
may be sympathy there Is no doubt that primitive
rather the least gifted tribes Of mankind
disappear before the higher intellect This merely
theory, but fact There many causes account
for the decrease OF the negro, and these have been
already fully explained think everything tends TO
show that the negroes are Of great antiquity although
they remained stationary without progressing In the
slightest degree The working of from considering the
very primitive way 10 which the work Is done and how
easy IL s 70 find the ore must have been known them
from the remotest time. To them however, has been
known the ages OF stone and bronze As to his future
capabilities, I think extreme views have prevailed
among Some hold the opinion that the negro will
never rise higher than he is; others think
that he is capable OF reaching the hahest state in
fact, that be will become white In time. l. how
ever DO not agree with either Of these opinions be-
iieve the negro may become more useful member Of
humanity than he present and that he raised
TO higher standard; although if left to himself, he
Will soon fall back into barbarsm. We have no exam
pie, at all events to the contrary. Although people
may De taught tho arts and sciences by nation
gifted than they STILL unless they have the power OF
progression themselves they must invariably relapse
In the course OF time to their former state or all the
uncivzed nalons the negro has been found the most
tractabe and docie, and he has number OF good quail
ties that COMPENSATE In for his bad We
ought therefore to be kind him and elevate him. That
he will follow In the of time the example OF other
doubt a. -.