New-York tribune., 1867-05-15
called the hing

powder shot, and tte trSs necessary ior my lohoy
s ms majesty few fahOms Of cloth, few beads, ana
distributed some tobacco among ms Dig men lny ~ ~
cahDry Of one Of Dayokos fathersnaw, chief of he
Mhondemo tribe. After long journey through tle Jun
de we finally reached the settlement OF Mhene VINO N
Sgciconed me- and also DayOko's 1t was the ui
seasor-the people had come to make settlement ana @
NV astonshment great when found instead OF tho
,a alton OF paintan trees which surround the
collection OF huts which makes an African village an I'M
had nassed through this part Of the forest The people
had come here make new plantations and this was vas
tbsir way OF making clearing 80 IL was Win tne
Teatest dicuty and with many tears from horns ana
trips the nerpcs9g Doughs that GOT tnrTng1 m 'd d
tense for their village AT last, when my patience was
entirely gone and my clolhes Weie @ mtoIaS hihGEs
sag nj once that il did not want to starve must move
SO saw nn m as could from Mhen6s camp did not like the
csnecf of living on the nuts of the forest To make up
Tor poor fare my kngly friend made me the oner OF wIe
men II was August. sent back Dayokos men, who had
thorough dread 10 accompany me 1urther ana as mere
vae nothing to they were obliged To return They ha
M fancy tIey said TO bc eaten up found that the chief
was good fellow and felt quite safe among ms rough Dut
kindly people found It always the pest way TO tnist
tbn nScnlc travel among Here was the chiefs white
man the spirit that had come to DC ms guest; Nhen
told Dayoos men TO back in three months 70 look
sor me they looked at me and said are you going t9
stoy ali that time with the fanslp The Mhondena 1pe
and are scattered north Of the equator and exceed
ingly n0madic When asked Mhene why he had moved
his Village twice. he said Il moved it the first time be-
calse man died. and the place was not good any more
moved again because all the palm trees had been destroy
ed and we could have no more dflnk 10 get drunk upon
The Fans are among the most extraordinary tIDe met
remember the first time that got glimpse OF some OF
these people. found myself half mile ahead OF my
companiops and in sight OF monkey who dodgcd me
Whenever took aim az hm. After watching the animal
for some time happened to look down. and Judge OF my
astonishment when before / Fan warrior with
his two wives behind him. was first alarmed i9f iea.
that would send one of his poisoned arrows, but
soon saw that the three quang with deadly terror
The elephant shield of the man shook and Iattsd ms
month stood omen aud OF his three spears had lth
to the gTOgDa The women had been carrying basRe's
but these had been thrown to the ground Ihey proved
10 be some of the inhabitants Of village we were bound
FOR Tney all thought that / was spft that
had Just come to them smiSd ana uied 20
were TO take Inc to their village, came remained some
time among the Fans, who are nveteate eannibns ana
may say that during the time ! siad among Them
never felt very safe. They were much lighter III color
than tie eashore tribe had seen, strong tall and well
made The men were almost NAKED; they wore lnsleAu
Of cloth the soft. inside bark of tree over which was
suspended the skin Of some Wild eats or Of some monkeys
They had their teeth filed 10 point whlc gave 70 te
ferOcous appearance, ana some had thelr teeth
backenod Their hair or wool was drawn ont INTO long
plaits, on the end of wheh were strung sue pcaIs'
copper. rings Others wore long queus maze ol
Their own wool over Their shouGei5 was ssenuSu 6 S
huge knife and III their hands were bearded spears and
the great shield of elephant hide Ihs whCn diled ana
smoked hard and almost as inpfetTaPe zen M az "n
They also covered with etehes all thoe negroes
believe charms and also IA the power OF evi ana good
the men, ana were ia proportion mu'h enaler ana pc pc
lieye never saw such ugly women N they: lpey aIso
backs m a sling rest, made OF some KIND OF tieebafh
such were the strange people who crowded around me
had come among them These cannibais seem 10 belong
TO another distinct family Of negroes aud al pointed 10
the northeast the country they came from The VII
lagts OF the Fans. situated near the nocannbal rpes
seemed 90 hide their abomuahc practice from them 70
some degree but IN the interior the worst form OF man
eating prevails skulls and bones are seen IN thcr LaHS
the dead eaten up and have mentioned IN EqnaO
rial Africa q where corpse was stolen from inc
cemetery Of the Nponguc tribg, and eaten up Ihese
Fans and Thchas gre exceedingly waIhkc ana VII
lages are continually fighting against each other.
During an my travels have tried IN vain to find RUNS or
remains of buildings 10 show that the negro was formerly
elevated than he Is now Travellers IN Ohcr parts
OF Africa have not been more successful - we must CON
cude that the negroes are IN the same state t ney were
in laf ar II
every how such state Of political disutegIation az
the one hPye described to you has happened We must
come TO the conclusion that Africa has not escaped many
political commissions followed by great wars ana ngla-
tion the same migration laws that have governed ne
have prevailed in Africa A. among ourselves the ngra
tiou has prevailed from The East toward the west So
never found tribe village pointing me toward The
West the place they came from. should recommend
traveller To note down words so lt We may see
the links which the languages will show. found few
words from the last similar 10 those Of the West The
population OF Africa has never been dense a. 10 m mp
that immense tract OF couutTy-tribes scattered, mi
grated IN every direction, and were lost 10 each
other III the great forest "iheis, loo"nrd
and came between without knowing IT, uuill gradually
the country become more pcOped and then they come IN
contact more with each other \ very striking TACT is
the different state oi society btWoth uie t"s ana 'he
West By the accounts OF such tra'eers "s burton,
Livingstone, Grant Spoke ana laAcr we earn tha' hott
their subjects at their Will Villages are continually
sacked BY the stranger ana ih' people carried INTO
villages, massacre the inhabitants, and then pupder
their cattle In many countries they do both pundcr
the cattle and carry the people into slavery
In the country 1 have explored, no village
have been much suTpr ed note the steady decfcasc
OF populations and first Jet me raise my voice In de-
fcnse Of the white lie s accused of being the cause
Of wherever he settles the abOTgueH Hle said 10 dis
aunear admit that such 4 the cnse but aver that the
decrease Of the population had already taken place before
the white man came; and the white man, ~ coming, mo-
tees IT, but cannot stop H. lopulous Villages pnd tribes
| for a second time had dTudeld down. There the
white man had not Penetrated. Clans which were com
posed OF many people within the memory Of man had
others had only few people left am not the only one
vino has noticed this decrease-Other uaoeers have
noticed the same. Whatever may be Our sympathy
primitive man. rather the least gifted tribes ot man
kind, must disappear before the higher Intellect This IS
not theory but fact. There are many causes
20 account FOR the decrease of the negro.
think everything tends 10 show that the negro is OF
great antiquity and bas remained stationary. The work
ing Of rOn considering the very primitive way they work
and how easily tloy find II, must have been known 10
them from the rcmOtcst time aud 70 them the age OF
stone aud bronze must have been unknown. As 20 bis
future capabilities, think extreme views have prevailed
among some hold the opinion that the negro VIII
rise higher than e ls others think That he is c3la-
bic of reaching The llghcst state Oi civzat0n-in fact
that hc viii become white man. For my own part DO
not with either OF these opinions beete the ne
gro may become a more useful member OF mankind than
he prcsout that he he raised TO higher stand
ard bnt that left 10 himself he VIII soon fan back into
barbaiism laVc example to the contrary. Though
gifted nations unless they baye the power OF pro
gTesOn IA themselves. they must inevitably relapse ia
he course OF tc into their former state or oil the un
civilized Of men, the negro has been Onnd the most
aCtabe aud the most d0cie and he possesses excellent
luaes that conn great deal for his bad ones
We ought therefore, 10 be kind 10 him. and 10 try 10 ce
lm That lie WILL ia the course Of time, follow the
OWeI races OF men aad disappear nave but te doubt
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