The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-06-22
Africa.

I N. Da Chaillas work has added
another to the catalogue Of raluabl,
books on African explorations, this cat
Alogue comprises large number, pub
hshed within = few years The civil
ired world has seemed u turn iis at
teaticn with special interest toward III,
darkneAs Of Ethiopia sincs the year
1850, aad expedition has followed cx
/ petition iuto the heart Of the peninsula
burton penetrated from the ZsnsibaI
coast westward Livinsst stone and other,
went from the southern point north ward
crcgSing and recrossing from sea 10 sea
barth went dewa fron the north int
the centre Of tho sahara Spoke and
Grant and llaker unveiled the misseriss
which shrosded the birth Of tho Nile
Readc and Du ChAiilu and oshrrs have
gone along the west coast and made
eastward progress toward the interior
We hare very respectable library Of
books an Africa ~ tho result Of all
these adventurous Journeys live had
but ons or tut two or three books Of this
sort, although they might agree on ANY
point, we should perhaps wait for fur.
Their information before accepting the
po,n, ~ finally decided. Hut We nsy
we'll eoneluje that tho agreeing voice Of
sach body Of able, Impartial, and
earnest men, seeking truth, Ia not 10 be
witboa, weight on ANY subjec. In which
they express = common opinion a. the
result Of their Investigations; or II they
ARE not 10 be- depended upon in forming
opinions, Ne are at least compelled 10
accept their united testimony TO n state
Of iacts, and 70 believe that there is
some truth In such weight Of evidence
IL il remarkable that all the African
explorers agree in this, that there Il no
evidence OF present or past civilization
among the negro race in Africa The
latest accounts arc those Of " lbu Chsil.
lue His journey from the coast into
AshAngo land has pesaliar interest be-
cause Il gives us more direct informa-
ton Of the negro race in that part Of
Africa from which many Of the negroes
in this country were imported. His
discoveries were not calculated 70 vary
the evidence already giver. lie found
a total absence OF civilization, and the
evidence abundant that there had been
no progress in the race for thousands Of
years Unlike any oshcr race Of mon,
they have lived in the same bsrbarism
from the rcmotcst times OF which we
have any record, and ue land they in.
habit Is the only land occupied thus
long by mankind which has no rciicis
Of state Of superior civilization ut one
or another period. II "a not necessary
10 say what These facts Indicate
The hops that sone explorer might
yet strike the evidence Of negro civilisx
ton, might yet in the deep forests Of
Africa and the remains Of = ,oupls or
the foundation Of house, or the
broken Fragments Of pillow, or the
rudcst outlines Of forgotten alphabet,
anything to indicate that this miserable
degradation and dcbascmcnt had not
been the characteristic Of the black man
in all timea, and that il might yet bs
Different in tho future, this hops must
be abandoned From the days Of Ram.
eses, when the negro WAS pictured on
the Egyptiaa monuments. 10 the pres.
ent day, the same characteristics marx
him wherever found in his native state
These various books Of travel in Africa
are worthy the study Of all who ure in
terested in the negro and his develop
msnt Itappears to DO the opinion Of
travellers that the race il decreasing in
Africa II Ia also decreasing among US
with fearful rapidly by die time that
phiiaothropists have established tho
doctrine Of the equality Of races, 1t will
not be strange il there arc no negroes
left To enjoy the row status Journal
Of Co~wevcs.