New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04

while from The blood as IL coursed under the knife or
the priest, there diVnation OF future eycnts
There was no industry or production except slaves
too literate for the Roman market Imagination
pictured strange things. One province was reported
where tbe grond was covered with serpents and the air
such that man could lnale itahd hNe. lnthe po
lite circles of the empire the whole region excited fear
f horror which has been apty lkened TO that OF the
early Ionans for the Straits OF Scya or the city OF the
Liestrygonan cam. Oas The historian records with
sigh that no magnificent remains OF atian porches ana
aqueducts be found here-hat no writer o rits
birth is reckoned among the masters Of Latan poetry ana
eloguence. And this was England At the beginning
Long afterward, when centuries hau lnterNeneu, INC
savage was improved into the barbarian But from one
authentic instance learn the rest. The trade h suNes
was active and English pedders bought up W t6n
through39t tne country Wnie inc peGp their own OF
spring similar barbarsm all Jews and their gains were
the absolute property OF the king and this law beginning
with Edward the ConessOr enforced under success
siye monarchs one OF them making mortgage OF al
Jews to his brother security for debt Nothing worse
Progress was slow. When in 1890 the italian E1eas
syvjns afterward Pope Plus H. visited this island, It
was his eyes most fOrOrn. Houses In cities were OF
stones without mortar. Cottages had no other door
than stifFened bu.hide Food was coarse. Bread was
such rarity among the people to be curiosity WO
"giggled" at the sight Of IT, when aferward uaaer
Henry WILL civilization had begun the condition OF inc
neonie was deplorabe There was such thing among
them as comfort, while plague snd ueathsWeals pre-
vailed The learned and ingenious Erasmus who was an
honored guest In England tins tme refers much to the
hthness OF the houses Inc nOOs ne ueserloes as co
monty Of clay, with PUSHES, sometimes re-
naming unnI0lested for twenty years, fostering
with spitte, v0mit, unceanness OF dOgs anu heh
of this eminent observer The traveller from the interior
Of Africa would hardly make worse report oucn Was
England But this story OF savagery and DarDaism ID
NOT peeuiar 10 this country might take other cOun
by and exhibit the original degrauhtion anu
myself with one instance only. An authentic incident OF
French history recorded by contemporary WlIhe5s anu
socated with famons names in the last century shows
the little recognition at that OF common humanity
And this story concerns lady, remarkable among er
seq for various talent aud especially mathematician
ana the French translator Of Newton Madame du Chate
let This great lady, the friend or VoltaGe Iouu ~ u
fculty in undressing before the men servants OF her
cOusderiuR it Hgll-UrOYe0 tDat
sons we're OF the human family This curious revelation
of manners which arrested the attention Of de Tocque
VILE in ms remarkable studies the origin OF the French
Revelation fAtciel Rfgine =. 1865. reported from
Africa would be recognized marking most peryerse
TIE LAW OF PROGRESS.
These are illustrations only which might be multiplied
and extended indefinitely but they sufficient Here
within limited sphere obvious all, is the operation
of that law which governs universal man. Progress
here pregures progress everywhere nay progress here
the first stage In the worlds progress Nobody doubts
progress Of England nobody doubts THO progress OF
France nobody doubts the progress OF the European
Family wherever Distributed in all quarters Of the globe
But must not the same law under when these nave pee
elevated exert its equal Influence on the whEo Se
early others tardY Who has not observed that,
independent of original endowment the progress
Of the individual depends upon the inau-
ences about HIM Surrounded by Opportu-
nifty and trained with care. he grows into
the tyne OF civilized man but the contrary shut out
from opportunity and neglected by the world ne re-
MAINS stationary always man. emitted IRON iS !,
NOT of degradation Internationally is the same with
people Here again opportunty ana ~ be anu
compshed answer, simply by recognizing the Jaw OF
Unity aud acting accordngy Ihe law 10 pam 1Uey ~,
abroad will follow. The standard at home VIII become
the standard everywhere the harmony at nome vii
Republic and it will be like CAIN fugitive ana aNaRa'
bond in the earth.
AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN.
Therefore DO / plead for our Common Humanity
L., IA 4 MEAD African, not
only among u.s. but In his vast, mysterious home,
where for unknown centuries he has been The prey OF the
spoer He may be barbarous, perhaps savage; but so
have others been who the fun enjoyment OF
by your superiority You bound 10 be his helper From
linn whom much is given y much requlTed ana TINS
happy condition OF Africa, stranger 10 cYhzatOp, IL
often invoked against common Humanity Here again
il that sciolsm which is tho inseparabe ally Of
every lgnoble pretCnsOn. It is easy % explain
this condition without yielding 70 a. theory
IL found In her geographical character n0rdng rev Ia
cites for ntereommuuication abroad or at home
England Will attest for such was their early lnnuence
that Caesar landing remarked the superior condition
the south aud north and penetrated by considerable
rivers will attest also. The great geoSrapher. Carl t
OF geographical science shows that the relation OF In
teror spaces the extent OF coast has measurable in
fuenco on civilization; aud here is tho secret Of
AFRICA While all Asia Is Ave times large as
Europe aud Africa more than three times as large,
Asia has 7TO0 miles OF coast; Europe 1850, and Africa
only $500 For every 81 square miles of the European
mile OF coast responds 100 square miles OF continent
The relative extension OF coast in Europe Is more than
between the extremes having for every lO5 square
miles mile OF coast and so also Is Asia between
difference with corresponding advantage 10 Europe.
Onethrd part OF Europe IL in the nature
tonal opportunities whereas Africa is solid impene-
rable continent without ramiricaIions without opening
witnessed the famous Egyptian civilization. And now
In addition TO all these opportunities by water Europe
ways bringing all parts together while Africa without
these born cvhzers All these things are apparent
and beyond question; can their influence be doubted
And thus is the condition Of Africa explained without an
INSULT to her people or any new apology for Caste.
other men except IN present condition. shows that
everpresent sciosm. Does Humboldt repel the assumI
ton OF superiority and beautifully insist that no people
are In themselves nober than OthersP Then all are
men, all are brothers OF the same Human Family, with
superficial transitional differences only Plainly, no
differences can make one color superior TO another ana
looking carefully at the African, IN the secuson ana
that condition which Is the chief argument against him.
10 Is doubtful II any people has become civilized without
extraneous help Britain was savage when Roman
civilization interviewed so was Gaul. Cadmns
brought letters 20 Greece: and what Is the
story OF Prometheus. who stole IRE rom Sil
Heaven. but an illustration OF this awf The African mas
not stolen fire Cadmus has brought letters to him
Roman civilization has been extended over his
continent Meanwhile left to savage life he has been
perpetual victim, hunted down at home TO feed the
bloody OF Slavery aud then transporter 10 another
hemisphere, always u slave. In such condition nature
has had small opportunity for development No kindly
influences have surrounded his home-no voice OF en-
couragemen has oheered his partno prospect or trust
or honor has awakened his ambition His life has been
a Dead Sea, where apples OF Sodom hoated Aud yet
his story Is not without passages which quicken al
miraon and give assurance for the future at times
melting tenderness, and at times inspiring 10 rage
that these children of God with much OF
His best gifts should be wronged by their brother
man The poet tells that there heroes be-
fore Is before the poet came TO praise.
Who knows the heroes OF those vast unysed reeesse
where there history and only shOrtyed tradition
But among those transported 10 this hemisphere heroes
have not been wanting Nowhere In history was the he
rocal character conspicuous than In our fugitive
slaves Their story transferred to Greece or Rome,
Mnnlh DO a mneh.admired chapter from which youth