, 1873-07-13
THE ASHANTEES.
Some Fncts About M African
Nation.
Startling Contrasts Of Barbarity and
Civilization,


6tar1nns ConIrasla o1 baTpar1ty anu
Civilization,
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from .ne ne~ foF* noF'd'
VI ali aaEago nations tho Aahantecs afo, por~
haps, tho most gorgeous and the most gro-
tesque. Tho country in1abitod bv thorn is lit
eralfy atrown with goi;, md nroo,ona atorca. tho
ght1or OF which everywhere IN various forms OF
barbarlo manufacture, sorvoa to hoighton tho
unbrid1ol forooity aud licenao by Which tho peo-
plo high and low, aro characterizod. Trayolore
WIZ na'o auccoeaeo III ponct,asing ~ tne nouios
anu hoarths OF this remnrkRble people haVo peen
aRtonishea at the singular combinations Of bru-
tality and civilization dfsplnyod by thom.
.,.n,r. e s.,,,,as4 a.. uano,,aana ,na ~ ,,,a
sao'tn h"noot @ao ioiaeon'ne' ano W Wv
cruelty OF the former they add d
flneHao TINT Is peculiarly tholr own. 30
ino,n,oa several natonA eoattorod alono tho cosst
n,.,',n" aa,'.s % As,a. .,na .onaaoa .to,,t
OF new dulnea, 6onth Atres' WIS fonnoea aoout
tho olose Of tho seventeenth century. Unaor
succession Of dospotio and tyrnnnioal zu1crs. 1t
as,r tr;h,a tr,,,, tr1a, u axocte t,,,,,ta ira
oo.ln6 ..1Vee' ..oAN ",e. ~ "
hapltaplo pofaon o1 tne country 'B III Enc VICINITY
OF the coast only. Inland, for distance Of
moro than 200 miles, 1t ia covcrcd with \ dense,
}nononotroh,o forcat tonantoa nv o1enhanta'
n".s ,"as1. 1 .','azs . a..1 sss ~ ss.a
lione, toophtus' monAo5s, Alu nyflaua ~ pati'ls
and othor birds. Augo 6orpents arc known to
thia rooto1f, md thera aro tradition. among TIM
inhnhffnnta Of gigantic and fenrful heinga ro.
aomblng men. from whiuh It NAV bo Inferred
that In tRo unknown recossea Of these u,ygtorious
foreata tho 1orin haa his home. ''N'0 s
Thn FonfnnH of E]mina which l.. within a
few miios ri tha T3ritIah military sott)enont Of
Coast Castle. hnyo rofused to INV further
tribute to tho King Of tic ABhantaos, who hsa
warriora md nt iaat 1ccounts Ind diyon thoin
~, r. ~ gnrv o11s ~ ta Hr,t,a1, fnrfrass #
ramnna tn he eecn what mart Ilrent Dritain will
tsko In tha matter. POSSIBLY thero NAV arise
mi of It anotber riotursgduo and barbaric oa11,-
na;on nj ~ ,so ~ t1,at ~ ill., Hhvsainian var Theao
ka1S5sntnoa sro m 5aenicnh1n 1oc tn ancounter.
Thoir scr,nrnanta nrd 1vcannne ara thoso nf
ci1izstfan' Hli annn1omontoa by many Of thor own
snvnntinn, md IN tho nsa of iii thoao thoy arc
n-nnasa.,t s ~ ra,narIabio a. da@ran rita the
[oho1ens 70 a tsGx ~ aya +ba;r
;na,1ahi anI foa,nassos "a .sking erorvthne
io ~ ar ~, NV ~, hsrnsa;u one
"a ,attnp T. wh,t honoflcia, raan1t II naipbt ri.
no mater 70 what poneAci@a Fe8ul' ~ hasat "
| t1mntoiy 4ead: ..,.n,ou -
Mnen DoHen MSns ~ n!s lnlnoue un7'on ~ W, ~ ~
! the Aahanteos IN 1ol1 tho Pooplo Tere IN much
tno banc COMMUNION as, aecofunaG % ihtef ttasSt
ers, they etll1 afes on rohohinB Coomasslo, tne
capital no Wss roceiYea WIZ honors ot sne t Mose M
turbulent ana sIaTttlng klna. nepoao ~ noE - IN
element OF inc Ashahtoo ehaTaotor, as tne bI,t-
iah envoy soon dlsooVorod: LIS ehtfy into .ho
csty Was under sort OF trlumpaoi totlsa' con
sasng o. sneep ~ wrapped % nh rea amR ano s aus-
taine, performed pyf5nlo daaces 1ouna nlm, 70
the disoordant Sounds OF horns. drums, rattleea5.
and gong-gon9e: As thoy danced apons Wlsh
q Of or could oossb
achieve, they uaoa to nr1ng th9lr spoara lnto
Tory unpleasant proximity WIN the features % o5
ther vlBitoFe. some OF them chIlleo small
'1on chalna Ia tnelr NOUN, iron peln8
and strongth; a. bowuich proceeded on hla"ay
into the city ho was shocked by spectacle OF
daily occurrence IN CooMheele-a man undor-
aom,s fotis rto a henda nre
pinionod hohind him.: Through his ohoek
knita was thrust, 20 ~alch Ma iip8 Wora dragRoa
up anu iooped IN tho form OF figure D. One
car & naa ~ ooen % ont n on aha %as ca1sed @ netoro %
akln only. Hla oanS was gained a au oyer' an9
knl1o Was arlven u uaaos ua1u nnou!ael-Dlaoo
ho "as loa WIZ rosu pinsua sn1o"Ea @ s nosa
sg,ec1 'd akns md rma ora ,aton 1us bn3e,
IT,, 49, .1,x.,.r ~. ..s.
N1gn uul tlafo,9r ,'; npl,soaonee aue apot Hhett
rod hrt n,n ,,t ~ ui9 's 1aan & nun
tnot s"n,.oa - raJ H., ~ M.s1 ,,s mu
14'.oouaa r,,,oa aooh " nnI n"rr;na nnn IN
w VI oaeu d oata!, ~, w. nt,aro md
y. aus ~ narna ai,s so,a ~ ths
aro .yitts Iao,ar a1;ps nross nsns arC
so,nnt;n,aa ,aod NJ cVn'ha1a md danJ any.
eomeemes usgd ae cyIa,s. t nnr, d;m and M
f sana J' ~ 10 o1 rreeaod ,ntn to musical
~ teso IL Iuilakanoinr baehsfor biaok a.
% ~ 10y 49, ai'antaosS en1 "noliv and ug.
.tbi s1g s'S' ~ add t. Tho noiae genera
1roah ,1rao m.nat a. n,abetrv took place and II was
o!sguaaee, ~, " aosHo,y osoy;,r c,rrmmstancea thot
unaoI the a1or aIoso nr,nro""h6d tho nraaenoe ni
tne Haso40i Hf.. rf;ppp snhio mriostv 1yaa h1,oL
tno nnS, a1eo ae 'an. as.J T., rostiv coth and iii
ana ~ nls pots9 o'au nnrnsta viii, iarsa1a
OF nasvo nan11aJ; ~ s%ar;a snld " IA waa soa+a3 ~.
gEna1nem.s ~ ,,nhroiI. or canonv nrnnnoontad
uGt Sion' afiinios n variona dnad1,,nsda nnd
WIN eo'uon e0 ea sabantoaa ~ ,,1,1r ~ ~.
Dlras. aous W = ma1n varv ~ conanicnnns + Son. ~