The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-04-29
An African Eden


Mr.. James Anthony Froude has un-
dertaken task more difficult even than
that Of lustifyiug, in the eyes of the
world, English policy toward Ireland
for the past seven hundred years. It
is that of turning the current OF British
emigration from America and Australia
to the possessions of her majesty IN
South Africa. Mr.. Froude has Just
returned to London from a visit to
Natal, and has delivered q lecture upon
the subject which has provoked the
comments OF the English press. Asten-
ton has thus been directed with IN
usual force to this remote land, known
rather vaguely at home hitherto as the
stronghold Of the heterodox Oolenso
and the neighborhood of the diamond
diggings. In this country Natal was
virtually terra incogritG until Charles
Reade introduced 1t to his readers in a
series of clever descriptions in his latest
novel, "A Simpletop." Mr.. Froude
has examined it with the eyes of a po-
litlc2l economist rather than those of
book-writer on his travels. He finds
"the climate and natural riches IN
matched. There are great fields of
coal and metals, and the grazing and
arabic area is prodigious. The colony
OF Natal alone can support q pOpula-
ton Of 60, 900, 600 people, and, to use
his own expression, sis destined uIti-
mately to be the home of. great ma
ton. He thinks that it offers induce.
ments superior to Australia for emil
! grants, and, indeed, his views appear
to have impressed the English journals
favorably, for one of them calls upon
Mr.. Joseph Arch to look to South AZ
RIGA instead Of Canada and the United
States for refuge for his proteges
among the supeEhuOus millions.
Unfortunately for the attractive pic
ture which Mr.. Froude would paint, he
Is obliged to admit of one drawback to
it. 1t is the same figure that has so
| disturbed the American landscape
''Inevitable darkey." The colored per
son seems to be the same the world
over. His vices have been attributed
to slavery, but in the state of freedom
in which he revels in Natal he is. if
anything, little worse. He viii not
work steadily nor to advantage. He Is
very numerous and very worthless.
Mr.. Froude calls him g lazy scoun-
drel, and remarks that he prefers to
pass his time in sleeping, smoking
and stealing" The highest ambition
| Of the more energetic native, is TO earn
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rest Of his days In ease upon their toll.
In addition to these undesirable quail
ties of heart and disposition, the Natal
negroes are blood-thirsty, treacherous
and warlike. The tribes buy European
arms with eagerness, and have been
able to find white aen INSCRIPTIONS
enough to drill them in the use of the
weapon. They outnumber the whites
twenty to one, and behind them is the
vast continent of Africa, peopled with
beings equally savage and all disposed
to press towards the coast and enjoy
such of the fruits of civilization as they
can obtain by force. It is true that
a few Caucasians are a match for a null
titude of negroes, but the prospect of
having to fight for foothold in South
Africa, when America offers the same
advantage minus the fighting, is likely
to weigh decidedly with the great ma
jority OF intending emigranta. Y.
! World.