The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-24
ANCylA ANDiT'S PEOPLE.

The climate 81 Angola 10 cooler than
would be supposed from its latitude. In
the hot season, the temperature seldom rises
above ~ TO IS degrees Fahrenheit, in The
ehade; ant, in the cool season, from 20 10
IS degrees during the day, aud from 20 70
IS during the night. Throughout The year
the nights are cool; and half the time, q
blanket for The bed is indispensable. The
rainfall occurs in the hot season,-,kat is,
between October aud May,-the los. stor,ns
being The heaviest. The rains are yiclen,
and dela2c the country, yer are seldom &C
corn panied by wind.
Notwithstanding i,s moderate degree Of
heat, he climate is mos. eneryatine, and
especially 80 ~ the cool season, when the
sudden lowering q the temperature has a
most depressing effect. Ia ar. Mon,eiro .
opinion. che european race can never
thrive. EVEN in his, the heAlihies, region on
the West Cost, H. also believes that the
lnsaluhci;y Of the country constitutes an
insuperable obstacle Of the improvement Or
,aenxtive tribes. 1T can only have been,
ne declares, "bJ countless ages Of battling
with N alaria tina, they have been reduced
physically and morally TO their present
wonderful state or condition Of withstand
l1g successfully the climate influences. 50
fatal 10 The white and more highly organia
cd race
Mr. Monielro describes the native Of An
e,.a - creature Of degraded type, in
capable of development: or elevation. lie
considers that he intellect Of the African
race is in an arrested STAGE" from which
j. can scarcely he raised under the most IA
vorahle circumstances. It il not marked By
positively bad qualities 20 much - BY an
absence of good qualities, and Of the senti-
menss and emotions that are regarded a.
| the necessary constituents Of human nature.
The negro. lie asserts. knows neither los
affection, tenderness, nor jealousy. He has
! no words 10 Lis language signifying love or
| affection. He never bestows . KISS or
cares even upon his wife Or his children.
The mother rsriy fondles her babies; and,
between parent and child, kiss IL . thing
| unknown. The negro is net cruel, only
destitute Of feeling Resentment and graf
itude are alike foreign 10 his character, and
20 are all conceptions Of truth and hon
eay.
TO sum up the negro character" in the
words Of the author, iii il deficient in the
passions, and in other corresponding vir-
tues: and the life o. the negro in his print
tive condition, apparently 20 peaceful and
innocent, is not that Of IN rnyophissicaied
state Of exist ence, but il due 10 Whist may be
described ~ IN organlcally -rudimenisry
frame Of mind, and consequently capable Of
but little development 70 = higher type,
mere peaeeable, vegetarian, prolific human
rabbits and guinea-pigs, in faes; they msy
Be tanned and taught TO read and write, sing
| paalns, and ether tricks- but negroes they
must remain 70 the end u the chapter.
The testimony d Mr. Aonteiro j. not en-
couraEing = the missionary, and JET i
coiaeides viii tha4 u many ca1did and
aneneioos txnye1sEs i AfrieA H believes
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