The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-01
MORE Ar5OJT sTERRa E,EEe9ENEE E,EEe9ENEE,
Froetown, rs i pleasant Contrast to Dis
nal NIonrovia.
Cbn.sponqt.ec Mees and 0Oi.rier.

Tsent lettefshy the mail steamer, which !
towed us here and started on its return |
to Sierra Leop5 before daylight this
morning. As4yery body does when writ |
ing in EasteII omitted several interest
ing pointsAbout Sierra Leone. One OF
the principal of these wns what nearly
everybody (more shame to theml is prone
to olpit, when necessity compels some
omission
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
Churches are plentiful in and about
Freetown. The first one noticed on az
rival is st. Georges Cathedral, which
stands near the water side, and Ii large
structure apparently of stone, ! had no
opportunity of examining closely with
a tower and clock. 1t has that substan-
tial, solid look common to English
ecclesiastical edifices, according to
the illustrated magazines, which always
impress one with the feeling that theirs
is indesd an established church, able to
out, as dAttacts from Tithin and with With
stand the assaults OF WING, weather @tSni Mrin
time. Over this presides an English
clergyman. I met him in the street and
recognized him Immediately. I had
seen him thousand times before, in
pictures, in society dramas and elsewhere,
cleanly shaven face, shovel hat, crsvat,
coat and all. He bore his profession all
over him, and in this regard it seems Us
though the English set an example
worthy of imitation by American ec.l,s.
iastics, many of whom seem to dress
with q view of concealing their voca-
ton as m"ch rs possible. It is us well
known fact that It is often impossible to
decide on sight whether man is a min
lister of the Gospel or sewing machirss
agent. Those known as clergymen in.
variably command respect from every.
body, and it would be very easy for them
to be always recognizable. saw some.
what distinguished preacher once at q
secular meeting which he had opened
with prayer, leaning c:o1 tho platform
railing habited in a rough overcoat and
siouch hat, smoking cigar. and in nc
Harry, who similarly attired and unem-
him, totally ignorant Of who and what
he was. BESIDES the cathedral there are
twelve or more church buildings in Sier-
ra Leone of less architectural pretensions.
belonging to Methodists, Baptists, Pres.
oyterians, and other denominations. All
of these, was informed, are attended
by congregations of fair numerical
strength, composed, of eoufss, &C tiis
civilized and educated natives, with a
sprinkling in nearly all Of Europeans or
their descendants. When / met the
English clergyman above alluded to,
he was apparently returning from
AN EXECUTION
which took place on Friday. The SUBJ
jecI oE the operation WIS Is civilized ma
tive, member OF Protestant Church,
aud man of previously good character,
who had arisen one night, killed one or
two persons, and nearly hacked the life
out of others. English courts have never
put faith in the temporary insanity busi-
ness, and this interesting personage was
duly convicted, sentenced and hanged
without fuss. or feathers. He seemed
perfectly snne, and made the usual
speech declaring his assurance Of heaven.
I heard one old black woman remark
with manifestations of considerable dis
gust that she Gould mt be made to believe
that the murderer would go to sit down
With Abraham and Isaac and Jacob while
the murdered, cut Of nnwarned and un-
prepared, descended TO the pit of infinite
horrors. At least she tried TO say that,
and it does seem as if there was some
reason in her remark. The execution
was witnessed by crowd of about 800,
natives, Europeans, Mussulmans. Chris
tians and heathens, all Of whom preser-
we'd the utmost decorum throughout. In
the course of his remarks, just previous
to the falling of the trap, the condemned
man warned his fellow natives that they
were standing in their own light, and in
juring themselves by tho disposition
shown by some of them to oppose Euro
pean influence. Everything not pura na-
tive African is called "European.") There
is some feeling f.h;s ssaa-ss, ssaa-ss bas T don't
think it amounts to much, although
heard ens native of some prominence
quoted as har.ng said that he hated
everything with drop of European blood
in it. Such cases, however, are proba-
bly, very rare. really cannot sac what
the people have to complain of. They
are
NOT HEAVILY TAXED, WELL GOVERNED,
protected, given enoughto do, ifthey want
to work, their commerce trade encourag-
ed and every possible measure is APP
parently taken TO insure their comfort
and welfare, spiritual and temporal. Be.
sides all this they have that crowning
glory and blessing, the privilege of abus.
ing anybody and everybody as much as
they please, which is what conceive to
Ibe the real meaning and intent OF those
watch words which have passed about
the camp-fires of humbug from time i'm
memorial almost-"Free Speech and a
free Press. So, really, it does look rs if
they ought to be reasonably happy aud
contented, and think that they are. OF
course, they don't hang all of the crimi-
nails in Sierra Leone, but they make
crime rather serious business. About
the town, in several places, met gangs
of men, in blue and white striped suits,
bearing. the word "Convicn across the
back of the shoulders in large white let
ters. They were invariably at work at
something, and were guarded. One
guard, noticed, bore "cat," which
probably helped to keep the prisoners
laboring. Among the convicts saw no
| white man.
THE PUBLIC FOUNTAINS.
Another feature Of Sierra Leone which
i omitted mentioning is the public foun.
tains or hydrants which stand on the
| corners in several places. (The idiots
who wrote tho English grammars have
! ihsiou 10 sfc,F as yes now you can speak
of number OF Fountains plural, con-.
posing a Feature" singular, and make q
smooth sentence. The Mct is, have
discovered that when a plural forms 5
singular, the effect is apt to be singular
- A. - that IS - the fact i
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