The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-31

convlcts who were murdered Oh the
Ship Island Railroad and Other works, to-
gcther Nth the names of the murderers
arl the circumstances attending the
crimes.
AFRICA NOT FOR THE AFRICANS.
Pertinent TO the discussion d what is
t,imed the negro question ri ;Re South
is the report Of Mr.. Corldngei, Secretary
of the American Colonization secretly, just
given to the public. II afford great deal
Of information as TO the scramble for terri
tory aud colonization that is at present a
Gaze with the great powc,s Of Europe,
Russ. excepted, though che is credited
with looking up q convict settlement ON
the east coast. From II we learn that
sluggish Spain has acquired q strip
Of land on the northwestern Rcaboard,
and thai Italy is making comparatively
rapid inroads in Abysslnia. Ger
many has already rcised an empire
Of 100000 square miles in extent
with 100000 in dispute. France has 70O,-
600 square miles Of territory, and England
1000, 900, besides which there isthc British
East African COMPANY, with q slice Of
country that is m empire in itself.
Then there IL the Belgian enterprise Of the
Congo Free State, and the Portuguese ter
ritorics. tho people OF which are being
grca fly aidcd in the furthcruncc OF new
aud important cnicrpriscs 10y colonies Of me-
groes, whoae returning from Brazil, whore
they were recently freed from slavery.
What the trade ol the Portuguese stations
with Europe 0mornt TO IL not stated.
but that 81 France Nth her African possess
sions IL estimate. be worth Sl0l,0O0,OOO
annually, and that Of England with
hers aud witt I'M Iiocs Is put at $780,
100000. Trade with Germany has not
opened up yet, aud ;hc Congo Fret States
have don' nothing more than make prep
amtions iog' trade. Indeed, they do not
expect TO 81 pgcn until the projected
railroad 10 san, Fool, on the Upper
Congo, Is crclldec aud steamers are put
ON 10 satisfy the ,gulic that is waiting on
that river, and hat Germans, Bclgiuns,
English, French ind Portuguese are alike
agreed promises cry rich returns Explo-
ration is no long confined 10 the purpose
Of satisfying geo. mphical inquiry and cor
rcc,iun. There are besides the intrepid
Stanley. sovcm parties m the field, and
an well equipped, their purpose being the
survey Of the recently annexed empires
and the compiling Of reports M to their
mineral aud agricultural resources. lntcn
ycar, from this time the old world will be
startled 10y the progress toward civilization
In the dark continent by TINT time its
now secret rcccsscs will have been pcnc.
tratcd, thousands OF miles Of railroads and
telegraph lines will have been constructed
aud In usc. and the foundations Of great
cities will have been laid. II may
be that Africa is thus 10 be a
blessing To the nations turning them
away irom war nnd cnlisiing their energies
Ia the peaceful settlement Of some OF the
rich 1t and most productive portions Of
o., earth. It's thousand p,ics that
sr.n, OF the moro intelligent negroes Of
ah.. ,lun,ry cannot bc interested In this
,s,pk "i,h a view 10 make the republic
e Liberia al that the Colonization Society
rs long ~ he lived pet scheme Of
ucury Clay's intended and hoped for
| There they might lind ircc field for their
energies, aud while helping TO make a
state make fortunes ior themselves. There
they could enjoy the social equality and
distinction they coyci, and would realize
tho free scope for their cncrics which
hero Is denied them. At lrst such a ven
'uro might entail some hardships those
incident 10 ~ settlement but eventually
/ they would lind their reward In the ~.
compton Of a land TO which they arc al.
mimbly suited.
4 -. -