New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-08
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Tho cable dispatch from London stating that
9, French expedition against .Ahnn'I, the capl-
t1I of Dalumcy. will set ont on III" ISM INST.
will be- pleasant reading for the civilized world.
For SIG! an expedition holds out the hope that
th. worst features Of the African Continent are
soon To- hc wiped ont. DIhnmcy has long been
., n,ril,l Il the sc"nc of the most atrOrio'i'
and vhol">,lr mndcr, of human beings on
;hc face. Of III" earth. Every effort + cIyI'lzr
:, maI.. Ly those Protestant or Catholic mis-
.,,u,II.> who have ri>keI their liberty ana
live. in tI>Ing T., raise the Dahcm"an> at
least t. thu low standard at the >aNa"c> gov
c-ncl l., Tip"o Tlh and other African rulers
ba, be- II a failure. The latter wcr" civilized
Ly Stanley, ~ much is II was possible l" 40
# IN the middle of the African lunGlc>. The
american explorer not only discovered. but
ha, almost EuropcanIzcd the immense basin OF
IN. Congo. where there Is now IA flOurl>hinS
state. governed by Belgian. or rather inter
,,tional laws. France is about t. perform the
same kind Of work in Dahoinry. the darkest
,,r, on thu Dark Continent. and II Is fortunate
IN the ln,rr">, of human progress, that >h" has
been forced I" undertake" 1t.
II ,h,. French succeed in their campaign.
which i, hardly +" h.. doubt ii, among the hr>t
,n be benefited Will he the American c"lohi>'N
o., the I;cpuhlic Of Liberia. who's" trade win
the interior of Africa has been great! emhar-
,,.>cl hy the hostile attitude OF tn" Iahomcahs.
rh. c,untl, j. to be invaded from three dIiicr-
cent points. Whydah. ';Iand P"ro and Porto
\o,o: but the I",ah"mcia army. which II re-
ported ~ already matching to "ppo>" In" IN
,ador,. i, said 10 be- incalahl" Of making an c''
-Il 1 .~n..,nIatnI TINT
IN, Dahum"in troops were r"iil>"h "h"n th'!
,itcmpt~l Ia capture Porto Moro, the capital Oh
King Tufa. who Is Il frcnch protcHe. Inc
Ir,uc, have secured ~ a ha>c "t operations TN
t,aIin. town Of Wh!dah. on the coast. whi'h
p,ac,> them IN direct communication WIN 'h"'r
La>. of supplies that i. III" naval >luahr'''
under ih. command Of E"ar-Admlrll Cu'cf-
VILE.
g. to III" political and practical results
If thu cNirrl,ion her European H'al>' me
most Jealous Of French expansion IN Africa
need no, h., disturbed for France does moi IN
tend To- annex lIah"m"y. hut only +" pla"" II
under her pruIr,i"rlt" for III" benefit "i AL
nations. exactly A. Wh,'ah has been freely
,n,n,.L +, the mmcicr Of III" Who'll" world.
The. history Of the last few years siiihci'nt'!
.hnv. wh, Franc" has found il Iccc>>ar! =
,,,.,uiz. such an expedition. >hr had NaInl!
~,,t.mit,I L, open negotiations with th" hi"S
If Dahomrv. Her representative ""NcIh"r
E,,ol who went for that liirl">" To the 'apl-
,,l XLomny. was OBTAINED there H. Il prisoner
f,r NOR. than one month. and had I" witness
me. awful hccat"mh Of hundreds "i human
hc,np, bchcad.I AT the command OF the Ming
am th.~ celebration If one Of their festivals. Mt.
pav,l was released finally and arrived at the
roast. only 10 hear that the troops OF Bazadih
h,J ,pn,uachcd Porto Noyo and been >hcllcd
hy the French %eunh"at> stationed Oh the uah-
p.,oi, bar of k"'onon. At tn" same um'
several employees of the European factories al
VbvL,h had been trcachcrously captured anu
sen, to thnIn">. where they underwent III"
v,r,t treatment. They managed to return L"
,h, cua>, hu, the troops of Dah"m'y followed
,hcm and all the European establishments
aL.,, the Atlantic shore in those regions were
threatened with destruction. Franc" mas AT
,,., Jr,,rmincd to eat short the invading career
r ia. icrociou, King of Dahomcy. and To
..,J an cxpcdition against hi> capital, Abomc!
..,.o., IN. entrance, of her soldiers cannot fail
&c hriur erected by Europeans and Americans
.,,;,,s IN see DahUmcy opened, lk" other
,fr;,,n countries, to legitimate trade aud
civilization.