It docs not need to be said that in Afti<a
and among the black-in this country re': -
ble statistics have yet to be obtained. '1 :.e
rec. nt vvoiks of Spencer St. John and Mr.
i Fronde show that in the West Indies ti.e
blacks are ready to relapse into their origi
nal barbarism. In this country the m-gr. •»
are so intermingled with the whites that
they have enjoyed exceptional advantag *.
it will be >een, therefore, that the statistics
are mainly on one side, and those on the
other must necessarily be mere estimate'.
But it is not necessary to argue that the
negroes are an immoral race. They are an
amiable people, and in the United States
they are certainly doing very well. They
make good citizens, and in the course of
time it is reasonable to suppose that they
w ill vastly improve their present condition.
r:<lucation and Grime.
lii his speech against the Blair educa
tional bill, Senator Vest said:
• Itn re were other tilings that affected crime
such as rlimnie, religion, condii.ons of life, un
til ity and density of populations.
