The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-04-18

lke etulse kngFihsI. Lklln- nlsh u 80
r.n, h rallllsss and srasrirss crusade
~ lhr slave, and he and HI, sdv0raie snd
lls easier vii sniIrr and prn,h insriasr.
Liglal np. Il you ran. Iie welfare and he
sI,iils n sEuihtT petrr lie iiean,il. zi'd n
ll.is essr. - 10 thai. yoa Nil u Ieaard-
cd nnh sassulalian and a toni.
1 'fhal slavery has hesn PERMITTED - es-
l.hlish nssll On his canlliiFni r. I.srIa's-
e. Doih III wisdom and II asrrs. 10 lea
san4hie nan Who Is ssra-lomed 20 book
inr he cllgin n he PEegrss 81 eEei.:s ~
/ power anA D knowledge higher liian his
own. can reasonably dlos,bi. Neither can
h. donbi iii.i lhssr pnIaesrs. wa-lestf
Iiley arr. Viii in dos ilsEr h made mail
fetl 10 al. MeanNlilr. Il u nj for ns -
lay N inlpalirnl and lnriidisn hans npnn
any Of lis powers uf iIis GorrlnmeniI lr
tbs purpose Of disturbing OF cnnir..lals !.
b any authority or sciian az ours. Oa
our pari. perfect abslihrnfe ID Iegari tin
y the wisesl Of all pnlieirs. the rirarsI Il
III consliluli..Ilal obligations. and The brsl
- al personal humaniIirs. L.IH afrAr,
is lie one rational anl authoritative ininnc-
lion Ut wisdom ami Of du,y concerning il
l-iel il 60 sva.h. slill snuill. Is !, j. now
gong sld lei IL diffusion be such llial
ihe IVA RACES shall BE- protested a. long IS
possible and a much - possible from al
liahili les ei sinlenl collision wIIlI un5 sil-
other. This permitted aud done. III else
should he patiently left 10 the develop.
menls and the teachings II lime.
some III these. as they have gra lually
come u be seen and unprecedented. ars
beginning 10 shine forth sa.;lh impressive
and inslrurlise significance. Take The
ealor, for inslanre--a mark uf perpetual
separation from The while man. bur b nj
Of perpetual union and sympathy with he
negroes themselves. II Is aud ever has
heen prnhIblinry Of al complete amalga.
malion between The rsers. aud thus pre-
serves amongst us all lie physical ellarac-
lerisiics II The African just is They were
impressed upon him Il The hour and 10 tile
Land 1T his birth. Bun Tins separation q
the ruces. with the ultimate aad prosiden-
lial d-sign. il wnultl seem, 10 maintain un
lhis continent Ill the physical prculiarilies
81 Tie Alnean Un his own. would never
have bern eilcrtnah had il been left Ia the
mere capricfs 81 sentiment or iasle lom
Lrd ufun varieties OF color. These might
have been overcome. and the peruliariies
10 be maintained consequently losl. They
are. therefore, placed beyond tie law 81
iasie. under The protection OF another ply.
seal law, which lies far deeper. operating
independently Of all human will, aud en-
forcing ilsrll under the slernesi and Sc.
seresl Of natural penalties. 1he offspring
OF the Two races u . hybrid-an offspring
whose progressioH. though moi limited like
that Of some Of the lower animals. To the
first generation. is nevertheless 80 arrested
by lnnacy, idiocy. blindness, deafness. and
,iutnbness, and osller The most crushing
infirmllles. !. that flesh is heir TO-" that II
ran never become the round parental
stock Of a sell-maIniaining population
Here. then, we have always before us
the remarkable phenomenon IL one race
Of mankind living. and living for upwards
% two hunilrrd years. ~ the midst Of
another race, aud yet incapable, hy reason
81 natural laws. il disappearing by lncur.
pnratlnn with il. and thereby incapable
also Of impalrlng or losing any of lis or.
ginal aud native characteristics. The final
cause Of this phenomenon must be looked
Tor either IN lhd primitive duom upon
Canaan by which lac was sentenced 10 be
. a servant OF servants unto his blelhren.'
or Il i Ia be found 10 some high and re-
nosaling junction whirh the American
slave ls vel 10 fulfil in the redemption al
Tire continent ffnm which he came.
Besides this physical immuiablIiiy Of
The negro AZ race amongst Us, lie has ~
association with il anolher peculiarly.
scarcely less striking or significant than
II IS; and that is his extraordinary aptitude
10 posses himself. as If by intuition, OF all
Tie tastes aud social habits and mechdnlral
arts and domestic intelligence aud civlllza-
lion Of his master. You may pick up a
Wild negro IN Dahomy, AMI bring him 10
Virginia, wit his ieiiislies aud hls con-
Inrlng rod. and his >hapened hannibal teeth.
and his unin,e ligible tongue. and give him
there no ulher instruction but what he can
zach irufi lbs fellow slave 81 their conn
inun work. and in few wears be will
be civilized man; and, il lac is mol. h,s
American child IN The tirsl .reratlnn Will
10. lhis Is lrne 81 no other savage mn
upon earth. L1ok ii oui own red man.
a. unci,Illzcd almost "a II centuries Of cl-
orl had not been expended upon his ii;i.
pr0vemeut. Lnok al this seiy African
liu!<elf IN hi, own country, amongst the
most incapable ~ all sarasrs Cor sell eIe.
Fation. hui wonderfully capable Of help
NJ himself up By the hands and assistance
Il others.
la this connexiun !, may he stated. as
pie al a group 1T laris mutually hearing
lpnn and illustrating one another, that ihr
rllmate Of Africa is ton fatal L. Tie white
N IN ever To becnme The place uf ms safe
aud permanent abode. This our experi-
shce al Liberia, aud the missionary ex.
The following facts taken from an Official
cttcr from the Secretary Of State to Mr. Pakrn-
n