The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-25

msng the nobesl object OF human sciences 10 allan
4 thorough acQ aaintance with man Comparative gsog
raphy, philoosy and anatomy. physiology in lis widest
range. and above all history, disseced by NE stern seal
pei OF archaeology are put 90 many iunes III The ladder
and Vet III ns cradle name Iron The Greek ethnss,
people nation. the genus homo"l coined in own
creative age. and employed IN The sense OF he science Of
MIR Giddon proiessed himself to be an admiring dis.
cple OF the proioundest ehnosapher OF generation
MoRroS, president of the Academy of Natural Scsnees
al Philadelphia defining his own position in this stady
somewhat as follows, viz. that while he did not
sider the diversity OF human origins, when viewed
II II were already accomplished fact in science 10 be-
as yet IA isol rreilagaby proven, on the other hand
his personal inquiries had hitherto encountered arga
men, IN support OF the unity" doctrine that could en-
dure the knife oil archaeological criticism simply because
exceedingly few OF the exponenis OF the unliay posu
late and not OF the latter The United States were
al all aware OF The enormous chronological resources
Space pecudes our setting forth all the various data
with which the lecturer, aided by voumnous lusra-
lions, and diversified collection OF the latest books, not,
alas in public Libraries or bookstores, supported
these broad views.
A chart upon which were deneaied. on large scale.
the coored heads OF forty distinct individuals, lenlarged
from Rosellin's "Alonument,l formed the basis OF the
lecture, coroboraed By the plates uf Morton's CraniI
1Egypilea, and an inhnltude Of other auihoriles-be
sides mumnies souls, &C. &c. These heass are fac
Smiles OF Egyptian sculpures-ypes oil the several
families OF mankind known to the ANCIENT Egyptians
dating between b. c. 22oo and B. Z. 1900, and eslab
fishing the same diversity of human species. "prmordia
organic types 1900 years ago. that exists in and around
Egypt at this day.
Above every specimen upon the original monuments
is inscribed the OF each people intended phonetic
heroglyphics; that there is doubt TO what par
ucular nation each head is intended to portray; and
enough il now known oil hieTogrammalical geography
10 fix with precision their respective habltas, which
tend from Upper Nubia through the Lbyan Gases anu
Egypt, 10 Palestine, Arabia, Syria, Asa Minor, and
Mesopoama, ic perhaps as lar as the Caspian sea and
the Indus but certainly not further.
DR.. MoRToa's researches have demonstrated that
these hierogiyphca portraits correspond entirely with
the canolog cal characteristics II the ancient mumnies
n EuX nd auia mt
tries. Compared with the eihgirs of ancent popula-
tons figured the scuptures OF Nineveh, Babylon, and
Persepols, those OF Lyca, and upon antique oriental
coins. these Egyptian representations OF Asalic families
true to the life. History, sacred and proiane,
roboTaes their minute accuracy Endorsed by the entire
school OF living Psychologists in Europe, the fidelity OF
ancient Egyptian artists has been verified along the Nile
by our distinguished countryman DR. CHARLES PICKER
MI and these portraits serve as stand points tor the
NoTr of Mobile. Yet it is uDaccounlable that among
these portraits made in Mosaic times, there should MOI
be solitary instance of HebreS. Nothing, Mr. Gid
don asserts has been found IN Egypt about the aetes
of date anterior to the conquest OF Jerusalem by Shis
hak, C. 97i tsee report OF first lecture in our col
definition OF the ante, Mosaic Egyptian system of
ethnologic classification followed Mr.. Glddon showed
how, in the tombs of Theban Pharaohs, far back as
the reign OF King NenepthaSeihei l. in the sixteenth
century Chat ~, before the days OF Moses-the
Egyptians had already classified all the nations existing
around their own geographical centre into four ca'ego
ries, viz: the red race the Egyptians the yow and
the whte population OF Asia, from the Nile 10 The Cas-
plan the Arabian families being the former the lndo
GeImanc tribes the latter and lastly the batk race
the fourth sahdvlded into the same endless muatto-
grades that tbong the bazaars OF Cairo this hour
These were all The nations with whose existence The
Egyptians were then acquainted: Mongoan Maayan,
Poynesan, and American races, not having been yet
discovered, were utterly unknown, in the sixteenth
fury b. c 10 Egyptian geography.
This point established, curious parlson was ns,-
tued between these Egyptian ante Mosaic sculptures and
the OF the original Hebrsp teri OF the tenth chapter
OF Genesis, as explained by the most profound Hebrasts
" n Tho st-nbr Heal
nomenclaures OF Shsn, Ham, and Jdpte" the ancient
Hebrews, circumscnbed in Knowledge within very linz
TIED geographical area had designated only those three
varieties OF the Causdsian family whose existence was
then known then corresponding perfectly the yel
low red. and white subdivisions OF Egyptian e,hnography
but emitting altogether the bideksc that the older Egyp
tan system is quadrupe, while that in the tenth chapter
OF Genesis is triparllie.
Under the former arrangement the yellow color is at,
buted to the children OF Shem." the red to HAMS and
the white to Jqphefs; while in Egypt the Hames take
precedence Under the latter, national vanity inducing
each people TO give priority 10 its pedgree) the
SsmIfes have the lTs place. post OF honor, respect
i've anthfopoogcal classification
Ample combinations OF the critical view, that black
overlooked in Scripture. exist throughout, the orig
Heb7eD feLf; IN no part OF which anglicised
terms, +" Ethiopia or Ethiopian" found. We inherit
our modern misconceptions, in adopting these words
from the Greek Aexandnan ransators because, during
the anterior Homerc age-say from b. c. 600 10 900
these words Qormed out OF do to burn, and Ops,
had generic and moi strictly geographical application
inasnuch they given by The Greeks n the
OF sun-bWnt fato0 to all nations whose skins
darker than their own. rrespectvey OF the habiafs oil
such nations in Asia Africa
In the Hebrew text, the word, misranslaed in our
version Ethiopia" is Kusa Cush which name in no
part OF the Scriptures the Red into Africa but
is applied by the Hebrew writers exclusively the Cl-
e Arsbs OF southern Arabia. the darkest Of all Caucasian
families; while geographically speaking, The Kuh
stretches from the " rivers OF klsh" on the isihmus OF
Suez, eastward as far Mesopoama This definition,
Mr. Gliddon stated is established by the highest biblical
exegetsls OF our day
In consequence there is Ethiopia nor are there
a. ~ al. ILL., -
Bible; nor from Genesis to Malachi is there single
mention OF black or negro species Of mankind. They
are absolutely omitted, together with all Monaghan
Maayan. Polynesian. and American races.
Mr. Gddon mex, alluded IN a cnrsory manner 10 the
controversy which has been going for the last twelve
months between The champions of distinct schools,
represented IN science by the eminent of DR. Nor
ton, OF Philadelphia; DR. Mott, of Mobile; and Profess
sor Agassiz Of Harvard University; and opposed. on
the other hand, by Dr. Bacbman OF Charleston, South
Carolina, supported by quite number of small authors
and revIewers--Inere
youths 10 science and to fame unknown"
Mr. G. here exhibited the pamphlets by the above three
gentlemen which, he contended had confuted Dr. Bach
mans geological positions, and stated that, as a conrbu.
tor OF items OF arc aoogy the scientific side he
(Mr had been assaed for suggesting that the Chinese
and CHINA were utterly unknown, both TO the Pharaonc
Egyptians and 10 the Hebrew biblical writer's. BY way
OF prelude TO future sobsanaton to these assertions the
Lecturer. with copoas array OF authorities, forth the
following as hlatters Of fact:
hosenl, Wilkinson, and other distinguished Egypol.
ogss, mad stated that certain little Chinese vases which
once held perumery, had been frequently exbumed
neoes IRON iombs OF the 18th dynasty whence The con
cuson was irresistible That Egypt had intercourse with
ad a. al PACK as the 10Th century b. c. thirty three
nUn