The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-25

IT,
In late ESSAY by Dr. Cartwright, OF Louisiana, the
psenlisres Of the negro race find curious yet very
intsre.lng moroccan OF biblical criticism This extract
occurs III the New Orleans Medical and Surgical Jour
nala work which is conducted with decided ability
From this essay pertinent TO the time, we make the
following extract
al have thus hastily and imperiecuy noticed Of the
the negro The question may be asked Does be be-
long tbs the white mani IL he son Of
Adam Does his peculiar physical conformation stand IN
opposition The Bible, does il prove It's truth These
important questions, both in medical historical and
theological view They be better answered oy
comparison OF the facts derived from anatomy pbysoo
history and heoegy 70 see II they sustain one aa1ns s
sons Shem Ham, and Japheth and that Canaan me son
OF Ham, was doomed to be servant OF servants ano ms
brethren From history learn that the ceseen OF
Canaan settled IN Africa, and are The poseh.
black OF that shem Occupied ASIA aho az
Of Genesis OF the most ooSks o. no Pr
pS:h and he sha dw in The tents Of shem
shall be his Japheh has been greatly enlarged BY
the discovery OF xordthe continent OF America lie
found in il Inc Indians history declares TO be
Of Asstc orgn-n other words the descendants OF Shem
rsmsninS part Of the prophecy in the process Of fulfil
ment from the facts everywhere before us. Of Oanaan
Canasni.e or Ethiopian, qualified for tho trying duties Of
ssrvitude untitled Tor the enjoyment OF freedom II
nrss booming him to be servant the decree
in conformity to his nature Anatomy and physiology have
been nterro0aed and the response is that the Ethiopian
Canaanite, is untitled, from his organization and the
physiological laws Prsdcatod on that oganzano9 or the
fitted for Of dependence and subordna,lon When
history the response 70 that the only govern
sut which the has made improvement In
mind mosal religion and the only govenHn anS Ss
e ss' Led s s
pheh in obedience the Divine decree When the original
Hebrew tho Bible 10 Intercepted. we fnd In the sgnl
cant meaning original OF the negro, the iden
tica fact set forth which the kaife OF tho anatomis
at the dssectng table has made appear a. II The
mere rewriting Of VIVA, Moses wrote In the Hebrew
word Canaan. the original name OF the Ethiopian the
word sioys by ~atwss language the affect, writ
ten by the inspired psnman Hence there conflict be-
tween revelations Of the science Of medicine history
and the inducons drawn from tho Baconian philosophy
and the authority Of the Bible; supports the other
Gas an illustration, it 10 known that all the Hebrew
Hebrew verb caxah from which the original name Of the
negro derived literally means 60 submit him'e-to be~d
times renders the Kali Kphi and Nj pha form of the
verb which Canaan, the original name Of the negro is
Inos /. srss.a proeashe falls on bis knees dsYrssvs
at a~imss-his mind Is depressed; sSbmism gs'-he
or broken or in other words Have by wasre-he same
thing which anatomy, ply ology, history and the Undue
tons drawn from philosophical opservahons' prove MN
"A knowledge of great primary truth. that the
moral religious in any other condition than the one no
intended ill, is of great importance to the theoo-
Ing 70 promote temporal and future welfare This great
truth better and understood, would far 10 pre-
vent Eas, India company and British government from
induIging in any seeing their pos
sessions enhanced in value by the overthrow Of
northern fana,icis or seeing tho Union divided into
fragments hostile to each Others or OF gaining
ianc woad give to the totering monarches Of Europe
With subject under this the science OF medicine
has nothing 70 do further than to uncover its Light TO show
Without a knowledge OF the physical differences be.
England's medical advisers would be much better
qualified prescribe iox than her Parliament 70
ton he should occupy in republican union Of sovereign
;. States"