Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-11-13

"NrGRo-MANIA: Being an examination Of the
falsely assumed equality Of the rartous races Of
men," BY JOHN CAMPBELL, author Of IA
Tbeorv of Equality,' lectures oa the French
Rerolution," &C., &c. Philadelphia, pubiiahc4
by Campbell s. Potoer: 1851.
This is work of 800 pages on the ever fruit
full topic of the negro race. The author is : lit
e.ary gentleman of Philadelphia, and his book Is
devoted to the examination OF the question: 'Can
the colored races be made mentally, politically
and socially egnal with the white:" by the eS-
animation OF such authorities as he deems best
acquainted with ethnology, his efforts as he says
are given ..to coanteract the sickly sentimental
ism, the maudlin philosophy and pseudo-phlar-
thropy of the day, oft-hmes amounting 10 trea-
son, either through the folly or wickedness of the
men who advocate negro oiogy."
The author dissents from the positions of those
who assume the equality of the various races now
on the globe, and maintains that the negro Is nat
urally inferior to the white. He SAYS:
IL take il for granted that no dark race of men
has ever been equal TO 4 white rsce--equal num-
bers. ceterus paribus, the dark race must submit
10 the fair; the two cannot exist together IN The
same community on terms Ut equality. speak
not here of the Justice or injustice of the matter
| only speak of the fact. The whole history UT
the worlt proves it, II is an actual fact, trnth,
q reality; IS il Was FIVE thousand years a-o, So
was il four, and three, and tive, and one thousand
years ago--So il is to-Say-that the dark race had
always To Weld TO the superior intellect ot the
white. Never ut any given time. from the most
Infinitely remote antiquity until ROW has there ey-
er appeared a race OF negroes. that IL, men with
woolly heads. ia. noses, thick and protradIn-
lips. that has ever emerged from state OF saw
ageism or harbariSn 10 even decentralization
The question Of slavery Is not touched upon in
the work, and the author seems to have faithful
" devoted himself to the question of the equality
Of races. and TO write, as he ''says, for that
crea. mass of our citizens who are unable TO OBJ
tain all the authors for themselves, who have
written upon this suhieet. by making such Sc
lection rs Will form text book for white men
upon the suciect Of negro manila
The author investigates the various questions
connected with his subject with great research.
lie seems familiar with all the writers upon the
science of man both ancient and modern, and
brings TO the accomplishment of the task he has
taken upon himself, diligence and application
which seems TO have left nothing unexamiaed
which might bear upon his side Of the question.
The author announces the result Of his labors
rs follows:
The reader will feel satisfied that have re-
deemed my promise in proving that the negro
never can be made politically, socially morally
or intellectually equal with the white. The au-
thors have cited are names which stand on the
verv highest pinnacle of anatomical and physio-
logical fame and how completely do they tear
away every rag and latter which have been used
TO clothe the idol of negro equality"
This work we learn has had an uneXampleG
popularity in the east; it seems to have met ex-
actlv one of the wants of the day. Without CO.
NEEDING with the author in all his positions, so
far as we are able TO understand them, from a
hasty glance, we think he has produced book
likely TO have permanent value, aside from any
temporary popularity it may have acquired from
its method of dealing with one Of the current fall
lacies Of the day.
The work is 60, up in good style as to paper,
print and binding. Those DESTROYS of obtaining
copy should call soon at ABRAnAst's Book
STORE.