Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-13

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Nj bile iissis:.i til, III. negro or A!Ic"H ;'cc ~
tually the equal OF the white or CaJcisii;s ana " ~
nresenr great difference them thai respect o"
iev 10 education aud culure and they insist that WIN Us
fa field for exerIion where all could be placed upon an
a footing this would be apparent and thai The ne
-, vnuId attain that point in civilization which al present
s nIv been reached by the white They deny with
elaboration that there any natural inleriory existing be-
tween The races that one has highe degree :"
mentality assigned il than the oher we shouu Ike ~
hay, those who entrrun Ibis opinion, account o' e o
lowinp facts which ably stated III 'ec'ue "e'eu
in New York last winter. by gentleman WHOSE n'e
though il may excite some surprise IN cohnect''" " "
da which he enrerains upon this subject will add orce 10
his opinions with that particular class OF persons VINO NAM
tain equality OF The races so lar as tei' capno' "
intellectual development is concerned
The following is the alluded 10. every assertion
contained in which strictly ue and is fully sustained oy
b;e,orcal facts that cannot be dsproved:
nhe Caucasian differs from all other he is humane
no ia ciyiz d and progresses. He conquers with h!s
head as well with his hand 1t IS intellect aile all 'a
runners not the strength Of mans arm The Caucasian
ncen often Of the other races-neper tef sia'e
He has carried his religion TO other races out never 1Ssm
hi,s In history all religions are OF Caucasian origin. All
tho GREAT limited forms OF nonaiches are Caucasian ne
nnbiics are Caucasian All the great sciences are u Cah
r,san origin all inventions Caucasian literature ahu
romance OF the stock oil the erea. poets are o
Caucasian origin; Moses Luhct Jesus Christ, LoFoase
Budha Pythagoras, Caucasian No other race can
hiring up memory such celebrated names as The Caucasian
race The Chinese philosopher Con!uclus Ii an exception
TO The rule TO the Caucasian belong the arabian Fef
san Hebrew, Egyptian; and all the European nations are
descendants OF the Caucasian race
II these facts DO convince the most skeptica OF the
great superiority of the Caucasian any other then
argument il OF avail They absolutely Incompatible
with any idea theoretical suppositiun of equality and
could possibly exist il that the This superb
orily has always existed owing 10 any OrlulIous
circumstances many have supposed but was manifested
The earliest date which haorical CHI oneles make
any mention.
No great nation OF the Negro African origin has ever
figured in hisory- has attained 10 any degree oil
civilization except when in state oil slavery 10 'e
whltea remarkable fact which stands ou IN opPos
lion TO many of the theories Of the Abui,ioniss While
powerful civilized States have arisen upon The banks Oh c
Euphraes the Tibcr and the Bosphorus. in ancient and
upon The Seine the Thames und the Danuhe IN modern
times the people inhabng which OF the Caucasian
stock the great continent Acu, which has always been
mainly Tie home of the Negro black has continued
sunk in the ynaian:c and barharism Of centuries without
taking single advance c:cp In the march OF human pro-
gress intelligent civilization ha probability H. that II
has rather elrogaed il there has been c;age al all In
its condition. md that the African who contemporary
of the ancient Egyptian three thousand ago. wns on
The WHOLE civilized and intelligent being than the
wild ieruc0us Negro OF The present dt} VINO hiuhhppeu
from ha home the OF Gninea, and carried by the
slave trader The matts Of Cuba and Brazil.
While the Caucasian tie humane, cvizgd and progress
ga The negro is savage-ves state of baibarism and
has hitherto proved incapable o intellectual improvement,
either remaining stationary in his condition or has actually
reroraied backward in his brutal ignorance Science lite
ratur aud religion have Illuminated his mind with the
light Of ;!ir nmanlng Influences he has moi Poascssed
enough Of the germs Of Brr!Ertuuy 10 originate any thing
OF ,llnI nature and what lille liz does knOw Of them has
been gained from hs white while occupying IL him
the relation OF slave. The only form Of government that
has evr: existed among the African The most savage and
unlimited iespoism the lapse OF lime has never enhbIedhn
10 ma e any mpro upon j. and he has never seemed
10 have any clearer perception of right tan that implied by
superio force These ae iancuI truties but uncon-
troverl.t historical facts that admit Of no dispute !
We presume isays The Mobile Reglstrr) that few Of our
readers who al oil aware OF The character o The man
and HE political opinions, but "ta. il be as'on!Sed I"
ear a author OF the extract We have copied above is
the celebrated Di!arian clergyman, Theodore Parker one
Of the most AbClonSta there is in the Union who
has distinguished himself 81 the violence 9Th which lie has
attacked The Institution OF slavery an! all who nntl me
prac ,icabIily o! immediate abolition He IS almost
moi quite ultra in his OPINIONS as Milsm Lloyd Carl
sun The noloous editor oi The Boston heraor Any |
Thing coming lrom that Upon this SUBJECT ""' al
course la We great weight with all unDaSrry men The
extract we have made is taken from lecture "pon The an
yo Saxon race delivered by Mr. Parker III New YORK last
wjnef as reported in The papers of that city, and
hcr. j.; 20 doubt of rs correctness We much sur
usrd IA, sucil sentiment being expressed ~ him that we
laid he lecture aside line, designing cali attention
TO il on that account