The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-23
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BASED uroN THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS PAINTINGS,
SCULPTURES, AND CRANiA OF RACES, AND UPON
NATURAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, PATHOLOGICAL AND
BIBLICAL HISTORY, ILLUSTRATED RY SELECTIONS
FROM THE NEDITED PAPERS OF sAML. GEORGE
MORTON, Md, AND BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PROF.
AGAsslz, W. USHER, Md, AND PROF. H. s. PATTER-
soN:-BY J. @. MOTT, MD. AND GEO. r.. GLIDDoN.-
PHILADELPHIA, LIpPINCoTr, GRAABo co. 1854.
QUARTo, PAGES $50.
There is quarter Of the globe where the most broad
ly marked and diverse races Of brought in
close contact in America. We have here in the
personalities of the nations and families of Europe, al
most every variety and subdivision OF the white race
usually denominated Caucasian We have also the ne
gro, exhibiting the several diverstes which exist in
Africa And have aborgines of the SOIL the American
Indians in all of their families. At least three OF the
great generic divisions of the genus homo found with
in the borders the United States. 1t is here there
FORE that the great problem of the relations OF these
broadly marked races and the relative positions which
they must in the nature OF things, hoid 10 eacn
other, is to be--or, we might perhaps better
say, has been-resolved. In philosophic sense,
"whatever is is right" and no abstract code
of ethics or MORALS is competent are its pro-
fessors entitled say that the relations between
these races which actually exist not right. They
are right because they do exist, and because they
exist in virtue of natural laws emanating from
whose power and wisdom cannot be impugned. The In
dian proudly and sulenly recedes before the mental
moral ygor OF the superior race, and the negro holds
towards that same race, a position which must always
belong the inferior inteigencea position of depend
ence, will not say servitude. For, we contend
whether that dependence takes the form of slavery
in the South whether that of general mental
physical civil and social subordinaon to the white man.
in the North the principle involved Is in both
cases, precisely the same.
This peculiar conjunction of various in America
ar in he tad STATE has ade ne
science which investigates the mental and physical differ
of mankind,' prominently an American science.
And American students have achieved results
in this department, which must forever constitute
landmarks and fixed points of departure, for
future researches in the field of inquiry Founded
upon large array Of facts laboriousy collected aud
carefully and critically analysed and dgested they have
to form parts of the results of the great
system of positive philosophy which holds in respect to
general science the relations which, in physics is
sustained by experimental philosophy
Amongst the founders of this sound and healhful sys
tenn of investigation in America, is entitled
to rank higher than that of the late Dr. Samuel George
Morton, of Philadelphia. His sCrania Americana" and
Crania Egyptiaca in the first Of which he establishes
the general and typical uniformity and unity of the abo
rhymes of America and their essential diversity as CON-
pared with all other of and in the second the
origin and true afinities of the ancient Egyptians
alike monuments of patient and profound investigation
and of great scientific results deduced from
rate accommodations Of facts and not reached through
the approximations of hypothesis.
1t is TO the Memory OF Norton that the work under
notice is dedicated by its authors, and the various
tribuors to it's pages. To be worthy of such delca
tion implies that 1t embodies large of valuable
facts that it is inbued throughout with the pure spirit
science and that it aims earnestly and earlessly
the attainment and furherance of truth Anything less
than this unworthy fassocaton with the Of
Morton.
We have said that America is pre- emincntly the coun-
try for chronological Investigations We may add that
IF tID acnfA
men appropriate for the elaboration of such work.
They have combined range of personal observations
and degree of individual acquaintance with the Of
men, intimacy with the several branches of knowledge
bearing upon the essential problems of ethnoogy and
systems such have before been concentrated
q single work upon any cognatc subject.
DR.. Mott, of Mobile, from the very nature of his pro-
fesson, has for period of more than thirty years
been in position to know intimately three
broadly marked varieties of tho human family.
He has had around him the American the Indian and
the negro ali Of whom he has been aole study under
their individual physical moral and intellectual aspects
es joined to habits of close observation and thorough
Acquaintance with general science and its results cntite
@ 10 the rank Of authority the several points to
4ich his Investigations have been directed. long resi-
dice in Egypt under the shadow of the granite cron
c~ Of its hoary history; familiar alike with its mona-
nts and its people, enjoying the intellectual fellowship
the men who have concentrated upon that cradle Of
utilization intellectual power, amount of know
any department Of research; acq tainted with the
TRANCE nationalites which send their from
most every part OF Area, on errands OF
rade to Cairo, missions of piety to Mecca
nd Palestine; guest in the tent Of the Arab;
resident in Greece; traveller through Europe; a
psmorolite in America; in language polyglot;
Encyclopedia in Observation-Disclosures active acute
nd laborious-we doubt if there is q man living so we'll
quainted with the results of European science in all
Pat the early history Of mankind and the ques
on Of races, well qualified to judge of their
alton with that of Dr. Mott, in the authorship of this
markable volume. To his critical abilities and indie
fndence Of expression the work much of value
yuIpA vulf nf
Impair.
lDid the "Types of Mankind" require anything more
lgye it high and permanent position as a standard of
hhority, the deficiency would be supplied by the
buttons Of Agassiz and the asl too brief posthumous
aaoirs Of DR. Norton himself The Ant named apostle
Cultural Science, in memoir which nhy be considered
ply presented his matured conclasisns upon some
ting the results which Morton, Mott, and Gliddon
Afattained by independent researches in other fields
living thus rendered in strong and we'll considered Ian
fse the tribute which is personally due to the au-
Of the work before u.s. we need only add that it is
4te STUDENT to whose memory II is dedicated dis
4, Of the ga me school, scholar of endownents,
the intimate and personal friend Of Morton, his
1hoir is both appreciative and Just.
be limits Of an article in daily newspaper are in
aAuate to enable US to give more than very hasty
XII The most and best that be done to present
sd Of the leading results which claimed TO be
flashed without any attempt to indicate the processes
byhich they have been reached or to analyze, much
eset forth, the vast array of facts upon which they
arfounded.
iiore dofns this, we may observe that the "Types
-..And" does not respect opinions simply because
tho old, Is IL debarred from giving expression
to theirs because they not regarded in all quarters
as" orthodox The diversity Of human origins,
Distinguished from the doctrine of human unity is not
lat down hypothesis to be sustained, but result
witch is demonstrated. The facts presented upon this
pdnt abundant diverse in character but uniform
In tendency In tie of these inquiries the causes
which are popularity supposed to have effected the wide
diversity OF physical conformation features, color and
character exhibited by the various families of men, are
shown TO be inadequate and unreal Vulgar chronology
which fixes known, approximate, period for the
existence Of mankind EARTH is not only discarded but
its fsacies critically and concusvcy exposed IN these
respects it grappcs with proscrptivc Smss as fear
fessly as did geology with the literal acceptance
of the called Mosaic account OF the creation,
while that acceptance was held to be a sine
qsa non to human salvation, and before reluctant
bigcts conceded that Moses did not essay to teach
CeQlfluY Y, whe do