The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-12-02
THEODORE f'A.:kER ON TIE AZ.
CLC.SAXON TRIBE.


his subject was The character and relations of
The Ang!o-Saxon tribe.
Men ct a.! lands have one common nature. /
Philosophers divide themselves into five races
but H." in.".:~- e ,..l .'ot ,";>iiiNciv uc-
tcrmincd. Humanity is one. as the land is
o"c. hu, ;hc sui, ari, ties OF men are not as
distinct a. The iin-crS on the hand Tie races
at their centre. are distinct, but .hcir circum-
terence not clearly Defined
Each coniincn! has is typical color. Thus
Africa has Llark people, hack MONKEYS ani
black elephants: America has red men and
red auirlal,: .l>ia has yellow mr, and vel
low horses: Europe las white men, white
horses and Other whtc animals. These NAV
have hrri. created IN the order here named
lui there is 10 proof Of tbs vet known
lhc distinctions Of race % no. constitute
humanity, which unlcr';a. TIE wlo!c. The
Caucasian is the strongest race II is ,!,vo-
ted to pro@rc>> Is men visit all other conn
tries. lis men are rarely slaves anl general
ly masters. .t!I constitutional republics and
constitutional monarchic> are Of hcCaura~ian
race The ether races have never not Irvoid
dr>'o'ic governments, except in Tie case Of
the !!un.iian>.
The Caucasian race has furnished nearly
all law. and all learning, poetry and art
Nearly all the great leaders cf rriiripn. as
Moses, I~aac Mofane,! and others are Cau-
ca>ian. ThYrc-iou't!lS Of all the iron and
seven ciehfh> ofthe shipping Of Ike worl! are
in is hqn,i.
TIE Carra>ian race i, co:npo>rl oi two
great tainiiic.. The .ir> ,rlco''r Of f:r-
'l.rr ASA. Tie Other the iu!n-Grrmaui
branch Omi,tinr the isiaric and he .t~ia.-
!" portion ofrhc InAo-Gcnnanir family. the
European portion has five principal stocks
!b"ro- Ea>GucS. Ial-Crcchs. Cells Tru.or
AMI S'Ia,icS There nslv have hc,a ohc~s
whirh lave been los; in the lapse Of time.
TIE lecturer here described the ..rorr,,',-
i"al boundaries Of each Of thcSn, al,u1;nc TO
..
SOCK ''''''" 'acN 20 tive th"a>fn wears a.
20 "h'h these 'an'ii'> stood nearly on an G.
quality. he showed their relative position ant,
charartcr.
''F''''''@ ~" "'h'r>. he then directed! At
''"''oH 10 me i'u'"n>' who. with large brain
ana S''i''' '' P'''"f'>>' nave ''F'f'n p"rn''a"
''''''r'>' '''' 81 '''c>e Is f''''F aggressive
'"''.''''' ara ''''' 'N'''''''ha''"n o' inferior
'''''E h'>'''" n ''' centre Oh Europe. 'h"N
l''>> '''"'!" '"' ''"''n'n' westward ard
>'''N''.' w. '''' '''''''' >'''''''o1 ana rNf"T'"l-
>''' ''''' 40 ''''''' i''''
'''' = " ''''''' race wa ''''!F ''-
"''' '''''
- - -'''''> 10
'''' ''''''''''N were -\fla'''
"''' '''> ''S '''''N are '"''>''h'S
UNIV '''' ''''''"'''''>''' '> '''"r'''"n
Ihry are more Than any other race. disposed
! ''' "'''o''S '"r S!"'ihc purposes or 10 unite
'o!''H'f to secure unity o. action and at ''''
''''' '''''' ''''' ''''''''''f'' 'i'"'fv
~ ''''' '"''' Ia, never l'o>''>S'' 'H'| 'ar-
! "''l >'''''"'!'
: Nv '' rance nave single rN-
~ '''' '''' ''''" '''''''cFS' ""' LOFTY "i
"'', ''''''''''> % 'h' Germans Hl"st have forty
',.'' '"' ''''''~'
NV >'!'''' u '>i'a1ti a'id 'h'
'''> :" '>''''''''' a''' ireland are nearly pm"
',,''''' o. ''i' ''h'r ''mi'i"s are mn"h miNc'!
Inc >rIavlrs are eighty millions strong. an,
cover 'ar"' space. The !cnton> Of tEY
"''' "''' south nave a;"ay> been the cncmc
" the >''''''S' WIFI whom t!i"v hav" ncvcr
'''"'' permanent alliance. No mixed Ian
@"a"e has ever arisen between them. OF
l'"'"nS' There are 'hrrr tamilicS-,hn Goth:
the >'an'h"avianS an! the Germans. Ofthc>,
IT" two iiHSt have cone OFT Of existence. TIL,
'''r'n'h Is the most valuable stock in tn,
""f'".
ne ifai-'rrrN and Celtic families are ir
ra''Hg' ana 'anno: assin have their national
''E restored. Even France has Touched he
zenith. md her >tar Is now slowly and mac
nl'ir"n'lv descending. Just as Bvzan'ium di!
annd ar and learning. sink into oblivion.
ihr Nl'ir race has great power Of H..
'c'oi.Mr. i:rc noIl!r> have more brain tl,a,
III" offers OF E"rop". They are in the rough
t"t >h" Is advancing. and though have ne