The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-31

America, the Sandwich Islands and Dominica
with the character sought to be given BY the
Courier to the sentiments Of Lord Clarendon
and the Britith government.
There is little danger we apprehcnd Of this
country allowing the present reckless admins
tration to involve us in war, however much
Mr.. Pierce may desire to divert attention from
bis domestic corrup.ions. Nor is it aughs but
prtposterous to argue seriously against the
propriety Of the United States helping to sustain
despoiisms in Europe; though Mr. Pierce has
helped to sustain one here. But as n matter OF
feeling, it is not surprising that many Ameri-
cans should feel more bitterly towards a Power
which has injured, fought, bullied, interfered
with and thwarted us, than towards one with
which we never had any intimate relations
whatsoever.
The Annexation Of the Sandwich Islands and
tic Organization OF Indian States from n
National Point OF View.
There are two measures of public policy
now before the country, which however diff
cult they may appear to superficial d.
servatioD, nevertheless involve q common
principle, and are pregnant with vital eonse-
quences to the nation. We refer, first, to the
annexation of ibe Sandwich Islands to the
United States, which Is no doubt The express
object OF treaty now in process Of Degotia-
ti,n and, second, to the proposition OF one Of
he Senators from Arkansas, in the form Of
hili int, duced in the Senate of the United
States 10 organize three new Indian Terrific
ries with a view to their ultimate admission
into the Union with all the rights and prvi-
leges Of sovereign States.
We are aware that the great disturbing
question Of slavery will enter a, railing
consideration into both these propositions ;
and that while the exation Of the Sandwich
Islands may cease to be advocated IN the ground
that they must in the nature Of things come in
as free States, the erection of these new Indian
Territories, with view to their ultimate ad-
mission into the Union, will be supported on
the belief that they will come in as slave
States. In other words, both these propositions
will find supporters on opposite, but purely
sectional grounds. Fanatics, both North aud
South, will sink all other questions in the
miserable ambition of sectional aggrandise-
ment, regardless of the consequences TO the ma
ton at large.
There is, however, a considerable portion Of
the American people who take broader and
sounder views of national policy. and who are
disposed, with us, TO- consider these questions
as concerning rather the general welfare, and
the benefit of the entire country. Aud they,
we are sure, are net disposed rashly to ad-
nit to the enjoy mcnt Of political, civil, and
social rights and equality with themselves
the inferior races Of mankind, whether they be
ex cannibals OF the Sandwich Islands or In
dams en- our southwestern border. Apart
ir, the suggestions of instinct in the case,
there are political considerations, founded upon
the experience Of the past, which should prove
an effective warning against any such renewal
of the natural relations of the various families
Of man.
1t would be mistake to suppose, while the
world has made such gigantic strides in mate
rial advance rnent, tina, it has no. achieved some
commensu ate progress in other matters which
il not 80 obviously. ye. do vitality concern
its happiness. Neither the statesman nor politi-
col economist can safely overlook or ignore the
results Of anthropological science for the past
fifty years. since, by the course of events and
The multiplication of means and facilities of
CT mmunicatioD, nations and races are more
and more brought in contact, and the question
Of the nature of their relationship made of i'm
mediate and practical Importance
The wide physical, intellectual AID moral
differences which all history and observation
have distinguished as existing between the va
rious families Of man, are no longer regarded
by sound and unprejudiced minds, Except to q
limited degree,) as the results of accident or
circumstances that is to say it has come to,be
understood that these physical, moral and To-
tellectual traits are radical and permanent,
and that there can be no admixture
Of the more widely separated families, or of SUI
perior with inferior races which shall be har-
moDious, or otherwise than disastrous in its
consequences. Antbropological science has de-
termined the existence Of two laws of vital i'm
portance in their application to men aud ma
tions. First, that in all cases where free ANAL
gamatioD takes place between two different
stocks, unrcstrained by what is sometimes
called sprejudice, "but which is 10 fact natural
instinct, the result is the final and absolute alb
sorption of one in the other. This absorption
is more rapid as the races OF families thus
brought in contact approximate in type, and in
proportion as one or the other prep0nderates
in numbers. That is to ray, nature perpetuates
no human by birds, as for instance a per-
manent race of pulattos. Second, all viola
tions Of the natural distinctions of race, or OF
those instincts which were designed to per-
petuate the superior races in their purity, inva-
riably entail the most deplorable results affect
ny the bodies, minds and moral perceptions OF
the nations who are thus blind to- tue wise de-
signs of nature, and unmindiul Of her laws. In
other words, the offspring of such combinations
or amnlg ons are not only deficient in ply
sical constitution, in intellect and in moral re.