The Empire County argus., 1855-10-27

SOMETHING INTERESTING ON THE QUESTION OF
RACES The Richmond Enquirer has spoken out
on the question of human races, with regard tc
which much Ignorance and predjudice exist in
the United States We have warmly protested
against the Anglo Saxon theory, as it is called
since its first adoption by the London Times for the
purpose of quilting the United States, to its gorf
cation by Abbot Lawrence, who complimented his
blood relations" the English on the splendid sub
jugation ofWatt Tyler by the prowess ofths imagi-
nary race.
None of Englands glory is connected with the
Saxon race and as to the Angles, we can find no
more enduring traces of them than of the Picti or
the Ferbolgs. To Normandy is the greatness of
England due To the blood of William the Bas-
tard and his followers can trace the origin of
her national agnifcence Before the light, sinewy,
dare devil race, which ranged its warriors under
his banuers-with its small hands, its small feet,
its small compact head, its delicate complexion and
iron muscles, It's impulse energy, hauteur and head
long courage-the fat and stupid Saxon went down
like an OK before the mallet of the butcher. Even
to-day, when you wish to see the rulers of England
you must turn from the Yorkshire or Kentish pea
SAINT (who is Saxon enough for any ones taste) to
the graceful figures of Derby or Palmerstons, who
are as delicately built as race horses mettle.
On this question the Enquirer speaks as follows
"Who were the Normans We mean who were
the Normans that, under the lead of William the
Conqueror subdued England? We of the South
claim Norman descent, and feel some interest in
ascertaining who were our ancestors. The common
opinion Is that they were Norwegians. The Nor
wegians were of Gothic descent, and the Goth,
whatever his original virtues, has, when transplant
ted to southern cline, become indolent. sensual
and mbecile, in mind and body. Such are the char
acteristics of the descendants of the Goths where
they can be traced in France and in Continental
Europe generally. The Teutons, or Germans, have
undergone the deterioration in England. The low
est specimen of the white man is the peasantry of
England of Saxon descent. According to Caesar and
Taetus, the Saxon was descended of brave enter
prising and liberty loving race Even to-day whilst
the Goth and the Saxon, transplanted to unconge-
NAL climes have so deteriorated, the Germans and
Scandinavians, in their appropriate homes, though
differing in excellences are not inferior to the
Mediterranean races"
The South should be ashamed to borrow from the
Yankees the miserable cant of Anglo Saxonism,
which is nothing than revival of the formula
of Cromwells saints that the earth belongs to Gods
saints and that they were the saints The South
has little of the bigoted blood of Puritanism
in its veins Virginia and South Carolina were
pcoped by the gallant enemies of fanaticism-the
dashing Cavaliers and Huguenots-who were Nor
man to nam, and have nothing to do with the
absurdties political theological, of Yankee land
The same is true of most of the Southern States
How, for instance, could you offer greater insult
to the people of Louisiana than to assert that they
are descended from the ''Saxon hogs who formed
the subject of the sarcasms of the Norman min
strels for centures-when, in reality, they are the
children of the glorious Celtic race the race of poe
try, passion and song-the race which has given
some of its warmest blood to the word-the race
which has built up France? Really it is time to
bury the Yankee cant out of sight and say requieS-
cat IN pace. Plymouth rock will do for its tomb
stone N. o. Delta.