The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-04
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The recent outbreak or the negroes ID
uorc-sl races OF New Granada, st Panama, is
poth;ug more han we coali sxesct from men
of their type. Everywhere tire colorea races,
vh.n their bad passions s,s excited, And the
means OF restraint are distant, display the AZ
most 5loodtnirstiness and cruelty, not only
TO "a ards white people, hut towards each other.
Perhaps hey are net ssle TO overcome he
tendencies Of their organization. Mature eer-
tainly has Lot been prodieal ia her gifts 70 the
Africans; while, On the other hand, she has en-
dowed them with powers o. endurance which
seem 70 belong peculiarly 10 hot climates, aud
capacity 20 overcome and survive exposures
negroes head is so poised obliquely On the ve--
febrsl column that when be stocps down MS
train remains upright, AID occupies the sx-
treme height OF his Squire. ibis IS trait OF
ali the lower snimaia The white man wcalc
die OF apopleyy If ne bad to hold bis head down
FOR hours ic the cotton and rice ael5s. The
forearm of shs negro is longer than sha. Of the
white man, and his lifting muscle, passing
down under the elbow joint, is much stronger
His knees approach each other, and lis feet
turn outvaras. The muscles of the calf arc
:, ff.-ar+,y tn-vraa f-o~~ - nf 40 mhita rho
larger part OF the great muscle called the gas
trocnemius being situated high up, near the
hams, at the back of the leg The shape OF
the African pelvis is oblcng; that OF the Euro
pean is oval. The fee: are fiat; the bone OF the
heel los calcis) is not archs6, but is level Witt
the other bones of the instep, so thst 1.-The ho!-
low of the foot makes a hole in the ground"
TIE negro has il his skin colorea o. pig
nepta-y cells, not found II the white mans,
and supposed to absorb and emit by pe-spirs-
ton large amount of neat, which would in eur
opinion otherwise seriously affect the vital and
more delicate parts Of the body underneath.
These are some Of the radical differences be-
tween The African and the European; and e.
companyipg shem are Others in relation to to-
brain the hair, the jaws and the spine. Here
then are the marks which decidedly indicate
an inferior race in structure aud physioiog,-
eel features
In connection with this We ind no isvslope
ment Of any high order OF intellec. among
them, as individuals or nations. They have
had the same beginning as ether nations, but
have never overtsksn them. They have had
natural liberty, the dictates Of conscience aao
the necessities of social lite to guide them ana
to force them into organized systems of go
vernment; but, as it seems without ever ai.
vaDcing from barbsrity, or approaching
civilization. We f1d in Africa 10 laws.
NO books, 10 poetry, 10 music, no comfortable
ha5itations, nc agriculture, no decent worship
even of idols. Not 20 with the old cctempo-
rary Asiatic nations, which became civilized
skilful, refined, educated and powerful.
The negro races have had for thousands OF
years intercourse with more enlightened na
tiops, hut have gained nothing by it. Even
their initiative qualities have been fruitless
In modern times, where they have lived IN the
closest connections with white people for many
years, they nave not, even after gaining poll
teal rights, or existence as communities gov
erning themselves, shown any desire to i'm.
prove OF exalt their condition. The history Of
st. Domingo is perfect example Of the de-
cline Of agriculture, commerce, manufactures
and the arts, under their sway, and the
substitution Of monkey instincts and the pre-
heDsile traits of the lower quadrumana, for
the divine aspirations of humanity, the noble
ness of high principle, the energy Of talent,
and the love of letters.
In Jamaica, sli travellers, not excepting the
splenetic and bilious editor of the Post, concur
in the opinion that the race there is reiapsed
into barbarity, in it's most vicious and disgust.
ing form. Bishop Kip, in o published letter,
has limited at the existence among them of the
worst crimes CT Sodom and Gomcrrah and in.
telligent residents of the island have informed
us, within a few weeks, that in their opinion
the whites will shortly have to abandon it al
together. Mr.. Willis, in his interesting sketches
Of the West Indies, especially Martinique, as
sures US that the free negroes (ali are free
there) are rapidly returning to their original
type, though surrounded with examples OF the
most elegant character, of The good taste, skill
and former splendor Of the French sway. In
the broad sun light the men and women lie
down to sleep, resting their heads on wooden
pillows, which they carry with them for the
purpose. Labor they will not, even for
themselves The French expect, ere long
W DC oliEeH Ion LueiT peouSuul Ecsi
dences, and the stately mansions and fine
towns they erected in happier days, when the
Beauharnais were among them, are crumbling
to dust amid these tboughtless natives Now,
whose fault is all this? Neither by them
selves or for themselves or others, do they
anywhere make any advances. We under
take to say that the British colonies in Africa,
wherever they have given the blacks share
in the government have been total failure:
and the late deposition of the Cape Coast
King is another proof Of our assertion. We
also assert that even Liberia is constantly in
debted to the United States, in its charity and
liberal support, for even its present existence,
Whose fault is it that such On unfortunate
race exists? How comes it thai they alone