New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-27

by thei, .,k e cecrb.s development aud by skulls
mu BIKE an overturned boat that he hsc termed
tbf m ~ boat beaded race. They hsd largely de-
We oPed csrst1um, narrow and moderately long cere
biums, srd very small skulls altogether. The bronze
race vas CUTE Ct-bin. there could Sc 70 ccGbl OF
AZ IhtTo va 10 new thlnl in fnS,ns races nth
ere qpI.e d. dderent. Tho pbilcogsi soJnd ainar
tlics % language In Europe. H. tie Sote period the
'etl " lie fVu- Ptieci but onieJ uu ~oIn odicst-
ng tut ut-is'Crce "a flesh Tie teeth Of the broad
bescer Mo- zc iscs were always worn down a. though
theJ tve1 gia Z. The teeth Of 10 the nOrtt-
~t., of America, wbUe Their food wac mixed with
ssDc bOE tr0m sanG cInos, were Away: worn do
TO The q ms. He q ought that Investigation. in the
physical lire Ct investigation were sonelmes re-
liable t5an even the results OF pathological Investigation
Pr.f AGAs,z SAID u at the material distinctions Of
the Iercs of men woe greater tLan tho.e be diff
seient races Of msny OF the lower au.mals lie was
pretaren 20 fhsw tLst the differences which ey-tei
betw en- the prttept races we've greater than the diff
fertrces be,wt en- species of the same family. The
feni : o. moLksys he would take As tie bc, example
because they arCst men. They were our cOus-
ns and the affinity clo that colld not be denied.
They al bad that same unity OF capabilities as in man.
H. IL isttd on the unity Of the human family; he
rfCognized il in tho physical intellectual ana moral
characteristics Of msn they constituted an indivisibe
UNITY. Bet the same thing wss 70 be seen IN monkeys.
lie would take only the Orsng and the Chimpanzee,
the hi hest types of the African aid the Asatc mon
kew Zoc'o gsts had classified the yellow Asiatic
M pkey in one cenuF and the black African 10 another.
But il both there was the same inclination o, the
teeth while in the of men some had teeth meet
ing souare end Others had them meeting angdlaiy.
The amount of difference between the Of men
yas Cf the same kind and degree as that among not
only between different species, but different genera Of
/ monkeys. TIE word species, II was true, WAS rather
indefinite One lan.iy Of monkey va. divided iutO
fifteen sptces By some, and into two only by Others.
Thee was here great field for inveti CATION How
tie races of men have differed bow long they have
off, req. and, finally, if we cou reach it, how have
tboy orie il stsd-ths was the question. He con-
fttfed Tat tie probability OF the independent origin
Of the races seemed to him at present the greater.
The facts which be bad accumulated cid not amount
to solution, but they were strong expectation.
Prot. DAw oN be evod, grounds Of faith, that all
Uen were ade of blood ana b. trust ed hSt they
expected 20 meet the brotherhood Of men hereafter.
However were au horned 10 examine II questi N
ca!tfuly. lie supposed that PROT Ages0iz aoknowl-
EDGED the absolute existence Of an unnistskeable dis
lii ction OF species, and be supposed that the Pro
imagined thet all members Of single species had but
single pair Cf parents, or single psrent-thdt they
were a. cer.ycC from tie same pareLt source.
Prof ACAsSIz said that he thought species was
cestendtd from great number Of Individuals.
Prof DAwsos owelt upon the variability Of species,
ard tie probability of geological changes which might
Gifluse the Individuals Of species lie could lot re
cognize the lsirness Of the monkey analogy. The
monkey Lad con parativey limited habitat, and
the MOI key was very Ivariabe species while nan
was very variable. We had very different horses here
H. America. Lbe Sable Island horse very mark
tdy df rent from the mustang. 1t would not be very
CifIcult de yibg the historical testimony OF the intro
ducon, 10 slow that the Sable Island horse aud the
us;sIg not only natives but of lercnt species
Appausel.
Piof. AGAssIz said that the idea Of the unity of the
race sracitoual view and when brought into
the fed Of cenfc investigation, stouli not be
treated with this METHOD of augmentation. by this
method Of arguing, for TIE sake OF proving or dig,
poyiug srythIne, we mi sht prove that Napoleon gas
Il myth. Here in tits mater, We wanted to know
how men stood with reference to another ard bow
with reference 10 the annnl Kingdom Reproduction
the acknowledged test of specific identity. Inc
progeny o. the OIse ana wos a new aumal-a
mut-at Il seemed to him that the offspring of mem
bers Of two different DaiCns, especially if they were of
different races piOduccd the came hafbreed progeny.
The CT i'd of the gro ano the white man mu
aito, paIhkng Of the characteristics OF botl parents,
snd the ule partcck of the character Of the horse
6Id the Gss. This had been, early in his nvcstl a.
tcnr hint TO look at these differences in similar
10 those existing between Cfeient species Of AM mails.
II DID not fId fomtt thing TO explain the half breed
CbaTaCter un'ess could introduce new tests Into
science cifft rent from those to which we had been
accustomed She rsccs appeared to him to have the
characters OF CifftrCLt spo ,ios He perfectly
aware of the leap of buhders which zooogisls had
conn ted, and he thought the exceptional expert
uents which had been made in this investigation ouS
to be thrown cut of consideration.
POf VII son hoped that ethnolOglsts nigh. be
spared the charge of kepticsm, and that their le5of
night not be cici Cd too closely. Tie defended the
Gt voutness Of Prof Agessiz aud was loudly cheered
Pieslcent AADEKsOS spoke OF the importance OF this
sor Of investigation, and q necessity OF convention
of all tie philoogists ethnologiss and aLtquarans Of
the country lie offered a resolution, which was re-
felrtd TO the SandiIg Committee that means NAV be
taken to secuIe the attendance Of suc1 gentlemen gen
erally bt the next meetii Z.
TIE Section then adjourned.