Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-09-01

esis; and there is no proof whatever that
climatic influences, or any other known
physical causes have ever produced any
thing like change in the type of any
race even In one single instance. The
defenders of the unity doctrine being thus
chased through the avenue of science and
the historical record, and through the era
of monuments and inscriptions, have final
ly landed IN the dark era of tradition and
placed the origin of their varieties far
IN the past among the nomadic tribes Who
once roamed the vast plains of Middle
Asia
There is no alternative, therefore, but
to claim a miraculous interposition in
bringing about the varieties now seen
IN man-of which there is no evidence
or to adopt the theory of the most emf
nent living, as we'll as of late distinguish
ed naturalists, namely: the diversity of
the origin of The human family, or that
the sveral varieties of man, so called, had
each lis own center of origin, distinct from
the others.
The following considerations may be
cited Ia support of this subject.
1t Is observed that the earth Is divided
naturally into certain regions, which have
been called geological zones or provinces.
Each of these zones has It's own proper
"fauna, Che animals found there) and
9 fora (the plants, &c, } which had It's
own center of origin IN that zone. All
the plants and animals peculiar to each
region were Indigenous to it, not having
been placed there by navigators or trans
fers. But each of these zones contains
both q fauna and " fora," analogous
to, yet specifically distinct from, each of
the others, and the distinct specimens Of
humanity found in each of these provin-
ces, differ as materially and specifically
from each other as DO the anaIogies
among the inferior animals found IN their
respective localities; and as touching those
lower animals, no naturalist Of any stand
ing doubts their specific difference, it is
very difficult to see how any one cognizant
of the facts can doubt the specific differ
ence OF the men indigenous of the same
regions.
They are, however, no less MEN be-
cause of their specific difference; for they
all possess the genetic characteristics of
MAN and consequently belong to the uni
versal brotherhood Of mankind
We Will state, in passing, that the wri-
ter of this sketch may take occasion here
after to elaborate the views here briefly
set forth for presentation to a different
audience and in conclusion we NAV re-
captulate what we conceive science TO
have determined on the unity Of man, as
follows: That man is a genetic term,
compromising several distinct species
varieties" 50 called-each Of which had
It's own distinct origin, probably IN locali-
ties widely separated, and that there Is
no tendency of either of these 'svarieties"
to assume The specific pecularities of Ell
ther of the others, or TO revert TO prim-
tive and determinate typical form,as there
would be if they were in fact, mere vari-
cites of one species.
All we mean, therefore when we speak
of the unity Of the human race. is this:
that all the species or varieties possess
a certain typical, generic character which
characterizes man, and not that all 'vari-
cites Of man have originated from one
single pair.