The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-11-02

NAM aces AGO the different species of animals and
plants and the heavenly bodies were the objects
of study but only of late that the pecuarities OF
the several races of have become the subjects of
and that this branch of science most I'M
portant to man. has made remarkable progress
The dominant in our State belongs entirely TO
the great Caucasian family, that has in all ages con-
troed the destines of the world. Wherever it has
isted neither zone nor cline, external circum-
stances have materially modified its physical and men,
tai features Ii has dominated alike in Northern and
in Southern Europe and in Southern Asia nor have the
torrid heats of Africa prevented Carhagenian and Ro-
man. aud Saracenic ascendcncy. In America, too,
wherever its stock has been kept pure its superiority
ha. been equally striking, from Canada to Cape Horn
But while everywhere shows itself to be superior to
any of the other races, it is nevertheless affected to
some extent BY certain While the mixture of
those nearly related by blood is extremely injurious
and the other hand the union of races widely differ
ent is destructive in few generations to the hybrid
progeny resulting from it, it has been ascertained that
a combination ofvareties of the same race is advan-
tagcous and in such cases, there exhibited the
hghesl degrees of courage energy and intellect The
ancestors ofthc present population of North Carolina
were mainly from England, and the English people
themselves a combination of the original Cclts,
Romans, Saxons, Danes, and Normans. In our own
State they have received large admixture of the mod
Germans Irish, Scotch French, and other European
nations. Such combination gives the best assurance
of high order of intellectual and moral qualities.
One third Of population consists of an inferior
held in sahecton by the higher one The negroes
by their physical constitutions emincntly fitted for
hot climate and for situations unfavOrable to the
health white They therefore suited to the
swamp lands of the lower countries, where they
labor without injury from the solar heat and malaria
They exist too among in proportion nearly large
enough to occupy in time the region where they are
most needed though perhaps, in rather less numbers
at present than the State, wh'l > may require
The negro in all ages, and in all countries where he
has remained for any length of time has been slave,
and his natural qualities cminently fitted for
that condition. strongly impel to the belief that he
was intended by Providence to occupy that station
1t Is too gratifying for know that he exists in
the Southern States fthe Union he is in all respects
superior what he has been elsewhere. Apprehension
formerly felt lest by reason OF the considerable
numbers existing in this country, there might in time
be complete mixture of the two races, dangerous
collisions between them. Intelligent minds at this
time have no such fear. AS to the first ground of
uneasncss, independently of the repngEance felt by
| the white to such a union, Providence has by
law of his own, higher than any human enactment
guarded against it. For purposes of his own he has
determined that the different species of living things
shall continue TO exist separated 10y him, in spite
of efforts to add to the number of the various specie
This principle applies to the human well to
the inferior animals Hence, when mixtures occur,
they, like other hybrids exist only few genera
tiOnS. Had it been otherwise instead of the different
! now find in most parts OF the earth there
would have been only uniform mixture of ALL like
alloy of metals fused together. Nor is there
| to arprehcnd resistance, rebellion, among the ne
groes any large scale. TEey arc inst nctvcly
sensible of the SUI eriority of the white man, and so
docilc in their disposition that they remain passive in
their present condition. In fact wide is the chasm
between them and us, that they do not aspire to
| equality. We have therefore great advantage
thos nations that have held, slaves, their qrals
In such there have been dangerous instructions
| and cruel and bloody civil
The effect too, of this condition of things, is avora
bic to the ruling Every white man is sensible
ofhs advantages, and take pride in his position. lie
looks upon himself as the peer of all living 1t
well said by Burke that in countries where slavery
unknown, liberty was looked upon impor-
tan political right, but that where it did exist each
freeman garded his liberty high personal privilege
which he ready defend with the last drop of
his blood; and that shareholders always maintained
their liberties with higher and hanghter spirit than
Others With US there is the double stimuant: first,
that of freedom with slavery; secondly
the superiority of the white to the negro. Our
society seems therefore to rest the most favorable
basis.
North Carolina is often called an honest State. !
doubt if those who thus speak of integrity and
honesty realize the extent of the compliment they pay
fear fellow citizens that we do not ourselves fully
appreciate it, As of the great distinguished quail
ties of the Creator of the Universe, less than his
omnipotent power, is perfect truth-inegrity-as he
made mans eternal happiness depend solely on his
WORTH and he has ordered that in the pri
relations Of e integrity and truth the basis
of respect, esteem and confidence between and
in fact the very foundation of the cial system,
might be well supposed that public virtue would be of
the utmost consequence to a State. Accordingly We
find that in all the strength and prosperity of
nations has kept pace with their public and private
morals. Even small States, where high moral tone
prevailed, have had strength enough eSi<t the most
powerful invaders. The philosophic historian Poybius
while captive at Rome at the period of the greatest
prosperity of that mighty Republic, when comparing
institutions and morals with those of his degenerate
countrvmen. declared that the word of Roman
| worth more than the bond of q Greek and twenty
securities. In the course of singe century these
Romans lost their stern integrity and public corruption
and private vice prevailed SO that republican form
of government was longer practicable. Even the
iron despotism which succeeded, though it delayed,
could pr the dee a. and obstruction of tie
empire. 4 g.e French monarch regr tel flat he
could not afford the luxury of egg for his breakfast,
because each of his Subordinates through whom the
money be paid for it would have pass, would
bezzie : much of it TO render the expended
larger than his treasury could bear. Santa Anna is
understood to have declared that the why he
could not maintain stable system of government
in Mexico. because the officials he obliged
to employ appropriated to their all the funds
intended to be expended for the public service The
late Gar of Russia is reported have complained that
the interest of the empire suffered by of the
Spccuations of his officers Even the untring industry
comprehensive intellect al eagle eye of the great
Napoleon could not prevent similar abuses. maintain
then. f.llos-citzcns that when coemI o. aries
speak of pre-cminently honest they assign
that very quality which, of all Others is mpor-
tant 10 the strength and prosperity of a State.
1t is sometimes said. however, that we are behnl
the present age. If we have retained somewhat
than others the institutions and manners of fore
fathers. trust have kept with them the in
tegr;ty which distinguished the revolutionary age.
Lord Chatham when contrasting the iron barons of the
oden time with the silken of his day, declared that
he would give three words Of their barbarous
Latin for all the classics The earlier stages in u
nations existence y characterized by simple
virtues and stern adherence of vice and crime. AS