New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-04


There is small newspaper printed IN th: city,
the conductors of which have two objects in view.
The first Of these is TO prove that 'niggers' are
not human beings, and the seconds to make money
by proving it, AL appreciation Of this chronological
enterprise has heretofore been coufned 70 the
NeW.York Custom.H House. from which financial
seat donations Of broken yictuals have from time
TO time been transmitted TO the philosophical pro-
pretors, in quantities just sufficient to preserve
valuable life of which frigid world was all too
careless. This paper, which few of our readers
have seen at all and which none Of them would
care to see twice has met th the astonishing aad
incredible luck of receiving certificates of good
character from two digbitied Senators of the
United States-from the Honorable Mr. Clingman
and tie Honorable Mr.. Toombs Both these spe-
cinens Of what is potent, grave and reverend IN
this favored land, have been moved by the exer-
tons Of this journal TO fix black men in tho proper
place in the scale of creation that they have writ
ten commendatory letters which the paper com
mended has, of course, printed consPc1ously.
This beautiful brace of senstorial birds differ only
in wind. Mr. Clingman gives prolonged cackle
and Mr.. Toombs a brief One-but the notes of
either are amirbe, hatteriDg and smoothly soapy.
While blr. Toombs prudently confines himself to
safe but sugary generalities, the Hon. Mr.. Cling
man 10 SO thoroughly enraptured that he pro-
longs, expands and difiuses himself without regard
to verbal expense. That which thus titillites aud
otherwise pleastantly affects the Clingnan mldrif
is, that in this barbarous city of Gotham there Is
one person who does not believe that black men
are men at all; who does believe that they
black beasts: and eho believing so, s not afraid to
say so, and 10 lend his invaluable c0rroboIaton 10
tie teachings OF the Holy Scriptures which,
every body knows, do not recognize as responsible
being any person darker than a quadtoOn. The
principle Of black bcstality NJ. Clingman declares
to be "a leading principle" the nferio-ity Of
- the negroes he asserts ia settled land fixed I'd
- the backness of the negro says the sage and
scientific CliBgman. is in-the ang1ageof Scrip
'' tures as much part Of lis nature the spots
- of the leopard a,e inherent in the quadiupe6."
- In his intellectual and moral qualities the |
- black man j. obviously Inferior And here |
comes little the most stunning comparison which |
bral safety Of the reader. The phrase" says
Clirgmap, "a mans msn for a ttst,' is worth |
about as much as sn argument, as would b. the /
- declaration that ducks duck TO prove that
50 canvas. backs aud mallafds are the same" II is
n such gigantic, magnifcently muscular argu-
that Mr.. Clingmsn deals; and of course,
nobody OF ordihary ability can stand before him or
even behind hin. One thing only 10 not clear 70 |
Clingman; but this ne declares to be Of no con.e-
Iuence. Whether, he says "this difference
goes back to the time Of their creation, or was
= since then produced by 4 miraculous interposi-
- ton of Providence, / do not stop to inquire"
Of course, il viii be OF no use to ask of Mr. /
CIngnan why be is in such hurry. But as be Is
30 lucid aid learned, We should Ike to have hun
ell us, not why the Creator having made His
model men white, took fancy to paint few Of
hem black, but why He shodd ingenioasly spoil !
Els woIk by making then not only black bus base 1
because they are blsck Cingmsa knows if :
clingmau would but cell US. Craman knows eS- 1
'?thing. Speak, Ciogusn! speak.
Alarming p-encnitcry symptoms" DR.. Chrg-
nan tells ls be hs. slr,ady noticed. "Premon-
= tory symptoms Of threatened di-solutoa, as
,ir. Clinguan says in Startling but slgn'ly TAU
ological manner. Then come the dear, familiar
phrases in rich protuson, which our readers 50
we'll knew are suggestive Of general upsettins Of |
,7ery thing But. lest the little pubic he addresses
hculd be .oo much discouraged b. MS glcomy /