Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-02-24
CORRESPONDENCE.
Mr.. Jarvis Letter, No. l.

II appears 70 nave pctH written III i'''"'N
correspondence, it has appeared bcforc the
public. and has become proper SUBJECT ct
public criticism. and especially as it involves
sentiments so ralpahly absurd, and 50 revolt
ing to the spirit Of Christians.
That progress to he permanent must he
in accordance with the will of Him, who
made the Negro, and Caucasian, and en-
lowed them with their several capabilities,
I conscientiously bclicye-ani that God has
assigned the rank 10 b held by each in the
scale Of creation may bc-but that he has
assigned the rank that each DO hold | PER
emptorily deny. This world is the theatre
Of accidental productions. Man is a moral
agent. and as such, he may and docs contra
vcnc the law and will Of his Creator y
right and a wrong use Of that agency may
and does, lace men in very different posi-
tiuns IN this world So with individuals, 80
with classes. racs and trilt~ Particularly.
the rank. or position of the Negro in hi. alb
yet slavery, and the rank or position OF the
/ Caucasian a. a relentless slavc-holdcr-ha-
/ the CREATOR assigned u each Of thesc their
POSITION? Nowhere on the globe Is human
slavery 50 afect, and 80 darinsly IN Ni9ia-
ton Of the law. Of God and nature a in
the Southern States This statement Is not
intended as an expression OF hostility against
the South but to exhibit the rank 'i c"'a
class OF rae'. ii''.fe ! no ',ss'e ''..'' - ~
person OF the slave, l2F'neF ''"h '''' i'..'
ests Oh property there i 10 f'o''i''3" -
the character OF the sia'e-'ei''a'e e'a'''',
cannot he sulil'feo-'iie H"i '''' QUA ''''
family bond are soi'ae'e4 az we i''''s''.'
earrice OF the slaYe-h'idef' ne very 'i'''
which Is IA" q '''''' anu i il" VI ''"''''
That he has liked TINS D2ta y an ''''s'''
and irrei'aiahie law s'a'lds ''f'" foi'''
nentIy on the lase' '' i'''t'e luz ''l'''',
Then II Tod mas HAtH'2l Az -''>' ''''' -
and als2 liked or assigned, inc r'hk' OF pr.
ton, Of the slave there i Hi-H't "H'
manstrous collision Of the elements e' '8'
Divine na'arr- Bat a this cannot - ana
u. there i harmony III all the DiYine assign.
ments, We clearly Sc that the f''iifan Of
rank Of the slave never was assigned hlm hy
hi, Creator. But that position has teen a.
signed him by the vicious ambition, a,arter
and tyranny n his Caucasian brother
Whose superior intellect w arr tod consti-
tate- HI, -a,ite II cusla,c his sahlc
brother.
L hy rank /. meant that rati5 of in,ellec-
fqa1 c1sr,v which tbc Nr,rl bar t. the
Whit man. and the white man to the Ne
gr5. and the r,tr,s to each othcr - It now
Stands. W answer, the Orator n'fsr assign
ei that rank any nor than hcas-iSued that
condition Of man. sight # which Erif'ed
hiin that he had mado man "a The earth.
He had maie man in hi ewn tmae' tholi-
neesl AMI pronounced hi@ caod-hut IT wa
not god when it zrie'el hie treat7r to 80
him-he war iad but his Creator did not
make him )ad 1t was the p-nlt Of acei-
lent. and the use # that moral agency
which metarhysieally r. lart q the hui
man constitution. Thl- sentiment = callai-
rally admitted IN the expression = IT he has
tha-e qualifications, and has neglected =
make US At the talent eohtided t. hun, he
Is my justly punished for tie neglect
Now, tie creator gave + man originally.
hi, intellectual faculties, anu their larticu-
lar degree OF energy hut he l. not account
able Tor that waste OF intellectual energy
winch iiar resulted nom the negligence ana
wee OF hp Creatures -AiteF the destruction
Of the antciiluYian world, We trace the race
to on" grand root, y 5nh.
Now that the CREATOR exercises hi, encr-
cjc- over the process of procrcation, u give
Ham, Noah's s-n, an inferior Intellect. and
assign him the rank or position e the slave.
and give t. hphc.. an older ssl. a SUPERIOR
intellect. and assign him the prerosati,c t.
cnsla,c the body and s,ul Of hi, brother. +,
both contrary to the attribute Il the pNirS.
MATURE. and the history of the cu~., Ham
and hi. descendants rive nj the evidence of
hi.h. intellectual rnd5vnent., which ar,
e;inccd by the other IN, Will il WA.
Japhct's disposition t. travel. II was Hams
/ disposition T. laid cit.cs AMI govern IA
tion-. AlHr-I N''- mighty hunter before
the Lord he built several sn1t cites on