Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-10-16

- I'D exist III any society where an inferior race Co.,
of the ignorant man to be guided by the wiser, to be gently and. the
daned it from the first. Society struggles towards perfection by con-
forming to aid in accomplishing it more and more. 1t is a divine
tween the two" Southern slavery should be tried upon it's own mer-
its. Because India was stripped of her "plumed and jeweed tur-
emancipated sens of Europe would be thankful to belong to any mas
ter who would furnish them with food, clothing and shelter, 1t does
not follow that such is the condition of our slaves. A single stAtav
nent will show how unreasonable and unfair it is to confoundS oaths
trade, it appears that for every African imported into the UnHed
States ten ar to be found; such has been the wonderful growth q7
population; for every three imported into the British West Indi&sI
only one now exists such has been its frightful decline" Truly haa
tries is said to be free, but he can share neither the rights, nor sa
pleasures, nor the labor, nor the affections, no the altar, nor tn
tomb of him whose equal he has been declared to be-" Such a Zee
dom is a curse. Southern slavery would be a blessing. Not only
the Africans enjoy life more under our system of government than
they were free, but they are also better prepared to appear before q
Judge of Judges, whose decision will cause the righteous to rejo3
and the wicked to mourn For it is said that the number of Afric
churches of America to the present time, exceeds the whole nun
Of all the heathens who have been christianized by the labors o
the Protestant denominations of Christendom since the days of
The history of the remnant of Canaanites who dwelt in thsa /
after the subjugation and settlement by the Israelites, teachs -
that they were denied both political and social equality. Lew
The Africans when brought into this country were greatly ine%R
the ancient inhabitants Of Canaan, and although they have imrp1d,
the facts previously stated show that they are still incompend4to
selfgovernment- The Canaanites did not materially differ fn fe
Jews in their physical condition. They could be absorbed atI Pst
in the stream of postcrity; such is not the case of the AfinIbr
ne is destined to exist as a separate people. that is, he can neSfoo
any material extent amalgamate with the Caucasian race" n 1T
was proper for the Jews to make slaves of the Canaanites lmd fney
right for as to retain the African in a similar state" admit that
when the population of a State or section of country is homogeneous,
'lavery ought to be considered as only a temporary and PROVISIONAL
citation but where distinct races arr collected upon the same terri
DRY, incapable of fusion or severance, the one being as much inferior
to the other in intelligence and strength as the child is the man the
roper relation between them is that of authority on one size and
S ubordination in some form N the other. Equality would innctth
climax or injustice upon the superior, and of cruelty on the neror
r. ice; for if 1t were possible, in the language of an eminent junst to
D reserve such an arrangement, it would wrest the scepre Of dOmin-
10 n from the wisdom and strength of society and surrender tito its
VI eakness and folly" If there did not exist no broad and indeibe
i di viding lines of color and physical organization TO separate the
" bite and black races, their respective traditions. extremesPf moral
an d intellectual advancement, and unequal apitudes for higher civi-
"a ton, separate them by an impossible gulf
The Africans aversion to labor, &C., viii be treated on II my next
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