Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-05
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of the human race drawn from the resemblance be.
tween tho roots or elementary words of the various
anguages and dialects among men. This is one the
greatest humphs Of modern literature the sophis-
try of iuaiels The inquiry commenced sixty or
seventy years ago by the celebrated Sir William Jones'
one OF tie Governors aud Chief Justices of Inds and
has been most successfully prosecuted srce by the
mos. leaned men Of Easope and America. The force Of
the argument Is Irresistible The Scriptures not only de-
clare that from first pair the whole antedeluvsn
world descended, and that from enc family In the Ark
came the whole pos;deluvan world but that until
some centuries after the Aood when the Tower Of BABE
Was destroyed all men were Of one speech or lip
spoke the same languSgs-doubess the language OF our
first parents. At this time God, in punishment ol come
dariug aud forbidden design, sent the Judgment OF
confusion Of tongues upon the guilty builders OF Babel
Tnat there we're thou an1s OF languages dialects,
ct this day put at into the mouths oi these guilty.
oaes has bsen supposed by the reh citing. The
multiplication Of languegss afser this rst confusion, Is
Al historic fsct susceptible OF such proof none viii
deny For the purpose OF scattering them abroad from
Babe It vas quite suf ien that very few new Ian.
guages OF dialects Of the original should be Inflicted
on the rebels Now all modern researches into the roots
Of tue various languages Of Europe, Asia, Africa and
America are continually establishing it fact, that
they may aud must be traced to three four origin
languages which previed in those countries ilto which
the human family dispersed from Babel. How much
each OF these may have partaken OF the original one
speech lip, say; but that there was oay one
language and one race must believe until the contrary
be shown and the whole Bible be disproyed Sir Wm.
Jones' Prchard and others have shown, most clearly,
that all the tongues Of Asia have certain words common
to three or four Of the same which point to the exist
ence OF that numbsr Of languages soon after the dis
pertlon from Babel Priehsrd, Schoocrott aud Others
show that all the hundreds Of dialects in the hundreds OF
tribes OF African negroes and American Indians have
elementary words or roots the with those Of the
earlier languages Of Europe and Asia and thus showing
commou origin in those who used them.
Even III, advocates of different groups obliged to
admit that all the hundreds of Indian tribes nations
found in North and South America by the Spaniirds at
their arrival we're Of stock group, such being
the resemblance Of their languages and other character
islics The same believe is admitted as 10 the numG.
rous languages Of the tribes in Africa by the advocates
OF diversity. How the great differences even Of color
aud fo!mItion OF Africans in din rent tribes and la
III lee can 5e accounted for their principle, leave
for them TO show. And il the jet black OF the Guinea
negro could not be eIl lined withou. supposing df
ierent origin aud formation, how can We account for
oher coloT whose shades mslt into each other from
he blackes. hue to the awny all OF which are found iii
different parts OF Africa, Of them even In the in
terror and mingled together. The fact Is that the advo
Gates Of diversity are involved in difficulty from which
s impossible to eItrcste themselves II they under
take to deny that the descendants of such as we're born
in the mild and tropical climate of Eden have been
90 changed in color and other respects from the original
type Of our first parents be the sable African
they must 20 the world over aud show that OF the
grsat varieties existing the Poles and under the
Equator could have been effected by tho cold or heat or
eKrosure, or suff ,rag OF auy kind We sometimes
plates with twelve or fifteen types Of the human family
ana where with the RECEPTION OF two three from tropical
cmea all are disgusting cArcNures Of man as We BE-
leve lie existed in Eden and even with some modi
hclion and deterioration exists ia the same region and
10 the extension Of attitudes around the globe.
In conclusion II it be asked how the dark color Of the
darkest African be accounted for, so as to satisfy tho
sincere iuq lirer after TRUTH ~e will briefly state what
seems 10 US the reasonable aud probable Of three
hypotheses which are proposed. We all know how it
sometimes happens in the fares of families that one
child may be dark by comparison with the rest, and
how this popularity may descend to his postery,
pecsy If Il be aided by intermarrisge with one o!
dark shade Aeo Let suppose that of the sons Of
Ham, either Misraim or Pnutt both Of whom settled In
Africa, rrovidentaily OF this darker complexion,
and that his wife parook of the same and thus aWny
color became fxsd his family. Let US then suppose
that some Of his children migrated to the interior Of
Africa as indeed 1t 10 said Phut. himself did, and
exposed to the burning heat and arid sands Of that
gon and especially be sssaed by bilious diseases which
so seriously affect the color OF tho skD who shall but
that in lew centuries fixed change In complexion,
and In some other features OF the race might take place
How much more probable this than the irh4e theory We
are combating And, If It De asked how 1t Is thst the
same change from dark to ar does not 10 few eentu.
rcs again take place. by the operation Of mier eli
u.ae and better mode OF ie We answer tha. through.
ou: GI nature evil habits easily formed than
changed.
= Facils dascensus ATeIni ssi TeTo1sTs sfadaIi.
! superasque ssosndere in hc labor, hoo opus
| est"
But this ne do sirm without fear OF contradiction,
that removal to northern cline, and change 10
better mode Of living aud to more seeldson from the
sun do have improving influence; and II there was Io
other instance be sdduced that OF negroes in the
southern country Is sufficient proof
| have trespassod Mr.. Editor, longer than designed
on your pages but less could not say In vadcaton o
one which have always considered the most amiabls
and improvsble OF the tribes Of men, ard for which
trus. Providence has in store much good Southern
Confederaey. As to author and this part Of BIZ
book must be allowed to say
"Non tall auIlio nee defeusoribus stis,
Tempus eget"
Yours, kc, W. MADE.