Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-30
RICHMOND WING.
Pr,m the New Orleans Bee.
OHARACTERISTICS AND CAPABILITIES OF THE
NEGRO
Tro5er fbis ,i,Io D- Hoconb, of LoYisians an emf.


Der OF tue Southern Literary Messenger with the fruits
OF his close and continued observation Of the pecuari-
ties Of the black race Tae ise too long for repub.
lcIOn but take pleasure in transferring portions OF
l. 20 our columns Tue alt3or com nences with mln-
ce al remarkably accurate de crp;iOn Of the physi-
cal atrbu Of the negro rsce noucng the thickness
oftba skull the sm,nssJ of the brain the comparative
ulinpsessbiy Of the system and the Inferior
y Of the respiratory organs and heatproducing appl-
ri,us He shows t-Gt the negro delights in extreme
warmth and ID kCal:ay and hSppy in tie mid7t OF tenn
ueraurc which would lce and ultimately kill the white
man. On the other had cold ia most repulsive to tho
negro constitution, and hence 10 compel him to live in
Cilads bleak New England the height OF crua'ty to
wards him The Northern atmosphere sIys the Doctor,
instead OF braciug the negro, and exciting him to great
intellectual and physical vigor chils enteebls', de-
presses, and finally destroys him.
The negso but slightly susceptible to febrile disels
&c, aud becomes only as he departs from the
original African type, ard approximltes the civilization
OF the white o. the oGer hand, he is exceedingly
be 10 pulmonary and scroiuous disor1eIs TO cholera,
ard cougesye Intermittent, aid he sinks rapidly under
ci7gssas Of eXhausrg character Tue Joined OBJ
sevatious seem to US tuu OF good sense:
Tie 'r11 cause why the negro SO readily wi;hstands
the heat producing dseeses and succumbs to the cold
predicting Cess is to bc found think, in ,he physolog
cal CulAr,t5 of is respiration The negfo has less
p o-acic capacity than the white man less Ulg slower
respiration lkes 10 less Oxg generates less animal
heat, ard the blood msamOrphoseS of his system
more tardy in their evolution. Con tquenty he is
torpid zer sleep erhnks less brea hes es5 and es!s
mcre than the white man. Consequently also, his ner-
vcus system is less impessiblc and for hs. very
less capable OF reaction against moIbifc causes BY the
heat producing diseases he is merely brought up, il
rCfr 20 The white standard; the surplus heat eau be
readily ahs'rlcd ~ conducting media that he needs
ltla hu cooking regimen. But, in the cod-psoducing
drc4s,s Of which cbCeys is the type, his already dfo
etp10er ot generating c!,oro animal heat is rapidly
! ! Il 10 nj s.isl boa ia
s.5,tjtu,e for hs; blood me!anofPhosis in the lungs,
whereby the vital temperature OF She body alone be
mln.1ci Tbs j. the key to the fac. that the negro
rarry dies OF uacgmglclsd eVor3 and falls 90 ready
vc,in 90 pncUmoah and consumption, especially In
Ngv,1CTn jmatcs where :h5 respiratory process is
vory taxed generate enough caoric FOR the demands
of hrsy-.yn.'
The more Interesting and elaborate portion of DE-.
olsumbo plpsri devoted to the spiritual pyschOloE
cu csaD1grscs o' tae negro The key5 TO his pysch-
oocy are yc0,cless Of will aud childish iRferioHy oi
intellect trg, taer with r0ug a2imu pgop3ustes. lie
naturally lazy AID cNnc?ves freedom 10 co1ss: in
.uptoa from h0r lie may be readily trained TO sys-
t.ua..s t1l Nr a4ly lu sue : und.r the iud1erce
s.2.d aS. / bHe', DR.. H. linus the negro
win oyqr au'enss7, porrayi1g his cheeriuness,
a.. ford. uic aal dancing, h4 warm attach
o.. o 10 ... Uea. lin properly, his superstition,
O. aJCl ;y. a .ai nose qI:iacs which are perfectly
. .ar 90 tho. .ye Eyst for years IN the midst
or f.a dome '.,.....I-s Of ,he SOuh. We 81 )iu
s1s, rairt lSes desglcd plr;iculls!y for tuose
Who j we o. G.lcd THOUGH isuoarcs;
..t u... uprising 70 English and Northern hnat.
rr ... clOus amongst cur slaves ars 20 exceed
.9v rare, vJry !Ei.,d IN extent and so unitormy
a.asJre. Fue secret lies in the fact as the London
Ia.r re.sea H. laEt "t'e negro race u as incapable
.-.a..- .r.f'' rcSuol" Even during the
'..u. r.. ....r. s5 au4l Sl2-l5) when rum, money,
Clothes ID..y, l.d .trsy conceivable nducement was
erg4 .u toc them -es 20 the homes and fields OF
fa Js .s- ,-r G'.y o; the slaves was as strong az
... ..ulIiapIs venture to sly that Il al army OF
s..ga u.. busters wora 10 traverse LOUISIANA, tho
~af.ligt aui u-aiied could keep almos; all
.r.H Ut-e..b ~ work within mile OF its march.
sar.. cH,l was ever coucoot, or carried on: by
..gr. u.es p,ugy ALWAYS a. the bottom of such
e. y..-. .. Nor The icIss danger TO be apprehent-
.' -ru gruGAhlo 0susld5 from the North
.-,.u.. h- mustered against our domestic
..r.r#J. -... Gre SO nuately peaceable, timd
.. ..y' 10 u.r Of civil or military organ zltiou
80 r-rr.. ..us rla uuiHagiuative, suspicious OF
rs- , and off, % @. bach other aud moreover easi
. 7,..t visa aysical comforts OF ii!e and desti-
l'g 70 g. spf %. .,iistcrh5e, that III times OF pubic
.,au'l4 ..- atu even II Gsensiby created for their
.,Ha). they would d Ike children to their suPeriors
aI ms, Us or c.mIor and protection, ana obey their
-9rulu. more pr,mp " and implicitly than ever. Ma
-, lu tr physical and 1yIGtga chiUacterstc' OF the
-1 o., pag her upon any succssstu! uprising a.
lls. ,ue sroug aud sLuHry control of the white ru-
lsrs.
So mue ror ho negro a. he Is no., perhaps, as he
might have hrrD nor he ought TO Us aud vii, be-
Eur u question a0ur n.14s TO the ciT! al indus
a u.crasls Of our country, We must deal largely ana
plainly N..H lscs. We cschuw ali kinds Of glitteung
.elerilsu,a' ,D,oogi,. philosophical, or political as
l.pr9yeu imuacicsl visionary mere igHes IdtT',
which pretending 10 give .i.h lead ouy es,ray We do
not p-,ral 20 rcrouGt for the physict and inIeectu
a " cradstcu O! tie Aiigsn We lind il 20 be ~
Ultimate ami UiQl6stolata fact Ia the nstnra history
st maa Such being the casa, and contact betWcen
- o., 4I nd nI l.
ship ought OF r-h., ,a cNs. between themy Shall is
s, one Of liberty, fraternity tqpalr?' De- for the
good of both races aul especially oil the black race,
shall it be relationship Of capital and labor IN which
aapiil labor, and is oShgaitd TO provide for and
J-otscli? L is no. question o! mJrIls or UIhe.lc'
Int one o. bs.urT, see &C. ald political economy.
answer dcpeld sluPly On the edgrdbty OF the Arcln
II lie il eicmcusily and COuEuutonuly equal 10 the
,hite man. and can really compete With him in all The
-lh,res OF H. bis ufslom l. 4 crime against nature
and foul blot on humanity, and tee sooner II Il broken
lIe better Bat II b. b. truly a far Inferior being,
auom slavery only cyiaZ,s buy preser7es from eH'
..acioH Il NOT oaly hil present safety but his future
hope depsnds upon hi5 subordnltcn 10 sup3ro or
sr Of lu the whole subject of slavery is seen in
new ght /. becomes a. essential clement 10 the pro
g-,s the elevation, the Christian zlion OF the dak
racrs As such Il was ordained Of God aud should b.
rpeuliel By man until il ia discovered that the
.i,it aas OF Providence a1d Nature have hCon modG
ci o. repealed.
Tnc prcscD: war bo.weca tEe Confederate States and
the J'ucl States a. TO da'ermine In great measure,
IN, ,ure social aud political condition Of tie negro in
America II tie Uai:od Satcs succeeds in imposing a
military dcspolsm ou the South, sud this contest eau
have no oher issue save in our separate nationality the
,nanoplfoa Of )ur slaves is inevitable II would be
a cti pqr IL by oorf;caion md violence aud partly
by IN, a,urs subtle aud alpoVerial pressure OF
r5uuciug irfuenceG Wo5e than Mexican anarchy and
rid aogd 8t. The South, instead OF being the rich
est would b, the poor S. country on the hco OF tie
clrh Every branch of industry would be paTaly ID.
The Eyusa ius ol our civilization would be irCZ. n n.
He'r source r c whole world would feel ths sheok
O. the neral reign Of poverty and degradation which
would usre would sGiitr 20 u,h or 20 psImlnen
Il as TIE poos negro. His development would be ndeh
ui,ey arrested. HIS eR,iDciion even would BE- proba
b.
ar he o.hor hand, our young republic heoomc9
grsS aud p1s,r ru nation Of ho earth, she system OF
Atirln rsi'uio will bl phcSd Oh now and dlrabl,
hf's viii be projected aud expanded wherever the
Ss Of utufe and poli'ic, economy necessitate or ad