New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-04
A GOOD CONsTITUTIONAL COLOR.

eracy. II gives up that prediction for Yel'
low which cbaracterIzes the Slaveholdiue
Whites, and comes out pumpy for plain Black.
The Richmond NerS-for this is the name OF
the journal in question-thus promulgates it'
repentance and conversion: "Ethnologsts have
decided" it says, "tbat the admixture of an
inferior with superior race a the human
species degrades the latter to a level with the
former" What ethnologists decided this. and
where their opinion is to DO found, we are not,
we regret to say, informed. Some ethnolo-
sAts, and pretty good ones, have come to
conclusion directly opposite; and as for those
who are also Doctors Of Slaveholding Divinity,
and who air crude ethnic notions in their pull
pits, why the best we can say of them is, that
we have usually found them to be both ig-
ooraut and knayish. If there be such vast
inequality of races, and as there is not at this
moment pure race on the surface OF the EARTH
it should follow that mankind, instead OF ad-
vancing, has steadily degenerated, which is MT
the case-certainly. at least, outside the Con-
federate States. IL will be found, in the
long run, We suspect, that o perfect pu-
rty of national blood is inconsistent with
steamboats, and railways, like other exclusive
National characteristics. But we do not pro-
pose to pursue that branch Of the subject.
Our present business is to express our aston
ishment that il should just now, after so pro-
lonced manufacture of half-breeds, quarter
breeds, and eighth breeds, in the Slave States,
be discovered that the Superior is degraded by
an admiIture with an Inferior Race The
aununciation of this perfectly immense scientific
discovery must have lent new horror to the
bare breakfast tables Of Richmond. The sin
of amagamaton, then, visits itself upon the
race which has been omnipotent in its passions
and domineerRg in its lusts, and which has
been forever prating of the purity of the blood
which it was continually busy in debasing. II
this be so, have we not fresh evidence OF the
Justice of God In one respect, we should
certainly agree with this scared and scientific
editor The amalgamation of the two races in
the Slave States, which to great extent has
already taken place, does argue cOarseness and
brutality of nature in those who have been
dominant-because to them must be attributed,
from the very nature Of the case, the
systematic degradation OF woman, the
rough denial of her moral agency, in
the most delicate and sacred of rela-
tons, the forcing upon her Of an I'M
welcome and abhorred maternity, and
the violation Of all her natural and deep
affections. No man who really valued his
blood, with even chivarous and phrdonable
vanity. would do bis ancestry the dishonor Of
carelessly debnsing it. The stakeholder values
his colorless skin, not as the sign and proof of
aristocratic progenitors-not because it is a
certificate of bis nobler nature within, for to
such conceit his conscience gives the lie-not
because he believes that Providence has indi.
Gated, by bis tint, his capacity to guide and
govern his dusker brethren. Not at gil. He
believes that because he is White he may be
irresponsible to all laws, human and divine
that lis straight hair, and aquiiine nose, and
thin lips, give him license to maltreat at
pleasure oil who have crispcd hair, and fat
noses, aud blubber lps-in q word, that he
has privilege Of SHINING from Heaven itself,
and that his color consecrates all his crimes,
however foul, into virtues. He is something
more than mortal. He is the connecting link
between mere Humanity and 0mnipotenco.
lie is Hoggng, cursisg, smoking and drink.
ing demi. god, with none Of the vile virtues Of
earth, and with all the sublime vices of
Olympus
But upon this august parsonage has dawned
n new trouble The very supremacy Of his
race seems TO him TO threaten the perpetuity
Of its power. We gods if the Fellows, grow
ing, year after year, more and more numer-
Gus, should finally get the upper hand Of both
Blacks aud Whites-should begin to grow frac-
tous and factious-sbould depose the Lily and
set up the Crocus-should make mere mince-
meat OF Richmond and Charleston Aristocra-
eies-should develop those exquisite virtues
which they have inherited from their fathers
should exhibit u decided talent for legislation
in general, and for leglslating Whites out of
existence in psrticular-should set up Re-
public based upon Yellow, and mete out per-
peiual servitude to oil other tints-or, worse
than all, should make common cause with the
Blacks against White Owners of both Yellow
aud Black-then, indeed. lght-colored supe-
riority would be in trouble. Such n social
transmogrifcaton has happened in the worlds
history, and may happen again. No wonder
White is becoming Blue in the Office Of The
Richmond Neosi That newspaper in its de.
SPAR proposes to preserve the COntederacy
by keeping out of it all foreigners--be-