The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-11
THE GATE CITY.
KEOKU K:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IL.

WEDNESDAY FEBR UARY IL.
Frsn oar MsnpAis Correspondent.
Before beginning TO build cestly sdi-
Ace, We remove Ill the rubbish and dig TO
the solid earth That our foundation may
be 6Fm. 50 in the Investigation of great
qusstioas il - nsoe1laxy. to ssttis So
great principles at the beginning. We
do not design discussing the future Of the
African race with, 1or for, any but those
who acknowledge the existence Of an All
wise Creator. and his powers 70 coatrsl or
govern his works, and who also recognize
the scriptures ~ the trse word of God.
The FIRST great question thst presents
itself is, IL The negro human beings II
he is not, then all our theories in regard
to his rights are naught. Unless he is q
human, he is beast, and is properly IN
der the full control Of man for in the be.
ginning God gave man full dominion over
oil the beasts Of the field and MI creeping
things. and the fowls Of the air. But il
he is human his rights are to be deter
mined by that complicated system Of laws
which determine other mons rights.
As this proposition is not generally
denied, We will b. content With giving
one argument not sufficiently selicd on,
if sufficiently understood by our anti
slavery friends. II the negro is not of
the posterity Of Adsn. he y NOT effected
by Adams transgression, and hencs has'
nc. paFt.iu ~ atmssaeutSf CAsi1A. sssAs.
in Adam all have sinned, 70 ia Christ shall
sllsbe made alive. That in, All Of A6-
ANS posterity. No sane man will con-
tend that the horse sinned in the fall of
Adam, or that it has any interest in the
blood Of Christ. II, thes, Adam is the
negroes father and Eve is his mother,
and We are also the sons of Adam and
Eve, then he and We are equal, for We are
full Iioodsd brothers.
But in what does this equality consist?
Not in physical constitution. for no two
are constituted exactly alike, nor in the
powers of the mind, for Of two brothers
one may have N intellsrt that can fathom
the depths and solve the mysteries Of ma
tus, while the other can scsrcely com-
prehsnd the machinery of shovel pillow
But yet, the two. are equal. They have
the ~ me claim on their part nts for pro-I
lection; they hare the same rights to
their parents property; they have the
same right to improve what intellect God
has gwen them, and they are under The
same obligation to render obedience to
their parents will 50 far Is they have the
power. In the absence of positive order
or Law from the mutual ruler, or mutual
agreement between the parties, one child
has no right to exercise any authority
over its brother or sister. This doctrine
has been universally recognized in all
ages and BY all nations. The very fact
that many nations have expressly provi-
ded that in certain events certain class |
Of children should govern the rest, 10 con-
elusive evidence that they recognize this
broad doctrine. Hence, if VIC and the
negro are children of the same common
Oavants- da~n .~l t.. - L..n . .
lawful control over each other, excepting
that which has been expressly delegated
BY our common rulers, or by our own
mutual consent.
When power is given to one equal to
rule over another, the exercise of the
power must be confined to the exact terms
for to that extent their equality is de-
s'royed. If tell my daughter Mary To-
make Virgil 90 to bed, that does not au-
thorize her to make him carry in wood,
nor does it justify her in trying to make
Willie 90 to bed. But il I tell her to
make the children 90 70 bed, her author
ity exisnds over each one alike. for al
are equal. Then, if Adam, our natural
ancestor, or God. our disiaA sslss, in
tended that one Of Adam children should
have dominion over any of the rest of his
children, the one to command and The
ones 70 obey must be oxprsssly pointed
out, for If | say IN gensnl terms, "make
the children BE- STILL" John has no more
right to enforce silence on james than
James has on John.
There are but two instances in the his.
tory of man where it is claimed that God
has expressly authorized one part of the
human family to make slaves of any other
portion The FIRST case is A.at Of Ham.
1t was said by his father Noah that he