The mountain Democrat., 1864-06-25
Til. Tribune on Heels.

We quoted an article couple oi weeks
ago from the AnglO-A(rican in which the
modest darkies who control that hebdom-
adal claimed superiority OF the cCiored
over the white race on account OF its Glleg'
ed greater endurance and virility. The
Tribune Of Saturday, to back W. the claim
of the Anglo. African, devotes column
aud half Of fine type to the reproduction
Of lecture by Professor Huxlry, OF Lon'
don, to prove, il not the superiority, GER
tainly the equality OF the two races: The
following Is specimen brick OF this AL
S0TG production: ,
He said ii had been frequently asserted
that the negro had a much longer heel
than other races OF men-indeed, that the
leg was ioined to the middle OF the foot.
This was not the case, The negro had
generally comparatively small calf to his
leg, which may often give to superficial
observer the appearance OF an elongated
heel. The assertion of the greater length
Of the negro's heel was usually made to
prove the theory ofthe negro'S inferiority;
but if it were true, it might be more prop
erly quoted to prove his superiority, since
as we 90 down toward the inferior types
the heel diminishes. tits characteristic
Of the ape to have no heel at all.
So it seems the superiority or nobility
ofa race does not depend upon size OF
brain or beauty of form, hut upon the
length of heel. This establishes at once
a new order Of nobility. Thick lips and
woolly hair doubtless also typitv high
er rank in the scale Of being. The Tri.
bunc correspondent adds:
"He exhibited the skulls and casts Of the
brains of many races, and showed that
while there might be an average Of the
long or narrow, or round Skull greater IN
this or that race, the distinctions were moi
constant, and many instances OF each
might be found in any and every race. -
The neGr0's skull, in many respects, per
haps, more rcsembled that of the Europe
an than that Of other races. The profcS
sor exhibited the brains Of a B0cjeSman
and of a European, showing that they
were nearly alike
And again:
"Thc astrological difference between tn,
races were very slight though the pelvls
of male varied great deal between al
races. The pelvis Of the female negro va
led 50 little from that Of the European a.
to be scarcely worthy of remark.
Our readers will remember that few
days since, in discussing the subject d
"miscegrnatinn, the Tribune said it wa
matter f,r science to pass upon and IN
tinated that the existing predjndc
against the persons Of negroes was as base
less as that which existed against the jew
in the middle aceS. After thus Settini
up science as the Judge, the TrIbnre in
mediately afterwarl brings this ProIeS>n
lIuxlv intI court to show not only ih
equality but, upon the long heel theory
the superiority "f the Eegro To the whit
man. The above extracts 90 Ia prov
that there are no structural difficulties il
the way of the whites and brct( ";niScr
gena,ing" Indeed, tins HuXl,y seems t
look forward to the ">uh.ime n.ingIi'G o
the races" with rumplacercy, f'r the III
bune correspondent reports that " hi
opinion was that some kind Of b. ONt
lighter or darker, was the normal color q
the human family"
From this it NIL be seen that the Tri
bunr, as openly a> i. dare, i brcahin,
ground tn advocate a uni''n by mlrIl1g
Of the two rarrS in the tritcl : a'e>.-
Abuut mouth ago it annuuncrl that tn
great problem to BE- solved nn tbs cont
ncnt vas the "a>Siui'a'ion ot race, an
hence the prominence it aivr> II tHes
stirrius war times t. the suhjyct ot u>rc
gcnatirn ard IinXlrv'> >pec'Ilruon> iun,h
ins the relation between bon. heels a.,
human greatness. n. \. Would.