Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-04-16
Amalgamation.

H. ?eyusing the natural couS,s of radical.
ism, the editors of several VI The abolition
sheets have recently been seized with a
! sssong desire for the Introduction Of anal.
gsmation into thu social and domestic life
Of their own aud other radical families.
Those of them who afs not alread tuniar.
| tunately bound b. Law 10 white wives Sc em
| 70 be earnestly desirons Of securing black
companions on, the voyage of lie. In
! some parts Of The circles for which they
specially publish newspapers and pham.
phlels, it is manifest that the new standard
of lovcliness isbeconing popular, and the
| praises Of the new fashion of comming.
ling Of colors are loudly sounded in the
periodicals which circulate exclusively in
those circles. 4 seemste US that it is rot
worth while to attempt any argun,e 1T with
these people. They must be allowed to
1 follow the bent OF their own incl;nations,
as they are accustomed 10 do, and it is
perhaps JUS: as we'll that the conservative
and refined classes Of Americans should
let'these enthu sastic people 20 their own
way aud raise their own children. They
will no, destroy the white race. We have
not yet heard of any ladies among the
radicals who are locking out for colored
husbands, although we see in an English
paper y rumor that we'll known young
white woman who has ibeen . favorite po..
! litical orator Of the radicals here of late,
is abou: TO marry black man. But on
! the whole it may be considered likely thai
the conservative influence Of the sex will
somewhat restrain the tendency of things
among that class OF people, perhaps sutti
GENTLY to save them from entirely merging
the whole race Of radicalism in muddy
colored and degenerate pos,erity. Aud it
the entire class Of white men of the 7iri
June, Li6erator and Independent school,
should UNANIMOUSLY determine to merge
their color and blood in the black race,
we cannot see that any great harm will be
dooe to the white race in general. On
the contrary it would operate 10 remove
from the governing race class Of men
who are exceedingly troublesome. and the
race would be purified to certain extent
by the diversion OF the very bad blood
which characterzes these radicals, into
channels in which It would cease 10 dis,
turb the counses, or sbase the privileges
Of the white m al s theoretical equality. By
all means, then, let them marry The women
they prefer, aud pass out, themselves and
their descendants, from among the white
race aud its responsibilities and duties It
is curious, and il would be amusing If it
were not melancholy, to see the eagerness
with which these white men insist on their
right to have black wives, and the fierce.
ness with which they seem to imaeine that
all the rest Of the world intends to oppose
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tastes. To persons Of cultivated minds,
refinement Of feeling. and purity Of taste,
this desire for Black partnership in the
household, atd in the endearng re la,ions
Of married life, seems strange and iusxpi'
cable. Bu: when we observe that it is
confined entirely to the inner circles of
radicals, and to white men, and does not
seem to be reciprocated even by eolorsd
women. the explanation is obvious. None
but few men of one particular class are
affected by it. No political question is
involved, aud there is no reason therefore
why such desire, ii founded in reason
and good taste, should not pervade all
classes Of society. But the fact that it is
developed in only one class shows conclu.
sive;y that it is the result Of the associa
tons and teachings Of that partcula: caste,
or that it proceeds in a natural way, from
tue controlling ideas which are mostly in
their minds. Oar readers will remember
that about year ago we spoke strongly
of the tendency Of certain men TO advo.
cate negro equality, ard the dangers be.
fore the country in consequence. The
independent newspaper replied that we,
the Journal Of Commerce, might be afraid
Of the negro proving our superior but that
they ~ere not The reply was intended to
be witty and severe; but, alas for our co
temporary! the result proves the impor-
lance Of our warning aud the too great
self reliance Of the radicals. The same
Independent now insists that the negro
woman is perfectly fitted to be the better
half Of the white man, aud the editors
seem TO all inients and purposes subjugat.
ed to the love Of the colored woman
This is but the natural result Of radical
notions So long as they are confined to
radical circles, they will do no harm only
there, and it is more proper to pity than
to abuse the depravity Of taste and the
loss Of refinement which is evinced. It's
far from certain that the new ideas will
prevail to any great extent in the radical
eHcseS. hey aTc stlH conHucu W X"
editors and public speakers, but We are
inclined to think that the result of their
teacbices will be reac.ionary. AID that
even if they select colored wives. their
example will not be followed to any great
extent in the ranks Of radical thinkers
Perhaps we shall not have the gratifca.
ton Of bidding farewell to the white blood
of even the preachers Of this new theory
Of colors.-Jonrnol cf Commerce.
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