Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-18
Look at this Radical Democrats ideal Of
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Look at this Radical Democrats ideal OF
female loveliuess:
"ln painting, the artist has never portrayed
SO perfect woman to the fancy, as when
choosing his subject from some other than the
Caucasian race, he has been able to introduce
the marvellous charm of tha combinations Of
colors in her face. Not alone to the white
face, even when tinted with mantling blood.
is the hcination of female loveliness imputed.
The author may state-and the same expert
ence can be witnessed to by thousands-that
the most beautiful girl in form. feature, and
every attribute of feminiue loveliness he ever
saw, was amulatto. BY crossing and improv-
ment of different varieties, the strawberry or
other garden fruit. is brought nearest to per-
fection in sweetness, size and ffuitfulness.
This was ripe and complete woman, possess
ing the best elements two sources OF parent
age. Her complexion was warm and dark,
and golden with the heat Of tropical suns,
lips full and luscious. cheeks perfectly mould
ed, and tinged with deep crimson, hair curl.
ing and
Whose glossy black
To shame might bring
The pumage Of the ravens wing"
Practical miscegenation is thus illustrated:
The war is doing good in this, that our SOL
diers are mingling with the blacks now, as the
whites of the South have mingled with them.
But the association is ennobling, because the
black is now free, and may become. by indus.
try and self improvement, the equal of the
white intellectually, as he is now physically
and morally. The blacks that move with our
regiments are beloved by their comrades; they
perform the most valuable DUTIES requiring
courage and sagacity-with greater success
than the white soldiers. There is darker
side to this picture, which should bs it's
brightest. The loves that have sprung up
between the freed women and our soldiers have
only been hintrd at in public, though known
BY those who have followed our armies into
slave regions to be universal and inevitable.
The vacuum in the soldiers nature draws into
itself the strength and the womanly fulness
of the ripe and beautiful dark-skinLed girl.
The yearning instinct is satisfied at last. dee
spite long set led prejudicrs and blasph-mous
theories. The arisocrat of the South
has, for century. gained strength by the as
sociation with his slaves.
Then follows the Radical Democratic "plat.
form" for the prosecution of the war. The
author declares that the war should be
prosecuted not only for the physical rights"
Of The negro, but that it should be-
"a war, if you please, Of amalgamation. 90
caltd-a war looking, as its final fruit, to
blending of the white and black. All at.
tempts to end it without recognition Of the
political, civil, and social rights of the negro
will only lead to still bloodier battles in the
future. lie: us be wise and look to the end.
Let the war 90 on until every black man and
every black woman is free. Let it go on un.
til the pride of caste is done away. Let it 60
on until church, and state, and soeiety rrcog-
nize not only tho propriety but the nece:sity
of the fusion of the white and black-in short
until the great truth shall be declared IN osr
public documents and announced IN tie mes
soges Of our Presidents, that 1t Is desiruble tie
,ciite man should nsarrg the black womas and
the mhite ron,an the black max-that the race
shoulI become meln'euketic before It becomes
m;seeqenetic. = = The white race which
settles in New England will be unable to
maintain its vitality as blonde people.
Iheg need the interminyling Of the rich tropi-
cal blood Of the negro, to gire Uarnsth and fsN-
ness to their natures. The ideal or
typs Of man of the future will blend in him
srif all that ia passionate and emotional in the
darker races. He VIII also b. composite -
regards color. The purest miscegen will be
brown. with reddish checks, curly and wavy
hair, dark eyes, and ful'ness and suppIeness
Of form not now dreamed Of by any individual
people" 4s~ t"s
We have neither space nor inclination to
quote further from this infamous publications
Its anthor seems to unite with an inordinate
love Of " uigger." q corresponding hatred Of
the white race. Especially does he appear to
hold the "coarse- grained. r~vengeful. unin'
telectual Irish in abhorrence-Placing them
"6elow the lerelcf the moot degraded "esro" !
The author has carefully concealed his name.
He is probably negro. who has become en-
amorpd of some ''passionate and i.npressible
daughter Of the South" and desires public
opinion to sanction miscrgesdtios in his behalf.
The sentence which refers to the IS loves"
that have sprung up between the freed wo-
men" and our soldiers, is very suggestive:
"The yearning instinct is satisfied at last. de-
spite long settled prejudices and blasphemous
theories" The same "yearning instinct" 10
indicated by the thousands of fallen women
who throng every city. but are they. upon tho
same logic, to become the wives Of honest
meni '''''aa.
That the author is - sensual "cuss," ID
indicated b. hisfsrvid language. and II he 70
indeed q white individual " we are prone
to believe that he is tied to the apron strings
Of some charming slave girl" whoes
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