The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-10-19

an absurd and idle dream, which orief
contrast Of their progress and pecullarItles
must dispel from every thoughtful mind.
A little more than two centuries since,
when our fathers first planted few germs
of our race at scattered points along the
North American coast, the whole number
Of that race in the old world did not ex-
ceed six millions. England, Scotland and
Wales then numbered fewer inhabitants
than New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
do now Mark the progress IN North
America at this time GncludIng whole
sore Celtic infusion,) there are at least
thirty millions, and in the whole world
(confessing there also the same infusion,)
from eighty to ninety millions of people,
substantially Anglo Saxon in their origin
We are everywhere thus displecing the
more sluggish races. or hemming them in
on every side; and at this current rate of
increase. in one hundred and fifty years
from this time, will run up to eight hun
/ dred millions of human beings-all speak
/ ing the same language, rejoicing IN the
i same hi Oh intellectual culture, and exhi
/ biting the same inherent aud inallenable
characteristics
] On the olher hand, the African race
/ has never, anywhere, given any proof OF
i its capacity for a seli-sustaIned clvllIza-
/ tion. Since the sua first shone on that
/ continent it has remained in the same
/ state of mental gloom. Cruel, brutal, vol
! uptuous, and indolent by nature, the Af-
! rican has never advanced single step
beyong his own savage original. ''Sla-
very has ever been and to this hour con-
4 L l.. c0nHifinr fhrOuOh-
out every cline he can call his own p
| And yet they have had as many oppor-
tHnities of Improvement as the inhabitants
of Asia or OF Africa. Along the shores of
the Mediterranean was once concentrated
the Literature and Science of the world
Carthage, the rival of imperial Rome III
the arts of commerce and CIV iizatIoD, ex
lsting for MANY years on the African bor-
der. The Saracens, the most polished
race oftheir-eIme, founded and maintained
| for centuries contiguous empire Still,
for all this, the African has continued TO
prowl on through his long night Of barbar-
lsm, and thus, IN all hnmaD probabIhty,h he
will coutinue forever. Tell US not that
his wont of progress in Civilization is the
result of long established bondage. SO
for centuries, was our own race bound t.
the earth under various modification Of
prediat vassalege. But the white soul
expanded. a ID mounted above all It's bur-
thens aud trammels aud finally, in this
country, reached the full fruition of repub
lIcan freedom
We grant this mental inferiority of the
African-(we forbear, IN the spirit OF So
briefly any ph ysical contemp platIon or con
trast docs not give q dominant race toe
right to convey him from his own benight-
ed land to foreign bondage, even under
the forms of purchase from his African
master. But this natural inferiority must
be considered by the statesmen IN framing
laws and adopting Constitutions for human
government In Pennsylvania We have
always affirmed this inleriorisy in our fun
d damental laws and the same has been
done in almost all the free States OF e
Uuion-generally excluding the African
from the right suffrage. This necessity OF
duty regarding the law Of races, Is thus
| foreibly commented upon by Lamartine "a
scholar aud statesman, always IN favor
man 5 largest liberty) in a recent work:
1.-THE more have travelled, the more
[ am convinced that races Of men form the
great secret OF men and manners. Man
Is not so capable OF education as Phlloso-
piers imagine. The inlueRce of Govern
meDt and laws has less power, radically,
than is supposed, over the manners aad
instincts OF any people While the prlml-
tive constitution and blood of the race
have always their Influence, aud manifest
themselvt sthousauds Of ears afterwards
In the physical formation and habits OF a
peculiar family or tribe. Human nature
flows ia rivers aud stream, iO the vast
ocean of humanity but its waters mingle
but slowl g-sometimes they never mIngle,
and IL energies again, like Rhone from the
Lake OF Geneva, with It's own taste and
color Hero is Indeed AN abyss of thought
and meditation, and at the same time a
grand secret for legislators. As long as
they keep the spirit of the race in view
I they succeed but they fail when they
strive against this natural predisposltion
nature is stronger than they are.
But why thus enlarge upon topic which
has undergone so much, and such frequent
discussion Why-because this idea of
working out negro egltaE5ty on the part OF
our opponents is tie Uery basis OF our
present political struggle Let no man be
mistaken. This is really the leading issue
of the present moment between the two
parties. 10 carry oatt TINS IDEA has come
al EaSt to be the ruling. IT not The sole pltr-
pase of The s0ar aohich is nO5o deIugeag
tie Land ,oith Eroteraal blo0t For this,
the Constitution and the reserved rights OF
the States aud the people have been mock
ingiy trampled under foot; tor this, both
impertious and Imperial edicts, such as
would send to the block any monarch IN
England, have been issued by the PresI-
dent and sought to be enforced; for this,
Secretary Stewards boast to Lord Lyons
~ can touch my Office bell. at any moment,
and order TO be arrested any citizen OF this