New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-21

another Beast, it was customary to ask God 70
bless the union. When Beast died, he had
Christian burial, and sometimes tombstone.
But it is since the breaking out Of the Rebellion
that the Beast has made an astonishing, not to
say bewildering ascension. The bulletins from
the various seats of war arc full OF the most
confounding geological phenomena. Here is q
lawyer in Louisiana, Thomas }. Durant by
name, who, in recent speech, declares that
"the glory and prosperity of Louisiana, justice
ard humanity, demand that all men OF color
who were born free, many Of xhOm are educated
gentlemen, shall be endowed with certain politi-
cal privileges" The Beast here appears in q
new and rather remarkable form; viz: that OF
"an educated gentleman Not only, it viii be
notice1, highly traned monkey on intelligent
mule, learned pig, calculating dog, but "a
gentleman" and not only "a gentleman" but
"an educated genteman"-a phrase which
suggests certain perfection Of mind and OF
manner--good conversation, polished polite
ness wel-sustaiDed dignity, careful courtesy,
cleanliness OF habit, chivalrous demeanor toward
women, and all the qualities which distinguish
q wel-bred from an underbred human creature.
No such animal as this has been heretofore dis
covered by naturalists-tbis well-educated'
Beast is more wonderful than unicorn, dodo, or
griffin, or that mysterious Western hybrid,
"half.horse, half-alligator, with touch OF the
Swapping turtle" What will the etbnologists
do with this wcll.educated, gentlemsnly Beest'
IL is true that Mr. Durant qualities bis state
ment by informing us that the Beast was "born
Free" But what essential difference does it
make to Beast whether he be free-born or
slavel Many animals are born free, and live
free, yet never become, either by their native
force or by careful training, what msy be called
educated gentlemen" Our readers will agree
with us that there must be something really
remarkable about this Educated aud Gentle
manly Beast.
But We lack space in which fully 70 record
other exploits OF the Beast. Singular TO relate,
he turns out to be pretty fair soldier; lighting
not 0s Beasts usually do, with his teeth and
CLOVIS, but with regulation muskets and ordi-
nary bayonets, as no Beast ever fought before.
But when We add that, only last New-iears
Day-O miraculous New Year!-four Beasts
q. e., colored "gentlemen') actually called
upon the President of the United Slates-Beasts
reported by our correspondent 10 be "of gen
teel exterior and with manners ~ gentle
men"-when We add that these Beasts We're not
invited into the stable for "botle Of hay"
nor into the pggcry for miscellany OF cold
scraps but actually into the Presidents rccep-
tion-room, we are sure that all viii agree with
US in the opinion that our books Of Natural His
tory require thorough revision and that these
distracted times deroand new Button or Cuyier
As VIC read these stunning reports, We seem
to DO living Ia some -Isopian world, with
tho ingenious lances Of la Fontane reduced to
realities, and hardly know what TO expect next
of the cats and dogs Of our households. All
if the Beasts shoui aller all get The better OF
us, a. SwilLs fcightsIl and wonlcrinl h0rsel did
Of poor Capt. Gulliver--should compel Us to-
bring them their fodder, and To scratch their
sbominable hides-What next, There may he
danger. after all, and not safety, in The Bcstal
Theory, from which we can only Escape by adj
hitting " the educated gentlemen 30 he hu-
m.n. With the Beasts making such i.arinl prog
ress in mental cultivation, il viii soon be time
Tor sclf-re,pectiug Men 20 eyacuatc this globe,
and to leave IL TO the undivided occupancy oi.
the Educated Beasts. At any rate, ii VT Of tho
lower orders can stay, We do NOT sea how Dr.
Io,d and the other theological ethnologists can.
They are very great in translation. and very
soon they Will greatly desire to be themselves
translated.