The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-04-13
AIlscegenstiOn.

MiscegehhhOh'
This IA a word newly come into use, derived
from two Latin words which signify the mixture
OF races. The author of a pamphlet recent,
published in New England. affixed this title TO
his production, in which be argued that the ln
movements in mankind are caused by the mix
ture Of different races that the white people o.
New England are In fair way to run out, phys
icalls and mentally, BY intermarrying only
among their own people; and that the best
thing they can DO TO give vigor and power to
their posterity, will be to intermarTy extensive
" with the negro race. As the writer also
avo~ed strong anti-slAvery principles, this pam
phles has been seized upon by the copperhead
editors rs perfect God send; aud all over the
Uui'ed States, they are proclaiming that the
leading republicans" are believers in this doc
trine. and are fierce for having it practiced, and
that the columns of the Tribune, Independent,
and other Republican papers of great circula ton.
suvrfne uvvtrru-.
1t is astonishing what q sudden and great
commotion this new pamphlet has caused among
the Democratic editors. For some weeks past,
we have not received single Democratic e1-
change. even from the remotsst part Of the pine
WOODS, unless il had some article against the
great and horrible sin OF miscegenation while
the larger papers, like the Free Press and the
World have from one to halt dozen articles on
the same absorbing subject. Their excitement
on the subject amounts to a perfect Juror, rage,
a kind Of insanity. A stranger from Europe
would be led to suppose, from the tenor OF these
articles, that black wenches we're fast taking the
place of white ladies'; that one half of our Gov
ernors and Generals were about being divorced
for the purpose of having black wives; and be-
fore Lincon's term of Office should expire, we
might have shining ebony female Presidentess
sitting affeciionately by his side, receiving the
ambss.a dors from all the nations of the earth.
Asa specimen of the COpperhead articles on
this subject, We subjpin the following from the
Ypsilaad Sentinel, which we ind copied into
the Lansing State Journal. of last week, under
the title of " Spirit OF THE MICHIGAN Pass
Asthe reader advances, he will fad that the
writer is both philosopher and theoogian
NIscFGENArIoS
IL our clergy would leave politics, and study
that inexhausuble and untathomable source o.
all wisdom, the Bible, they might be fully armed
with weapons to Eight the specious arguments OF
the devils advocates, instead of being led cap
tive bv them At their will
By consulting the 9th chapter Of Genesis, al
may learn that the cro~nng sin Of the autedilu-
visns-that which male the Almighty's cup Of
wrath 70 ve'fIw-was amalgsmatiOn, other
wise called mi>cegenaton
"A d God looked upon the earth. and behold
il vas corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his
cay upon the earth. Had corrupted his, Its.
wav" is delicate euphouism, though very ex
pressv,. for the universal and detestable 'rnisce
genauon' Of the Adamic man, with the preAdamc
EnOast-os',ss ~ rra-tinn
Cain. the frat mu derer. vas probably the 6rst
Undergraduates The sacred rec ird speaks OF
bis being driven forth fugitive afraid Of life
while as yet the family Of Adam had not spresd
widely in the earth. He and hi poster ~ DIT
ished in the food and are not 70 Be lou IN the.
succeeding grueslogies- On the other baud, the
crowniug virtue OF Noah was that "he was per
feet in MS generations" is, he vas chaste
and pure OF blood In him and bis children
alone there was no contamination by base mix
ture with the black, red naked or hairy anthro-
poids which God lad created to dominate the
mOnstrous ANIMALS preceding the human De
period
IL may be said that perfect in bis generation
means righteous amid a cked world but thar
is also said expressly Noah was lust man
and D rt-ct IN his generation Noah walked
with God; These are the generations OF Moab :;
Noah 0egat Shem, Ham aud Japhetn This Col
lection OF the 9Th and lOth verses, gives the
sense Of he scriptures more plainly than the
form 10 which Ihey are found in our English YER.
sion.
That the sin of the an.ediluvians vas mis-.
eegenttiou cannot be doubted, In view OF the
sscred record. But it may be said that all ma 4.
KIND being nO~ OF the Adamic race, there is no
objection 10 anal gAmation. We reply: there
Is not seint.lla Of proof that all mankind are
descendants OF Adam. In the next place. il
they are it Is evident that God has seen proper
so TO divide them, for some good purpose no
doubt. that barriers are interposed between ra-
ees quite equal 10 difference in original crea
u'n- Probably there was less difference be-
tween Adam and the progenitors OF those nigh
" men OF renoWn, that sprang from their beast
y connection ~ith his daughters. aad rhe eoGsll,
aonorrent intimacy OF bis fallen sons with syI.
van satyrs. than there nov is between the Low
est type OF man aud the African King of Dab
omey. m his savage p0mp and cannibaism.
The Adamic race vas the crowhiug glory Of
Gods creation 50 far as our system is concerned.