The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-11-29
Miscegenation.

Die which raises the dog, the lowest OF the
animals in its savage state, to the highest
after man, viz: admixture Of race, you can
elevate into nations of majesty and power
the outcasts Of humanity, now your COM
passion or your scorn."
Many people will be surprised to find 50
great name as that of Bulwer amongst
the advocates Of the doctrine Of miscegen-
alton. But there are many intelligent peo-
pie in England and the Northern, States,
who claim to have discovered in the ANAL
gamation Of races panacea for mans
present evils and the secret Of higher
development. For this reason we propose
to lay aside any prejudice in the matter,
and discuss it from the lights before us.
In doing this we are not dissecting dead
Dragon but fighting live one. This dis,
cussion is no idle past time Of hair splitting
over question, in which we have no prac-
teal interest. 1t is at this time cues
ton oflife and death to the Southerner. The
issue now before the country is, shall the
same rights be given to the negro as to the
white man? If this social equality is grant,
ed, admixture Of races viii inevitably fol-
low in few generations. We would turn
aside to establish this proposition, if space
allowed; and, if we were not satisfied that
there are few people, who have informed
themselves ON the course Of history dis
posed to dispute it.
Two methods Of discussing the question
ofmiscegenation present themselves. First:
By comparison Of the physical structure
and mental and moral capabilities Of the
mixed and ,unmixed races; and by analo-
gies drawn from mixtures in the lower ami
mails. This branch Of the subject we leave
for the present. And second: To glance
! at the past the different races have played
lin the history of the world and to examine
whether that history justif1es the opinion
that the human family is improved by an
admixture of races.
Commencing with recorded history, the
first ray of civilization that brings hopes d
better things to mankind, which we see
emerging from the dark Of prehistoric
times, is the career Of the Empires on the
Euphrates and Tigris. This unsteady and
ftful Light soon gives place to a grandel
and truer illumination in the remarkable
history Of the Greek Republics; which in
turn yields to the rising star of Roman
lciyilization. Again oil is dark. For a
season wandering tribes overrun and vic.
ltimize Europe; until at last from out OIL
this chaos there rises the present civiliza
ltion based, Us we fondly hope, on principles
destined to withstand the rude shock OIL
Time. All this is the unassisted self
wrought work Of the white race.
| In Asia, where we have the Mongoliar
branch Of the human family, man has mad.
a very peculiar progress. His intellectual
development and achievements have beer
great in India, China and Japan; but il
.lall these countries he is soulless, though
Intelligent machine. These Empires arr
latagnating dead seas; and offer no more
hopes for the ultimate disenthralment O
man from scheming men and physical dis
comforts than barbarism itself.
In Africa and the Isles Of the Pacific
neither the trade and contact of enlight
ened nations, or the internal workings Of
the elements Of the different societies
seems to be able to raise the social strnc
lture Of the black race, even for one uncer
tain moment, above the dead fat of thu
most abject barbarous state. Here tn,
Ithraldom Of untutored passions and uncon
quered nature reigns and has always reign
ed with undisputed sceptre.
Il In America, the Red race, although Their,
seem to be in Mexico and Central Americ,
some evidences that they were capable Of
Z degree of social advancement, is gradual,
. fading away
i This hurried sketch gives a glance at ev
J erything which has been done by the I'm
mixed races in the great work Of human
advancement. From it we draw the follow
ling conclusions. First: The white race ho
1sh6,cn itself capable of intellectual an
moral improvement.
/ Second: The Monaghan, and in som
slight measure the Malayan and Red races
4 has only shomn itself capable Of iatelleetuc
improvement.
| Third: There is no eridenee that the blac
race lsfsto atse!f is capable Of any improve
fment.
4 Without further argument We submit
J these propositions to the enlightened jude
J |ment Of thinking people; only calling a,
|tention to the facts, that the white race ha
found means Il. itself to rise two or tire
times to civilization; and that the black
, lnot only incanahla a,, .tsalf &c n.