The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-03-03
80 Negro -PhzsiologfoallH Regared


Whcneyer great and raeical changes are
proposed by thoughtlcss, scheming men.
either in our political, religious or social re-
iations, we feel grateful that we enjoy, ia
this country, such unparalleled means of
enliglltening the public mind Just at pres
el5 there Is q deal of commotion on this
continent rs t. the social stltas OF the ne
gro. We are entirely IN fay0r OF allowing
nature to arrange the black mans and every
other man sphere of life in the future just
she has done in the past, and we feel
quite certain that if the public generally
would stop moment AMI reflect apon the
actual standjng Of the negro, as Sc is found
IN ais natural condition, they would hardly
be willing to aid few crazy fanatics in
forcing new, unnatural aad inharmonious
conditions upon him.
Physilo4icliiy regarded. the negro is H.
lowest type of the great human family. and
belongs away down in the scale of individ
ual, independent intellectual Development
From the rem 'tes5 antiquity to the present
dag nc has held subordinate position 70
other races In his native Africa he always
was and is a barbarian. and If he couid ever
DE elevated to the present status, intellect
uaiIy, Of the Caucasian or European races,
il could only be after the lapse of many
thousand centuries OF refining and pro
gress.ye process. Of course, we speak o.
tie negro nov as negro type Of tbs
great African rd3e, and DO not a!ludc TO in
divilual hybrids at all.
The Monaghan Chinese attained g civil
ICED state and became Il regularly organized
community 1T an early period The Ma-
lays have shown that they can govern them
selves unaided by others. There - amin
dependence # character and energy of mind
clearly Indicating their capacity for IreedOnt
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Even the tribal Indians Of North America
are proud ami Independent race, aaI can
not be made the slaves Of any other Bat
the African negro has always been slave.
ia mas own country, one negro IS q slave to
another When captured IN war, he Is
either masslcred or sold into slaYery, The
negroes have never had q national existence.
and never were even partially civilized, ex-
cept when brought % live with other races.
They were brought from a state OF avery
and btrbarism in Africa to be slaves here,
from motives Of humanity il che first iu-
stance, aud afIerwar1 for profit They new
er emigrate, never came here Of their own
accord, % white people calns. Sill u has
been q great blessing u them As iar as
human wisdom can sec there appears " have
been no other way Of bringing them to tho
Iight of civilization. or partilily cigiiizinZ
them even, but through domestic slavery
under the Caucasian GE B4rOPe1B race,
which, l. the highest type Of mankind
Wo deprsca,e any agitation Of this sub
ject 81 all Let th5 matter wholly alone.
and nCw that the negro i5 free, let him 10
the very best be can for himself His priv
ilegcs. compared with his brethren in Afri-
es., are very great lie is resident Of
country where a high st.1tc Of civilization
ab0unds. and with intelligence and refine
Inent Ia the very air he brsathes. as It were
he cannot help being greatly benefited
Let him alone. therefore, % work out MS
own individual destiny, according - the Pc
cuiiar pr0mptin1s which an all-wise Being
has implanted il LIS nsiad Lot him alone
lie Is no longer amy ones property. Let
him como and 20 ashe pleases-F0rk or not
work as be pleases. ff be oaends the law
the law ever has Gad ever viii punish anl
ressraiu him.