The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-07-17
The Prejudice of Color Not Un-
natural,

equality, the r ideals tell them that there
| should be no distinction socially, civilly OF
politically on account Of color, because the
! prejudice Of color is unnatural, and, conse-
quentIy, is no ernanation ofDeity 1t must
| be remembered that the distinction of color
in people was not made by man, but by
God. The Ail-wiee is the author Of the
| dictinction. He could easily have made ALI
peoples of the same color as Of different
| co'orS. He must have intended some great
purpose in making white people and black
| people; and, with the distinction of cOurS,
! he at the same time created feelings that
attracted into one body those Of like col rs.
and repelled those Of different color, The
antagOnsm Of races is one Of the rlo,t
| natural and universal OF all sentiments. -
| There is no instance in which it hal been
otIit rated in people or even mitiga ;ed.-
1t is founded on the organic qualities, the
primary instincts of humanity; and if it can
be said that any impulse was conferred up
on man for wise purpsse, it is proper to
say this was so conferred. What has been
and is the universal law Of all distinct races
must have had its foundation in nature
God, when lie made peoples of different
colors and races, could have Implanted in
| the breast Of all sentiment Of athliaton
and attraction instead Of that of antagon-
ISM In His wisdom He did not do so.-
| We conclude, therefore, that the prejudice
of color and rac9 is natural, implanted. by
| Dity in the human breast for some wis
! purpose.
The greatest of men-gfeat in intellect,
culture and pnSition--have INDUCED their
prejudice of color, as well as those ola low
| T., al IL
| ton in society. Of the former John Qun-
cv Adams was remarkable case in point.
A well known anti slavery man, he, at the
| time, considered the social equality Of the
white and the black as a gross outrage upon
the law Of nature, Tno Mobile Ac5ceytise,
refers to Mr liacketts 5 gossippy book OF
Notes and lomments oa SflhcspenIe, fol
the evidence Of the extent Of Mr.. Adams
prejudice against cJlor when it was part
Of humanity. His prejudice against OChel-
10 (who was not a negro, but q Moor was
very decided, and he could not forgive
Desdemona for marrying him. He says;
She absconds from her fathers house, in
'the dead OF night, to marry blackamoor.
"She breaks fathers heart, aud cover,
his nnble house with shame, to crafty
'what? Pure love, like that of Juliet OF
miranda? No! unnatural passion; it can
mot be named with dellcacy." -"
Again: Il must look at Shakespeare in
"this as in all his pictures Of human life, in
''the capacity of teacher of morals. |
''must believe that, in exhibiting daugh.
''ter of a Venetian nohleman ofthe highest
rank, clipping in the dead of night to mar
''ry thck-lipped, wool-headed Moor, open
ing a train Of consequences which lead to
''her own destruction by her husband S
bands, end to that of her flther by bro
ken heart, he did not intend to present her
las an example Of the perfection Of i female
''The first action of Desdcmona, discards Il
''fcmale delicaey, all filial duty, all sense of
ingenious shame. SO consider it, and
$50 it is considered by her own father
Her ofFense is not ?. mere elopement from
''her father house for clandestine mar
| 'riage. hope it requires no unreasonable
''rigor Of morality to consider even that as
suited TO raise prepossession ratEer un.
| favorable to the character OF a young wo'
''man of refined sensihlity and elevated ed
''ucation. But an elopement for clandes-
tine marriage with blackamoorl"
| Mr.. Adams 1wclls upon the enormity Of
the offense, and can not forgive her unnat-
ural conn'NV. l, ne Snnis up as '.'io"S'
..Ir,1 i s'l'! rrrain' ,ra men the opihmThI1 81
n1Eln rlrs. lnal 'he passion ol DtS1e'lGna j ,
i.r V'tie'io y "aneF~fH' Soaeiy anu eAciu
sNv5y necause er, W. l''s co'of' -.
oecono, @ lnat hef eiopemrnt " nfn'
anu SecIe. marriage e'h MN l'o1calea Il per,
sonal charac,er no' ory very uenGie'' a; IN
aeocacy, pU, 'oIallY fegar1l9SS o! llIlal nn
y, o. lellaie n'oue8'y' anu Oh ingenious
Shai'G; .5rS;u, rn. HAT: IF
niru: ina' ner uehclehcy N oehclcy
Il I uls eTlao'e m her cohouct ana oi'caurSe
'hfp"gmo.t mu nnn.ba ehe play play; -. Il. o, ,t
Oh another occasion on the same sue