The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-06-12
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. THE NEW CATEGORY.

TT THE NEW CATEooHr.
We uoiised the other day the nav theory
enuncated by rebel member Of the Mary
land Constitutional Convention, to the effect
that the Almighty didn't think the negro
worth saving in the ark, and yet that he had
survived the flood. This theory will soon be
the accepted faith OF the democracy, we infer
from the favor With which it seems TO be re-
ceived by the organs of the party.
The St. Louis Dispatch comes to us with
labored editorial of most dognldtic charac'
ter in calculation of the theory and in support |
of the extinction philosophy The wri-
ter disposes of the old pro slavery theology
on this point in very cavalier style, as fol-
lows:
srThe argument drawn from the length Of the
heel was simply ridiculous, the cursed be Canaan
was equally ridiculous but there is this about 1t,
that Ii the writer Of the PentAteneh meant any !
thing by the passage, and it Is dubious, Tor the
same thing is recorded Of Ham and Of Canaan, he
was referring to the Ethiopian slaves. But it is
known now, from the progress Of philology, that
the black man never did spring fran Canaan, nor
yet from Ham, nor indeed. from Nesh. Which
way the question is taken, be did not, wheth-
the opinion of scientific men is considered satsiac
tory This may be laid down n historic fact,
that the negro belongs to none of those races which
are identical in origin with owr, and which
sprang from the loins Of NOAH G
How the writer could know all this with
such absolute certainty, unless he had been
present all the time, or had had a special
revelation, may not seem clear to ordinary
minds. But upon the broad basis thus laid
is built the super>strueture of his humiliation
argument, happily illustrated, as follows;
Now the negro occupies to the white mao mach
the same position as a cat 1t was a wild animal
and has been tanned 10 certain extent. If that
eat behaves itself, and does what is expected Of it,
its existence is assured fact but if il should
not, then by the law which all beasts of
prey to disappear before the above specified races
the cat will become Wild cat, and will disappear
Ii seems to be the law OF natural progress typi
cal development, or what you will, that wild races
and wild beasts should 90 down before US and our
brethren. Now for the negro lie was to us
what domestic animal to Wild one he
would have disappeared before u.s. only tanned
him. Take him from that position, which only
preserred him from annihilation, and be viii be
annihiated. Nehare nothing to do with abstract
theories Of right and wrong 1t is purpose TO
what are the facts and to sum them up and
Of time, the American black man will cease to eX-
ist"
Now it may strike the unphlosophical rea>
der that the editor of the Dispatch is rather
lame IN his reasoning as he sets aside the re-
eeiyed testimony of scripture and the geper~
ally accepted opinion ormankihd in order 10
exclude the negro from the ring of human
kind. And then comparing his relation to
white men as that of the cat, first wild and
subsequently domesticated; insists that the
negro race must become extinct. His prem.
ises are baseless, and his conclusion is wholly
unsupported by his argument and illustration.
If the relation of the tame negro to man is
that Of the domestic cat, then, of course, il
required ofthe advocate of the theory of the
utter extinction eff the race in consequence Of
that relation, to show that the race of domes-
tic cats have become extinct. He does not
show it, for there is no tendency towards ex
tipction amongst. that useful race OF animals
nor is there any special reason demandin.
their extinction We know it is not uncom
mon to make way with surplus kittens by
drowning and II may be that this is the anal
ogy which the writer would recommend Il
the democracy as the proper treatment fol
negro babies in order to secure the ful6lmen
of their programme ofextinction.
''WHILE two young ladies of Springfield, Mass
were disrobing the other night, a kerosene LAM
expedited, burninz both in the mos shockin
manner. .One of the girls died the next N orn in
aud the other fingers in great agony: b
The accidents causing loss of life, seriou
personal injury, or destruction of property
from the use Of oil, are becoming more fire
Quent throughout the country, and It is Tim
remedy was applied.
Pure oilnever explodes, but manufacturer
and dealers can make more BY selling th
crude or unrefned article, and SO they persis
in killing people for the profit there is in il
Every dealer can test the oil for himself, an
no man should be patronized who ignorantl
or recklessly sells explosive oil to his Gus
toners.
We believe that there is law punishin
dealers for selling explosive oil, aud W
should be pleased to see the law enforced i
the premises, even If We do have to endors
the crime Of treason, and repudiate the Con
stitutional provision in relation to it,
We stated the other day that the posito
of the leaders Of the Iowa Democracy in or
position to negro suffrage, would cut them o
from the Southern wing Of the party, wher
negro suffrage was already established and this
they wonld consequently sink into 90 insis
ni6cant sectional faction. The letter of Ger
LongssEeet herewith fully demonstrates on
view Of the matter, and shows that the low
Democracy are proposing a narrow sections
issue, on which only Kentucky, MaryIan
and a few Northern States can stand hence
forth AAe
1t ~. capnerheads Of the North. war
the aid y. ...,sr roHthern brethren to restor
them to power, they must recognize the ia,
that their Southern brethren are under III
necessity of electioneering for the colore
vote, and have already accepted negr
suffrage.
TEB Fresnans Journal, Catholic and Dem
cratic, wants the old leaders recalled 10 servie
and says; "our desire would be to find the Der
ocrstic party, next autumn, putting forward 4
Office, in all the States, the ex Governor, er s.
ators Of the United States, ex-Cougres.men
long experience, etc, SO far these have not be