The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-03-12
DAYTON. OHIO,
The Science of Races-1he Caucas-
inn. the MOnROl and the negro.

The Radicals in their political cndeayors
10 make the black man Whittier than the
white man, in political and social rights
aud elements, In this country, are either
blind to, or close their eyes TO the fact
that the negro is a negro, and not a "col-
ored" man or black Caucasian, and every
one who has examined the fact knows, OF
course, that he Is as absolutely, demonstra-
bly, and specifically, a different being from
the white man M the asst from the horse,
or the tiger from the lion, or the bulldog
from the greyhound. Prof. AoAssH traces
this fact 10 the earliest periods of anthem
tic history, and finding that time, accident,
climate. or external circumstances have
not aud cannot affect IL or even modify Il
to the millionth part of an elementary
atom, he infers of course, that IL was thus
shaped and fashioned, by the hand Of the
Almighty Creator at the beginning. Sci
ence knows no miracles, and, therefore, to
the naturalist the primal diversity of the
human races Is unavoidable, unless, indeed,
they adopt the Pantheistic theory of DAE-
wiz, which dispeuses with the necessity Of
"A Supreme Creator OF the universe, and
permits Il TO create itself
The New York Day hook, drawing argu-
ments from the late lecture of the renown-
ed Prof AGAssIz, delivered in that city but
a short time since, on the monkeys of Bra
zil-a novel subject, but full of science and
MISUNDERSTANDING up what the Pro-
fcssor elaborated, said OF the Caucasian,
the Mongol and the Negro, that they are
separated from the animal world by an i'm
passablc abyss. but specifically as different
from each other as the several species of
monkeys differ from each other. They
have always thus existed, and must con-
tinuc to do so rs long rs the existing order
of creation remains. and climate, time,
chance, human power, the abolition par
ty," and that of the Internal regions, all
combined, and acting through millions of
years. annot change, or even modify, as
the Professor shows. one single elementary
atom of the differences originally fashioned
and fixed by the hand of the Creator.
They exist, always have existed just as
they are now, and always must exist as
they arc-Caucasiaus, Mongols, negroes,
ETC.. but ,chy, or wheH, or ho,c, whether
there was ut the beginning of all things Il
single pair and n subsequent recreation
into the existing order, we can never know,
nor do we need to know. We kHoi1 the
idct. We kao,g that the human creation is
composed of a certain number of species,
differing from each other just as in the an
NAL world species differ from each other
in all the families or forms of being, aud
Wa know that GOD has endowed us with
reason, and a%bundantly provided us with
all the capacities necessary to understand
the Cact, to adapt ourselves TO it, to secure
our w happiness and w%cll-bcing MS well
rs that of the subordinate races in juXta-
position with us, and we know, or should
know, that if we pervert this reason and
abuse the faculties GOD has so blessed us
with, and, shutting our eyes, sinfully cling
to foolish theories that conflict with the
(0ctS, then we shall be, and will deserve to
be, punished accordingly. And this is our
present condition. Europeans, ignorant OF
the tacts, fancy Indians, negroes, etc, the
same beings rs themselves, and this foolish
fancy or idea is imported and propagated
among rs until Il great political party isor-
ganized, seizes the government, and sacri-
fees half Il million of lives to realize or
practicalize it.
Professor AGAssIz demonstrates that
Caucasians, Mongols. negroes, &c, are
different species of men, that time, climate,
or accident of any kind, acting through un-
told millions of years, cannot change or
modify any of the specific differences sepa-
rating whites and negroes. but his State as
sumes them to be the same being, and forces
the hapless negroes Ia her midst 20 submit to
the same rules and regulations, or so-called
freedom. OF course it destroys the negro,
rs the census shows, mt Il few years hence
not one win be left to tell the tale Of their
destruction. Ifthere were as many negroes
rs whites, Of course they would rise up and
massacre each other, as in San Domingo
aud il some outside power prevented this
a. in Jamaica, then both white and Negro
would gradually decline and die out. But
this crime against Con and His creatures
il Massachusetts is a drop in the ocean
when contrasted with what she Is striving
to innict on South Carolina aud the States
south of the Potomac-a crime so horrible
monstrous and devilish, that no words IN
our language can fifty express it, and thai
must some day bring a punishment OF
Massachusetts, compared with which thai
Of SodOm and GOmorrah was mild ant
merciful.
Negroes, as demonstrated by the grea
naturalist of Massachusetts, are di1leren.
and subordinate species Of men, and, there
fore, are designed by the Almighty Creator
for u different and subordinate social con
dition,-and after the destruction of a mil
lion of lives and the waste Of half of tn,
property of the country. 70 ''reform" tn,
work of Con, we will COME back to tn,
moral condition, and of course restore tn
Union as it was' made by WASHINGTON.
We Generation of H~ypOcrites!
The Chicago Republican, loyal on al
coiored loork-ii a printing office term viii
be permitted TO be used-is indignant Of
the negro ~question-lts party is proving
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