, 1867-06-14
Homogeneltv

In matters of Government, says the s. +. Call,
the ruling power should be vested wholly in
homogeneous race and the ruling race should
be that which is greatest in point Of numbers.
Homogeneity is necessary in order to secure the
remotest approach to harmony, order and secu.
rity in the matter of Government. There can be
no divided sovereignty either in families or ma
tiens /; or, rather, there cannot exist divided
sovereignty without the most disastrous results.
In monarchies of an absolute character, neither
security nor order would exist If three or more
soyereigns exercised equal power. There would
always be a conflict of authority, struggling
for supremacy, a Jealousy and suspicion exist
ing, incompatible with thorough government,
and detrimental to the interests and welfare of
the people. In republics the ruling power is in
vested in the people, and government is enforced
through certain channels. So long as the peo.
pie are homogeneous in race, the struggles for
political supremacy are only strifes between in
divduals and ideas, not fatally antagonistic, be-
cause all arise from common source. But
when the people are heterogeneous in character
belonging to different races-the conflict for
political supremacy assumes a different form,
and a character antagonistic to good order, Sc
curity. and thorough government. 1t then in.
evitably becomes war of races, the people of
each distinctive race striving to be supreme in
the management of governmental affairs. There
is radical, inherent, and inexterminable an
tipathy between each and all of the FIVE great
races of mankind, which all the philosophy and
humanitarianism the world ever has witnessed,
or ever can produce, will not blot cut 1t has
existed from the time of the creation, and will
exist until the end of all things terrestrial. 1t is
part of the system of the great Architect of the
Universe, aud can no more be done away with
than can the laws which govern the tides. This
fact has been particularly manifested in Mexico
during the last thirty years. That country has
been kept constantly in a state of confusion, an
archy, and insecurity. Its people are composed
of two or three distinct races, all nomiually on
political equality but each race eternally striv.
ing for political supremacy and power. In China
the Chinese alone should exercise political pow
er; they, being the most numerous in that coun-
try compose by right the ruling race. In coun
tries where the Caucasian race is the most nu-
merous, the entire ruling power should be vested
in the caucasians. Whenever an attempt is
made to divide political sovereignty with anoth-
er race, there will cease to be any real govern
ment, for each race will eternally be striving
for the mastery. The remark is frequently made
that the United States is the "white mans
country" 1t is so, undoubtedly, and it happens
to be so because the Caucasian race is the most
numerous. If the African or Mongolian race
predominated here, we should be made sensibly
aware of the fact thatit was "Negro's country"
or "Chinamau's country" as the case might
be. Whatever whites might be in it would be
ruled-justly so, toby the predominant race.
Such state Of affairs would be necessary in
order to preserve harmony aud uniformity in
the government. Whenever two men strive to
be master in the same family, or two races at
tempt to rule the same nation, there is sure to
be instant antagonism, irritation and conflict,
and the members of the family or nation suffer
in consequence. The attempt on the part of the
radicals to admit the African race as ruling
power In this government is a fatal mistake. 1t
can result only in confusion, anarchy, and final
destruction of republican government Once
fairly invested with the elective franchise, the
negroes, impeled thereto by the natural pride
of race, will commence in earnest to struggle for
political supremacy. Their efforts will be re-
sisted by the antagonistc race Each will be
arrayed against the other, without regard to
law, or right, or Justice, are the conteuding
races in Mexico. 1t is absolutely essential to
harmony, order, security aud good government
generally, that the ruling power of nation
should be wholly vested in a homogeneous and
the predominant race. A contrary practice can
only lead to the most deplorabe results.