The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-08-02
RecOnsfructiOna and EtknOIogy

Reconstruction and EthnOIOgy
II is very sad thing to some men
that they have not, at an early age,
the control of the time upon which
they shall be forced upon the great
stage of life. Had they such control,
some would be born sooner and oth-
ers later. Some men are born too
early, others too late. OF the latter
class, the Hon. VIM. Mungen is the
most remarkable instance that has
come under the observation of Mortal
man at any time in the last fifty years.
Had he been born "ten years earlier
in life" his disquisition upon races
would hare carried considerable
weight with it--as much weight as
secondhand opinions and repetitions
of other peoples ideas generally car
Try. 1t must not be understood from
this introduction that we intend to
make light of the first effort of Mr..
Mungen to make his mark--far from it.
Wethink, k,viewing this speech as Dem.
ocrats are supposed to do, that it is
a very strong effort-that VIM. is
entitled to credit for great study and
research, for so ably putting "this
and that together" to demonstrate
that the negro should be kept down
! that If he is allowed to do such and
such things the white man will fall
to the ground,-not because he is
inferior, but because he allows his
inferior certain rights.
But we forget; We opened to say
something regarding great unde-
livered speech made Tin horn!) by
the erudite Representative from the
9Th Ohio Congressional District
We can do no better than to state
that this speech has been in course
of preparation for years-that large
portion of it has been read to admir-
ing friends, semi occasionally, during
the past five years. In reading the
speech after it is in print Philadel.
Iphia lawyer would be puzzled to see
how or in what manner it has any
thing to do with Reconstruction or
the Supplementary Reconstruction
Bill. To be sure it asserts--and we
will allow, for fun--proves that
1. The negro has been a slave for
some time.
2. That he is not Bills brother.
8. That - where the chivalrors
Southerner has not mixed--he is
black. :
4. That he is unlike his white
superior in looks.
5. That he is unlike his white su-
perior in weight.
6. That he is different from his
white superior in shape.
Z. That he is not a white man.
8. That his hands and feet are
longer and broader than the white
man's-his superior.
9. That his skuli--unmixed with
Southern white blood-measures less
than the white mans.
10. That there are different races,
or types of men in the world.
IL. That the bones of the negro
are different from that of a white
man, in length, compactness and
size.
IL. That many ethnologists agree
with him in there being different
types of men.
And therefore. dsducins frUm the
several propositions given,
13. The Supplementary Reconstru-
tien Bill ought not to be passed.
All! the ability of men-excuse us,
of one man-to connect ethnology
with reconstruction. The attemI t
will go down to history as one of the
most remarkable occurring in the
10Th century.
Wm. has made his mark-has pro-
duced one of the Gost remarkable
inconsistencies Of the age and can
return to his constituents, with homer
of having done thing entirely un
expected of him--made q speech
Certainly it is of no account that it
had nothing to do with the subject
reconstruction-than would a disser
tation upon the subject Of foololor.y;
there is the speech.