Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-03-06
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The Black Man.
BY AoELEBRATED A AFRICAN TRAvEr8 En-.

'SIhe black man is a curious ANOMALY the
good and bad points Of human nature burst.
ing forth without any arrangement, Sliko the
flowers and thons Of his Wilderness
creature Of Impulse, seldom aotuatod bsys re-
Election, tho black3m as.ounds byShiy com.
plete obtusencss, anu as suddenly confounds
you by an unexpected exhibition of synipa
thy. From long experience with Africal.
savagcs, / think it is as absurd to condemn
tho negro in tota, as it is propostesousto 10 COM
pare his intellectual capacity with that Of the
white man. 1t is unfortunately tho fashion
of ono party to uphold the negro as d supc.
rior being, while the other denies him the
common powers of reason. So great diffo-
renee of opinion has ever existed upon the
intrinsic value Of tho negro, that tho very
perplcxity of the question is proof that he
is altogether distinct variety. So long as it
is generally considered that tho negro and tho
whtc man arc to be governed by tho same
laws, and guided by the samo management,
so long will tho former remain thornyfn tho
side of cHcry community to. which no nay un-
happily belong. When the horse and the ass
shall be found to match in double harness,
tho white man and the African black will
pull together under the same regime, 1t is
tho grand error Of cqualzing that which is
unequal, that has lowered the negro character,
and mado the black man reproach.
In his savage home, what is the African
Certainly bad, but not so bad as white men
would Il bclicvc) be under similar circum-
stances. He is acted upon by the bad pas
sions Inherent in human nature, but there is
no exaggerated vice, such as is found in civ
iizcd countries The strong take FROM the
weak, one tribe fights the other---do not, per-
haps We in Europe? These are legitimate
acts of independent tribes authorized by their
chiefs. They mutually onsayc each other
how long is it since America, and We our
selves, ceased to be slave holders He is
cailous and unsratcful-in Europe is there no
ingrattudc? He is cunning and liar by
nature-in Europe is all truth and sincerity
Why should not the black man equal to the
white? lie is powerful in frame, why should
he not be exalted in mind2
In childhood believe The negro to be
in advance, in intellectual quickness, of the
white child of similar age, but the mind
does not expand-it promises fruit but does
not ripen; tho negro man has grown in body,
but has not advanced in intellect
"Thc puppy of three months old is supc-
rior in intellect to the child of the same age,
but tho mind Of the child expands, while that
Of The dog has arrived at its limit, THE
chicken of the common fowl has sufficient
power and instinct to run in search of food
the moment it leaves the egg, while the young
of tho eagle lies helpless in its nests; but
the young eagle outstrips the chicken in
course Of timc.
"Tho Garth presents wonderful example
of variety in all classos Of tho human race
animal and vegetable Kingdoms. People,
boasts, and plants belonging to distinct class
es, exhibit special qualities and pccuiaritics
Tho existence of many hundred varieties of
dogs cannot interfere with the fact that they
belong to one genus the greyhound, the
pug, the bloodhound, pointer, poodle, mastiff,
and toy-tcrricr, are all as entirely different in
their peculiar instincts as are the varieties of
tho human race. The different fruits and
flowers continue the example the wild grapes
of the forest are grapes, but although they
belong to the same GLASS, they arc distinct from
the lucious muscatel;" )" and the wild dog
rose of the hedge, although of the samo GLASS,
is inferior to tho mossrose of the garden.
+" From fruits and flowers wc may turn to
insect life and watch the air teoming with
varieties of tho same species, the thousands
of butterflies and beetles, tho many members
of each class varying in instincts and pooul-
iaritics. Fishes, and even shell1ish all OK
hibit the same arrangement, oyery
group is divided into varieties, all differing
from each other, and each distinguished BY
the same peculiar excellent or defect
In tho great system of creation that divi-
dcd races and subdyidcd thom. aacording to
mysterious laws, apportioning speeial quail
ties to cuch, the varitics Of the human race
exhibit certain characters and qualifications
which adapt them to specific localities. The
natural character of those races will not alter
with change Of locality, but the instincts
of caoh race will bo developed in any country
where they may be located. Thus tho Eng.
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