, 1869-03-21

AID hops Il akin to pain.
Tasu back 10 tho wu0Ih' nse eA'e.
For thefn'n starlight stall In The sky.
AID sey tell mo Eu9janr ia 1fexe,
Wth hcnsante wo1se of tanit
-Aaf tie 1ear Rotsnd.
TIE COMING mAM.
Natural s.1sc.ton Amongst Mankind.
II Ar. Daswtn's doctrine Is well founded,
the human race As At present constituted Ii
the result Of long and exceedingly slow
elaboration. It resembles one OF the ma.
ssnss aa 1dye1t!ssd % A. possessing al the new
l.clive capacity, src heirs Of all the ages
from the frat dawn of life until now, and,
until We arc In turn superseded By soma-
thing better, may datter ourselves that We
combine iu the highest degree practicable I'll
,esonSllaeie re- ni,,o good Qualities. What may be
present, AID perhaps Is likely long to re-
main, au open question but oIe application
OF the thebrS, amongst many others, Is Of ex.
trcme practical Interest We may or may
not have descended from the monkey, and il
much which uiah ht be utged to the coatrfrY,
VIC have on The whole made distinct advance
In morality and intelligence. Il spite OF
wstb md paupe1lsm and commercial tcauda!.,
We ase very superior ~ the dogheaaed tan-
eons. But the QUESTION remains, whether the
sind Is II tTne that thr races which 4re
furt hest removed from the animals tend to
tnpplaot those Of distinctly luwes types
Is It probable that at some distant period The
Tgorld will be peoplcd by civilized beings OF
European descent, aud that from them will
Crea:er physical capacities, and more highly
developed social ahtcllonss Without look
ME 10 a fu:ure 50 1emots that our feeble
slzien can never expect to penetrate Its
aspahss, tss+ We my 49, ~ Whether Pro
10, the naked eye. It might Be-
vain to inquire whether In few
Mlllion years tncre Will be race OF belres on
the ptaL ct capable Of looking down upon us
as We look down upon naked sava1es, or
even showing NoWtou As we show an
ape;' but It Is Important 10 know whether
on the whole the superior races Of mnakind
are tupplantiDg those Just below thon
In the scale, or whether some OF
the highest qualities at present developed are
likely To be absorbed in a competition With
interior rrees Of men. Certain familiar facts
may be quoted In favor of the more chteeful
prospect. New Zealauders aud he'd Indians
are On the road to extinction, aud the ca
paeity Of the negro to survive competition
With she white man is still very doubtful
problem. The best hope held out for him Is
that he may euryivc, free from the disadyan-
tages OF slavery. hut still at the best d 4er-
viceAale aud distinctly inferior drudge. II
We might confidently apply these rcsults to
races divided BY lens palpable distinctions.
VIC should Inter, not only that Europeans
are supplanting sayages, but that tho best
races Of Europe are likely to supplant those
a degree or two below them. Ia otaer words,
OF course, we should look forward to the
day when the population Of the globe would
bc Of exclusive Eugu-h descent, which would
be iAexpressibly chtering.
TWO or three ditacR,ties, however, hare
been raised, which point to causes likely to
retard this desirable contamination. Thus
1t has been said, although sta&istIcians do
not teem as yet 20 have decided the point,
that the native American Is being absorbed
By the foreign immigration. and that express.
" because he represents on the whole q su-
peri r type Of Civilization. The educated
shd intelliRent native naturnliy feels the in-
Influence Of prudential restraints He DIES
not marty unless he has a fail. prospect Of
supporting family. Ha tends more and
more to Approximate to the social on3ition
! illustrated In France, where population In.
crtases 50 slowly rs 10 be all but 81 stationary
Meanwh bile the immigrant, with far lower
standard nf comfort, mnltiplles At au uupre-
tlons completely to swamp the higher type
Of man, and that for the very reason that no
Is at a lower intellectual stage In other
words. the fact that one part of popu1a.
tion Is less capable Of foresight
and self restraint gives It direct
advantage In the struggle for existence.
Il Is unnecessary for this purpo.c to ask
whether the incts are correctly stated, or
whether there my not be some other
explanation at hand. 1t may be said, Tor
cIamp'e, tnat the native American Is physi-
catly degenerate. md Is 50 tar an Inferior anil
nal thar, from certain ctinalic Influences, or
from the toclal habits OF the people, hts cou.
stttutton Is not 80 robust a. that oi his an.
cestors. It may be that the race IL uuder-
going tlow process Of naturalization, and
that true Interpretation ot the facts OBJ
served would be somewhat different the ad-
vantage would only be IN the first race OF
ctn!gi auts, a1d ultimately those who had
adapted themselves TO the new tpil through
. long process OF modification would gain
the superiority, ThIs, however, is specula-
lion Tor which the proper aAra have not as
Jet been accumulated. The difficulty sug.
gcsted Is the ample one that. IN certain
cases, the abse.cs Of that sensfblllty to pra.
dental restraints which is the product Of
long continued civilization gives an advau-
tage 10 the least civilized part OF the
similar Is urged By alarmists Of different
class In California aud Australia, It is said,
the man Of European origin Is be ing ousted
by the Astat1c. The Chi1ama an Is an Inferior
being, both physically and intellectually, to
bis competitor. He can do lcss work. and Is
less capable oi tee higher kinds of thought.
As, however, he can live upon the bare lcav.
ings Of an American or Engl1sh lsborer. hc
succeeds IN inunuattug himself into tie
lower branches of l.oor, and, having ab1n-
tor Imitation, he gradually ousb hls more
cultivated, but more expensive, rival. He is
alrtacy the object OF bitter JEALOUSY and,
considering bis perseverance, hts power Of
increase, aHd the enormous population
Of which he Is the representative, he is
likely to become even more formidable In
future. II the fEishman sramps the Arnerl-
cap, IHshneu and Americans alike arc In
danger of being eaten out in course Of time
by the semi barbarian races OF the East, and
Will undergo :. process for which = similar
word should, II possible, be colaed from the
substantive Chinese. Thu danger Is, OF
course, remote; bat il population of $o0,-
Do, ,ooo once takes to e1pandi2g beyond it&
hard to aa:ign any limits u 1t. possible fu-
ture.
By anotEe- observer. The agriculta.al pop
ulstien ofthe country Is II h.s ossn *fn d, dsald,
results from insufficient food and clothing,
We NAV hope that it Is temporary and local
result. cAustd, rot by the progress OF civtlt-
xation, but b. the fact thst ciElltzat1on las
tailed 10 penetrate into certain districts. but
Il is further argued that the Improvements
which have come within reach Of the poorer
classcs have failed to becedt them pesna-
nently A cryat many feeble !ofants have
ac.p preserved who, under rouEhef s;sleD,
would haye cied, ht1. consequently, tue AZ
srnce strcrgth Of Constitution Is dt-ntnisheo'
The ha.dshIps OF former times acted uSeiusy
h7 thun]pg ont tho population, and the
hcaltbxf wee selected by ! spontaneous
proces, TO E1oE up and become the parents
81 the nexl generation. How far this can be
true as rule must be . yer? eomPIcn cneu Ne
question. The hazdshlJs which Kill gu me
weak mutt tell more Of less p<e1udlcsally
xpon those who surEive. II NC succeed
| ri bringing up many rtn would nase Us.
| appeared under 8 more severe test. !: Is l3as
! 10 suppose that we $50 destroy certaln eslis
standard of health. The Implied doctrine
| seems to be that certain trials Th1ch ln]use
The hckly tend positively to trvteosa.e l9G
| healthy. But The hardening theory PLY
| Applicable within very narrow limits, ana sne
more ordlrsfy case would seen 10 oe t4at
au5thinE " hIch Is bad fer one e!ssa tel!: Pr
portionateiy upon the other. CeftainIs ~.
savage tEiecs upon whom the experiment y
| tried on the largest scale seem 10 De o. ",
tinc1ly weaker tlose than the more lanFsrea
Europe.n aud The soldier who has oeen
luxusiously brought up Is said to .iano hasu-
,h}ps better than bis rough her com pan1oa Mao,
/ In the comnoa phrase, has been luuseo "
hsytships from bis youth. SUI We MY sap ~ !.
pose that, within certain llmits: WHICH =
lnposklb1e to dedoe, the effect 0. re1r1ns tos
slcEly part Of the population Is to pfoauI
race ol }nierIct ttanlna- II We had not CT =
tain AWKWARD moral feelings. We ought 70
! ehooes ont the most promising ba4s, ~
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