The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-07
A Fresh Chapter in Exodus

When our Celestial friend, Mr..
Tye-Kim- Orr, said at the Mem
phis Labor Convention, s'My opin-
ion is that Providence has ordain-
ed us to overrun the world" it
it was neither an idle boast nor
hasty utteranee. Many of the
most far-seeing intellects, both in
this country and in Europe have
already arrived at the same con-
clusion through other and per-
haps more profound reasonings
than those which influenced Mr..
I've Orr in drawing his con-
clusions. Even the most incredu-
lous must see and admit that the
sudden opening OF a vast, almost
inexhaustible storehouse of cheap
labor, with an abundance of facili-
ties for making it Immediately
available and productive, must
WELD an important influence,
amounting almost to a revolution
in every relation of business life.
But there are not wanting those
who see even beyond this, the
elimination of one of those grand,
irrevocable natural laws which
limits the duration of one era in
the worlds history, and heralds
in the dawn Of another. Up to
the present time tho wave OF mod
ern civilization has rolled slowly
and steadily Westward, until now
| it leaves the shores of the cradle
land. At last the circle is com
plete, with the youngest and old
est nation looking. each other n
the face, almost totally at variance
in every instinct and principle;
\ with the consciousness that they
are doomed to harmonize, and
that all further progress lies in
mutual aid and enterprise. 1t is
not strange that when, in q con
| tingency like this, we arc forced
to deal directly with practical
facts, many venerable old theories
should come to a disastrous ex-
plosion. and it is, therefore with
out protest we dismiss the old
fossiiGed idea that the Asiatics
are half barbarian, while our own
race is the sole possessor of all
worldly N,isdemand enlightenment.
Too many evidences of the fallacy
I! of this notion now stares us ia the
eve and comes under our fingers
to tolerate it q moment longer
Admitting this we set ourselves
to speculating i'll regard to the
real cause and nature OF our di-
verse relations. Although the
early history OF Asia is lost.in the
mists of antiquity, enough is
known to show that centuries be.
fore the Christian Era they had
arrived at a stage of civilization,
both as regards the fine and use
| ful arts and sciences, equal if mot
yastlylsdperior to our own; that in
all the appliances of wealth, luxn-
Try and refinement we can hardly
| call ourselves gamers upon their
| condition. Tho inference that
! the oMongolian race has de-
| generated, in order to arrive at
its present condition, is, therefore.
unavoidable. and the question
, now arises, is not this the natural
Land inevitable result of civiliza
| tiDn itself? is it not doomed to the
same law of cycles which appears
| in all material nature to be one
of the component parts, of its ex
i istence? Slowly but surely tht
aconsciousnesSAthat this is the true
lexplanation OF the anomaly, il
struggling into light, and framing
itself in mems opinions. Let III
see how far it can be upheld
| With culture grows everything
? Civilization seems created onl,
to develop mems wants, which tn,
arts and sciences are taxed in th,
way of invention and improve
= mensto satisfy. Springing from
and keeping pace with the growth
is that of luxnriousness, that @
a population, that of values, unit
at last the capacity, for further dt
lyelopment in regard to the latte
is reached. Then we invariabl
find the entire wealth eoncentra
y edin the hands of a small minor
lty, while the populous majority
reduced to abject poverty. The
comes the turn i'm the tide. e
what use are all the splendid tt
umphs Of art to people too pot
!. to purchase or ever cultivate
n, taste for them, of schools, wher
from the time children can eraN
= they are forced to earn their g
Nd istence. of what use are "a
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