The weekly standard., 1870-07-27
For the Standard.
The Races of Men,

Mr. EDIT0R-The above is ii subject of
much speculation in these times of conien-
tion among the people of the Southern
States. 1t brcnmcs us now to take some
lofty stand point of observation and dis
passionately survey the situatinn-t" cnnsi,l-
er who we arc, anu what is our relation in
general with our lcllow-bcing|
The Sacred Scriptures informs us that it
pleased the Almighty Creator tc make oi
one blood all the nations of the earth, and
that all mankind ARE the offspring Of com
mon parents Though differing greatly in
form, features and complexion, the members
Of the human race seem 10 belong to one
family--the disgusting E>quimaux, the re-
fined and cultivated Caucasian. the black
Ethiopian, and the fair, blue eyed Scandi-
navian being mere varieties of the same
species.
The number of the human race is eStima-
ted to he about one thousand two hundred
millions, representing every degree of intel
lectual grade, and every shade of color.
They are the inhabitants of almost every
climate from the hottest to the most frigid.
Few lands have been discovered destitute
of native human beings Under the scurch
of the Senegal, the human body supports
heat which causes alcohol to boil---nnd in
the polar climes of the North, it resists IA
cold which freezes quicksilver Man is a
creature of circumstances His race is di,-
fused over the globe IN the course of ayes
under the influence of causes The pres
sure of population in one district o"tstrip-
ping the means of subsistcncc-the love uf
enterprise--the spirit of acquisition social
disturbances and foleign violcnce-ha
-o~.sl,st "a - ~ ley
from the center whcru they urigina:cdl Y
Endowed with intelligence to devise meaEs
of surmounting national barriers-mnun-
talns, deserts, rivers, oceans,-there Is no
difficulty in accounting for the geographic
cal range of man. Kingdoms have risen,
Nations flourished, principalities and powers
for awhile bid defiance to all opposition
Republics have for centuries exhibited 10
the world their statesmen, their poets and
men of genius, their institutions of learning
yet all have changed-the prou, and
lofty have gone down to the dust, and the
humble and despised have arisen to take
their places.
In modern tunes, adverse winds have
driven the Chinaman from enc side OF the
world to the other, and thousands OF that
populnus of all nations now flock to our
shores, and at no distant period, some of
these despised foreigners may be our rulers.
1t has been truly said that man proposes and
God dlsposes The class of penplc once our
slaves, have been made frcemen and fellow
citizens by the very means which we resort
ed to, Ito keep them in bondage. Where
opportunities have been offered, the black
man h as shown his ability to measure arms
of intellectual vigor with those of his lair
ueighbors. Who, therefore, can reasonably
| object to any free citizen. of whatever COM
plexion or name, for clcvating himself to
popular favor and high places of trust and
honor. The fact is, it should be our pleas
ure, as it is our privilege to help race once
trodden down, to 90 up in civilization, in
moral and intellectual culture, to take their
place among us as men, and to feel proud that
they are American citizens Millions OF
money have been spent and most valuable
lives lost in endcavoring to amelinra'e al d
elevate the condition of frrcign nations
and race of men who have no claim upon
US. And arc our preiudiccs 50 blind as to
make us abhor our own people, who though
once slaves, have spent their lives in oul
support, labored from dawn 10 duskcy eve
to make US food and raiment, and i'll many
instances sacrificed their lives for the happi.
ness OF the white man? Those who have
nourished and protected us when children
sported with us on the green, watched and
cared for us in sickncss-ou companions IN
the chase and in the field-shall we show ne
| appreciation of such life -lonu kindness