The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-05-02
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This subject, that has - lenf a.aiAea
alike tho ~islasa 4 Statesmen. rhilaa-
shrprists ami em,nen, aisinrk il ycs
understood bs few i'hilaathrariAs
aud .lisines have csslca,urrd 10 work
npon tho shcor, TIA, all races IL mcn
originated from A.lam. and Statesmen
have attempted - shape legislation ~
embrace the same theory. Inevitable
facts III the histor, &c civilization are
irn.s~l or unknown
Surveying the known facts Il the past
from the lirh, IT history. sacred End
fsoiaac. anl IN tho ligh, 4 cur own
observation ami knowledge. tl.e fact
that the Caucasian race. whenever
coming IN can,ac, with the p,her types
of mankind, has prevailed against
them. i unlcniable Whether the
Caucasian type came frpm Earore or
Asia. the result, has been the same.
The stronger anl Lcs, fitted 10 the cir
cumstances existing around Il. has sur
vivcd, while the weakly, from natural
and inevitable causes, has faded away.
The disappearance e the Indian
race before the advancing CaucasSiaa
u but additional confirmation Of the
teachings aud facts Of history in other
countries They. like other inferior
types II mankind. are untitled 10 the
civilization and Chris;ianifalion that
como with the dominant and superior
race. An idea that original occupants
of country have priority that can
not b. ignc,cl. il likewise rcfutcd BIZ
the practice of tho world and the ncccs-
sitics Il civilization. Nature and natu-
raj law gives no one right to monop-
lie the soil more than the air. the wa
tor, o. the sunlight, The convention
alities Of socicss and i,s supposed ncces-
sities have sustained mankind in &C.
quiring I title to the soil. that would
b. rspudiatcd u 70 the others. Hut
even this i not settled beyond tho pos-
ability Of q change. Already many d
Tho advanced minds Il the world ars
agitasing propositions looking % more
equitable and equal distribution of ths
soil. Aud however much We may Il.
moro their theories aud their conscq
ccs. The fact that they arc entertained
BY such minds i rroof enough that tbs
questions they involve aro mt settled
- Qualities. These. aud thousand
other questions. now looked UPON ~
mere distractions. time, and M advnnc.
ing civilization ma, present IN the ligh,
d practical questions, 10 b. ne. and
solved.
And this hattie. il !, shall ever BIZ
mads, y but additional confirmation
that tho weak caunut survive with the
s1ro1g, without shc protection that The
ooovsntialinn ot sixllixa,ion may here.
after sanction.
1hs decay cf tho inferior types d
10 human race upon this continent can.
not justly b. attibuted 70 the rapacity
It ths dominant and civiliscd cloment,
Where the equally equitable claim,
u To weaker Of the dominant race
have. bssn igqorcd 10 tho past BY thu
Federal government, tbs Aboriginea
have had sst apart 70 them. tracts d
the 1neaE coil On tho continent, that
vosA aGsssgats y zach wha. would
have hesa princsly homestead - ths
risaesss " orr advancing and .'asgEss
dvo'' elvillsatien. In lS0o 10 tho row
iag tribn Il Aborigiuss IL The Uaitsd
0lalss aad tssrisarios. annaitics asgrc'
Gaaiag -. ~. 04s wore paid. i
lo72. notwithstanding ths rapid deei
ma1iea e the rsoe. aanuitiss amounting
- "a. -. 0o7 have bssn paid. aside
ftoa 10 expenditure for military par'
poosp oaassd By thor presence. asd
asUe1sivs hoseilitioa 70 the arms and
purposes II civilization that must h
aoeePesd . avert sxtinotion..