Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-06-16
Prof. Gains Lecture -Racy, Very.

It was an exhaustive effort which
Prof. Cain put forth at the Court House
last Sunday evening. The room was
we'll filled, q very respectable audi
ence being on hand to see the fun.
The Professor waxed uncommonly
eloquent, sarcastic and philosophical
by turns as he proceeded through the
discourse, illustrating it by " facksn
which were altogether beyond contro-
versy. His truths were demonstrated
variously by an ear of corn, handful
of beans, and several charts, the
handiwork of Professor Mooney, of
which great man the lecturer claimed
to be a pupil and profound admirer.
He quoted fluently from "Haradoat-
u.s." "Hippocrdttus," and several
other ancient philosophers and histor-
ians, and familiarly referred to the
Pyramids of Egypt, with many other
big things on ice. He proved to the
entire satisfaction of all that the
white man is really of quite recent
production, compared with his red and
black brothers. When Moses found the
burning bush in the mountain, and
through it had his little chat with the
Lord, he was told to put his hand into
his bosom, and when he drew it out
again it was turned white. From this
circumstance = Moses white hand
the white race sprang, though just
hp,y tbo Iaotnror did not xy1,rxy It1oi1 Ixy
explain. The only difference between
the three races is that the black man
has seven skins, the white man five,
and the red man three; you peel a
niger and you have white man;
peel white man twice and you have
an Indian; and this all in accordance
with fundamental Jacks"
"When God created the world he did
not create men, he created MAN, and
that man was Adam. Now, we all
came down from Adam and Eve, and
I'd like you to tell me if 1 amt your
brudder Yes; you can't get away
from that. Ive got you thar, whether
you like it or no, and Z m gwine to hold
you to it. Another thing: Send q
little baby out into the world, and
bring it up to talk nothing, and what
will it talk ? Hebrew. Yes sir. Well,
a white baby, or black baby, or red
baby, will all talk Hebrew, showing
they all have the same fundamental
powers"
We regret that we cannot give the
Professors lecture in full, as it was
very racy. At the conclusion of his
general remarks he recited an original
"pome" written by himself-nobOdy
else), and we give selections from it
as a matter of literary curiosity.
The Professor calls it
THE COLoRED MANS HYMN To LIE
ERTY.
America my native home!
Tho cold thy wintry looks
Thy mountains crowned with driven snow,
And ice bound are thy brooks,
Yet colder far The colored MANS heart
Though e'er far he roam,
To whom no joy these words impart,
America, my 10 NJ.
CH9RUs-Then kuzzl for America;
1t IS oui native home,
l think that every one may say
do not want to roam.
The Fifteenth Amendment gives the right
To breathe purer air,
A precious boon that is so bright
They love 1t everywhere.
CHoRUS-Then huZZa,
But sc hold no nudge Within the heart;
Ills noble 10 forgive;
Thy blessings i.D.d, to all impart
In union let us live.
CUoRCS-Then huzza,
Although we be illiteratc
Although We be but crude,
Nc'er let II man insinuate
We have no gratitude.
CuoRUs-Then huzZa,
With life and light our guarantee
In Il %, hench to come
Great patriarchS will clearly see
The Il PLURIBUS UNUM.
CHoRUs-Then huZZa,
These verses are beautifully adapt
ed to the tune of "Old Lang Syne,"
though they go very we'll with any
other that is handy. After conclud-
ing his lecture the Professor asked
somebody to pass around the hat; but
as nobody volunteered, he passed it
himself--and then the audience left
instanter.