The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-11-04

In his sphere, Powhatan was as much
King as England's greatest monarch, an
, in hers, Pocahontas as much princes:
as any "fair-haired daughter of the hous
of Brunswick" Tradition, history an,
the Bible all tell us of men of like pas
sions with ours, and that ever since Coo
created the first human pair, they anC
their descendants have been peopling tht
earth with their race If we find giant
and pygmies, they are yet men, connect
ed by innumerable links of a common
brotherhood. From the dreaming vo
luptuaries of the tropics, to the rugged
sea-kings of the frozen zone; from the
widest Bushman to the highest type o.
civilized man, we find the links of com
mon chain that connects them all
| Every where man has exercised control
and dominion over all other animal be
ings, and we conclude that the architects
OF Stonehenge were brothers to the build
ers of the Pyramids; that Babel and
! Babylon as well as the Coliseum, the Par
thenon, the Alhambra, the Escurial, and
the halls of Montezuma, were all the
work of men of a common ancestry,
placed by the Almighty in the same
world, under the same laws, the same
penalties, the same hopes of reward, and
fears of punishment; subject alike to
disease and death, and to all the varyin g
vicissitudes that appertain to the lot of
man
We conclude then that all men are of
the same race, and partake Of a common
consanguinity; that they are all the de
scendants of a common ancestry; survi-
vors of the fall doomed to death, yet
allied to Immortality and by birth and
blood, related to the Savior of mankind.
We have reason to be proud of our race.
The body that was nailed to the cross
was human body, and the blood that
was shed on Calvary, was the blood of
the human race. While we have spirit
ual relations with the Father, we also
have by the ties of birth and blood
common kinship with the Son. His hu-
manity was of our race. He took upon
himself the seed of Abraham, and for
our sake became flesh and blood, that he
might be brother to US all; SO that both
by the ties of birth and blood, we are re-
lated to God manifest in the flesh" to
him who hath borne our griefs apd car
ried our SORROWS" to him who "bare our
sins in his own body on the tree and
"by whose stripes we are healed"
There is among individuals of every
division of our race, another most tender
relation that may not be overlooked
The affection of the mother for her off
spring is stronger than any other natural
tie, because the relationship rs the near
est and the most tender of all human re-
lations. From the mother, we obtain the
first lessons in life. From her lips, we
receive the first kiss From her beloved
voice, we hear the music of the first lul-
laby. At her knee, we lisp the first
prayer. From her patient hands, we OBJ
tain the kindly offices that our helpless
infancy demands. Bone of her bone, |
flesh of her flesh and blood of her blood |
we become a part of her very existence
and she of ours. If we lose a wife, an
other may be wooed and welded If we |
lose child, others may be born. If we |
lose brother or sister, others may re-
main. If the mother dies, vacancy is |
created that never can be filed; void |
that no other being can occupy; an alb
sence that cannot be supplied; and after
her departure to the eternal throne, we
feel that with silken though invisible
thread, she is gently drawing US to her
self, to heaven and to God
ConsanguinIty when literally defined,
includes many other relationships beside
that of birth and blood. We have affini-
ties whereby mind speaks to mind, and
heart to heart We have mental and
moral. as well as physical relationships
Must we have a different blood, or diff
ferent race for every difference of
thought, feeling, action. form, size, or
stature, as well as for each separate
shade of color or complexion? There is
neither profit nor foundation in such va
saries
We have heretofore said that man is a
mas home, to him the dearest spot on
earth, where and only where he expands
70 the full measure and capacity of his
nature. The highest type of civilization
mas always been confined to the limits of
'he snowflake. The cosmopolitan eau
,asian is found in every part of the
W orld, but he fourlshes best in certain
climate. We are pleased to consider
him as the highest type of man, and the
North seems to be his congenial home
For confirmation Of this latter statement
We have only to look at Europe and
North America, where this division of
,he human race holds undisputed sway.
The Negro attains to his greatest deveI
opment under a tropical sun, and dwin
lies as he recedes from the Equator.
The contrary is true of the Indian.
If we inquire to what extent progress
md civilization depend on qualities OF
race, we might perhaps answer this ques-
lion if we could say to what extent these
very qualities depend upon climate or
1ther causes. We find that christianity,
and good government be-
md its several branches, though in very
iitferent and unequal proportions. We
cannot account for this on the theory of
different blood or different races. We do
not know that any point of difference in
.he human race, is the result of different