Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-01-10
The Curse OF Ham is Upon Tn.sn.

God shall enlarge Japheth; and he shall
| dwell in the tents of them; and Canaan
| shall be his servant"
Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham and
Japheth, Shortly after leaving the ark
Noah setouta vineyard, and from wine
made of the grapes thereof got fesrfnlly
drunk and lay 10 an unseemly manner.
Ham, instead of being out at work with
his brothers. was knocking around hunting
Indian fints, and run up on the old man.
He ran and told his brothers and they came
and, walking backwards, threw an ulster
over the old man. IT'S q thousand won
ders that, crawfshing and not looking at
the old mariner, they did MT tumble over
him. A lover of justice would decide that
Noah, having got drunk and Ham coming
on him Unexpectedly, the best thing would
have been to say nothing about it, and
cursing Ham was an act of i'll temper. But
Canaan was cursed, not Ham.
Ham had four sons, Cush, Mizraim,
Phut and Canaan. Can't say L admire
Phut's cognomen, but that's Mrs. Ham s
business. According to the biblical tent
and best biblical authorities Cush founded
the Assyrian Empire, Mizraim founded
the kingdom of Egypt, Phuts descendants
settled in Libya, and lanaan founded the
we find the magnificent cities of Ninevsh
and Baby Ion. The descendants of Miz.
rain built the temples of Bsalbec aud
Luxor and erected the pyramids. The
children of Phut served the Egyptians in
q military capacity. Their territory was
the portion of Africa which skirts the
Mediterranean. The descendants of Canaan
we will trace after while. &
OF the descendants of Japheth, and
where they settled, we have title but
theory. 'Tis supposed their country was
Nm ho aIi iola nd limit eli h ha
Continent of North America. The proph.
ecy Of dwelling in the tents of Shem," Is
supposed to refer to the subjugstion of the
Jews by the Greeks and Romans. AT all
events, Japheth passes from the scene,
leaving Shem-assuming Abraham's de-
scendants to be portion of Shem's family.
We know they were held in bondage by
both Assyrians and Egyptians, and by the
latter held in most abject servitude, until
led out by Moses into the Wilderness Of
Sin. RFF
Touching effect Of climate, following
the equatorial belt around the earth, we
meet Charibs, Peruvans, Polynesians,
Papusns, Malays, and EthopiAns. 20, we
may safely assume, q tropical sun does not
necessarily curl the hair, hatten the nose,
throw out the mouth, or exemplify the
heel. Further, if taking white man
south makes darkey. out Of him, would
taking monkey north make human out
of him2 Darwin forbid So, let's dis
miss this climate theory and follow his
toric record. u
No one, / suppose, claims the Assyrians
ever turned into darkies. So, good bye,
Cush- folks; you we're Moors, so
you can rttire. Next comes the Egypti4n
or Ceptic race, the descendants of Mizraim.
A comparison of ancient paintings in
temples in Egypt, shows that the present
Egyptian race are mixed strain, and
totally unlike the ancient people of that
ancient country.
When the sepoys Joined the British
they imsgintd they had found their own
temples in the ruins of Dendara, and were
greatly exasperated at the natives, for their
neglect Of the ancient deities, whose
images are still preserved The ex.
cavated temple of Guerfch Hasssn reminds
every traveller of the cave of Elephanta"
Now, Elephanta is In the environs of
Bombay. DIR. Richardson describes the
Nubans, resident at Elephshta, as per-
fectly black but without possessing the
I east of the negro feature. The lips small.
countenance sweet and animated, and
bearing strong resemblance TO that
which is generally found portrayed in the
temples and tombs OF the ancient
Egyptians. he also noticed sew eral fam
lilies, whose hue was of a bronze or red
dish brown, approaching nearer, in feature
and complexion, the head of the young
Bebau ell helouk, than any of the human
race that ever .ell under his observation.
But Canaan was the son cursed, as the
youngest son, and. It's but due Mrs. |
Canaan, to suppose, ut the start, that she |
was an est mable lady.
When the Jews, under Joshua, took |
possession of the land of Canaan, they
found city called Kirjah-Sepher, or City
Of Books; which indicates knowledge of
literature among the Csnasnites, Furth er,
Pho nicia, which was constructed of the
by the Csnaanites, and, through Phoenicia,
etters were introduced into Europe From
Tyre, came Hiram, the architect of Sol,-
mons Temple, the grandest edifce the |
world has seen.
Again, in all battle, where the Jews
conquered the Csnsanite., Jehovah
helped them; nd, whenever His arm was
the Jews were threshed unmer.
,ifully; as for David and Goliah, that was
1ot u lair shake any how. l would rather,
any day, have d man come at me withsa
pistol than with rock. We may then
consider the Csnasnites brave race and
IN enlightened race, and we have abund.
ant evidence that their women we're beau
.iful. Now, 'twould take an awful hot sun
% construct darkies out Of such people.
Some will say the Canaanites were indo-
ent. So were all other races, except the
So were the Greeks and Ro-
mans. With the advent of Christ came
pure religion, a larger humanity, and the
sra Of enlightenment.~ But what became
Of these Canaanites2
Opposite Gibraltar is an old, cid town
called Tangier. In that town stands
indicating that twas erected
BY those Canaanites who fed from ''the
Jewish robber, Joshua" A Lieutenant
IN the French navy, one of Ab-del
Kadeis' csptives, thus describes that Arab
chieftain He is very small; his face
ong and deadly pale; his large, black eyes
IRE soft and languisbingi his mouth small
/ delicate, and his nose rather acquilne.p
Now, attribute this paleness to constant
wear of the bemouse. and compare the
balance of this pen portrait with the sketch
If tho Nubians, Of Eephanta. From mo-
'occo Came the Moors who overrun
Spain. They governed the new acquisi-
ion with mildness, erected aquedutcs and
other works of utility, but their greatest
is that dream of architectural
beauty, the "Ahambta." Further, they
cultivated letters and the sciences, when
he Christian nations cared nothing for
,ither; and, withal, were pee pie of chip-
Uric generosity and distinguished bravery
Consider the magnificent temples of
Egypt; lead alb ut the excavations at MIN
'veh aud Babylon; think Of Saladin and
Ceur lie Leon (fur Sa adm was descend
mt of Phuts); and then agree with me
hat the Moors of Spain were the children
f Canaan; and whence cometh the darby?
A writer, describing the Congo dances in
lew ORLEANS IN 1917 speaks Of Sia, differ-