The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-09-26
For tho VyR0JsfAE.
The White Man and the Black


Some people say the black man WAS
a slave sii c Noah's me,
And some maintain the color'd skin
Was made by A!ric's Cline,
Aud SO ne without a reason why,
With tongues no brains control,
Declare tfe black man is d beast,
j re no las 40 soul.
know the white man as a rule
Is greater 6han the black,
Greater Ia ey'lything That tells
true man nom q quacla
E In ali the sla8t Deus OF the world
The white N al is Tie king,
From evry battle field he doth
The victor's laureis bring.
It'snot White SKIN makes his deeds
The greater of the two,
Lu5 Ui0od and brains which give him nerve
To dare aud then TO do.
His moral traits IN general are
Placed GA III 5her plane,
He knows what honor IS and pride,
Anlw wioh life maintain.
It's not tie coior OF his skin,
~fh II MAKES the negro less
In all the Things which on the earth
The human race doth bless;
The cloud that's darkest does not bring,
The greater fan Of rain,
The nea "a -ttfat's blacirest does not hold
The Larger weight OF brain.
The God who Inad the universe,
He made the first 1nan red.
o yer all the living creatures,
He made this man the head;
In the course OF transformations
By His creative right
He caused the black man to be black
And made the white man white.
1t not TIE color makes the man,
Nor g salth nor civil pow'r,
Nor is it white or red that gives
The fragrance to the flow'r.
There is ; sense we cannot name,
A some hing deep within,
That makes Il man man withal,
If white Or black his skin.
Not eV'ry man whose face is white
Deserves to have respect,
lot ev'ry man whose face is black
Ne ought with scOrn reject;
IN outside look viii oft deceive,
II we depend ON that,
It's worth no more TO Judge one by
Than bonnet. dress or hat.
Col made the tall and mighty oak
To which the ivy clings,
He also makes the gentle breeze
And howl1ng wiutIy winds,
The beasts and fish and ehirping birds
And eagles soaring high,
Col made them all to differ much,
A I'd who can tell Us why?
some things are common to all flesh,
such - the air we breath,
Death aud the grave are common too,
Ne may ana must believe,
But all OF nature cannot be,
AK . all mankind,
~, The beaut5 spots which some will see,
Others III never find.
Tie gospel is not rreaoh'd to ali.
sc say thsst it is free;
But gospel truths which some embrace,
other ~ il never see.
Death surely il certain thing,
1t comes octl day and night;
1t seems TO scl:e holrid imp,
Tos 3--eala gel bright.
Equal aearo many things,
If Ne are lev high:
Equal IN lie al liberty,
This no one WI deny.
Bu5 -I.aiti rA.ii 5 belong ONE,
And ce-'taih things to you.
Ne fguneat can this refute.
Its absolutely true.
1t is tie head that makes the man,
lie heart that makes him free;
H ri work with care viii make him strong
With fUll capacity
So ne things we have which do not cost,
and some thinas we must buy,
We could not make it otherwise
Ii 81 our might we try.
G1d made TIE diErences in life,
NE cannot char re a thing:
Summer ana Fan and Winter come.
And flowers bloom in Spring.
TIE white man mas the larger brain,
No Doubt Des mode TO rule,
BIT fl4fs IS net a fl. that proves
Inc negro Is a fool.
Nostatufe law can regulate
Your social rights and mine.
The faithful horse nd useful COW.
Do not con4ait w I'll swine
And in the circle of each home
Where plenty may abound.
Or where the sun Ping boordo dwell
N both lis hailow q ground.
If n man is white or black as night,
1t Toes not matter which,
It's not tie skin. but blood and brains
- That make one smart f94. rich .-----
That each man has q proper place,
In RI h We can't deny,
And some gre White and others black,
iut vIo c III tell us why?
WIN ,JaeFPH TONEs