Year: 1869

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US that the earth has been and Is occupied


by nlimerous independent Indigenous races
Of men, and mat there h,e several such races
even among the negroes Of Africa; but W.
prefer to stick to the ark and the three races
of the sons Of Noah.


Holding, then, to the old theory Of the n etho-
dist Church South, that the negro is the rcs> y
OF the curse upon Ham, through his son
Canaan, whereby his descendants were turned
into niggers, we are forcibly drawn to another
conclusion-that the curse has run out, that
the wrath Of Noah has been amply satisfied,
and that the children of Canaan are henceforth
to be admitted again to q general footing Of
equality with all their brethren from the family
Of the ark So much for Ham


In the third place, it will be observed
that Shem was given blessing, with the pro-
mise that Canaan should be his servant; and
in the negro slaves of the Turks for many
generations, and Of the Egyptians from time
immemorial, we have the fulflment Of this
promise. But the crowning blessing comes
upon Japheth-''God shall enlarge Japheth.
and he shall dwell in the tents Of Shem, snd
Canaan shall be his servant"


Now, in continental division Of the earth
to the descendants of the three sons Of Noah,
though they are intermixed more or less in
each continent--we will adopt the orthodox
division of Asia for Shem. Africa for Ham and
Europe for Japheth. ''He shall dwell in the
tents of Shem, and Canaan shall be his SER
want" This means that Japheth shall occupy
the whole earth. Among his immediate
descendants the isles Of the Gentiles were
divided which gave them the dominion of the
sea. Thus Japheth has come into possession Of
the Continent of America, which gives him the
balance of power. According to the Book Of
Mormon the aborigines Of America are
descended from the lost tribes of Israel, which
were of the family Of Shem, and they came
over by way Of China and Alaska. Noah,
then, in promising that Japheth shall dwell in
the tents Of Shem, no doubt among other
things referred to his extirpation Of the
American Indians and his occupation of this
Continent.


To sum up. Among the Arst recorded Of
the acts of Noah after the food is a s'big
drunk, which teaches US that while wine
drinker by the bottle has lived to be nine
hundred and fifty years old intemperance is
as full of evils as Pandora's box. We next
find that in his unfortunate negro descendants
Canaan has been amply punished for the folly
Of his father, and that under General Grant
his curse has been removed Lastly, we see
that Japheth is master of the situation and that
old Grandfather Noah comes out all right.
Why Hns Secretary Fish Refused Infor-


nation TO Congress About Cnbae


II must strike every ono as very extraor-
binary that the Secretary of State has refused
to give Congress the information about Cuba
which that body called for The President
has been made TO say, and Mr.. Fish has said,
that there is nothing Of any consequence going
on in Cuba-that there is no war-and yet
when the representatives Of the people ask
for information it appears there is something
so grave, so delicate, 30 important about this
Cuban question that the government cannot
let Congress- and the public know what Is
going on. Evidently Mr.. Fish is at his wits
end and is foundering about in sea of uncer-
tainty between his desire to help the Span
iards and his dread Of public opinion. Is it
not time for the President to dismiss this
incapable and timid man from the high and
responsible position he holds? We do not
live under a monarchical despotism or per-
sonal government, and this assumption of
power and holding back important Information
is in opposition to our republican institutions
and principles. Is Mr.. Fish waiting for some
garbled statements of his own agents to help
him out Of the dilemma he has placed himself
in with regard to Cuba? Let us know all
about it, Mr.. Secretary. The people of this
country want the information and have right
to claim it.