Year: 1866

THE CHILDREN OF THE CURSE
Much has been said and written upon
this .subjcct throughout the last twcnt,
years Of our past history, SO much in fact,
that it may perhaps seem folly in the eyes
OF not few for us to attempt to give
anything knew on the subject; but if We
should fail in producing something origik
nal; something which never entered into
the ideas of any writer before, on the
same theme, we may not fail in producing
something at least that will be interesting
and instructive. We do not enter upon
this subjecs for the purpose of self lauda-
tion or to pampcr party concite, nor invite
hostility Of races, but simply to trace ont
a history that has become famous from its
supposed associations with that of the
country in which fate at first called us
into existence. We are living in an age
whose advanced stage of enlightenment,
should be the grave into which all sordid
fears of examining such subjects as this
ought to be buried, for to be afraid of
truth is unworthy of the present century.
let no man therefore turn up the scornful
lip when his eye catches glimpse of the
caption of this article, because peculiar
views aud ideas are attached to that sub
ject, but let him read, and when reading,
thiak and afjeytcard Judge, for the great
est minds in all ages of the worlds hiss
tory have been sOrong when they thought
themselves immoveably r. sht. We may
may be wrong; we cannot and will not dog
matlcally say We arc rot, will you, then,
kind reader, be as honest, and follow US
carefully in our search after truth We
have laid it down as a mqxim for the guild
ance ofour life always to take the best side
ofhumanity, and let circumstances show to
us the other, and on this basiswe ask for
your honest judgment on this subject.


TIE Story of the Flood F" is one
which is corroberated by the traditions
and myths of all nations, tribes and
tongues under the heavens; and the uni
versatility of the one idea and the one sup


posed effect alone has indelibly stamped
the brand of fact upon its face, although h
the sacred page had never breathed a
line upon it; but being work of the


Almighty, and one Of such momentous
import to US, the creatures of his works
mapsbip, his inspiring spirit pened its
gloomy record with minute detail in the
volume of His w ord for our considera-
ton and our guidance throughout the
moments of our Pickering existence.
Following Immediately upon the closing
scene of worlds destruction, comes an
other, of vital. yea, incomprehensibIe i'm!
portance to the surviving actors of that
terrible drama.


Noah, the Patriarch of salvation, had
scarce Quilted the ark--which breasted
the storms of Heavens vengence on a
sin sunk world, when-like those whom
he hal witnessed undergo the long nurs'
ed wrath of an offended and injured God
he fell victim himself in the snares of
mans mortal foe. In moment of for
eetful pleasure his heart no doubt
was elated with untold gratitude and JOY
at bis own as we'll as his family's remark
able preservation from the universal tiat
Of destruction-h drank of the wine of
the vinyard he had planted, until he was
Trunk. Are we right in this ? Was he
really drunk through the effects of the
wine he had imbibed ? What does the
record say, for beyond that we dare not
90 GGenesis 9th and 2lst, : And he
drank of the wine and was drunken, and
he was uncovered in bis tent" We are
right. He was drunk and that through
the effects of wine. Do not be afraid,
dear reader, we are not going to read you
lecture on teetotalism nor temperance
but we wish to impressppOn your mind
the Importance of this seemingly lnsign'>


icant declaration of the good old Patrl-