which has brought an incalculable amount of sin and suffering on the world, and threatens much more. It will die hard, and many pens will be inked and many tongues wearied in defence of the unfounded and debasing error that all races of men were alike created in God's image, and constitute one brotherhood, capable of attaining the same intellectual and moral level; and that, hence, all racial diversities should be disregarded and obliterated. Many scientists give their authority to this dangerous delusion, and the assertion may be safely ventured that on no subject has more nonsense been published to the world, labeled "science," and received as oracular wisdom by the credulous multitude. An old adage says, "When philosophers set out to be foolish, there is no folly equal to theirs." Is not this demonstrated in the case of our modern scientists, who, leaving their proper sphere-the investigation of nature and the discovery of truth-give us their assumptions and theories as facts of science? Has the world fallen into that sad state of which St. Paul speaks, when it has come to believe a lie"? A more cunning and dangerous lie, and a more palpable one, than the genetic equality and unity of the human race, the evil one never invented. This writer claims to speak with some degree of authority on certain matters herein discussed, from long and intimate knowledge of the negro race, both as slaves and freemen, and, therefore, much that he writes is the result of his own observation. The position he is compelled to take is one of apparent hostility to the negro; but he disclaims this, and asserts that he is kindly disposed towards that race, and has always been ready to promote their best interests, and has never failed to do so when opportunity was presented. It may also appear that his sympathies are more with the people of the Southern than with the Northern States of the American Union; but he insists that, in this respect, he is governed by a sense of right and justice and sufficient warrant of facts. His acquaintance with the Southern people, whom he believes to be equal to any on the face of the earth in all the best attributes of manhood, and his opinions of the essential and original diversities of races, might naturally lead him to sympathize with the South, the suffering victim of mistaken philanthropy; but he has endeavored to judge fairly, and has written conscientiously. He has no interest to subserve but truth. He writes anonymously, not because he shrinks from the adverse criticisms that await him in certain quarters, and which must be encountered by one who opposes old beliefs and popular prejudices; but because what he has to say should go forth without prejudice, favorable or unfavorable, that his personality might attach to it. To his readers he would say that he is not a skeptic, nor infidel, nor "slave-driver," nor pirate, nor does he think himself an exceptionally wicked man; but he claims to be a fairly good citizen, disposed to do something for the benefit of his race and for the world, and thinks he sees a wide field for this in opposing what he considers a dangerous popular error. Many who deal in facts and arguments will agree with him. Will they have the moral courage to avow it? Let others answer him fairly and fully, and if they can prove him in error he will admit and accept the truth. The most important of all questions is still the one Pilate asked: 'What is truth?" 66 And now he deposeth and saith, that the matters and things herein stated of his own knowledge are true, and those stated on the information of others he believes to be true. CONTENTS. Anthropology Defined.-Differences and Classification of The Unity Theory, or Monogeny.-Diversities of Races.- The Plurality Theory, or Polygeny.-Superiority of the Definition and Different Theories of Evolution.-Difficulty of Accounting for Life.-Inconsistent with the Bible.- Adam and Eve Immediate Creations.-Diversity in Na- ture God's Plan.-The Facts of Geology, Paleontology, and Physiology against Evolution.-Prof. Le Conte's Late Work Criticised.-Evolution Pantheistic in its Absence of "Nasal Spine," and other Peculiarities of the Negro Skull.-Resemblance between Brain of Negroes and Apes.-Culture does not Alter nor Enlarge the Negro Skull.-Impossibility of the Inferior having the same Mental and Moral Capacities as the Superior Differences Noted.-The Negro's Hair Felts.-The Human Similarity not Proof of Identity of Origin.-Language Sim- ultaneous with the Creation of Man.-Corresponds with Types Distinctly Marked for Thousands of Years.-Case of the Turks and Magyars.-Permanency of Customs and Civilizations.-Adam a Civilized Man, and his Race always the Representative of Civilization.-The Chi- nese. No Instance of Change of Type.-Climate and |