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 that govern the propogation of animals, as to believe that the Dog, Wolf and Hyena; or the Lion, Leopard and Cat; or the Horse, Zebra and Ass; or the Elephant, Rhinoceros and Hippopotamus; or the Baboon, Monkey and OurangOutang, came from one common ancestor? And is not the human species, physically, as much a pari of the animal Kingdom, and subject to the same laws of Nature, that govern it, as the animals of the other departments of it arc? And why should there not be a similar diversity of black, white and intermediate races of man, as there is in the varieties of the genus, species or families of animals of the brute creation? And, are not the races of man as well known from each other, by their different features and complexions, as the lower animals are? Is it at all probable that a White man could be mistaken for a China man? or a China man for an Indian? or an Indian for a Malayan? or a Malayan for an Ethiopian or black man? any more than a Jackass could be mistaken for a Horse? or a Rhinoceros for an Elephant? or a Leopard for a Lion? or a Baboon for an Ourang Outang? and, in the absence of any assumed genealogical account of the unity of the Races, I would ask, would any one doubt, from their marked difference in appearance, that the white and colored man, were the result of separate and distinct creations?

The whole arcana of Nature shows that the Creator delighted in varieties. In the animal Kingdom, we have varieties of the Horse, Cow, Hog, Dog, Wolf, Fox, Deer. &c. In the vegetable Kingdom we have varieties of the different kinds of Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers, &c, and, in the mineral Kingdom, we have varieties of the different kinds of Earths, Ores, Crystals, &c., and the varieties of mankind are therefore in perfect unison with the vast system of creation.

The disparity in the Races is so palpably evident that even