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heba, 122

, So , Tirhakah, bed-Melech,

anNations, - - . 143

ya, - -- - -148

st theNegroModern, - . 154

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nsonsays: orthelast three

asbeenmainlyindebtedfor its

candIndo- uropeanraces;

first ages. gypt and

imrod bothdescendantso fHam

dactedasthepioneerso fmank indin

dsofart,literature andscience.

omy,history,chronology,

ulpture,navigation,agriculture,

l ltohavehadthe irorigininone

tries, iveGreat Monarchies,

etonReview( uly,1878),

The thiopianrace, f romw hom

canstockare undoubtedly

arlyahistory asany

ftheearth.H istoryas

scoveries,givesthemaplace

ckas gypt herself;ifnot

citedtoshow that theNegro s

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roddenfieldsofcivilization;

onablelimit forthesewordsof

nion amongscholarsasto

nofthe ancient thiopians

not unanimouslyconcededthat

f t he N e g r o t yp e t h at t h ey

samestockfromwhichthe

ile,theSoudan,theN iger,

nded.TherearemanyAfrico-

t believethat theancient

candN igritianregionsofAfrica

softheslaveswhoforcenturies

West Coast ofAfrica.Millions

theworldholdthesameopinion,

gorouslydefendit inprivate

ech,andinpublishedwriting.

t thesepeoplereadhistory,

withtheirprejudices.

meofthedescendantsof

ckpeople,evenin theearliest

lus, that theetymological

amis,swarthy;andthat

pliedtoadescendant ofthe

eks,meansblack,burnt.So

ncient ancestryofthemodern

beenablyarguedby Dr.

ndColor.

egroisdifferent fromthat of


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llydescribedas woolly.

It hasdescendedtohimfrom

Herodotus, thefathero f

ribedthreethousandyearsagoas

orecurly thanthat o fanyother

black incomple ionandw oo llyhaired. "

inguishthedifferent

w,inhairandcolor, theancient

ndtheN iger,whogavecivili-

Rome,weree act typesofthe

ncientsdifferonlyinthis, that

vilization.Theirdescendants,

t largely,represent to-day

m.And,becauseofthisfact,it

ein thenobilityofhis ancestry.

downintoSouthernAfrica,and

erent changeofenvironment

thiopiannecessarilyaltered

fe.Thosewhoseeno con-

adedmodernAfricanandthe

thiopian,forget that for

sufferedfromthecupidityof the

leaguewithdeathandthecovenant

swhitebrotherenteredagainst

ar that thepresent condition

rect result ofclimate,andmore

eslavetrade.

racialconditionisnot e ceptional

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Whiteslaveswerecommonin

erosaysofthe ancestorsofthe

ericans,that acertainRoman

dnoplunderinB ritainbut slaves

.

erewehaveacontemptuous

eanddegradedpeoplesome-

swhichareheldand e pressed

o-Americansto-day.Remem-

how wonderfullythepeopleof

edeepest depthstothehighest

htheaudacityoffaithlook forward

ecoloredpeople,whoarea

ericanpopulation,andtothe

icashallagaintakeher place

nentsandpeople.

, soablyandlearnedlypresented

N egroscholar,whohasgiven

ubject,willproveinvaluableto

wuw hat istruthf A ndmore;

nt ofanoblermanhood,

nwhichit imparts,andbecause

willarouse.

nLiteraryUnion.

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nthew orld, ' saysDr. Michael

s N ubiaandAbyssinia,umore

yandscholarthan that which

tsas E thiopiaabove gypt, the

e present day.It wasuniver-

sand philosophersofGreece

whichat alaterperiod covered

hswithso manywonderful

sereligiousrightswhich,after

hepriests ofThebes,were

ofH omerandV irgilasthe

Themorelearnedamong

wnearlyunanimousinthe opinion

ecture,aswell asofreligious

om thiopiato gypt; rece iving

ressdownward,tillat length

edat Diospolis,inthepalaceof

leo f upiterA mmon. Osy -

amew ithMemnon, the thi-

war; byothers,tobethe

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piansand gyptianswereCushites,

romtheraceofH ani.Ihavebriefly

ofthe humanfamilyfromthe

tianepoch;takingsomenotice

esoftheChristianera,and

t thepresent time.It isafield

that Iamawareof,has so

mselfandasthoroughlye plored.

at Icanclaimoriginality.

res intheoriginalte t forlight

eelyquoted theopinionsof

theyseemedtometobe

madmittedfacts.Thisneces-

andmorefrequentlyin thought.

DeLanoye sB arnesestheGreat,

ocris, the thiopianQueenof

st rulero f thesi thMemphite

Weshouldnot speakof

rodotushadnot mentionedheras

hichwouldindicateanintrusion

bout that period. N ow , asa

smentionsnothingofthekind.

w a inlovvo/acctjv r/ ri it f ia< 5i E v6E

irco pii,andthenameofthis woman

asthat oftheB abylonianQ ueen,

themodern gyptologist

intheblackman,but finds

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Theoldmonarchsaremadeto

recianandRomanmould,and

ceofAsia,andto theAnglo-

myisarousedfromhis ancient

heart ofPythagorean

itemummywithalookofdis-

he N egroisnot init.Ifat

of gyptianmonarchs,in

hereas acaptive,asuppliant,

ushite soconspicuousin

ofthenomadicArabian.

oftheH ebrews, thiopian

iger o f theR omans, area ll

o rany thinge cept aN egro .

detosignify curlingringlets, or

t popular f rizz o fC aucasian

ericanslavery,anyAnglo-

rmovedhispeninthe interest

dAfrican,that manwasmarked,

heoffensivelyarrogant pro-

ereinfected withtheleprosy.

eatruerecordof thesonsofHam

rket forhisbook.Thepress,

publisherwereallagainst the

efactsof hisancient greatness.

anwroteforwhitemen;and

writeforblackmen,andgive

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penbeguidedby truthand

dreasonabledoubt,asI

gyptians, thiopians,and

avorablymentionedbyboth

ansofthedays ofMosesandthe

orsofthepresent raceofH am,

eteenthcenturymaypoint to

all whowouldfindinhima

hehopeof areturnofracial

ofaChristiancivilization,

herhandsuntoGod.

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rd sandthefulnessthereof ; thew orld, and

he hathfoundedit upontheseasand

ods, and hathmadeofoneblooda ll

P s a. . x i v . 1, 2 . A ct s v i i. 2 , 6 .

newhosetruthwemust not

eph scoat, thepeoplesof theearth

iousethnologicaltypes.N at-

shavedividedmenintocertain

races. C uv ier, says

aces;Pritchard,seven;Agassiz,

ndB lumenbach,five, asgiven

smadethe basisofclaims

benevolent Christiandoctrine

hoodofthe humanfamily,and

atural historyorinthe science

stomanasa genericunit.

natureofthelife,and the

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st what theysow,themost

habout theirownsuperiority

condnature.Thenthey

eirreligion,andput it intheir

bytheirchildren; andtheyta

makea pleasingpictorial

andanabominablecaricatureof

uldsubordinateandrob.The

rohavebeenhereandthere

ntinglyfoldthat theyare

subordinationistheirnormal

hethoughtfulN egrotolook

torsand traceuphislineagein

ingofancestral greatnesswith

gtaunt,andwhichmaykindle

meofprideofrace.

enmadebynature scolor-

hew hite , theblack andtheye llow ,

ancestralheads, apheth.H am

f ancient N oah.

avedone theN egro

vebeenconsciousofthee -

theirethnologicalwritings;

ct that theyhaveegregiously

he Cushites,ortheH amitic

y,byerroneousstatement on

truthontheother. urope,

ntingcovetousShemandpre-

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ng,andenslavingAfrica,the

andf if ty -si yearsafterthe

esinthebook ofGenesis,

ceivedchronology,therewasa

hichdestroyedeverybodybut

y,consistingofhimself andwife,

ives, just e ight persons. B y

orldwasrepeopledaswesee it

ndethnologicalvariety;different

edoverit likethefishesofthe

ndthebeastsofthe forest.

ereaderallthe progenitors

oplesoftheearth havede-

holeofthetenthchapterof

ancient andreliableethno-

orians.

ra tionsof thesonsofNoah;

heth; anduntothemw eresonsborn

apheth;Gomer,andMagog,

andTubal,andMeshech,and

mer;Ashkenaz,and iphath,

onsof avan; lishah, and

uthorityofA rchbishop e li , o fOrleans,

Ma jorM. R. Delany, by rank A . Ro ll in, page

and, rance, andPortuga l, enteredintoa

nslavethe African.Theinfamouscon-

yPiusII.in 1482;byPaulIII.in 1557;bv

enedict X IV . in1741: andbyGregoryX V I.

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aanim.B ytheseweretheisles

heirlands;everyoneafterhis

sintheir nations.

ush,andMizraim,andPhut,

of Cush:Seba,andH avilah,

andSabtecha;andthesonsof

an.AndCushbegat Nimrod:

one intheearth. Hew asa

ord:whereforeit issaid, ven

nterbeforetheLord.And the

w asB abel, and rcch, and

andofShinar.Out ofthat

dbuildedN inevehandthecity

ResenbetweenN inevehand

t city.AndMizraimbegat

ehabim,andN aphtuhim,

him,(out ofwhomcamePhilis-

Canaanbegat Sidonhis

ndthe ebusite , andtheA morite ,

ivite,andtheArkite,and

e,and theZ emarite,andthe

rdswerethefamiliesofthe

d.Andtheborderofthe

n,asthoucomest toGerar,unto

odom,andGomorrah,and

enuntoLasha.Thesearethesons

es,aftertheirtongues,in their

ns.

ro fa llthechildrenof ber,

hee lder, eventohimw erechil-

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dA ram. A ndthechildrenof

Gcther,andMash.And

andSalahbegat ber.Andunto

:the nameofonewasPeleg;for

ivided;andhisbrother sname

tanbegat A lmodad, andSheleph,

erah, andHadoram, andUza l,

Abimael,andSheba,and

d obab: a llthesewerethesonsof

ngwasfromMesha,asthou

nt oftheeast.Thesearethe

milies,aftertheir tongues,in

ns.Theseare thefamiliesof

heirgenerations,intheirnations:

ons dividedintheearthafter

verses,thirtyofwhich are

aphethisdisposedofin just

even,whileH am,thegreat head

es,takesupfifteenverses,or

aphethput together. Thisisa

amiticbranchesofthehuman

ousviewthroughout allthe

blehistory.

sisgives usastartingpoint

he primarydivisionsofmen

line,thewhite,theyellow,and

gforthe irrespectiveancestra lheads,

m; andforthe ircountries, urope,

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b y . W . an d . A . A le a n de r o f

1830,givesan ethnographic

sonsofN oah,sojust andclear

TSO APH E TH .

merians,onthenorthern

F romhimdescended, 1. A shk enas;

own,but conjecturedtobe

lackSea.2.Siphath;the

rangeofmountains.3.Togar-

nhabitantsofCaucasus,

ries:Scythians.

s , Gr e ek s . F r o m h i m, 1 . l i sl i a;

nse.2.Tarshish;Tartesus

ypriansandotherIslanders,

odanin;theDodaniansin

fPontus.

ofthe Moschianmountains,

andPontus.

orpeople upontheDniester.

TSOP H AM.

andSouthA rabians. F rom

rod;thefirst kingofShinar,or

amia,wherehebuilt thecitiesof

oe. (See thiopia . )3. Hav ilah;

Arabia.4.Sabtah;Sabotain

RhegmainSouth-eastern

mR aamahcome, (1. )Shebah; probably

;Daden,an islandinthe


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ontheeast coast of thiopia.

ns. F romMizra imcome,

obablyAfrican nations.

ans.4.N aphtuhim;between

usim;inPathrures,a part of

C o lchians. " Out ofw hom

ePhilistines.(2.)Caphtorim;

orMoors.

inhabitantso fPa lestine .

d,1.TheSidonians;orPhenicians.

ebron. 3. The ebusites, inand

eAmorites,east andwest ofthe

s.6.The H ivites,at the

rkites,at thefoot ofLebanon.

nofLebanon.9.The

nislandArabus,andthe

emarites,ofthePheniciancity

ites, o f piphania , onthe

TSO SH E M.

methe inhabitantso f lymais

northernpart o fSy ria, (A rra -

mhimcame, Salah; w hosedescendant w as,

ebrews,andfromhimcame,

n; ancestoro f thefo llow ingA rab

)Sfieleph;SelapenesinSouth

th; o fHadramaut. (4.) erah;

am.(6.)Uzal;SanaainSouth

Obal(9.)Abimael.(10.)

uthArabia.(11.)Ophir ;

a.(12.)H avilah;ofH aulan.


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abites, betw eenH adramaut and

ofsome thiopianpeople .

Mesopotamians. romA ram

A rabiaDeserta. 2. H ul; perhaps

.Mash;theinhabitantsof

esibis.

fthedescendantsofeither

reassignedtoA frica . Ludis

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N T S O C US H I T S . 19

N T S O C US H IT S .

syoungest son, (Gen. v . 32:

rteenthchapterofGenesisand

nof acountryinwhichthe

Ham; but itsgeographical

termined.It wassomewhere

dthereH ammayhavelivedlong

e.B ut hefinallywent to

nedMizraimhisgrandson;for

aaccordingtoPlutach;Chemi

zC ham, or the landofHam

cv.23 ;cv.22.)Though

misplacedbeforehimin the

probablyonaccount ofhis

se ldest son. Hew asthefather

ah,Sabtah,RaamahandSabtecha;

baandDedan.H isnameis

ndicatingthemigratorycourses

obablethat hedwelt in

hhissonN imrodwhobuilt o r

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thandsouth-east tillfinally

adthemselvesoverthenorth-

andcentralAfrica,givingthe

ortionofA f rica, southof gypt.

nofbut fewcountriesmen-

ausedmorelearneddiscussion

eH ebrew,Aithiopiainthe

,intheV ulgate,andMohrendland,

tryoftheB lacks),intheGerman

minent authoritieswidelydiffer.

ithsomewriters(blindedby

yprevailingopinion),therewas

eplacesande pla indif f icult iesin

babilitythat thefrequent men-

u sh i te s , E t h io p ia , a nd E t h io -

Scriptures, hasany referenceto

dertakefurtheron toprovewith

hentheinspiredwritersof the

C ushites, o f thiopiaandthe thi-

dofH amandthesonsof

condamongthesonsof H am,

asfathero fLudim, A namim,

athrusim,andCasluhim,from

dthePhilistinesandCaphtorim.

min gypt ismadesoclearby

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N T S O C US H IT S .2 1

tersofeitherancient ormodern

puteit.

m,settledinnorthernAfrica

heprogenitorofa great multitude

scendantsofLudim andLeha-

outhwardandwestwardtothe

hiopiaandtotheAtlantic. In

brewScriptureswherethename

orthepeoplethereof,it is

n d L i by a ns ; a l th o ug h L i by a

ediatelyfromLubim,translated

. 43, orf romLehabim, the

Lubim. B ut in eremiah

heHebrew istransla ted Libyans,

. 5 , a nd x x v i ii . 5 , th e s am e wo r d is

3ia isdefinedbyR oy , as A n

ia. Thisclearlylocatesthe

fthe thirdsonofH am.

hat Libyais saidbymost of

mefromanativewomanofthe

edfromLubim,it shouldbe

am,withhisdescendants,

st o f theriver ordanandthe

adwest totheMediterranean,

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ndPhoenicia.It tookthe

wassubsequentlycalled(2) The

useGodhadgraciouslypromised

rchsAbraham,Isaacand acob;

because oshuahaddiv idedit

4) TheLandof udea, a f ter

romthe irB aby loniancaptiv ity,

edweremostlyofthetribe of

e anamegivento it by the

ohadcommercialintercourse

6) TheHolyLand, by

hepreciousnameandwonderful

esus, theC hrist. o rthe

undsof theirhabitation,see

1 9.

im,Phut andCanaan,or

at grandchildrenofH am,

ographicaldirectionstakenby

hand belongedtothesecond

a idthefoundationofB aby lonia

ordingtothereadingof the

nslationoftheoriginal; and

saftertheflood.There in

beginningofempiresandthe

unders.

est sonofC ush, Gen. .

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N T S O C CS H I T S . 23

esternArabiaalongthe

ea,and finallysettledin

that hisoffspringarereferred

14.Sebagavehisnameto the

yinAfrica afterwardsknown

ndgrandsonofCush,(Gen. .

Arabiaandsubsequentlyin

ushor thiopia.

basbelongingtothe Semitic

tward,asIwilltry toshow

thecountryofthequeenthat

ofRaamahandgrand-

but therewasanother,sonof

ofA brahamby eturah, (Gen.

reweredif ferent tribesk now nas

danfollowedthecurrent ofthe

vinghisnamebehindhim,

x x v i ii . 1 3.

mah,andSabtecha,other

courseof theMizraimitesto

ypt,andspreadalongtheeastern

iblyto thee tremesouth.

aimandgrandsonofH am.

f rican Lydians andhis

e Libyans w eredescended.

, whowastheancestorofthe

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sof Lydians maycause

udgment tothecarelessstudent

imorLydiansof Africaare

( lv i. 9)w henhesays: C ome

chariots;andlet themighty

iopiansandtheLibyans,that

ydians,that handleandbend

L i by a ns , a n d L y di a ns , t h e

DID andD" " ] ^ (C ush, Phut and

ntified.

e raceofLehabimor

dinconnectionwiththe notice

andcentralAfrica tothe

rsonsofMizraim,Anamim,

Casluhim(out ofwhomcame

allhadtheirfirst tribalsettle-

ndinthe landofC anaan.

onicles( x i. 16)w ef indthe

earthe thiopians. Thissup-

heldby historiansthat

allysettledbyCushites.

derso f theA rabianGulf , in

stheIndies,in H indoostanand

havebeenfoundunmistakable

te,whoin thecourseoftime

dwiththe Shemiticracethat he

acter e cept incolor.Inre-

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OPIA .

alplainsofShinar the

eN oachanhouseholdfollowed

ratesandtheTigrisriverssouth-

ast andwest spreadthemselves

the PersianGulf,orpossibly

t,totheAtlanticin thewest.

dCushitesor thiopiansto

al relationship;but onlythe

anent settlement ofthelargest

dphysicaltypeeveracquired

thiopia,andthat wasinAfrica,

writersofsacredandofprofane

aphicallyindefiniteastocall

ces C ush and A ithiojpia .

atheyknewwhat theywere

ust what wemeanwhenwe

w hentheyspok eofan thiopian

meanwhenweusethesame

ClavisLinguaeSanctae

ishedat enain1727,says,under

mChami,Gen.10.6,qui


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OPIA . 27

edit, unde E thiopiaC huschdicta

Cushwasthefirst ofthesons

etothe thiopians, whence

sh. Thepassagereferredto

i . 9 . ) re a ds : T i rh a ka h k in g

eorigina lfo r thiopia isC IS,

hof gypt, embracingNubia

ofthe B lacks.

dwithapertinacitysug-

albias,that thelandofCushor

nlyinArabia,whileotherswith

forcelike Geseniusmaintain

nlyinAfrica. Stillothersfind

thinSouthernA rabiaandin

datepreconceivednotionsand

ialconjecture,inthe absence

osestells usthat hissister

ontook offenceonaccount of

sor thiopianw oman(Num.

rredthat thewomanwas

w asinC ushor thiopia . Were

Didit tak ethemnearlya

t theirbrotherhadmarrieda

edsinceMoses married

bilitywasdead.B esides,the

eturah, tow hichline it is

ed,wereShemiticandnever

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raw asaShemiticMidianite ; but

amandAarontospeakagainst

edispleasureof God,wasa

sAnthon,afterlaboringhard

r a n t h io p ia i n A r ab i a an d

his regardfortruthtosay:

beconsideredasclearlyestablished

ne.^ E thiopianrace,andthat

generallyinScripturethat

bove gypt, C ass. Diet. Sub.

A . M. , inhi3 P re-Histork

n1874by theHarperso fNew

ptedchronologyofChristendom

metocreateawonderfulCushite

heArabianshoresof the

anGulf totheeasternborders

ric.B ut hemakesthose

w hitemen, andlocates thiopia

e57:) Intheearly tradition

Greeks,Arabiaisdescribed

C arefulstudentso fantiquitynow

of thiopiaseemtohavebeen

aningwhitemen,andthat the

hapsreally aforeignword

ederivationofthe wordfrom

sa f ruitfulsourceofmisapprehension.

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OPIA . 29

thenf romLycophron: da inoav

metheusi thiops,thedaemonor

eappella tion, hesays, hada

noreferencewhatevertocom-

piter What doestheprophet

eask s( i i i . 23) canthe

angehisskin " B esidesinboth

sandLycophron,theword

as anadjectivemakingthe

pithet o f ove, andtheother the

etheus, whollychangingthesense

ekte t.Prometheuswasone

n,whichaccordswiththe his-

ndwhileOlympuswastheabode

countrywas thiopiaand

n theblameless thiopians.

i ah , l i . 9 , fo r t h io p ia n s

u n & a ; a nd i n z e ki e l, x x . 5 ,

thiopiaandLibya , w ehavethe

ushandPhut. Here eremiah

te thiopia inA f rica; andno

raryquirksandquibblescan

the thiopianshadattained

anydistinctionin thehistory

uchforthe modernwhite

to put tothecredit ofthe

egrowithout somechallenge.

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L G PTIAN S.33

G PTIAN S.

original ra therthan

gof thef irst sett lerso f gypt,

sincethe worduancient" is

mi edracethat occupied

othefirst inhabitants.

historiansthat Mizraim,

and,possibly,H amhimself,settled

reis calledDnyo(Mizraim)

C ha m ), t h at i s, M i zr a im o r g y pt

, (Ps. cv. 23; cv i. 22. )Thusit

yB iblica lnamefor gypt is

eryclearlyitsfirst settlement by

et theR ev. Dr. . R . B eard

ansand gyptiansw erenot

egreat Caucasianfamily,

o l. i . p. 600. Doctorsdif fer. In

lopaedia , Rev . . PyeSmith,

peak ingofCush, says: The

rabiansideof theRedSea,then

andsubsequentlye tending

othat C ushite( er. i i i . 23)

anegro. B ut what constitutes

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l led ablack man, orso

rasto beconsideredadescend-

sedin thissameethnicalsense

riginal gyptianswere

ytraditionalhistoryof

t ofChina,Persia,Greeceand

ment bytheH amiticracecannot

yprecipitatejudgment andanim-

ct andinferentialtestimonyof

s t h e la n d of H a m , a s i t i s

d Mizraim how canits

sCaucasianswithout making

eCaucasianrace 1Let Godbe

whocontradictshisword.

byMizra imandhissons, the

athrusim,theCasluhimand

orwasat that timenoone

ndentitywiththeH amitic

yhistoricfact ofthat early

bsequent invasionof

duHycsos, st i l l la terby thePer-

ndGreciansettlementsonthe

odoubt modifiedthephysical

ughintermarriage;but that

omorethanisproducedby the

arryingwiththedaughtersof

ere, it generatedthe C opt ;

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G PTIAN S.37

the southernpartsofLibya;

reeksareforeigners. Sothere

eks,ArabiansandPersiansin

eigners,theCushitesbeingthe

ousinhabitants.B ut tothis

asianthought isnot generally

art icleon gypt inthe

annica says: Inconsequenceof

gein H erodotus(ii.104)and

ngtheinhabitantsofAfrica,it

hat the gyptianswerevery

race.Acompletee amination

nourpossessionhas,however,

sult;andit isnowacknowledged

dtothe Caucasianthanthe

gereferredinH erodotusis

y,M.A.,WorcesterCollege,

ereevidently gyptians, andIsay

edit beforeIheardit from

tterofinterest tome,Iinquired

chianshad morerecollection

e gyptianshadof theC o l-

nssaidthat theythought theCol-

mthearmyofSesostris ;andI

t onlybecausetheyareswarthy

amountstonothing,because

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gabout.SurelyGodknew

elationsheresoconspicuously

H eretheninthe clearest

zraimandhis sonSebaare

as hewasmovedbytheGod

nof the gyptians, the thi-

aeans.

at theaboriginal gyptians

nevitable.Iftheywere in

dintypeandcolor,they could

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TH I O P I AN S 4 1

TH I O P I AN S ,

SA M A C .

ssics,whereverthe

iopiansarereferredtoconjo intly ,

of oneandthesamerace.

medto beofShemiticor

he descendantsofcitherShem

thelineagesofeitherthe

opiansw iththe irowntil lw ithin

entheracialstockof theN egro

hat thewide-awakepro-

out torobtheCushiteof his

ntry,androbhimof his

othisendthe trendofancient

aeologyrevolutionized,andthe

bearfalse witness. et the

eshLashonisfaithful,andthe

blefindsinit light andtruth.

thiopians,Dr.Anthonsays:

nsw ere intimate lyconnectedw iththe

esof theirmonarchy,and

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onquest.The^ E thiopianshad

esacerdotalorder,the same

ameritesofsepultureand

tians.Religiouspompsandpro-

ncommonbetweenthetwo

^ E thiopians, whow ereconnected

finityandintimatepolitical

ebrewhistorianstermed

Cushiteinvaderof udah,is

thiopianleadermentionedby

s termedTarakos,andisset

ell-knowntablesofdynasties,

gypt. Intheearlie ragesthe

rentlytothesamenationor

earthat theCushor thio-

edboth sidesoftheRedSea.

nof gyptiancivilizationthis

hingseemstocountenancethe

egraduallydownthevalleyof

rso f thiopia totheshoresof

Monuments,tradition,analogies

accordancewithnaturalproba-

whenthe namesof thiopia

ndedtogether,whenthetwo

ormbut asinglepeople .

.,says: Thelearned

ve lsfounded, ontheradica ldis-

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highcheek-bones,short though

sandthicklips. Onp.274

beensofrequentlyinvaded,overrun

olongere istsapurerace

Coptsareusuallyregarded

rue gyptians,thesubjectsof

olneyremarks,that both

theirdescent fromthepeople

eArabs,that is,fromthat

, Persians, and, abovea ll, ofGreeks,

andConstantinesweresolongin

This, headds, w il lberendered

nsider thedistinguishing

ople:weshallfindthemall

yellowish,duskycomple ion,

r Arabian:theyhavealla

es,flat noses,andthicklips;

ntenanceofamulatto . Iw asat

thistotheclimate;but whenI

dnot helpthinkingthefigure

hetruesolutionof theenigma,

eprecise ly thoseofaNegro . "

ationsinthedescriptionsof the

avelers,but that tendsrather

eakentheirgeneraltestimony,

ancient gyptiansand

eand thesamerace.

tes, gyptiansand

togetherbyGod himself,that

derwithout doingviolenceto

dScriptures. Theywere

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T H I O PI A N S . 4 5

esameCushiteor N egrorace.

gistsdenythis;but suchdenial

econclusionjust aslogically

naturalistsandphysiologistsof

t theNegro isdescendedf romthat

ropoidcalled orang-outang.

mthethingsthat areHam s,

emtoanother,not evena

gthe spoil.H eerensays,

ca, vo l. i . p. 289. ) Inpro -

he primevalages,thecloser

w een gypt and thiopia . The

entiontheformerwithout thelat-

hetruth; but theaveragew ritero f

nmention gypt without even

is sodazzledby theancient

annot easilyadmit that the

pansw ereoneandthesamerace.

statuesandpaintingsofthe

havebeenfoundin great

ysiognomywhollyforeigntothe

nsarealtogethergratuitous.I

rablewhitemarblebust ofa

adeat RomebyaCushite

cellent reputation,andthe

he Cushiterace,e cepting

fhis sight.Theartist isMiss

bust maynowbeseenat the

o h ns o n, B r o o k ly n , N . . I t


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G P TI AN S . 4 7

G P TI AN S .

thiopiansonthesouthof

he west,weroalldescendants

thesameco lor, e cept that

t southwereofthedarkest hue.

hemblack Isayat once

bornso.Severallearned

vethisproblemin learned

et earnedamonument for

anysecretsinthephenomena

eepest researchofhumanken.

satisfactorilydeterminehow

hibitsthevarioustintsand hues

isnolessdifficult or

ack manisblackthanit isto

white;noris theoneanymore

Arraigningtheblack,and

ingblack,is simplyanarrogant

alascendency.H erodotus

einhabitantsbecomeblackfrom

micalcombinationsproduce

tesbetweenthesevenprimary

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not reckonedamongcolors.

estedbylight, whitebodies

ltherays,andblack,those

sorballtheraysof light.This

diesisnot inthemselves,but

their particlestoreflect or

oflight.It isonthisprinciple

iouscolorsi nthevegetable

constitutedthat itsparticles

but thered;that theyreflect.

lbut thegreen; sowhileall

n seenonebut theredandthe

blue,indigo,andthe violet

infusionofnutgallsmi ed

ack ; andif to thismi turea

acidbe added,theblackwill

Allthesethings weknow;

oughtotellhow Godcom-

neating thesamekindoffood

nlight, soastoproducethee -

n theirdifferent comple ions.

thegreat ocean,hasitsbound-

ssing theoriginofspecies,

urv ivalo f thef ittest, andthe

Pro f . CharlesDarw in, inthevery

mary , says: Ourignorance

profound.N ot inonecaseout

ndtoassignanyreasonwhy

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G P TI AN S . 4 9

meofMenes,2188 B .C.,to

csos,theH ebrews,thePersians,

s,sonsof Shemand apheth,

ars(963)in gypt.Therewas

oingof Arabians,nearand

ftraffic.Thoseand these,by

gyptianand thiopianC ushites,

plek nownas C ophti o r

a nd a s M o or s w he r e th e yw e re

ndhistoryhavebeentrans-

tionized,withinthepast century

e interestsoftheCaucasian.

t that theancient gyptian

ca lledaC ushiteoran thio -

hat hewasaN egro.Thisis

orwhenforcedtotellwhat they

egro , theyselect the low est and

t tribeonthewest coast of

oldtheamazingdifference

himandthehighlycultured

hosecolor,hair,andfeatures,

sthat ofthemiscegenated

ervedthat thenativesof

ofa verydarkcomple ion

are not so;andase perience

omakeblack,it hasbeenin-

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sun.Thisinferenceis indicated

otsof theH ebrewandGreek

eblackrace. romtheverb

weget thenounCham(Dm

sh,whogavehis nametothe

shites.TheGreeks,having

heverbaB eiv(aithein,toburn)

ch theycompoundedsoasto

Aithiops)ablackman.Solo-

cessismadetosay intheV ulgate

Nigrasum; decohrav it me

ack; thesunhasdisco loredme.

ewerephysiologicaldistinctions

ypeamongtheseveralnations

dianCushites;but theyall

nprogenitor,whateverthereal

ion.Thesameorsimilar

incolor,hair,eyes,andshape

ist amongAmericanN egroes,

amiticoriginofanyof them;

mongthemselves,whoforselfish

e . ' Whenthefact isestablished

beisH amiticinrace,no

sedbyfavorableenvironment

hemitic.All it candoisto

byintermarriage,aswaslargely

heinvasionofCambyses,pro-

esternLibya,producingthe

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G P TI AN S . 5 1

ntativeofthedarkrace and

theGreek equiva lent, w asused

whichevertermis employed

ns,orhasreferencetowhat is

n.

e,andthetestimonyofmen

dthat theaboriginal gyptians,

ssouthandwest ofthem,were

egroes;fortomeeachof these

ning. Inow turntoan gyptian

tsofher blackcomple ion.

wasblackand comely.

.C.,andwassucceededbyhis

.10-12.)Solomon,likea

ae ly madeaf f inity w iththe

edhisdaughter, (1. ings, i ii . 1. )

lomonthesupport of

neighbors,asseenabout twenty-

C.992)whenPharaohhadgone

ven it asapresent tohis

fe.That thisPharaohwasan

rystrongest inferentialproof.

shak,anacknowledged

eroboamf ledforshe lterw hen

, (1. ings i. 40; )andhis

marrieddeclaresherselfa

must,therefore,havehadN egro

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almeaningtheSongof

and primarymeaningisbest

t asanepithalamiumbasedon

thPharaoh sdaughter.

dpreacherse plainthefirst

apterasreferringtothe

C hrist" andthef if thverseas the

fherdeformity . Sure ly this

edina braindiseasedwith

ydenca lls melanophobia .

hisAfrican queenatypeof

herco lora deformity 1

o loro f theC ushite , thiopianor

omity, andit isanaccusation

partialCreatoralittle lessthan

. TheN egro sco lorisnatura l,

al.Let Solomon sSongof

Origin, eromeandthe athers

tweenSolomonandhisbeautiful

asoliloquywhenapart,andwe

nhadbrought hisCushitewife

erusalem,towhomsheproclaims

ssertsherbeauty.Thisis seen

Whateverelse thefifthand

chapterofCanticlesmaysignify,

So lomon s gyptianw ifewasa

eenfromthe H ebrew,Greek

ebrew saysrnw iy j(rniriB > ; the

ina i aX tj: theLatin, Nigrasum,


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G P TI AN S . 5 3

Septuagint conformstothe

ulgatedoesnot. B oththeHebrew

mblack andcomely, w hile the

pulative and to thedisjustive

ous eromedothis Thosewho

onoftheScriptures must throw

t isnot aninspired but, e cept

,whichis inconsistent with

ogroundfor thisapologetic

w l a nd t h e Gr e ek a i m ea n a n d, '

verenderedwith et" insteadof

hw rittenopinionsofsevera l

ubject,most ofwhichagree

. B lyden, L L. D., w rit ingf rom

interest,bothyourletterand

mpaniedit on TheCushite.n

rvice totheraceby writingthat

ossible forNegroesofyour

andpatriotismtolive,ifonlyfor

yand minglewiththegreat

ouwould,then,not onlyhave

relationshipof thispeople

nhabitednorth-easternAfrica

merandH erodotus,but you

thereisanynecessityfor

at relationship.And,ifyou

heinterior,you wouldseeall

dphysiognomyofthemen,

donthe gyptianmonuments.

a t theabsenceof the thick-

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ender-legged individua lsmentioned

ourpamphlet. ouwouldfind

at descriptionbelongtothe

heyhaveallthroughtheages

erulingclasses,furnishingfor

ywhichthe Americanand

ensupplied.Inthe joyand

youwouldforget that there

neblest withthe colorand

being ashamed o f theoneorthe

ancolorphobia,or more

aisintheheart ofAfrica.

ononCanticlesi. 5,rendered

Iamblack but comely. I

a rticleon TheNegro in

hedintheMethodist Quarterly

inwhichreferringtothis verse

that theChaldee,accordingto

transla tionofNumbers ii. 1.

spakeagainst Mosesbecauseof

mhehadmarried;forhe had

n. ComparewiththisSolomon s

k but comely , o r, moree actly,

. Weseethewisemanin

selectingablackwomanas a

heChurchandofthe highest

transla tedinourversionblack ,

uther,Schwarz.It cannot

byOstervald(brune)and

sappliedtoha ir. Theverb

omesisused( ob x x . 30, )o f

edbydisease.InSolomon s

othe plumageofaraven.


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O r PT I AN S . 5 5

eNew ork Tribune(Oct. 16, 1866)

gtheappearanceof aN egro

hemet theresays: H ew as

nonraven. H adhebeenwrit-

haveemployedthedescriptive

ofSolomon,therefore,black,as

mely.

eirut translation),perhapsthe

f theHebrew andGreek Scrip-

Iamblack andcomely ; not

pulativeconjunction,asinthe

dsareAnnaaswadtea

rdusedby theArabsto

omthesameroot isderivedthe

untryorregionof theblack s. The late

rofessorat Cambridge,inhis

gpoemsofB eha-ed-d n,ven-

,totranslatethe wordaswad

ord nigger. ancy

i ng I a m a n i gg e r a n d co me l y,

ranslationof thepassagein

,or,accordingtothe conception

ordprofessor.

ticlesaretoa southern

fromthefact that Solomon,in

alclime,assuresherthat the

passedaway.H edescribes

ing,thefragranceof the

mallife,etc.

fa irone, andcomeaw ay . or

ainisover andgone;the

h;thetime ofthesingingof

ceoftheturtleis heardinthe

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G P TI AN S . 5 7

hetruth,byalwayskeeping

ddlingin mattersthat didnot

s ew ishC hurch, vo li i . p. 85. )

yreceivedisthat Lokman

he Greeks,not knowinghis

sopi. e . i thiops. The legends

erninghimaccorde actlywith

Thechapter calledbyhis

eeofrespect entertainedfor

meofMohammed,who

tetheinterestsofhis new

oranwithsocelebrateda

anslationof the oran, inloco . )

n s gyptianw ife, Idonot

bt;andDr.B lydenisjust as

nionthat shewasaN egress,

SongofSongs. Hebrew le i-

enderingtheoriginal word

eshercolor. Thenif shew asblack

w ashis gyptiansubjects

possibly,boresomedistant re-

heba,and shewasverypro-

hishak,herfather ssuccessor

afterthedeathofSolomon,

m gypt aga inst erusalem

lacksoldiers. Thepeople

camewithhimout of gypt;

ndthe thiopians, 2. C hr.

armyofN egrosoldierssup-


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eShishaktoruleover native

inganda blackarmyundis-

tenationofcosmopolitanceleb-

anomalism No. That w as

s,militaryandcivilian,wereall,

eblackandcurly-haired,we

e fa thero fhistory . Speak ing

otussupposesthemtohavebeen

yptians,first becausetheywere

nghair(na l nneX ydy po^

) andsecondly , becausethey , the

iopians, aretheonlypeoplewho

vepracticedcircumcision

usthat hesaw boththeC o l-

ns,andthat bothwereblackand

alikecertainreligiousrites,

descendedfromacommon

Whow illsay that the fa ther

ratefalsehood

geinH erodotus,V olney

gyptianswerethesamespecies

ca.

ss,asa blackdove,saidto

besbyPhoeniciansandsold

8 f requently translated sw arthy , but in

Grceco-Latinumet Latino-Grcecum)it isdef ined

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P T IA N S . 5 9

aysthat in say ingthat the

that thewomanwasan

ngontheflight oftheDanaides

ludestothecrew ofan gyptian

ationon shore,andsaysthat

n conspicuouswiththeirblack

irwhitegarments. f

edgedblacks,aresaidby

aco lonyof gyptiansand

edArgus,Pelasgusde-

etheirraceandcountry.They

vesfrom gypt theywerere-

uponPelasgussays: ou

ouaremore lik eto

dconjecturedthat theywere

peak of themselvesasa blackened,

naus, theirfa thersays, the

ot thesamewithyours;for

edif ferent f romInachus. H e

ckwhiletheArgiveswerenot.

a tingonthe comple ion

he gyptians, quotesthe

otheC o lchiansandsays: Inhis

olchis,hesays,that theywerea

SsivairrjvmX eic da , 6rjna ivov6ion

.)

i/ jo if ieX ay faotiyv io i6iX sv w v tx

. Supplioes, 772. Seetranslationof theSuppli-

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dhesupportshisopinionby this

n X dy poei a iovk orpi es, or,

n, andw oo lly -haired. Theseare

n thedescriptionofundoubted

hians,it maybeobserved,are

h.iv.377)asbeingblack,with

SitES, onw hichpassagethescho liast

nswereblack,andthat their

otheir descent fromthe

f thesamecomple ion. The

n epithet employedbyPindar,

chians,isequivalent inmean-

roes.

ussays,( x ii.16,23):

plurumquesubfusculisunt et a trati;

ptiansarecommonlybrownandblack.

emadethisstatement with-

tobase it. veninhist ime,

siderableinfusionofforeign

eresti l l commonlybrow nand

condcenturyoftheChristian

ositionunderhisgovernment

akingofan gyptianyouthsays,

ack, he is a lsothick - l ipped and

enrick, authoro f A ncient

hs quotesthispassagefrom

p o vS e i va i a t i t po e i X o S I 6r i a i X s T t ro i

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G P T IA N S . 6 1

says: Thisisthenearest

uliaritiesthat wefindinany

at nearerapproachisneeded If

that hadbeenaddedby

nturiesbeforethetimethat

t.

gypt,theSphin ,the

elabyrinthandlakeMoeris,

t,yet strongwitnessestothe

that built them,aswellas to

onderfulskilland prowess.

logyhasbeensotransmutedbythe

,that nowthetestimonyof

rrenderedequivocal,ormade

norigin.I thankGod,how-

eworld,hehaskept afewto

odidnot bendthekneeto

say that black w as w hite .

gypt wassocalledbythe

onofB e lusandbrothero f

donbothsidesof theB edSea,

o fA rabia, andgaveLibyato

adofcrossingovertoArabia,

black-footedrace (naXannoSmv,

t i gyptus, o r gypt, see

. E gyptuset Danaus. ),

: uThe gyptiansreck oned

ent nationintheuniverse,but

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hysiognomyoftheCaucasian,

hyofmention makethemof

nameof gypt,(Class.

ew, chant signif ies ca lidus ;

niger. In gyptianw ef ind

arlythesameboth insound

chmom, signif ies ca lor and

n i ge r . T h e g y pt i an s a lw ay s c al l ed

ame,probablyfromthe

nceof theso il. He refersto

Os.,p.364;Calmet' sDiet.

ynot concludethat the gyptians

theirownblackcolor

Therulingpeopleof this

t thew hiteman scountry .

theproud gyptians,filled

gypt C hamia , meaning the

H umannature isthesame

nvelopesit bewhiteorblack.

dmakethestudent ofB ible

gypt wasoriginallyCushite,

use just suchwordsas

t.Thecountryis called

a n d t h e ta b er n ac l es o f H a m ,

y thedescendantsofH am.

ationof gypt ispoetical,still

tationthat canpossiblymake

r thelandof apheth,rather

ofH am.


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G P TI AN S . 6 3

iscalled Sihor (iirPB > ),

ferspoetically,perhaps,as

o gypt asto itsfamousNile .

Isa . x ii i . 3), Sihorw hichisbefore

i. 3 ) , S h i ho r o f g y pt , ( 1 . C hr . i i i-

S ihor, ( er. i i . 18), arepassages

or,andtoodecidedlysotohave

ofthewater;which,indeed,

Lempriereca llsN ilus, ak ing

meto theriverN ile,which

yptus, (C lass. Diet. 6th dit. , 1788).

ck man,andtheH ebrew

r, mayw ellsignify theNile

otherpassagesoftheScriptures

. v . 4; 2 . i ng s x i v . 7) , th e N i le

g y pt " ( D ns t J t > n i ) ; li t er a ll y t h e

N ow todeny that the gyp-

vesthedenialthat Mizraimwas

hat,in turn,deniesthat

m,wasa Cushite,leavingthe

stralconnectionwiththeN oachan

errormaybetraced to

borate eytotheB ible,

Paterfuit Mizraimi,Autoris

6; 1. C hron. i. 8. Undoabistius

uncCham,nuncterraCham.

staturi gyptumusqueadsua

guadictamfuisseCham.


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ushhesays: P rimusf il io rum

thiopibusnomendedit, unde

ta fuit, 2R eg. 19. 9.

zraim,thefounderof the

Whence, fromthisname, gypt

w the landofHam. St. erome

ays,evendowntohistime,

aminthetongueof the

ofHam, gavehisnametothe

thiopiaw asca lledC ush. The

here isthat the gyptians

hesamerace,and that they

hhistorian,speakingof

rgods,shepherdkings,the

emonumentsof gypt under

ysthat thefirst inhabitants

ant;but ablackpeople

heN ile,foundedthecityof

over gypt.That they

eroglyphicwriting;that Menes,

priestsof thiopia,wastheir

worshipoftheSunandmoon

rthe namesofOsirisandIsis.

e gyptiantemplesof

ehavebeenfoundthe

presentedasbeingofareddish

the thiopianswiththeir


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G P TI AN S 6 5

ha ir, (uLes thiopiansavecleur

eu crtpus. pp. 2, 4, 16, 22,

s:1860

sthat Thetraditionsofthe

oagreeinthis,that the thiopians

ost ancient statesof gypt;and

entsin thiopiastronglyconfirm

tedbyDiodorusSiculus,that

Osiris originatedinMeroe,and

etheopinionthat commerce

dart,descendedinto gypt

erregionsof theNile . (See

r sN otesinloco . )

d an gyptian by the

. i i . 19), it israshlyconcluded

alltheother ethnicmarksofan

er,doesnot necessarilyfollow.

terfoundMoses,shereadily

co lorthat hew asone o f the

s lav ius osephussaysinhis

ib.ii.4) Whenheappears

scouldbeca lledA le andrians,

ceofhisignorance;forall such

onies,althoughtheybeever

therin theiroriginal,receive

t bringthemtotheirnew

enasnow,menarecalledamong

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eech.Thespeechand attire

,withwhichthefamilyof

encetheyoungladiescalled

ThereareN egroesinthiscityas

oundinAfrica;but wecall

n g li s hm e n, P o rt u gu e se o r

gtotheirspeechandcountry , t i ll

itizensandadopt ourtongue

wespeakofthemasci tizensof

vidualizethembyusing their

thissensethat Mosesorany

ycouldhavebeencalledan

ceofMeroeon gyptianciv il-

s,(Class.Diet.pp.831-32):

vdencethen, w ecometothe

acewhichruledin thiopia

elvesbycolonies,inthefirst in-

that theselattercolonies,incon-

rosperity,becameinturnthe

allthistheyfollowedthe

graduallybecamefounded

thevalleyoftheN ile.

sthisauthor, seemstofavorthe

gavereligionand theartsofcivi-

heNile .

nsw hothusspreadthemselves

men,asdoubtlesstheywere,they

bycolonizing gypt.God

ourbrotherinblack cannot capri-

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P T IA N S . 6 7

rverysoule cla ims, A men

portionasweascendintothe

eemstheconnectionbetween

heHebrew poetsse ldommention

ter. A ncient Nationsof

nal,or legendaryaccount,

anchoftheCaucasianfamily

andclaimingtobean aboriginal

n settlement.Nor doanyof

ranyof hisdescendantsastheir

nglyunreasonableformodern

stotryto construe gyptian

thesacredhieroglyphicsofthe

eriveit allfromthewhiterace,

al gyptiansintoCaucasians.

befoundontheface ofthe

shisremoteprogenitor.Wher-

geisspoken,whetherinAmerica,

w henamanissa idtobe a

derstandingisthat he isablack

thertestimonyshowing

ptianswereH amiticCushites;

worthyevidencealready

annot bereasonablye plained

s trend,thereought not tobe

ofthethoughtfulreader,that

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oa stateoffreedom,wealth

ct that theywereblackand

may justly cla imfortheNegro

stinegreatness.

utyand puritywiththe

omwhichweareleft toinfer,

theythemselveswereofthat

theaboriginal gyptianswere

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G PT.

G PT.

)that thepriestso f gypt

mabookthe namesofthree

That insomanygenera-

ghteen thiopiansandone

itocris. He doesnot meanthat

ot Cushites,but that theywere

ot o f thiopia . If thereignsof

irtykingsbe regardedassuc-

istoryof gypt backintothe

nddemi-godswerethesovereigns

ncando nothingbut standand

ngof thepoet,whosenotesare

ctradition.Mr.Turnersays

threehundredandthirtyk ings

dlythefirst seventeendynastiesof

osephus, closesthedynastyof

maus.After thistherecame

ycsos,probablyeastern

gypt,capturedthelowercountry,

erations.Manethosaysthat

o f gypt f ivehundredandeleven

rysays: depuisTan2310 jusqu

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inallytheyweredrivenout

re-establishedtheirauthority

queredbyCyrusofPersia,535

ssalagebyCambyses,525B .C.

mentsastotheorderof suc-

gyptianpharaohs;andsomeof

mes,whichincreasesthe

effort todiscoveracorrect

s,however,Idonot aim.I

eire istence,theirrenown,and

ehistoriansthat Mencs,

eotherthanMizraim,was,as

i. 99), thef irst k ingof gypt.

reignabout twenty-twohun-

ut astothepreciseepoch,

eement,ornice e actitude.

MchaelR ussell, w hofollow sDr.

re ignintheyear2412B . C .

sted253 years;that ofthe

ed260 years;thethird,begin-

sandendingwithQ ueen

s.It wasduringthisthird

swereenslaved.Thedate

yDr. Russe ll is1648 B . C . , w here-

shopUshercommonlyadopted,

he Israe litesintheyear1491B . C . , o r

gypt, p. 52, Harper, 1842.

nt Chronology,vol.iv.p.418.


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G PT.71

enyearslater.Usher,follow-

te t, f inds, f romtheCreationof

a,4004 years;Dr.H ales,fol-

osephus,finds5411years,

7years.Most writers,how-

yofUsher,andfi thebegin-

at 2188 B .C.

cient historyof gypt compre-

aturallydivided intothree

iththeestablishment ofthe

MenesorMizraim,thesonof

rof theworld1816 ;andends

monarchybyCambyses,

oftheworld3479.This

years. Afterthis,thehistory

dandninety-fiveyears,embrac-

periodsnamedbyMr. o ll in, is

ryof thePersiansandthe

trywassubject;and there

dsa generaladmi tureof

darkcomple ionoftheabo-

ttointheirdescendants.It is,

stoCambyses,from2188 B.C.

nclaimane clusive lyC ushite

pt and thiopia , e ceptingthe

homayormaynot havebeen

ptianmonarchyandinstituted,

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rshipof thegodsandthecere-

H ew asfo llow edbyanumber

istinguishedtheirreignsby

rywasinvadedbytheH ycsos.

astheirfirst rulers.They

hnas,Apophis, anias,andAssis.

quotedby osephusfrom

ndredandfifty-threeyears

sthisauthor, thekingsof

sof gypt madeaninsur-

erds; and underoneofthem

ragmuthosis,theshepherdswere

successor,Thummosis,entered

shepherds,stipulatingfor

fule odus; but Thetmosis

hetmosisaccordingtoA f ricanus

measA mosisL, w hoheadsthe

ssaidtobothe new k ing

pt and k new not oseph. Dr.

x odus(1. 8. )quotesC anon

f thisversearepeculia rand

isaphrasenot foundelse-

most commentatorstoimply

ispredecessorinnaturalorder

e . He aroseupover gypt,

ouldseem,ondifferent terms

he took,eitherbyusurpation

t heknewnot osephimplies

aremistak enforthe ew s.


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G PT.73

mthetraditionsoflower gypt.

escendant oftheoldThebansover-

marriedan thiopianprincess,

irdyear ofhisreign,captured

pita lo f theHyk sos, andcom-

that race .

that Amosismarriedan

not implythat hiswifewasa

ut that hobelongedtothe

Thebaid,whilehiswife

yof thiopia.Incolor,they

gmuthosisto that of

ussellreckons,asbefore

ndredandfifty-oneyears,the

the thiopianqueenmentioned

Manetho,namesthefollowing

engthoftheir respective

ionof theshepherds. H esays:

pherdsweregoneout of gypt

s, thekingof gypt w hodrove

rdstwenty-fiveyearsandfour

erhimhis sonCherontook

ears;afterwhomcame

arsandsevenmonths;then

ortwenty-oneyearsandnine

phres,fortwelveyearsand

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s Mephramuthosis,fortwenty-

afterhim wasThmosis,

onths;afterhimcame

sandtenmonths;afterhim

yearsandfivemonths;then

eres,fortwelveyearsandone

erRathotis,fornine years;

welveyearsandfivemonths;

heres,fortwelveyearsand

mais,forfour yearsandone

esses,foroneyearandfour

messesMiammoun,forsi ty

erhimAmenophis,for

months;afterhimcameSethosis,

anarmyofhorse andanaval

eignsof eighteenmonarchs,

eens,Amessesthesisterof

eres,thedaughterofOrus or

medwithSethosis,theeigh-

nslain,andArmais,another

whileSethosiswhohadanavy

ainst othernationsbothby

ca lled gyptusandhis

Danaus.H erewerecognize

isofH erodotusandtheDanaus

ayof TheSuppliants. Wenow

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G PT.75

etho sthirty gyptiandynas-

esides, w ef indin ratosthenes,

sinvitedtoA le andriaby

talogueofthirty-eight kingsof

thoseofManetho. Thissug-

rent dynastiesinlower,and

gat thesametime. Wecaneasily

eousfriendlinesssubsistingbe-

overnmentsaswouldaccordwith

cestralkinship,andpermit the

encyofeachother;e cept in

oe.

enseveralpompoustitles,

softhenineteenthdynasty;

banrulers, gypt reachedits

eadditionofnewprovinces,

ryfame,androse tothat

plendorande hibitionofscience

cruins stillbeartestimony.It

heepochofSesostriscannot

ccuracy . Thef irst date, says

ro imatestocerta inty , isthe

ySesacorSesonchosis (Shishak );

econddynasty,intheyear971,

.C.What,then,wastheinter-

vent andtheaccessionofthe

rom usebius, intheLatinte t

thdynastyembracesaperiodof

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gnsofthe threeseries,502

dateof thecaptureof eru-

haveforthe epochofSesos-

processfour otherdifferent

if ferent results, 1481, 1467,

w here inthere isadif ferenceof

etweentheearliest andthelatest

st date,1446 B .C.,weaddhalf

elatest andearliest,34,we

epochof Sesostris,themost po-

chsandoneofthegreatest among

tiquity.

omethat Sesostriswasnot

rst ofthenineteenthdynasty

dorus givessevengenerations

stris. H enceheisassignedto

och ofSesostrisisan

zzlingthantheideographic

sprowess.B ev.Dr.Russell

giningofthethirteenthcentury

ays, re la testhat Sesostrisw assuc-

last byProteus,inwhosetime

rdingtoManetho,Sesothiswas

ndRampsesbyRamesses,in

taken.Therefore,Sesothis

slythesameperson;andit is

ssioncouldnot havebeenmuch

turybeforethethedestruction

gnsequivalent tothreemean


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G PT.77

ufficientlywiththedatewhich

nhis fourthbook,H erodotus

dedtheScythiankingdom

most beforetheinvasionof

otherwords,about 1508 before

elearnfromthehistorian

esi thk inginsuccessionf rom

esostris,andcheckedordefeated

ckoningthesesi reigns

ations,or200 years,theacces-

beearlierthan1308 B.C.

thergood authoritiesbefore

is great Cushitemonarchat

f thek ingsof gypt f romthe

hdynastytotheoverthrowof

es,aregiveninthetabida of

ars,beginning

rPheron,61

orRamesses,

.,40 years;(5)

Cheopsor

phrenes,

rs;(8)Mycerinus

kingforthe

342years.

occhoris

nysis,2years;

s;Anysis

norSethos,

dending673 B . C , 293 years.

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39 years;(3)

cho,16 years;(4)

iesorPharaoh

masis,44years;

ypt 535B . C . )

olt)6 months.

25B . C . w hen

48 years.

successionof

minates.Cambyses,

ioussuperstition

advantageoftheir

edthecountryto

gyptianswere

mbysesto

embracinga

olted,413 B.C.,

omtillagain

husorA rta er es

63 years.

till332B .C.,

at conquered

edunderthe

onquest of

deathofCleopatra

1years.

iodof31years.

nCambysesandtheChris-

hiteheadandablack body ; e -


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G PT.79

ninflu ofPersianand Gre-

andan intermi tureofnative

nlyfromtheconquest of

beganinearnest toget white;and

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T IO N O P TH E C U SH I T S . 8 1

worldto thepresent day,were

am. Nationsofgiantsw ere

sofmenof immensestature

ndantsofCainand theseed

flood,hisdescendantswerefor

nofthe world;whilethe

redwellingin tentsandin

ow theymust havescoffedat

gjudgment uponthem.H ow

Goliath,defiedthearmiesof

adthefact, that becausesentence

e ecutedspeedily,therefore

n isfullyset inthemtodo

andhispurposesaresure: though

slow inthe ire ecution. *

epriestso f gypt readto

msof330 k ingsof gypt,

mongthemwereeighteen

othequeenw asNitocris.

opians ' inthispassage, Herodotus

herkingswerenot ofthe

plyC ushitesof thiopia in

esof gypt;forthoughthis

e(yv ri)t ici oopiri) , shew asof

pia,andwasaqueennoways

cept inC hrist iancharacter

cient literatureandarchae-

nreachedisthat theancient

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IO N O T H E C US H I T S . 83

portionasweascendintothe

eemstheconnectionbetween

heHebrew poetsse ldommention

er:theinhabitantsof bothare

ons.WhenIsaiahcelebrates

submissionis spokenofas

ard(Isa. lv.14).When

great v ictoryofNebuchadnezzarover

rchemish,the thiopiansare

er. lv i. 9). When zek ie l

gypt,heunitesit withthe

k . x x . 4). verypage, indeed,

hibitsproofo f theclose intimacy

mitivestates of gypt

eseremoteregions.Thebe3

monacolonyin Libya; thio-

nonce invaded gypt; gyptian

wayinto thiopia;thesame

rsandcustoms,thesamemode

thcountries;and,underPsam-

merouspartyofmalecontents

gypt, also , asfarashistory

nallthec ommoditiesofthe

didsheobtainthe spicesand

lmedherdead Whencethe

raltars Whencethat

ninwhichher inhabitants

wn soilsosparinglyproduced

pt that earlyrumourofthe

,whichCambysesset out todis-

yin theattempt Whence

ebonywhichtheancient artists

mbellished Whencethat

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fthe nameof thiopia,which

historyof somanynations,

swellby the ew ishpoetsas

rds Whencebut fromthe

fwhich thiopiawastheseat

a lroute issti l lpointedout bya

gfromtheshoresofthe Indian

Adule,Azab,andA um,are

A rabia e li andMeroe;

etweenMeroe, gypt,and

u o te d in i t to s C y cl o pe d ia , V o l . i . p. 6 6 8. )

spreadthemselvesoverAsia,

a , andof aphethover urope.

dswemaytracethree great

amsofpeople,reachingtothis

240 years;andpresentingus,

rittenhistory,awhite urope,

wAsia.

hite ledthevanforsi teen

theatresinwhichhe playedthe

blest deedsandhighest grandeur,

pia . Somehavemainta inedthat

piansand gyptiansofsuchf re-

oninbothsacred andpro-

ckmen.Theyingeniously

wayandcunninglysubstitute

minglyforget that ancient

tale-bearer;that itsrootsare

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IO N O T H E C US H I T S . 85

rveyingthewonderswhich

ilefromMeroetoMemphis,we

nthat thewealth,power,and

edtheirorigin,haveentirely

ionsofthat e tensivetract,a

gespassarudeandprecarious

dinsensible equallytothe

nceoftheruins whichtheytread

sedeventoclaim connection

the splendidmonumentsof

ndDendera;and,accordingly,

whichourcountrymendisplay,

sofantiquity,tothedesireof

uropeannation,whoaresup-

t thetemplesandsculptured

,haverelapsedintothat low

osityhasbecomedormant,and

everyday f i edonthenoblest

without suggestinganyspecu-

theirepoch,ortheirdesign.

rld,inshort,thereisnogreater

hanbetweenwhat nowis,and

en, in thiopiaand gypt. There

assing,byaneffort ofthought,

e other,throughthevarious

solationwhichseemnecessary

tswecontemplate-Wemight

houldreceivenoanswer,as

rswhich thelapseofthree

nintoanimpenetrableobscurity.

swegropeourwayamidsuperb

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considered,isanabstract

ellion.It wasappliedto

unt ofhisearlytraditional

dantsofAsshur(theAssyrians)

daddedto hisowndominion.

,takingtheplaceofN imrod s

onof Cush,therecanbeno

veritableCushite. ust how

edhis hair,wearenot told.

e w asthef irst k ingofB aby -

from thebookofGenesis

gantobeamightyone inthe

htyhunterbefore ehovah; that

ngdomw asB abel, and rech,

nthe landofShinar; (B aby -

at landhewent forthtoAssyria,

ehoboth-Ir,andCalah,and

andC alah, A m. B ib. T in. V er-

ys( .11.) out ofthat land

dedN ineveh,andthecity

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it isdemandedbytheclaims

.Anaccount isbeinggiven

am,andnothingappearsinthe

ntheconte t toinducethe

veby asuddenlapsefrom

ointroduceAsshur,ason of

osefamilyrecorddoesnot oc-

verseisreached.Mosesis

cdeedsofN imrodwho began

earth. A ndstatesthat a f ter

ndtheothernamedcities, inthe

orthfromtheretoAssyriawhere

andgiventhe countryhis

Asshurandusurpingauthor-

ehobothandR esen. Sec-

retheoverthrowofAssyria

oniansispredicted,theapposi-

andofAsshur ' and the land

theconstructionw hichmakesNim-

nominativeoftheverb went"

st thisconstructionisthat

tonbefore W K northeusua l

isisnot absolutelyrequiredin

ssyria) intheaccusative;

thoritiesfor construingverbs

ace w iththenouninthe

articleriN (SeeDcutsch sH eb.

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i . 2). C erta inlyNimrod

ydoubt arisingheremerely

maticalusageofmorethan

dingofthe CommonV ersion,

veAsshurfromShinarandthat

oducedin theeleventhverse.

t say that Nimroddidanysuch

anysuchinference.Asshur

Hew asN oah sgrandson, w hile

andson;andhad probablyset-

oftheTigriswithothers of

leN imroddwelt about the

d, as osephussays, uty rannized

od wasamightyhunter

betak enratherinafavorable

hedhimselfundertheblessing

hechase, heturnedhisatten-

nandthe layingofthefoun-

ecapturedallB abylonia,

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P IA A N D G P T .9 1

(Antiq.ii.10,2.)this royalcity

lledSababeforethetimeof

that Moses,whilecommander

nt aga inst the thiopians, con-

rbis,the thiopianprincess.

amongthe thiopians,that

pia.It wastherethat

lt l i e therea ltra in,

arthest main,

disda ined tograce

sblamelessrace.

ced byMr.B ruceat Meroe

tone, indicating,possibly,the

undred-gatedcity,wasthe

n, inUpper gypt, andthe

ecameat onetimethe

thecity referredto , it seems,

ah, zek ielandNahum.

lousNo, andsaysof it thiopia

ngth,andit wasinfinite;Put

s. Thiscityishereshown

orin thenamesCush,Mizraim

gina lHebrew te t, w ereadily

grandsonofH am.It issaid

sat onetimeabout fiftymiles

u or, arnac, andMedinet

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tryasH erodotusisofhistory,

empressonthe gyptianpla in,

tso erathousandstates

gha hundredgates;

ndtwohundredcars

ssuedtothew ars. Pope.

avelershavefound,asat

eandsculptureof unrivalled

totheirnumberandtheir

that rankasfirst amongthe

rld. et,thepropositionthat

thosewonderfultemples,

phin eswereCushites,the

egro,nomortalcandis-

t fifteenmilessouthofthe

sthecapitalo fLow er gypt as

ypt.It washerethat theancient

rlierdays.

acredbull waspaid

nthefavorof Osiris.It was

hites,asin thiopia,andasin

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OP IA A N D G P T. 9 3

IA A N D G P T .

d gypt areincontrovertible

ttainedby theancient Cush-

rts andsciences.B ut here

smayask: WeretheyNe-

w ayofavoidingthe inferencethat

egroes, saysDr. Anthon, (C lass.

ust bebythesuppositionthat the

enot acquaintedwithanypeoplee -

eofGuinea,andthereforeap-

red,flat-nosed,etc.,tonations

na muchlessdegree thanthose

mNegroes. Speak ingof the

eerenappearstobenearest the

pyramidsofCheopsand

eworkof^ E thiopiancon-

Shinar, intheageofNimrod, it

no fC ush, that thesonsofH am

terature,andscience,in

piaand gypt provethat they

veallotherpeoplesofthe

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he N ilefromMeroetoMem-


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reflectionthat thewealth,

etheyderivedtheirorigin,have

A ga in M. Heereniso f the

tecturewasnativein thiopia

ralmonumentsof thiopia

andAbyssinia,Dr.Russellsays:

fromShendytoGerriteems

eforeberegardedasaportion

thiopia . Sofarasourinfor-

ent,(1833),thoseruinsmaybe

roups,and associatedwith

ga,andMe

Documents

the Cushite or the Descendants of Ham as Found in the Sacred Scriptures and in the Writings of Ancient Historians and Poets From Noah to the Christi