TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. The difficulty of demonstrating the origin and destiny of the CHAPTER II. Prof. Carroll's second chapter examined-His denunciation of CHAPTER III. What is found in Chapter III. of Prof. Carroll's book-Prof. beast-Prof. Carroll's dilemma-Kinship between man and CHAPTER IV. Prof. Carroll's effort at Scriptural proof-Prof. Carroll's argu- CHAPTER V. Prof. Carroll's sixth chapter answered by a review of our CHAPTER VI. Jonah at Ninevah-Carroll's argument that the beasts were TABLE OF CONTENTS. II roll-Carroll vs. the Bible-Infiedlity, concealed and open CHAPTER VII. Climatic influence-The Hamitic theory-Carroll's refutation- CHAPTER VIII. The Hamitic theory-Ham born black-Ham's name proves CHAPTER IX. The curse of God upon Ham pronounced by Noah-Ham de- CHAPTER X. Moral depravity of the negro race-Sodomy and idolatry of the Other prostitutions-Sodomy in Africa-Gustatory deprav- CHAPTER XI. Negro slavery in America-An injury to the South-Good CHARPTER XII. Negroes during the war-Emancipation-Condition at the CHAPTER XIII. Solution of the race problem-Negro equality-Amalgamation CHAPTER I. The difficulty of demonstrating the origin and destiny of the negro-The appearance of the book, "The Negro a Beast; or, In the Image of God"-Its pernicious effects-The exposition of its falseness begun-Its pictures-Chapter I. of "The Negro a Beast" reviewed-All animals have "the breath of life." Gen., 7: 15-All animals have souls, Job., 12: 10-Deductive reasoning to show the same-Prof. Carroll's own argument based on I. Cor., 15: 39, turned against him with fatal effect. That some difficulty must be met in satisfactorily demonstrating the origin and destiny of the negro race is sufficiently evident to be considered axiomatic; nevertheless some reasons may be given with propriety: The fact that the Bible and secular history say so little that bears directly on the origin of the black man, may be considered as one most formidable; and added to this the fact that the small stream that trickles forth from the mists and fogs of the early ages, is so riled by speculative writers that what would otherwise be limpid appears turbid. One of the most recent writers on the subject has |