
          are all one species. But he does 
 not believe that the Negro & Malay races 
 descended from the sons of Noah, but had 
 a distinct origin. This you will see is 
 merely an extension of his general view. 
 We should not receive it (rejecting it 
 on other than scientific grounds, of which he 
 does not feel the force as we do)


 But so far from bringing this against the 
 Bible, he brings the Bible to sustain 
 his views, thus appealing to its authority 
 instead of endeavoring to overthrow it. He 
 shows from it (conclusively) that all the 
 sons of Noah (Ham with the rest) were 
 the fathers of the extant Caucasian races, 
 races which have remained nearly unaltered 
 from the first, and that if any Negroes
 proceeded from Hams descendants, it must 
 have been by a miracle. That is the 
 upshot of the matter. We may reject 
 his conclusions, but we cannot find fault 
 with his spirit, and I shall be glad to 
 know that Dr. J.A. [John Augustine] Smith, in the whole 
 course of his public teaching, has displayed 
 a reverence for the Bible, equal to that of 
 A. [Agassiz]. I have been on the most intimate 
 terms with him. I never heard him express 
 an opinion or a word adverse to the claims 
 of revealed religion. His admirable 
        