Perplexed with these anomalous conditions, and by the stupid conceit and selfish indifference--the callousness and greed of the English Barbarians--I have wondered if, after all, these men were not of a different kind [sty-pho]. Possibly, the Sovereign Lord and Father of men, for wise purposes, may have created different sorts of men. Animals of the same type differ in swiftness, in strength, in intelligence. The Western Barbarians, though of the same type, may be inferior to our Illustrious people in the moral and mental functions. For some purpose in Eternal Wisdom, the Almighty Lord has given them strength of body, energy, and an _intellect_ sharp in matters of the _instinct_--which refers to the needs and passions of the body--thus, calculating, ingenious in contrivance, and inordinately selfish; but has not given them a large moral faculty, nor a broad and comprehensive mind. _They are, therefore, incapable of improvement beyond a limited range._ The Idolatry, and its horrible grotesqueness--the inefficacy of the good in the character of the Christ-god, to influence the least abatement in the passion for Force; the cold-blooded abuses, and the confusion of error and truth, may be thus accounted for. This, however, suggests a continuance of the evils which have fallen upon _others_. The _All-wise_ sees where chastisement is due--and allows the Western Barbarians their time. The offences of the East need chastisement. The quickness, strength, and greed of the Barbarians, unchecked by moral considerations, make them the scourge of other distant peoples not possessing these qualities. The scourge is needed, otherwise it would not be permitted. There is a sufficiency of morality to prevent dissolution; and the Western tribes will no doubt fulfil their appointed task. Still, in their present forms, rooted in a _lower_ type of man, they must disappear; not lost, but absorbed and blended in a better and nobler race. In the East, I suspect this _highest_ type has always existed. Here, from immemorial ages and ages [tang-se-yan-se] the simple worship of the Sovereign Lord, and the divine faculty in man, have found their best expression, and taken a fixed and steadfast root in Government and in Society! I may be mistaken, and it is possible that the Western tribes may be capable of attaining to this settled order--but it must be after very long moons and thousands of moons [lir-re-ty-sin], during which they shall have overturned and reformed existing laws and customs.