The organizer., 1850-11-02

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institution. sends his daughter to fashion.
able boarding school in some northern city
to spend some $1,000 per annum, when
for one.half the sum he could have obtained
a more splid education al home. And vet
possibly this same man would rise up in
Congress and thunder most vehememtly
against the Northern notion OF Southern in
feriOrity. A few years ago if a professor
ship in college Or a TectOrship in an acad-
eny was to be filed, graduate from nor
them college was almost uniformly prefer
red and in the annual announcement Of
the literary institutions Of tie country il
was uniformly hera ded as the highest rec.
OmmendatOn that il was 10 be under the
charge Of A. B., a graduate of Northern
college. II is notorious "a ct, that in many
instances southern men greatly superior,
morally and mentally, were defeated before
sluthern boards Of Trustees, wholly because
their opponents graduated North. And
then when we got Them, how many lectures
were we doomed TO hear on the subject Of
thorough education" which meant only
tidt education which was obtained at north
ern institutions or impaired bv northern
teachers; all besides was mere child's plays
10 be sure, after hearing at the commence
ment, the mos. profound hints and the
l,ftiest sort Of promises, their employers
were frequently fain to get rid Of them, and
o'ten applied 10 the same source for fresh
supply, very frequently 10 run the same ca.
reer If hope and Disappointment.
We are not TO he understood as making a
sweeping ccnsure Of all northern teachers.
such Is not by any means our intention.
We gladly admit many honorable excep-
tons. There have been not lew excel
lent teachers from the Northern States who
have demsaned themselves mOdestly, and
have mtde permanent and valuable citizens
oi the country; but without doubt we have
been favored with large supply of an op.
pOslie description. But we reio ce to wit.
ness 10 this respect very great ch ,nge for
he hotter. IL is not now regarded as a
very desirable recommendation 10 say oil
teacher he is a graduate Of a northern col.
ege. The thing is entirely reversed, and
20 have a diploma from q southern college
s beginning 10 be lOuked on ms a much
gher recommendatnn for public favor,
that the academies aud colleges Of the
country are fast passing into the hands Of
southern teachers aud the people are al
last beginning to make the astonishing dis.
covery that Creek and Lain and science
In all ds branches, can be just as vel taught
~ S"ulhern men On Southern sill, as any
how or anywhere else. hail this as an
iuspciOus change. AMI permit me to say
that we nre mainly indebted for II 10 the
inn 'ence Of denominanOnal schools aud
colleges of the South. Bot we have only
isrly entered into this work. The Southern
penpe will not have me; their entire re-
-ponsihiliiy ill all the children Of the cuun-
Try are broukh hi within The reach and inhu-
-nce of schbds, academies and colleges.
Our d"Clrine is, bring the facilities aud ed
ucation within the reach Of all the peope.
The State legislature ought to do this, but
as there are generally ~ many political
schemes o. further aud feed out Of the pub.
&c treasury, aud the representatives. are no.
always as wise as king Solomon, we think
that this impuriant work must be mainly
performed by the friends of The different
denomln ,tIOnal institutions Of the South.
They must not think Of resting on their
arms; rather they must push on the glorl.
"us work which they have 80 auspiciOusy
commsuced. Your inhuence, yuur palrun.
age. your money, must not be withheld tlli
f, our InslItuti"ns are amply furnished And
The truth Is IL We love spuihern
independence our sons and daughters
mast Be educated gf h0ms.
We have been, if possible. more sub
servieHt and dependent on the North Cor
reading Northern brains and northern
hands have provided Us with books, from
the primer 20 books on the lofliea subject 4
Of intlleci.iAl effort. How few hooks have
been written hy sOulhern authOrsl-Nol ]
Ihai the sous Of the South are a race oil
intellectual pigmies; their contributions 10
he periodical literature disprOve this SupDO
siiion - What then is the causei Are We
mo indo,en,, or have the educated men Of
he country who have heretofore been
found mostly among the wealthy, regarded
book making az too great drBdgeryi |
Aud as they had not the Stimulus of want.
jig bread 10 urge them forward n the |
career of authcrship, they have ingloriOos
y permitted talents Of the highest order
10 bs buried. Alas that h should have
beea -. BIT whatever may be been
he cause, ;hs state Of things indicated
above exists almost universally tbrogghom
ne southern country; and II We would
,ompel our northern friends 10 respect uS,
Ee NEST ehangs cur fsrmsF habits. Our
nen q mind who uieh The pea Of ready
Eriicrs must lay themselves out 20 adFancs
he ini-reEs of southern literature. whsth
% necrssiis compels o. not IN The pc
'odical lhsrstars of TIE couniy. We have
n5esd been lirls r,ors Esaluuss but even