The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-11-20


part | think half this republican talk sheer
humbug 1t is the educated, the intelligent, the
wealthy, the refined, who ought to have equa
rights, and not the canaille1
-" IL you can keep the canaille of that opin
ION, SAID Augustine; they took their turn
once in France"
vi course they must lie Kept down-consist
entity, steadily-asl Aouldn said Alfred. setting
his foot hard down, as if he were standing OF
somebody.
1t makes terrible slip when they get up,
said Augustine sin st. Domingo, for instance
Poh /" said Alfred, well take care Of thai
in this country We must set our face agains
all this educating. elevatng talk that is getting
about now-the lower class must not be edu
catedr
That is past praying for" said Augustine
" educated they will be, and we have only tC
say how-our system is educating them in bar
barsm and brutality. We are breaking al
hnmanizing ties, and making them brute beasts
and nth 4 they Set the upper hand such We shall
"They never shall get the upper hand, said
| Alfred.
That's right" said St. Clare, "put on the
steam, fasten down the escape valve, and sit on
| it, and zee where You'll land
well" said Alfred I'VE uiH see Pm no,
afraid to SIT on the escape valve as long as the
boilers are strong, and the machinery works
welln
"The nOblesse in Louis XV's time thought
Just so; and Austria and Plus TX think SC
now; and some pleasant morning you may all
be caught mp TO meet each other in the air
rhen The boilers blrsi," said Augustine.
" Dies deciardbh,o said Alfred laughing
8 tell you, said Augustine, |" if there is any,
thing that is revealed with the strength of a
: Divine law in our times it is that the masses
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Der DIR.
4" That's one Of your neu hepubncah hum
bugs Augustine. Why didn't you ever take to
the stump; you'd make famous stump
orator. Well, hope shall be dead before this
millennium of your greasy masses comes on
Greasy or not greasy, they will govern you
when their time comes" said Augustine; and
they will be just such rulers as you make
them. The French nobesse chose to have the
people sans cuiottes," and they had sans Gu
totte' governors to their hearts content The
people of Hayti -
Oh, come, Augustine as if we hadn't had
enough of that abominable, contemplate Hayti
The Haytiens were not Anglo-Saxons if they
had been, there would have been another story.
The Anglo-Saxon is the dominant race of the
world, and as 10 be So"
"Well, there is pretty fair infusion of Anglo
Saxon blood among our slaves now said Au-
gustine. "There are plenty among them who
have only enough of the African to give n sort
of tropical warmth and fervor to our calcula-
ting frmness and foresight. If ever the San
Domingo hour comes, Anglo-Saxon blood will
lead on the day Sons of white fathers. with
all our naughty feelings burning in their veins
will not always be bought and sold and traded
They will rise, and raise with them their moth.
er's race
"Stuff! NONSENSE"
"Well,o said Augustine, "there goes an old
saying to this effect AS it was in the days of
Noah, so shall it be--they eat, they drank, they
planted they builded and knew not till the
flood came and took Them -
"On the whole, Augustine, think your tai
snts might DO tsy sJSa sa Fa aSg ssf sa
is our nine points We've got the power. This
subject race" said he, stamping firmly, sis
down, and shall stag down. We have energy
enough to manage our own powder"
Sons trained like your Henrique will be
grand guardians of your powder magazines y
said Augustine; so cool and selfpossessed
The proverb says They that cannot govern
themselves cannot govern Others
"There is trouble there said Alfred,
thoughtfully there's no doubt that our system
is a difficult one to train children under. 1t gives
too free scope to the passions altogether, which
in our climate are hot enough. find trouble
with Hcnrique The boy il generous and warm
hearted but a perfect fire-cracker when ex-
4 1 Nnrth for 10
education, where obedience is more fashionable,
and where he will associate more with equals
and less with dependents"
Since training children is the staple work
of the human race" said Augustine, :" should
think it something of a consideration that our
system does not work well there"
1t does not for some things!" said Alfred,
"for others, again, it does. 1t makes boys
manly and courageous; and the very vices OF
an Affect race tend to strengthen in them the
opposite virtues think Henrique now has
a keener sense of the beauty of truth, from
seeing lying and deception the universal badge
of slavery.
"a Christian-lkc view of the subject, GER
tainly," said Augustine.
ats true Christian-like or not and il about
~ Chrstian-like as most other things in the
world, said Alfred
That may be" said st. Clare.
"Well, there's no use in talking, Augustine.
believe we've been round and round this old
track FIVE hundred times, more or less What
do you say to a game of backgammon !"
The two brothers ran up the verandah steps,
and were soon seated at u light bamboo stand,
with the back CANNON board between them. AS
thew were setting their men. Alfred said
81 tell you, Augustine, if thought as you do
| should do something
81 dare say you would you are one Of the
doing sort but WHAT"
"Why, elevate your own servants for spec-
men, said Alfred with n half-scornful smile.
q You might AZ well set Mount Etna on them
flat. and tell them to stand up under it, as tell
me to elevate my servants under all the super
incumbent mascot society upon them. One man
can do nothing against the whole action OF
community. Education TO do anything must
be q State education, or there must be enough
agreed in it to make current"
"You take the first throw" said Alfred, and
the brothers were soon lost in the game, and
heard no more till the scraping Of horses feet
was heard under the vcrandah
"There come the children" said Augustine
rising. Look here, ALT Did you ever see any.
thing so beautiful And in truth it wds a
beautiful sight. Henrique with his bold brow
and dark, glossy curls and glowing cheek, wa
laughing gaily, as he bent towards his TAN
cousin as they came on. She was dressed in
| blue riding dress, with a cap of the same color
Exercise had given brilliant hue to her checks
and heightened the effect Of her singularly
transparent skin and golden hair.
Good heavens what perfectly dazzling beau
~ said Alfred. al tell YOU Auguste, won,
she make some hearts ache one of these days
"She will, too truly; God knows Pm aira''
50" said st. Clare. in a tone Of sudden bitter
ness, as he hurried down to take her Oft he
horse
"Eva, darling! you're not much tired!" h