The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-02-15
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ten, Mr. Taber has published his
speech, declaring, as ! understand, (tor
have not yet seen it,) that he gives
the speech us nearly in the same words
as he can recollect having delivered it.
take it, therefore, that hcncefor,h this
printed speech must be made the basis
Of discussion, ifindeed the whole affair
has not already attracted degree OF
attention beyond its intrinsic import
ance.
When say that hencetorth the
printed address must be made the ba
sis Of discussion, mean to say that it
must be taken as that which Mr.. Ia.
Der meant to have said, and that what.
over else he pronounced in the chapel
must be ascribed to unprecedented
Language, rising excitement, and want
Of skill of delivering thoughts in All in.
experienced speaker. |, for one, did
not make allowance for this at the
time. because, seeing him consulting
at times manuscript before him, and
knowing, as did, that he had been ap-
pointed to deliver the oraticn five
years since, took it for granted, with
out any further reasoning upon the
matter, that what ne delivered had been
long been reflected upon, especially rs
many parts of his speech went directly
contrary to that which may we'll be
called the unanimous voice Of civilized
mankind, viz: that religion, liberty,
morals, the arts, order, aud the com.
Inonost production, stand in need OF
education-not only of intensest cult.
vation of the highest branches ofknowl.
edge, such rs was always acknowledged
by tho governments which promoted
universities and academies Of sciences
but Of common, aud the commonest
school education, such as Charlemange,
anticipating many centuries, like Il
seall. great mar, had to view when he
obliged all the bishops Of his gigantic
empire to establish model common
schools for the po IT, in connexion with
every cathedral.
felt pain, nay grief, when heard
sentiments which seemed to me to 90
directly against that which have al
ways made one of my chief points of
teaching, naLely the truth that Il
sound government is bound to aid, with
all the lawful means at its disposal, in
the highest as well as the lowest educa.
ton, simply because both are indispen-
sable elements Of civilization, and are
beyond the reach Of individual means.
] grieved that should hear, in the
middle o::ae nineteenth century, in a
republic, in :he chapel ot' Is college,
and from the lips ofa gifted yonng
man Of my own teaching, sentiments
which then certainly appeared to me
hostile to things hold most sacred,
and could not help rcaeciine, that
these sentiments we're uttered on the
came platform on which, two years ago,
had op'e!!ed il n,y addraa. to tic
graduating class, on the great fact that
We live in $ period when knowIcdee
has become dis-aristocralized, IS / call,
cd 1t, Wien charitablc persons estab
iishcd q ragged sc.,uoIs." and III: pronl.
%. rnonarchs arc obliged to speak Oh
their very throne Gp.eci,ci ot ,,D'ator.
ro:, peEitcttiarics aud common, gcllny,
aystens. cond not lIalp thinking,
tlst here e speaker accn,a.t 70 attack.
in s college chapel, Common at;boyl
systetns, supported End carried out by
goycrnmniit, willie. but S ii3w wcrE.
age Governor Of Il neigi.torirg State
has rcsolutcly attacked, IN his official
message, college education q. Uniting
men for republican government. 10
what, J thought, DIall NO come at Inst,
between the one and the Other!
s- That Mr.. Tabcr expressed himself
unsxilfully, does not seem to me to
aufier any doubt, because there seemed
to me but one voice when his address
WAS concluded. Among others, one of
the Trustees who has betn Presidcu. OF
the College, and a high funclionary of
the State-a man whom all esteem for
his virtue aud piety, and. if mistake
not, a relative Of Mr.. Tabcr's--ca,nc
up to Inc, after the conclusion of the
address, (Which By the way ought new
or to have been delivered at that time,
aud at that place, for it had no conncc.
tion with the commencement which,
happily, Is with lis State .fIair,) this,
gentleman came up to me and express
Cd his deepest sorrow. We agreed
that it is one Of the proudcst gems in
the whole period OF the rc!oru:elion.
that nowhere did it take place, wi;hou;
at once zealous!y promoting common
hchools, which cerleinly must. always
begin with reading, a0riting and ariM.
naetic. That great letter Of Dr.. Martin
Luther "to the fur-tamed German Ma
tion," in which he calls upon the no
bility and people to promote and cs-
tablish schools for the "poor and ig
norant," is but type of what happen
cd everywhere. A man like myself
who believes that people who cannot
read their newspaper and their Bible,
are, as a class, nowadays, citizens Of
little value in free country, could not
hear without real grief, what distinct
ly thought | heard, and what all men
md women, seemed to hear. But, if
there is nothing Of tho sort in, Mr.. Ia.
ber's printed address, allow that, cal.
rial on ~ Of Tho r,,n>,rt l...1 l