Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-08-03

vt length we are to have sometime ne
under the sun-if we get it, Slave war
I whether for cnslaving the free. or for ruttir
t down lnsurrectionary slaves scryilc wars
., slave commerce, foreign traffic in human IN =,
, chandisc, in the bodies ''and souls Of mon
| slave dealing, or domestic slave trade-sloy
Z breeding, or the propagation of men Gr
n''iAc1-SIh1c markets, where men ar
oouSht ana sold-thcse unhapply can CLAIM
no novelty. Slave hunting or houndinr-
slave booming. or adiudging men to be slave
slave whipping, at SO much hcad-thes
are regular professions and branches Of busi
"''' l" some communities. Slave labor, an,
the products Of slave labor, have been an,
arc common enough. But slave ed,,co,jou
l"'t the education Of slaves, gentle reader
"u' euucatlon proper for. and peculiar to
''dNeholderS,) and Il slave literature. intended
! ~ produce peculiar development of human
ity .urn ,as to bring out its natural relations
to property y-hoiHing in its fellow man such
as to evolve and invigoraie its otherwise too
latent faculty Of domination such as to
satisfy the sometimes doubling and all too
sensitive, because misinformed. conscience, in
regard to the justice and righteousness Of
slavery and slayeholding not only, but to
awaken also the consciousness of the inherent
and natural beauties and poetry Of that re
lation-all this, such literature and cduca-
ton. Viii hr new .l,dc,l
Incredible as it may appear to those unac-
quainted with the inventive character of the
present time, the advent of such a new lite.
raturc, as we are assured by the documents
Mt the head of this article, is about to take
place in the world, or at least, in the
Southern States Of this confcdcracy 1t is to
be unique, wholly original or at any rate
pretty riSidly exclusive, AS | should Judge
from the documents in short, it is to be
pccdar, part and parcel of the peculiar
institution.''
The speech Of the Rev. G. H. Marshall in
cludcs "A " Report from tho Committee ON
Southern School Books and Education" of
which he seems to have been Chairman.
which submits a resolution TO re-aifirm certain
resolutions which had already been passed bv
n commercial convention at Charleston.
Among the rc-aiirmcd Charleston resolutions
are the f lowing
ID. R'Soir,d. That this Convention earn.
estly recommends all parents and guardians
within these States to consider well. that to
neglect the claims of their own Summaries
and colleges. ana patronize and enrich those
ol ltiI?l. 'o''tcS' Is lrauSnt with peril to our
o, tbosr who dn nnt nnJnrsr,nI o,G 'n,,en''t n,,.
appreciate our necessities and responsible
ties, and at the same time fixing a lasting re
llJ'." " 'o'' '"' wv" i'''''t"t'ot'' teachers
ID P,xoy,.J THAT o,,or,, ,l, ,,o,+ ;,.,,.,.
tant measures necessary TO the success of our
educational Interest,", is tho establishment,
Vi S'I','i '',.' '',u 't"'eS' oi
such rcr.ons, or both snvos a. m,' ',,isl W W
devote themselves to the profession Of teach
ing within their borders and this Conycn-
tioh respectfully Sollcits the attention OF the
the Importance of this suLi,ct
lth. R,Sohed. That this Convention res
pectiullv recommends to tin, Iegisloturrs Of
these States the Importance of rurouro,ip,
the production, bv their own citi1nrs
scholars. printers and publishers. or surb
school books as may be necessary for elo,oen-
tarv and general education. hv' thc oirar or
suitable prizes for the best hooks. of different
classes to be decided on bv arrrurriato com
mittees. appoiutcl To iud~e nt tha,,. ,,crits .
such books always f, he rrintod AMI ,nI
li.hed within the Southern and Snuthwrstsrn
States
TLor, ;s ,,,,I;,,., ,a;l r .,
resolutions. and it does not nrpcar from the
resolutions themselves why If il ;mr,rt,nt
that such school books as may he n,ress,,r,,
for elementary and general education'' shouId
be of home production and manufactures The
speech, however, makes it anparent that in
order to avoid peril to the sacred interests
of the South, it is deemed necessary tbnt tba
education Of the young =. dominant roco',
should be conducted directly in reference to
savery-that the learning and literature Of
the South should never forget its relation to
the peculiar institution.
Gentlemen ure here to advocoto diroct
trade from Southern ports to Europc-the
puil.'ihE ana owning IN southern cities, of
Of rranJ naton rnir,od '"v n oJ''fpeoiGn thn
Ocean ; and schemes of fauarantiuinr southern
iI'.', ~ Hrtos' Tue ucsoil''ohs ol southern
uu,;7,I o,.o " t',oSJ noi an VI theIh
,,;,t WI l"r :" "pSo'''c importance
S,,tL1.,, ,r,,L, ' ;it J''uc''ion' ny
No, e. ,l,', S,, ''",N'" noohN'
Sl,,.I, '3g"'' ',iu'' "e c"uv"t'u III t"c
s,,,,',,',, 49,, "'t' ',l''u :" ''H ""N ~"
,r '".;O ~ "'eG'i'y anu stlcnsVh
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This is doubtless very correct reasoning so