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


'loo'y hatcrs OF slavery certainly, it plainly
enough follows, that peculiar education
+ ana peculiar literature are necessary To
produce lovers Of it. Tho resolutions are
manllestly called for Mt the South in proper
tlon to the obligation to love slavery there
and the books are needed. the production
of thcir own citizens, scholars, printers, and
publishers if there are any such sufficient
ly free from outside bias.
g But, SIR, let us remember. that the 4" old
field school Of the South is better institu-
ton for rearing the men and women who are
to control the dcstinics of the South than
halc or Harvard, any female academy
heretofore unwiscly patronizcd by South
crners. "
True, quito true again Nothing can Le
more appropriate. The revival Of the old
field school with books to match. the nro-
duction of Southern scholars. will be lust the
thing for those required to rejoice in the in
sutution Of slavery If they are educated
much beyond that, it will often be, IN the
more manly and generous minded Of the
embryo dominants, " fraught with peril to
the sacred interests"
! nu' the south must not only have a po-
slt;ve literature Of her own. ono which
shall directly adorn and gloriry slavery she
must he especially jealous of the 4" liberty Of
! speech and of the press, - and exclude what
ever terds i'll She contrary direction, that is,
to ovoksr d,,,h, dis..,..
-, iu''' VI "'9'"S''' IN
ios'l' ~ S'a'ery'
Duty requires this work (to provide
Southern teachers) at our hands anil m us
'rbi, i,,l,t t,c pn.2i,,tt; pi,t ',.'" "N' '''.
But Mr. President. what wnuld thr ,i,flm,n,
OF this great task avail us il we pause there
something to be sure but not II triumph
And whv Ronausn ,' Wv mn'eu ~ 'cjoice.
dooks adopt,d IN ony ;dcos. on, ncccxs,t,,s
onr "'St'HY.
Al present we nave them not. That we have
taxt I,onS, .,,n al,'Ii.i .'t r'lt"acn' 'ur
to the extent Of their c,racitv. nnd tLnr,,b
the poison Of anti-slavcry dognas has not vet
'ould N9 way INTO arithmetics and mixed
70 fnJ sa,,, ,,..L a'io''" NV w SurPr'Seu
the Young learner will find his sum. stotcJ in
abolition phrase, and perhaps will he re-.
H. Ii" ~ t'li no" many more sinners might |
of th" faithful and rriond "r Gni - oI "'.''t
been practical stakeholder and a dealer in
human chattels or If st. Paul was SO great
ri;lI q ",''' ,i"'i's pcoh taught "t t,ie feet OF
been had bn sat Mt tIr G.nt nr rh,,'l., I,',o n,.
ker. or Wendell Philips And even tL.
signs ana symbols Of mathematics may be re-
ira I", "', ','' Sia,u'rouS pictures oi runa-
suit the casc-wtb anri,oi nnt". '','' W. iyH ~
trinatc young bcgimners.''
Alas to what prosecutions cors,.,o,,;.,.
n.o,,I, or, s,,I,i,c..I ar ..t..,.
',u
!" ',''' N''N'" anu h""-siaVeHoIdlng world,
hardehed IN the SIN OF alienation from slavery
ob,tinatclv and wifullv blinded. both to tI,,
Justice and b.outv of that ..r,tri,rch.I,.
a. 50 10 '''S are l"''h tne eN-
&C tloh OF the MprmonS) to those OF some
other patriarchal relations 1t would be
cruel to l,rriyn t.,,.l,ors l., o,,l,,,
:,
80 ~ IL" PRESS "io" 'h''h'
'"' I"'' "i slavery ol what little ald and
assistance they may get from Abraham and
St. Paul. rs th,vc snorost.I II, ,.,,,,.I :, L
W" ''''''''''''cS nut as
~ I'lH"cu'S the Signs ana symbols IN the
way which seems to pc feared Iy the Rev. T.
X MARSHALL il strikes mo 49, , ,Lir, ,.,t
lu.l.I
''','' ""' f"''' III "'c0Idahce
with th" plan oi tho South, natural and
aplropriate way ui assuciating slavery, and
Ne,ro., # vould nat ,r c,,r.,. ,,,,.. tl,,,, r.,
....l
"' '"''""'!') VIII" "'''E"tlul
studies IN Young and lmrressN''lo minds.
But the Northern hcresy is not a mere hy-
pothetical danger. if has olr,,d,, c,,t,,,in
at,1 ,lmos, cv,rvtb;,,,
:. Nnnv of our ,.,,.,,,,,,rs anal ,,,.,..,I..u.
have rallied no little heclusc the Northern
fanatics have made Uncle Toms Cabin
ScUIol pooA- Sle'''lly sunday school book
annie Th:v s,w Thar o'y yo 'GaI" G"I niI LIZ our rN
south aduptcd a work Of standard authority
in moral philosophy, thousand fold more
lo"erlu'' as an "o1iiuo" nhtreIa'ery work
And So Lnr as we u.s., .pcb 'r'yu wmrIS ~ "
lands Moral Science" and the abolition
biographies, Readers, and Histories over
IuIh'ilS rs 'h'y I2 WIN an sorts o' ISLANDERS,
~. ncynr NJ tb;n ,i, ~
tory romance. They seek 10 array our rlil-
drcn by false ideas against the established
oGHin""'s o' ''ou ana 1t sometimes takes
S,nin,r;, n,,t innr "i'o s;no ,Iad "u, I'E."tin M
hands of a ruuil WnyIand's Moral Science.
and informed her that the chapter ON slavery
was hrretic"l and unScriptdIal' and that she
oI m"u nt ','s W, 't' nu
on the day of examination she wished her.
teacher to tell her ..If that chapter was
hcrctical how she was to know but they were
all SO - We mirht cuumrrutp many uthpr ]