Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-05-22
Education.

standing the ruinous effects heretofore a.
tending the injudicious practice of parents
and guardians sending the youth OF the
| south to the north to be educated, still the
course is pursued by many, with all the evil
consequences staring them full in the face
1t is absurd to say that northern schools,
academies OF colleges are better than those
in the south. Georgia, Alabama. South
| Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Vir.
ginia, kentucky and Tennessee, have as
good schools and academies as any in the
U. States, and William and Mary college,
| in Virginia, is acknowledged by English
literary men, to be equal If not superior to
any in the Union. Why then, we ask.
should the youth Of the slave States be sent
to the north to mingle with abolitionists
and imbibe their pernicious principles !!
There is danger in pursuing such course.
TO say nothing Of the impolicy Of pamper-
ing those who are daily endeayoring to
ruin US. Henceforward, we hope to see
the practice abandoned. Let the youth OF
the south be instructed by southerners.
The editor of the New York Tribune, has
thought proper recently to give vent to his
feelings, and he only expressed what all
think. We trust It will open the eyes Of
southern men who are so eager to instil
northern principles into the minds Of their
children that they send them to colleges
where the professors regard them only as
l,arbarians and "curse to northern socie-
IT," The Tribune says ave know cf
eminent persons, long connected with our
most distinguished universities, who regard
the southern student as the curse of their
colleges, and who would like it as bless
ing should never another enter their walls.
They are.in fact, semi barians with most
Of the vices, if with some of the virtues,
Of savages, and untitled by their previous
training for association with civilized and
christianised youth. OF course there are
exceptions Of well-mannered, well-bred
southern youth, in whose society there is
no necessary contamination !; but they are
rare ones, and generally to be found among
those who have been caught young and
raised at the north" Now there is no
doubt but the abolition editor in saying
.those who have been caught young and
raised 1t the north, /" meant the young fn-
gitive slaves from the south-tit associates
AM. companions for northern black repub-
licans, Of which party the Tribune is the
acknowledged sorgan.a We hope never
again to hear Of 4 southerner sending chill
dren to the north to be educated. We
would just as soon think Of sending our
young ones to Africa. v sa
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OF The following item we take from
the local columns Of the N. O. Picayune
e.s SHOT III A PRIs0NER:
1 During the late spring meeting on the
Metairies kace Course, man named
George Brown had about $4,000 stolen
from him on the course by, as he suspect
ed, q we'll known thief named Michael
Burke. This Burke, Immediately after the
theft was committed, managed to make his
escape from the city, and proceeded FORTH
with TO Pittsburg, where he pretends to re-
side. Subsequently,, Brown procured .
reqnisition from Gov. Wickliffe and pro-
ceeded TO Pittsburg, in company with spe.
cial officers Horn and Kearney, for the
purpose Of arresting Burke, and bringing
him back to this city as . fugitive from
Justice. =
The mission to Pittsburg proved success.
| FIJI, and Brown and the officers started on
their return voyage with Burke and his
rife as prisoners. On the way. down,
Burke was not ironed, as be perhaps should
have been, and being allowed the freedom
Of tho boat, he and Brown got into wordJ
alteration about the offence for which the
former had been arrested. While they
were thus engaged, Burke wife it 10 said
slipped : loaded pistol into her husband.
hands, and Burke at once discharged the
weapon It Brown, wounding him severe
Ily, and perhaps fatally. There were two
bullets 10 the pistol, which entered the vic