Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-01-19


writing to the Catholic Standard from this plac
under date of the 4th inst, says: "a controvers
has grown up between the Union, democrat
paper, and the Minerva, a K. N. organ, in cons
quence of communication appearing in the la
ter, and purporting to be the production of Gait
ole, who has the absurdity to lecture his spiri
ual adviser for admonishing him against the secr'
order of Know Nothings" etc. A controvers.
accusation is false. We have never courted, nc
do we court religious controversy through GU
columns. Theology and its teachings we leave
the ministry; if the sub rosa editor of the Union
and correspondent, as we'll as editor Of the Cathe
lie Standard, wishes to dabble in matters of tn
kind he is free to do SO; but nothing that he cou
say would serve to provoke controversy on gu
part.
But Mr. "Semper," does not stop here TIL
Teachers State Convention seems to have serious
ly affected him. After endeavoring to throw it in
to rdicule, he thus concludes "If mistake not,
| is Know Nothing movement, and deserves watch
ing" Comment, we deem, is entirely unnecessary
But We would respectfully ask Mr.. "Semper' (med
ding in things that in no wise concerns him. VIII,
it is that he arrives at such a conclusion? To GU
knowledge he was never present at any of the
meetings Of the Association, and is, therefore, in
capable to judge Of its actions, other than from
report. Does not the single fact Of DR.. Bard, thu
Anti Know Nothing Superintendent of Education
elect and other Anti Know Nothings, having
participated in its proceedings, furnish suhicien
guarantee, that the convention had no other OBJ
ject in view than the advancement of Education
entirely distinct and unconnected with religion
sect, or party? We pause for reply.
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Lafourche Teach
ers Institute will meet in the Guion Academy, to-
day, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. Reports upon several
interesting topics Of education will be read and
discussed. An address will be delivered by J.
Bryson Burrows. The editor of the Union is as.
sured that the Association has no connection what
ever with Knoo nottingham, unless it is to eradi.
cate it by enlightening the mind of the rising
6CACA0taOAS oAiA AAADuAAE ~ Will q PIOPCl upPAC-
citation Of education, a real exclusively American
education; an education that will teach them to
prize and appreciate the beautiful and sublime gov
eminent under which they now live; and which
we trust in Gods name they will hand down from
generation to generation until the most remote
period of time
The citizens of all classes, ages, sexes, or parties,
are respectfully invited to attend
What HAS ALREDY BEEN Done FOR THE
NEGRo.-The New York Observer, in power
full article upon the past and present condition
Of the negro race in this country, holds the
following language, which contains facts of the
most incontrovertible character. A few plain
statements like these, by drawing the mind at
once to the true state of the case, is worth more
to overthrow the fine spun theories of the Abo-
litionists than thousand lengthy addresses,
however clear in argument. Comparisons like
these kill at once the effect of all the Uncle
Toms that were ever written:
When the ancestors of these negroes were
torn from their homes in Africa by the slave
traders Of Old England and New England, and
placed under the influence Of Christianity at
the South, they were among the most degraded
and miserable of the human species, slaves Of
cruel masters, the victims Of bloody supersti-
tons, believers in witchcraft, and worshippers
of the devil.
And what now is the condition of their des-
cendants? Several years ago, more than two
hundred thousand Of them were members of
Protestants evangelical churches in the slave
holding States! About ten thousand American
negroes, trained chiefly at the South, trans
planted to Liberia now rule nearly two hundred
thousand natives of Africa, and through their
schools and churches are spreading the light
and love Of the gospel in that land Of darkness
and heathenism.
It is true that more than nineteenth of the
negroes at the South are still slaves; but is
slavery under Christian masters in America the
same evil with slavery under heather tyrants in
Africa? Degraded as these slaves may still be,
compared with the sons of the pilgrims Of New
England, or even with the mass of laborers in
some Of the enlightened countries of Europe,
can three millions or one million negroes, bond
or free, be found in any part Of the world, who
can compare, for good condition, physical, in
tellectual and moral, with the tree millions of
Slaves ~ tn0 COutl! daS CnrlStl4nlty, al0eQ
by all the wealth Of British Christians, done as
much during the last twenty years, for the
elevation Of the eight hundred thousand eman-
cipated negroes in the West Indies, British phi
lanthropists themselves being the judges of
what it has effected there, as it has done during
the same period for the elevation Of our three
millions Of American slaves?
MAssAcHusETrs.-The Message of Governor
Gardner, of Massachusetts, recommends twen-
ty-one years. residence Of foreign born citizens,
and ability to read an write, as preliminary
to the right Of voting, deprecates the passage
Of the Personal Liberty act by the last Legisla-
ture, and urges its speedy repeal: suggest
reduction of the number of members Of the
popular branch Of the Legislature, and denoun-
ces lobbing legislation. The Message is thor
oughly Native American in its tone. In refer
ence to the Personal Liberty Act, the Governor
Iays: s.F..4a - sss
The passage Of the Act is deeply to be de-
plored, because sit asserts or looks to the main
teinance Of rights not clearly and constitution
lily ours, which course Of action, in my In
Augural Address, sternuously urged the last
Legislature to avoid-because it weakens the
moral effect Of the influence Of our State--be-
cause it sets an example, which, If followed by
other members Of the confederacy, will most
certaily destroy our only bond Of union-and
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