Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-05-26


= these five slave States have beat the 8
States of New England in endowments
these institutions of learning, 1926 $50.
; Under these figures. how look the editor
lecturers and ministers of the North. VII
: have cramnded the public mind with
many impudent falsehoods on this subject
1t is bat few weeks since a New Euslan
chaplain, writing from New Orleans to
New York paper, declared that "the Sout
Is without Schools" when the truth is, tha
the State of Louisiana, from which thi
clerical vagabond wrote, has the finest sys
tenn OF common schools of any State in th
Union; or had before Butler broke them u
in New Orleans, and Banks in the country
as far as he has advanced. The State o
Louisiana has II Universities, with an aver
age of 989 scholars, while Massachusett.
has only four, with average of 769 scholars
And yet Massachusetts minister write:
home that "they have no schools il
Louisianal' -.. "a. z
g. For years the AboIitionists have urged
as charge against Slavery that it was the
cause of great deal of illicit intercourse
between the whites and the blacks. 10
1850. according to the census, there were
in the United States 4o5 ,754 mula toes; of
these there was one mu ulatto out of twelve
among the slaves and fraction more tn an
one out of two among free negroes. That
is, the Illicit intercourse between whites and
blacks is ten times greater in the North
than In the South, with the slaves. Thus
we ses that Northern editors, clergymen.
and politicians, have been in the habit o
charging upon Slavery as a sin, the very
thing that the North is ten time more guilty
OF than the South. Or, it used to be counted
crime, but now. in these ripe days of "Re-
publicanism" and miscegenation, this kind
of intercourse between the whites and the
blacks has suddenly become virtue which,
II not rare, is the crowning and glorious
triumph of the Republican party.
If the limits of this article permitted, we
could name enen other matters; in compari-
son of the two sections, still to the disad-
vantage of the North. In some future
number of The Old Guard we shall resum 8
this subject, with a view of pointing out
the causes which have led to the differences
of the two sections, as developed by the
census. We shall be able to show that
m any of these Southern advantages are ac-
tually due to the institution of negro
'slsvery-that not only the census, but moral
and political philosophy demonstrate that
the institution of negro. slavery deveiopes
a superior mental and physical condition OF
This statement may cause Mr.. Sumner to
open his eyes with horror; but Mr.. Sumner
dare not enter into fair debate with the
editor of The Old Guard on this subject.
He knows that the charges which have been
brought against the South will not stand
the test of argum eut and fact. The very
istory of the foundation of our Government
Is a perpetual refutation of the cardinal
SANDERS of the Abolitionists. The atchitects
Of Am erican freedom were slave holders
w hiDgton, 'the Father of his Country"
was slave holder. The author of the
Declaration of Independence was slave
holder. The father of the Constitution was
4 slave holder, Religious liberty on this
was established by Save holders.
While the new England Puritans were
browning the Baptists, whipping the Qua
zers, boring holes through their tongues
With red hot irons, and driving women
naked through the streets of Boston because
hey would not adopt the Puritan sectariau-
SIN, the Catholic 'slavs'-holders of Mary
.eligious tolerstion and liberty. If we are
q any mood for looking facts in the face,
contrast the condition of our country now,
With what it was when all were 'slaVe'-
holders. Contrast our present Congress for
character, dignity and ability with the Con-
,ress when almost every membe was a
slave holder, or the representative of
e'-holding constituency. Well may we
dopt the lines of Burns:
"You see yourself with them compared,
And shadder at the niffer."
Or, if we dare tell the whole truth, COM
are Abraham Lincoln, the type-man of
|, bolitonism, with Jefferson Davis, the
vpe man of shareholders. Measure them ;
Intellectually, morally, religously, or as I
entlemen, and tell US what you discover :
rhen, if you want to see the thing further, r
ompare Hannibal Hamin and Alexander
|. Stephens. If you are not already sick. .
make the best comparison you can and !
ompare Gen. Grant with Gen. Robert Lee; |
r Stonewall jackson with the Popes, :
lockers and Burnsides sent to confront him :
D battle. But this is cruel. 1t is distaste-
nj to us, We are ashamed of the contrasts;
nut we are still more ashamed of the
landers and falseh hoods which the public /,
pinion of the North seems to have i'm
,ibed in relation to the South. Our sole ,
b;ect is to save our own section from an J
ignorance, delusion and falsehood, which
lave periled everlastingly the peace Of orr
ountry. We were born in New England.
md know how to be proud of much that be-
ongs to New England; ont we also kno"
low to blush for its imPlacable fanaticism.
Said Grecian philosopher. do not tell
ne nv virtues; tell ne my faults" This
8 the part of honor, and of true friendship
We have performed thatpa in this article. !
Elder John Leland, s. somewhat eccentric
put famous Baptist minister in Vermont, 10
he early history OF our country, was one
lay praying, at the installation OF Valn
md copceited young minister, when ne
aid, SO, Lord, do thou bless thy yonDe
servant! Make him Humble. o, Lord, lss ]
him not be pulled mp. but do thou pTI0k !
oim and let the wind outl'' We have 1oi-
lowed somewhat the spirit of Elder Leiand's
prayer. We have pricked the pride Of IN.
yidions Norhsrn pretentiOn. We have eiet
- ";o5 ont of Abolitionism. in order TO