The sun., 1865-06-14
Flcyntfnu Negroes.

11s most Interesting question nov oIsn ~ pub.
III 1..ru,aon IL. how can the poorer classes oft'e
n u,tern people white and black, 10 elevated T.
che standard which ,he same classes occupy In te
y nth, The politicians and many true phisn-
uror Sta are engaging In elaborate di'qlsf'ns
y prove that tais or that legislative measure ia the
oLc thin. ioedful for the a.. mpii'hinept - this
desirable result, but ~ there are some physical ria
which msdicston cannot cure ro are aso
siue .o,ial and political evli beyonl tho reacn ~
lcysI,t8n. A c,r',n courss n rolhcal policy
nay DO great advantage 10 bringing man 10 q
hgher stage ia tlo slclsl Icnle, but unless his
mental ~ sies, warrants tie forward stop, his
.lyArra.n, nj II only nominal. The course which
q, low sdyccsted by tie radicals Ia like advancing
.schoo hoy to TrIg,nomery before he has master
ed lhe Hupic rul.mcua Of Ar,hmetc-you give
hun an oatcnrbly h III poaton, but he is far worse
oa than before, for he "a out Of hs m'nta, latitude
1Ao true policy for advancing the soci'l dtrius oi
Ate ncsroc. Ini Ito lower classes - u'l'rn
white, consists IN educating them. They are To-
mentally ignorant having had ~ eiucah'nAl Ia
oiire', nofrse schools no incaus Of acqnr ns even
shs rudimenis of education. Tho 'sS" oI'sarch-
lets, Who wero sh's g. educate thcir children
shtoad, have alssys opposed popular edueahon'
snd thus whno NE poorer classes ai tho North
were marching on with ey,n pace, socially and In
slectusIly. those ithe sou,h were groping their
say in Tho darkness Of ignorance, Therefore in
order b. l1ar up tho Auor 10 tho condition of ihe
trner. 4 is necessary 10 commeuc" h The h'g,n-
ouy all educate them 10 II. II isas soW process,
~, uone other 10 rrsouc,hlo or = '4tle. Tho
nth needs froc school ryslsn sud oth'r oiuca-
,.nal alvanta 70. such tlc rlh has o. long en-
loved 1. ncols the means % instruct ani en-
IsAien tho people, to show heh
Ne position which they nigh, occupy.
suI % iniu,e into thsr minds {,
iauiahle smhluou 10 AuA a. so far MtNc M.
yrucq arc coaccrr'1 a - folly g. urrc tte policy q
giving them political rights aud rrs o.es which
.tcy ste m no r-.e,t quAnhc' 'Imi oscut g. cu-
joy H.ok1 snIn, ,.lots are wha1 tho negroes
il - urge1tc need when ury have hcen 'du-
Gated 10 tie cspsblity OF voting iniel'ron,ly,
when they have learned 10 know v'si irorchne
really ia snd when they able to uudc' s'sud and
.ppfeclAte political ltiye. -, q vii t' 44ito Ni.c
enough TO urge the question q suffrage "a ttcr
cssc And, " "a regard 10 tho masse, ~ The S'u'u-
.ru whites doubt II the ret clifton would over
have occurred, had they enjoyed ne benefits II
free schools, And been educated to Asisndsri equal
u iAn Of Tue Same classes Of .hc N1rsh. Through
sheit ignorauco thoy were u,Aic the dup's u dc
signing oadcr,, shev we're moulded ly ,he artistic
cratic in,scc,s which havo slEhys used neu for
yoiucA purposcs, and thus were lod iu'n tic
scheme Of treason, h''ndly AMI unwittnsly.
ereiore, what tive south ros, needs IL social en-
.libcral system oi popular e.ucstion. This is the
sglma,o forcrunuer of social "olo, alton" sni
sh'u this secured there neolbs NJ 'ear concern
ny tho eventual ,nfrAnchI seniont Of race found
capable Of achieving any improved social position.