New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-10
Progress OF Reorganization -Reep'stns
the schesls-Rceruisins In Chsrlcsss.

In Charleston Ia going on without haste anu "tnoo'
rest The policy adopted here differs from the irthod
that has been pursued by officers elsewhere that
seeks 10 combine the advantages OF both. without inc
Objectionable features OF either We have seen nNew'
Orleans the mailed hand Of Butler and the velvet hand
Of Banks In Charleston II Is the mailed band u the
velvet glove.
As District COMMANDER Gen. Hatch has Just fsned
an order inviting all loyal citizens residing in Charles
ton or its vicinity TO coll the Post Shrshai
and register their names take the oath Of allegiance 10
the Government and receive certificates OF hasngdone
90; directing that Post Commanders shall grant no
passes or other favors to persons owing allegiance 70
the United ates who have not. by taking tho 'ath
shown their loyalty to the Government; and ord"ine
that no guards shall be placed the houses OF ct'
zens for the protection OF private property Hends
thus: Ifr
ANY persons fearing molestation will best secure
their property by placing in some conspicuous pooh
on the premises the flag Of the United States. Pesons
detected in depredatng houses protected. VII be
punished with additional severity"
nEorESISG OF tbs SCHOOLS.
The first general order issued by tic CoIomnntr Of
the Post related to the reopenng Of the public schools
Hitherto no schools for coloed people bond or rec
have been pernite in Charleston. excepting as SPECIAL
fayors to the Weather class and then only unde The
mos onerous surveillance and conditions. Other iuch
schools have been held. the first Christian eofsre
cations met--ty stealth and In secret Places. Asihe
miitury force here is small In comparison with 6c
amour. of work 10 be DONE Northern citizens fer
esed in universal education. who are here on ayit-
James Redpath of Boston and Kane o DOnne OF P.ila
delphia-were invited 10 reopen the public schools
and reorganl1e the ,ystem Of education on the nost
liberal basis. The school buildings were Immediately
taken possession of and Bureau Of Instruction opeied
Tuesday and Wednesday were named as the tires
when applications for the privilege Of teaching ether
at public or private schools would be considered
Certain OF The old teachers applied TO be rensatet 10
1 heir former positions There were some interesting
scenes at these interviews.
The applicants were received with distinguished COZ
and evidently believed that they would W
at once installed afer favorable opinion had been
pressed 10 their fitness They were asked i'hey veft
wiling to take the oath Of cgianee Tie first twoap
plioants we're esfonished that females" should 10
-ou.rel TO take the OATH but possibly because thy
ookeJ ON di,!ne Truth 9. too precious thing 10 In
wasted on Yankees FOR they wcfe violent Rebeb) ihs
,aid they had never been politicians and Of coone
rould DO whatever the auhosies thou ht right. II.
were then asked
Are 700 aware. ladies' thai ;aere Il no dIstrt,lort'
be made hereafter in the Public SCHOOL, between any
rlass Of children,hst II white Children apply they
shall bc admitted and n ccorcd children apply, they
shall be ADMITTEDLY"
I'm tho sane school. slrT
!. In 49, ss.A ..hssa- Nsass,-
opc sabess ladies' not fgurntively bat literally 'nd
vigorously turned up her nose and the other made e1-
traordinary coniortion with her mouth.
After q sufficient time had been given 10 the two
ladies 70 restore ard mouth to the pristine ccndi
,on they were courteously informed that rev order
OF thing. had come that the old South with oil its
prejndioos and sristoci aciea was done away with
forever, that large majority Of the first families So
called Of South Carolina lad already been reduced 10
begrary and that before the ended there would be
very few Of them who would not 10 paupersi that a
llgher social order would be established here. and an
entirely different class 81 people rule, that the Govern
inent could only recognize in IL dealings with citizens
test-loyalfy and (es they know inasmuch 90 the
ooIored people, as class, had been loyal, and the
whites as a class. dsloyal there vond certainly BE-
nothing done by H. officially what should discriminate
against those who had been true TO it, and who vel
coined the restoration u rs authority that m 10 the
question whether twas respectable In the conventional
sense Of the word TO teach coored children II was
not open for discussion az 1t lad been settled b,
ladies Of the first families Gin point OF ancestry.
rank and inauence) both Of tue North and
South; on tho part Of the South. by the fact
that the defenders Of Slavery not only admitted
that their daughters often taught their servants 70
read but boosted Of H.; In the North, by the tact
that young ladies Of the highest culture and standing
had left homes Of luxury TO teach the Freedmen OF the
Carolinss. Tennessee. Missouri, and elsewhere How
ever good position In society therefore. the ladies
who had taughtjn Charleston might have occupied or
now occupy. they would not only find that thelE
social equals and their equals In culture already
teaching colocd children but that the social equals Of
any old families in Charleston were In the field be-
fore them. A. there were no slaves anywhere now In
tho United States aud the fact that one who was a
slave was none the less coiored person than when
free the ladies who had formerly taught their servants
TO read must bear the onus there any fcduca
ing negro children They started 1t. The ladies here
could do entirely no they pleased about accepting POSI-
tons Ia The public Schools We would be glad 10 have
natives Of the city teach here and would show NO pre-
udice against them nor seek to recall the fact that
they had cited Rebellion ii they would DO loyal
but they wished TO do 90 they must accept tho new
order OF things On the other hand. they might turn up
their noses often and 20 far that they would never
come down sgain--they would soon 1nd that they had
only sacrificed their own interests for the preudces Of
class whose rule had departed forever ard Of phoso
ply which was dead as astrolog. There were teach
e,s enough In the North who would come whom called
for.
They had never seen the subject presented In that
light they had thought Of II before; tho ladies
said they saw no objection to taking place II this was
70 be the rule She hoped to have her former associates
take the same view OF tile case and would call with
them 10 morrow. But the outside current was too
sa.ons MLan she reiurned next DAY sha said she had