The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-10-04
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EDS. JOURNAL: It is pleasant TO 70.
ceivo weekly your paper and learn OF
the steady, healthful growth Of Jour
new free State Of West Virgins. Cisa
h., succeeded military rule. The arts
of peace, Instead Of those Of var engage
all cla,ses-those who but few mosths
since were friends and foes rejoice allke :
that the sword is sheathed, and OIL
honest, good men on both sides are doing
all they can to adapt themselves to the
new order Of things. We have come
out Of this conflict into q civilization .
century in advance Of tho one which we
left behind. God has taught US many
lessons which tho conquerors - stern!J
refused to learn as the conquered. We
have learned that Justice, not Foley,
must be the ruling motive Of Govern.
mcuts ns we'll as individuals-that the
greatest possible elevation Of the ind:
vidual is the surcst and Hisest means Of
national elevation. The question which
every true hearted man and woman
should osk is-Whst can be, done 70
heal the. great wounds of our nation
and 70 raise II to the place God evident
H
ly designed it should eli among the na'.
tons of the Garth. Our fathers wrote
" All men are created free end equal"
The rriting merely Of this immortalised
them, though they viuked at the oppo.
site. We, their children, eager to honor
our forefa,hers, thereby honoring our.
selves, repeated this until We believed
we certainly were somewhat in advance
Of our fathe rs; but God was mocked:in
that, We were living lie.. We on.
tered the conflict Uuionists and Dis.
mionists. Before it was more than halt
closed, God christoned US Freedom and
Slavery, Light and Darkness, and has 10
His own good time given the victory 70
Freedom and Light. Because God per.
mitted US earlier to know His will, we
should be humble and doubly earnest in
the doing it-be charitable toward those
who, in a sterucr school. Of affection, are
being forced to learn tho same truth. :
The warfare is. not ended, only the
mean, Of waging it have changed. We
have ceased to take the lives Of those
who will not nee the right, because they
have become willing to live and permit
us to take them by the hand aud reason
with them. Their part OF tho work,
now that they have lain down their,
arms is, if they cannot At once enter
heartily in this great work Of natiousl,
progress, be sure they do not var With Il.
All through the beautiful country. !ws
have recl.imed, We must plant churches J:
and school houses-must educate our.
selves to be educstors, e3xcsts ths freed
for freedom, and those who = will not
ack novledgc that what will sleIste them.
solves will elevate . brother, even II hiS
skin Be dark, must DO taught ID, ses the
truth and act upon il. We are called to
. work tho magnitude Of which we are
no. able 10 comprehend. Liberty and
equality before the Law must be part Of
our religion, sud the foundation Of our
system of public education. ts,
Your new free State il, see, To. b
the leader Of the recent Slave States In
tho matter Of .Pdblic Schools. Tho
Public Schools bounded the loyal States.
What conn entary for tho past-Wbat
lesson for the future 10 this single fact.
Let us DO sure to bound every Stats
with School Houses, and thus insure
ourselves. sgaiust ell the crimes that doV
from ignorance. If it is true that the
greatest good Of the individual is the
greatest good Of tho nation, the con.
vcr 20 is also true. A distinguished ed.
ucator once being asked why be spent 30
much time on tho education Of bis neigh.''
bors, replied: Row can I better sdu.
cate my own children, than to educate
the community in which they live"
How can patriot better quicken bic
own growth in sll that is good and noble,
than by eleyating those around him Who
are and have bsen. .epslaved and gop.>
pressed, not onlythose whose oppressed
bodies we're in chains, but those who
were slave to prejudice, but none The
less surely slaves. -
Go on in yourgood work Of sdvocat.
ing the establishment Of Public Schools,
The submission to law'and order, aud 40
ono dare limit the bounds Of tho great :
ness Of Free West Virginia: =, ...:.si +