New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-28
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The number OF teachers employed by these
schools was I42 more than one.haii oi whom
were cslored men and women. We cannot
rive better idea OF the self.teaching capacity
of colored Americans than BY stating. on the
positive authority Of Mr. James Redpath, Su'
perintendent of Schools In Charleston, that OF
the ll2 teachers in his district, less than 40
were Whites Few or none of these were Whites
of Charleston. though, as We know from wit
nesses of the opening of schools in that city
shortly after It, capture, places were sought by
a number Of resident White teachers, some OF
whom were even,willing to instruct Blacks, but
yielded u superior prejudice and to social sus-
picion.
The foregoing figures, it will be observed,
are those of only one department ofthe whole
South. We think, therefore, late Washing
ton dispatch must have ignored Gen. Howard
knowledgsof a most important bureau IN re-
porting him as saying that only ten thousand
freedmen in the South had learned to read aud
write since the beginning of the war. This,
nevertheless, il comfortable progress. But we
believe that most Of the schools in the present
South were organized by Freedmens Aid CON-
missions of various kinds during the war, and
Of necessity to chiefly benefit the loyal Blacks,
The whole number Of these schools, We esti.
mate. was about 200, with proportionatc at
tendance, the Blacks in great majority. We
therefore prefer to accept with what meaning
circumstances will allow, Gen. Howard's origi'
nal judgment, expressed not long after his as
sumption Of the General Commissionership OF
Freedmen, that POO 900 persons in the South
had received free schooling during the war.
A considerable population, comprising q
worthy and striving class of poor White people
in the South. has been taught by the Freed
mems Aid schools, whose founders have been in
every respect desirous, to the extent of the be-
nevolent means furnished from the North to en-.
large and thoroughly Gberalize their aims. Only
an irrcconcilsblc ignorance, lomented preju-
dice, have kept thousands from tho free White
school, whose better interest would have been
TO welcome this novel msgnanimity in default
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But We believe however, that the sincerity OF
Northern teachers has converted some Southern
masters. The cause of Southern education
must have growth OF its own, and let us hope
good seed will be left after the Freedmen's Aid
has withdrawn, with the plaujit Of "Wel
done"
Free education South, especially among the
Blacks has gained root, at all events, though, II
would seen. disturbing causes and enemies art
many. One of them, prominently, is the slow
fcud between freedmen protection Oh the ont
hand and Professionally civil poweron the other
Fsw of ths military commanders have beer
stringent to maintain the simple rights of tn,
freedmen, as affected by thiscircumstance. II i
only in Gen. Saxton's parishes that We fin,
freedmen can claim sn equal share to ciyit
school privileges, aud recognition as citizens
under Government which, in it, scope -
protector cannot afford to distinguish, who i
White and who IL Black In tn
case Of Mr.. Reuben Tom!inson. th
recently appointed superintendent o
Education in South Carolina, we Soc an in
valuable officer denounced AZ "a fanatic Abo
litoniB" for obcying tho plain letter Of hi