Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-11-01
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BuREAU REFUGEES, FmEDMENAsnAsAEooa.
80, Ed LaEDss So.s sG4 Esp GEORGIA ,gt4su ::
.s SuARLEsros, SSG:F Foct.t, 1856.
10 tie People Of Sost# Carolina: 81 F ssrs q,
In entering upon my mi'1d duties Is sdvettiiitsn-
dent OF Education FIJI the Stats soesSodttc
Carolina, in accorfauee with Specaisi -osdeFs
No. 10, Assistant. Commissi lone, Bureau RE-,
4tugees, Freedmen and .Abaldo donyd Lands for
South Carolina and Georgia, Il is my car.
nest desire to secure the Cooperation Of air
person, in the State, as:7'As Gas % s.aa,sA
1t is admitted fen ltsHands t1at.np woftiG
of more imporeanceyss alfeMiugs the future
prosperity otthe, country; tlnsnythe gemogai-
Of the mass 'ofignerance ,saHiehn0M, weighs
down the laboring classes throughout tho
South. The sooner this work is begnn sthef
sbetter t;or all parties Teohcefheaa' afssf ,sts
~ In the present crippletl lhnsncialtconditien.
of this State, it is uGraexpected 1llatahnGaH
assume the responsibility .ofSpru uyiliugs the
means of education OF slswi.hin herders.
|sls is taeref9se no spirit of sIs9gapes se
( 'ef-sutieiency that ths garioss Benevolent
Associations Of the North propose to assiStin
the work Of educating the. ignorant classes
tof this and other. States of the Soath-s.Ibe
proposition is made, with, the SINCERE desire
of bearing their share of the burdens Provi-
;dence he's pnt upon usall,. andsfori the .pur-
pose Of securing Brighter and more prosper
Gus fvturc,7E2 .-rsssssAl.t. :. ,aa .zs,,, :: -.
F. These Associations now stand prepared to.
furnish teachers Whenever tho Agents Of this
Bureau Shall Gall for them 'A' '1l:,aa ass ;
+ |, therefore, earnestly request aIR;epersois
in any part, ,ot;this State, -whD mayteetansie-ss
tterest instlis work, to- communicate with me-.
furnishing me with al the, information gay
can give as to the facilities for establishing
| schools in their respective 'neighb6rhosds.Y x.
Whenever, residents ofthe Stafeare wilipgs
to accept POSITIONS asteachers, andars other.
|aBiso qualified, they will be employed. -,
K: Surely no argument is needed to convince
The intelligence Of this State that ieducsdo1s
is the prime condition Gifts futdre safety and
prosperity, and that the, work Of. education.
canuut be commenced too soon, or CARRIED on
with too much earhestncss. ffT6n no Other
ground than self interest alore,p sthiss,datter
recommends itselfto sthe attention Of every
planter.in the State. -.yt...,.. ~. -.
I5s Let The freedmen on your plantations
know that there is school Ut haud, Where
their children may be educated, and yoTgiv
6ne of the strongest inducements tcicontentv
Uncut and steady industry: .-..s ,,ss lss. p,
The purpose. of.this Bureau, and ss especially.
this branch oft, is neither to.dcstiSy Or un:.'
necessarily interfere, but simply to- assistin
repairing the "waste- places" aItbin laying
sure,thc foundations Of the. futnre happiness
and greatness Of the people Of. this state and
of tho whole country. This is the spirit in
which We Shall labor, and we trust HE people
Of South 7Carolina.will l;meetzus ia siniiIan
SPIRIT and Cooperate wi.haus.ins CUR elfGts,
SO long asthsse,eifort may. be needed, to se.
cure the ends for which this Bureau S%ass
established-thep protection and education 7og
the ignorant, and tho ;@ell-being and safety
of the whole community.x y. va .,sa 90, -,
- 10. REUBEE I0NLINSlOIN, N,rss.s,
Superintendent Of Schools tor :sG.t Giro.
| linn - ~ s'-~+'l>- $50 = ~