, 1865-08-28

Ieedman's village. Tie irccdman's vi
sSensand dow lnhss}taasss s ~ a?Ss' e MI, i'll
month By The occupants. There Is there one hospi
tn], and In that ho: pial found aged negroes viii
could scarcely walk about; lhosa without arms
Without Whes sfs PsD' IT,, w9Sd asssp b sppSFs 81
there Il no other method hut to aid them by be
ncyolent eaorts. Before pass hon
III point 9e. ,SV would ons s.s uba a1 un .heE
thtm-some attached 10 our army and some noi
MLo put llse notions into thenegroe's minds, wht
tod lhcm that they ought 70 hare had their mas
lime, and tod them This Thing md the other Thing
which disturbed their minds, Without either iacrz:as
II. their stock ef knowledse, or aiding them II
and he object o. The Gove!nmcnt
time ago, et Washington, delegation calue thett
from South Carolina. Two members Of TINT dele
CATION cnme to see me. Ono Of them eatd be 1as
Sie sn Re ss ys sDa Ses Ed s ard hs sans s
one vas 10 estahlsh the eternity Of slavery and d.
oher to esabIish The pTiGssple ts, ins siate
ese ever espested Southern 1,an would came % HsSI
war 70 plainly snd so Enthusiastically had a1uayl
wrong: and make 4 perpetual. and the other was ts
eolve this impossible problem, that part is greate,
I'm, they had iaticd In both, .s Of ccu1as ss yos
would have expected If you had clear minds. ave
haye failed In both, and We eiye Il up," !" he said
sa,a "vs5s VEL tssa hsn, yon and ais upon t1e
supremacy, the idea that little State is bigger ihan
the United Suites. You have given up thisr
"ies." swell now, want to ask you a lew ques
tions. Can blacksmith know too much about his
t1adef" mo" he. did not think he conld
&C on machln{st understand machinery too we'll
understand TOO mueh about ttF' mo" "Can at
engineer understand too vel! his engine, or Gan my
q farmer know too much about farmingF' "No, v
he admitted That ho did not think any or these dir
ierent working mel could know too much abou,
raid 10 him, 1T yon believe this WILL you
admit then. the general principle that 1t IL better
for tte statc .o sdncaic ts labor than than not 10
pie wei ihen" ssid i. as6s only Thing iaf o you
10 do e,r-you say yo1 are m influential man and
have always been, and Tint whatever yon have m,
soaI Shoulder 70 &c Wheel Slth snHA me. and and
GO to work with all yonr might and
educate @ Soq g,c:or p:cple without ressH t9 thc
iIon OF your work1en, md raise them up 10 whcfr
nsscd cheers.l lie agreed with mo entirely. Bnt
sanEs asainsI m % ", and Who did not M arce With
NcfTce9e Werr froublcsome 70 him: the
nerioes had met opposite TO bis iouse.
did not believe In the cducaton or such animals,
iIarrhterj lie showed II In every llneaMcnt Of his
pre:uiiced coun.crance, and have no obcctiou 10
other thsn that he had been fighting against
hts country; but, he was an Exponent Of a
elass-a large class-in the so6thcTn coan.
T. + IT. s., R@ssnl,af @ f., prejudice r ,,.1,. shst
Of ihc North. And npw thnt the Yankees, who will
have their own Way, have demonstrated, by cdu-
eating between ono hundred and two hundred thou.
thrve years {; now that we hare demonstrated The
copabiIitv oj these men 10 read and write md spell,
va are met by The prejudice that they cannot
overcome, for IN ccstain instances they have been
taught to cipher. Lately heard an officer say.and
do moi think that fonE ycass ago you could have
cot him to admit any snsh thinE-ho sud hs vaa "a
Maine, where they have system Of graded schools
OF most excellent character, and he sistcd SCHOOL
taught by the niece Of former Cow
folk, Eirsiuia. and he says: IN ~ that
lime never have seen school superior to hers.
The ability to read and gre explanations, the atll.
sebooE he rpeers.s Of lis w
equal to that Of my Northern school"
"Wer, but" you Fay, ,..af1cs al, now, gentle
mcu, you will 70 too far" My frlcuds, we have
to como 10 this conelusion-no matter what
and stand upon them Il they.wi!l lcsrn az mucl,
II the man viii The black Istn learns a mush as
iChecsT] do pot discuss The superiority Of races
hut do think lint u We light eoloFsu, ,ntelllscnt
Anglo Saxon peopie haa bccn @ ior hundred ysass @
been, We would have been, very different people
with different Characters than ne now have. lChects
md 1auehtcr-l
Government made no appropriation for the Fred'
nen's Bureau: 1t established the Burcau, and pro
yided in /, clause by which azmy officers could be
assigned, Miihont increase Of pay or other remu'
nefaiIop, and therefore 1t can be t1ln, In some
measure, without money. hayr run the risk
Of using those funds that were necessarily set
arart IN the treasury laT, aud BY direct action o
Their relief and their schools. have used this
money-thall use it-trustinx 10 be endorsed; bui
this does no: give us sufficient 70 accomplish any
so Then snt afa9 e. Il s mot ms5s ss
cine Ike tbE. rom Washington, You dq
moi want yonr schools In Illinois 10 be
IEn and controlled by my ons At Washington, eu'
And We wish. on the same princ3ple. schools 10 BE-
cstsbisheil In caeh Of these States. .tTheu." you
may gay, .'why do you interiere!'' Simply becanse
ne are irving 10 guarantee to these pepne the prom
ise+ Of he Gorelnmeut, Just AZ sool a. the sl.ie
nu,ho11iics Nm, ready and wiiiS1 tn do What l.
,jcht and nj. then they shall do L,
T1e f;oycTnment did not estnhiIsh the Fr,edmen'r
n1.sau in Gfdes to patt 9sers md Keep nsm IN
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mere IL plcnS 70 20 IT ne,G IA sne VII ~ S
much unsaporea lesf;tots. e!chty 20 40, PieaLy q
WI tha oSt ~ the Rnnn yas' RE r. ~ nsat y;
The Barean i 10 I'D hese people heir transition
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@ EI1istian people, Christian sszociaions, bcnetolsn
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