The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-03-11

The MeasfuHef ma the AeNe"Ns
The Meridian Messenger, some short
time since, took us to task for taking our
texts from its columns and not crediting
them, aud in quoting from it elsewhere
as the Messenger and yet not giving its
place Of birth and residence.
Perhaps it may suffice for our excuse
that we should say that we did not name
the Messenger, as the "Eastern contem-
porary" quoted from in furnishing us
texts. because we somewhat criticised its
mode of treating the teachers vocation
and doubted whether the place Of a mans
birth should be given as the reason
of rejection, rather than the style and
substance Of his teaching, and because
our respect for that ably edited journal,
which We constantly find filled with orig
inal and strikingly expressed thought,
made us anxious not to have any contro-
versy with its personnel. We must say,
too, that in crediting "The Messenger"
instead Of the Meridian or Mississippi.
Messenger" we convey a compliment
which our friends ought better to appre-
ciate-tkan they do by finding fault with
II. If one speak of Caesar, it is not
deemed requisite to qualify him as Ju-
Illus Caesar; it is otherwise of Tiberius
or other Caesars.
Promising that there are still in the
Northern States such men as Thomas
II. Seymour in Connecticut, franklin
Pierce and Daniel Marcy in New Hamp
shire, the Woods and many others in
New York, Pendleton, Cox and others
in Ohio, like men in other States. and the
disciples of such, who would be as true
TO the South when ON its bosom as they
sqEsSe when obloquy and reprOach follow
al than for resisting its persecution and
assolation bS>war, and that therefore
nroyisos and SAVING clauses should al
WAYS be used in characterss,ng Northern
mon os enemies, we desirestO quote as
"worthy of all acceptation" T" the con-
clusion of the Messengers article which
is as follows:
If the language we used seems latently
to express that teaching is an inferior
employment," we did not mean It, IL does
not though We only meant, when we sald,
Southern girl reduced to the necessity OF
earning a living" might serve us acccpIaDiy
os n Teacher. to suggest preference for them,
merit being equal On the contrary, we re-
gard the employment of teaching as an hon
orable and exalted occupation. And we con-
fess, that the Southern mind needs to be
somewhatngGincated upon this subject. 1t
tas Been too much the style to look down
'.,rsl, a nero teacher as not much OF some
h,dy. Ii resulted fromffalso notions Of -se,'
periority based upon negroes ana cotton
kags with little help trom the wise anal
go5d mdfl now who could always lift them
selves above such false and foolish notions
of nride. the sch0Olmasterc can easily De ilateu,
mn TO his proper position OF Importance.
I'm conclusion, while upon the subject OF
scbools we are about to say something we
have had on our mind to say some tune wllch
weexpect to meet with some disapproDatioh.
Duty commands and we obey. we say
then. that the prevailing notion tnat ~ Is
,lisreputable for a Southerner TO teach =
negro scheol, is wrong. They will be taught
and thev ought; now that they are tree, Ihey
.e;n he taught. whether we approve 1t or not.
"a long as public opinion drives Southern
toaebars ont Of these schools, will they pc
sIied hv Northern ones under the patronage
of the Bureau, about to be made permanent
These Bureau teachers, besides reading
,rr;t;rg ana arithmetic, coming from the
North with hearts filed with hate and un
oha,itahIeness. viii teach the negroes things
that are make trouble with the races. By
accentinp the situation as 1t is, and taking
control Of these schools into our own hands
whenever and wherever we can, We may give
10 the minds of the rising generation OF
blacks an inclination greatly 10 our
future advantage aud prosperity, M M
stead Of rancorOus hate of their late
masters. we may thus infuse into them kind
lv feelings. Within itself, there Is nothing
wrong In imparting Instruction which ele-
.,ates and Tefines the humblest OF 1od
creatures with immortal souls. We utterly
fail to see that there are any eNtrsneous CT
-,umstances in the case under nntlce wnlch
forbid. The divine law does notitorbid, but
anioips il. The Legislature of this state
has enioined it in one case. The apprentices
law nrovides for education. OF course II
contemplates negro schools and Whi.'
Teachers for them. We have many prelu-
lices about the negro, growing out OF nll
former servitude, 10 correct, ana TINS "a oii'
of them. We stand upon the ground, ina
2 N is ripht to educate the negro, aud what
ever is right to do, cannot be disrepu'ao"
to do