The loyal Georgian., 1866-02-03

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ledge All their instincts and pre-
mdlces, and habits protest against such
an enterprise. Aud while we state the
tact, we can at the same time explain, aud
to some extent palliate it. 1t is the
natural result Of the relation which they
have sustained to the black man. There
is the fatal memory OF the time, SO re-
cent, when the men of the one, were mas
tcrs, and the men of the other, their
slaves" 1t is not reasonable to expect
that the people of the South, should so
Immediately accommodate themselves to
their changed relations, as to become the
educators of those so r Gently their pro-
.pcrty !; and towards whom. they h.ve had
the associations belonging to property,
rather, than these appertaiuing TO human
beings, possessing the endowmeuts, and
claiming the ghts, of human be ngs. In
the meantime, the recognition Of these
rights made the culture of these endow>
men,- matter Of paramount aad imnedi-
ate necessity. Does any reasonable man,
Southerner or Northerner, believe that
the work would have heen lIitiated, had
not the North undertaken. it?
There is another view OF the subject.
ln view of the circumstances under which
the change in the condition of tie color
Ell race was effected, viz-as the result
of the war, of which its contipued servl
tude or emanc patton became tho issue,
it seemed simply right, when this issue
Was decided as it was, that the n rth
should unite with the South iu the eff rr6
to qualify the Freedman for the boon Of
liberty, which they were the INSTRUMENTS.
under Providence, in comforting upon
him Indeed, had it failed to 90 So, tnis
would doubtless have been made an>
other ground of grievance aud leproacn
1t would have been said. You have gwen
the slave his freedom, and thrown upon
US the entire burden of preparing huns
for it. y
As we regard the matter, if, through
Discrimination, on the part Of the North,
to interfere, on the one hand, and the
feelings aud prejudices o the part of the
South, rendering them averse to all effort,
i'll this direction, sou the other hand, tile
poor freedmen had been left to himself,
there might, possibly, have been some
good reason for the fear of instructions
aud plots which recently agitated the
public MUD of the South. If these fears
have proved to be futile, we believe that
the result must, i'll some good degree, be
ascrlb.d TO the judicious teachings and
wholesome influence of Northern men and
women; teachers alike, whether their
sphere OF labor were the school room,
or the Bureau. naa
As respects the allegation Of poverty,
wretchedness and crime at home, We have
not the slightest disposition to deny their
existence, especially in our large cities.
But when this condition of things is
brought forward as a reason why we
should put forth no efforts in behalf OF
those who may need our iendly inter
position elsewhere-we protest ag inst
such an application; and We would do
this, even though nothing were doing to
remove or remedy our special home evils
Failing to do this. would constitute no
valid reason Why we should leave the
other duty undoue But there is 10 such
failure. True, we are not dong all that
we might do aud ought to do, iu this di
rection. Where is the man or the com,
munity, which, in any respect, comes up
to the full demands of duty :? II, how
ever. those who are ready to fall back on
the old saw that Charity begins at home,
as setting forth the Que essential and
indispensable condition On which charity
can be practised any where el>e, will only
consult our statistics of monies expended
of noble institutions endowed, of hearts,
and heads, and hands enlisted-all in the
sacred cause Of humanity, aud in its varl.
Gus aspects ofpoverty, suffering and sin
he may be satisfied that charity haS
begun at home, aud to some blessed pur.
pose-though great deal still remains to
/ e done
As regards the occupation itself, now
under consideration, and the estimation
Ia which it is held this will vary accord
ing as peoples standards IF right aud
duty vary. Aside from the disturbing
influence of prejudice and education,
VIII ,c!' even over well disposed aud rightly
principled minds often exerts a power
which they can justify by no reason
there is the host of worldly, ambitious,
fashionable and selfish interests that sway
men /; the thinking as others think; the
doug as others do; the going with the
current, regardless OF whittier or TO what;
equally regardless as to what issues of
right or wrong may be involved. BY
such, the position of teacher iu colored
school may be regarded with contempt,
aud the incumbent of such position de-
spised.
He that is greatest among you shall DC
vour servant aud Inasmuch as ye have