, 1866-12-09

NV. ". a. dh1tQell, ULSLtnE1l6hcd
divine Of Mississippi, has published letter
on the subject Of educating tho freedmen,
In which he arrives at the sensible conclu-
sion, that not only Christian duty, but mere
selfish policy demand that the South should
move in this matter, md sec to it that tho
colored children receive at least rudimcntal
English education. Although Mr.. Marshall
WAS for many years prominent teacher Of
Christianity In q slave community, and
bright and shining light In the church Of
the South, he seems not to hare discovered
the clRims of Christian duty In this respect,
until after the sword had smitten tho power
Of slavery, and until aftcr It became appa-
rent that if the South does not educate tie
negro, he will be educated by the II Tan
KEGS" and Abolltionists' OF the North,
Until that time The reverend gentlcma
offered no protest against the barbarous
lava OF Mississippi which saut from
the slave tho Hight Of kuowl-
sdge. But row the subject presents
i.self In very different shape. To use the
language Of the vlcksburg Htnaad. the qucs.
.:on with the South is, '.4shau the negro Be Cd
,eutsd for or o9ainss ts r'' In other words,
shall he be taught by ''Yznkeea'' who believe
that lc should stand before the law as the
r1ual Of the white man, or by Southc.ness,
who will Impress him with an adequate
sense Of bis own infcriurity md the sublime
| aud unupproachablcsnp superiority Of the Suutn-
! ern chival1ys As soon " Mr. Mar
shall discovered that this was the
state Of tho case "a fact which
North appr~ciated long ago.) he euddcnly
discovered that religion itself plead for tho
instruction If the black race.
| @~,,z r. r.
clusion, thu argument by which he arrives
81 1t, Is a remarkable mixture Of old fogyism.
malignant hatred Of free institutions, au i'm.
placablc cuu,ity toward the North generally
ard New England especially, Southern ego.
Ism and insolence, s2nctimonioua msrcp-
resentatiou and grief for the failure Of tho
rebellion. The mastadon whose bones
were distuterred from beneath eighty live
feet Of soil at Coboes, the other day, does
10. more certainly belong to past age tlan
do The Rev. c. K. Marshall and hi
philosophy. One Is amazed 1t the solcmnity
with which he states propositions which No
man Of sense ever believed, and which were,
ut the Least, completely exploded By the
war. For Instance, he dcvotes no incsn
siderable portion Of his letter to show that
the SHAREHOLDERS are the bcncfaclors of the
aegro; that slavery has accomplished q
work Of Improvement for tho African befort
,7hich all the boosted missionary enter
"prises conducted by the united powers
'"of Chsistendom In two hundred years
past. pale and sink from compasisan.'
We are told toat ''thc African Slaves. in
tho hands Of masters. have made greater
Improvement phvsio(oyioany, mentally and
morally, and hare risen hlxhrr aboye The
"1evel where The Two races stood two hun,
'dted years ago, than has the Caucasian ~
in saying that the slaves hare improved
rhysIologically, the reverend eeu,lemau Il
doubtless correct. as II I, vel, known th,t
each successive generation of .la-e. ba,
borne a morc striking resemblance N
the dominant racc. both In color
and features, than it, predecessor,
But to say that the process oil
christianizing aud civjlizinC them By reduc.
ing them 10 the condition Of chat;els. by
abroeatInE ali marriage and family tfcs
by subIeciipg them 10 the absolute win
ard control OF brutal and lustful master. br
driving them to unpaid labor. by shuttinc
against them all the avenucs ofkuowledgoC
10 say that the results Of such 4 system sur.
lass "al1 the boastcd missionary enterprise,
conducted By the united powers Of Chrisien.
dom two hundred years past, Is, we think,
very poor compliment to Christendom.
Aite7 reading the reverend gcutleman's
sfe*s oi the slave fsstem, one Is not eur
p''sed To learn that he does not be-
ltcve much IN steam cars, steam.
boats or electric telegrzphs. "Aster all, II
he saSa. 1--WE enjoy lie no more, nor - much,
"as onf ancestors did, two hundred reass
ago. Physically, doubt If VIC have gained