The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-04-05

er; and, unless the negro Is enfran-
chised by Congress, il will undoubtedly
retain its authority Is il likely that it
will reverse its traditional policy-a pol
icy which kept the schoolmaster.
Journals in the interests OF the South
ern oligarehy. on both sides Of the Po-
tomac, will not hesitate to deny that the
ignorance of poor Whites is So universal
or so great our statements would in
dicate. Their amazing boldness in de-
nying our previous statements on this
subject induces us to clinch them with
De Bows statistics We select the cen
sus of 1851 in preference to that of
lS60-although the figures Of the moro
recent volume tell more decisively in
our support-hecause the former Was
exclusively a Southern compilation, Of
ten tampered within the interests Of sla-
very, and because, also, in view Of the
great losses of life during the past four
years, it is probably nearer the actual
truth of to-day than in the succeeding
census. atA Hf =
In Alabama there were So, 992 adults
who could neither read nor write. OF
this number 1921 were males and co.
I2l were females
In Mississippi there were 1887 illit-
crate adults, of whom IA, 729 were men
and ISL were women.
In Missouri there were 36,77s litter
ate adults, of whom H. were men
and 22.o49 were women.
In North Carolina there were O,403
Aliterate adults, of whom 20,33S were
men and 81, 33S were women.
In South Carolina there were l6,564
illiterate adults, Of whom 6,2lS were
men and 1924 women. These stats
III i
Every one knows this State is aware that
| these figures must be far below the
truth
In Tennessee there were 1858 litter
| ate whites OF whom 1913 were men
and 9,644 were women
In Texas there were IL, $50 illiterate
adults. of whom 5,o22 were men and o.
56l were women. +@..
In Virginia there were 3S, $40 illiterate
adults. of whom 35,2S5 were men and
43, 30 were women.
In Arkansas there were Is, ,935 adults
who could neither read nor write-we
viii call them illiterate s. for short of
whom 6,S1l were males and 10 ,064 were
females
In Delaware there were 10, Isl Hitter
ate adults, of whom 4, 36 were were men
and 5,44o were women.
In Florid, there were 4, 100 illiterate
adults. of whom 1852 were men and 2,
277 were women.
In Georgia there were Al ,667 illiterate
adults, of whom l6,7 were men and
IA 9Ol were women. t4F -.t..
In Kentucky there were 69,7O6 litter
ate adults, OF whom %, 1S5 men
and ~, ,52l were women.
In Louisiana there were "A $40 Hitter
ate adults, of whom 10, $50 were men
and 1870 were women. e t....-r
In Maryland there were Al ,877 litter
ate adults, of whom II, 979 were men and
53, S9S were women.
From these totals may be deducted
the free colored Adults, but they form
so inconsiderable a fraction that they do
not affect the result For example, in
Tennessee there are but ,097 out Of the
1868, and so on. in a similar ratio. ex-
cepting in the case Of Maryland. where
they constitute little over one half
The sum total of these facts and fig
ures is this:
That there were, in 1850, no less than
56S, 1S2 free adults in the Slave States
who could neither read nor write, Of
whom 226, ,s9S were men and PAL ,2S4
were women; while accounts, in our
opinion, first, for the folly Of the South
ern men in going into the Rebellion, and
secondly, for the greater devotion Of the
Southern women to 1.-THE zeal OF both
being attributable and proportionate to
their ignorance.
That, as from the past history of the
ruling classes, we have no right to ex-
pect that they will educate the poor, it
is our duty TO do SO (and our safety lies
in doing SOY ourselves and. finally,
That the American Freedmen's Aid
and Union Commission deserves the
hearty, universal and material support
of every lover of his country, and every
earnest friend Of human progress