The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-19
WOMAN wH1PPING 1NTHE Nrolr7l9l NORTH.

10 The Editor Of he Charleston Daily Meas. +.
DEAR SR This morning saw extracted in your:
paper another account Of fogging young ladies' at
school, this time apparently on 9 more wholesale
scale of proceeding than usual Than ,ts,ea say,
and another account, because what first struck me
on reading the transaction was, not it's barbarity
and indecency, but the fact that it was one Of
many similar occurrences during the past year
throughout the North and West. It looks as if
plan Of education. 4
y; Why h II this ret1ogrsde movement in an ags boast
cruelty is epidemic, as we know that crimes some
times are: But the cause seems to me to lie deep
-er, and to be connected with grave political no
less than social tendencies. .st...g s.y1 .,..,-
principle Of individual liberty had been carving
itself by it's excess to:a reductus ad abss1rdu Of
little anywhere. OF national government ] Mt there
was really none. The citizens of our State had
very imperfect rights il another, for whatever
popular caprice. The great cities we're ruled by,
roWdies. Such state Of things could not fall to
have its social effects. The various, agitations Of
notorious, and the Independence and insubordina-
ton Of American children were proverbial. "a
When the crash came, it seemed as il what had
solved, ii fact B9t when it became evident Vi thst
the North would: make no, hmid or temporary
effort to preserve the national existence, tue pre-
home, that the United States could preserve them-
selves as such only by transforming themselves
into strong centralized government. at any rate
Immediately after the close o9 tie war appear ,es
ances seemed to beno these predictions. Yet even
then there were some who did not trust the serene
sky, some slaves in the chariot who bade the
victors look behind them, and remember that
they were mortsl. ~ tfs+sS lafs ~. 5st3 ri
The first hopes were delusiye, the political sky
darkened Second though: proved not the best, as
they often prove, despite proverb. The current
strongly towards 9 STRONG government, o cen-
tralized ITesponsibihty, which may call itself
Democratic" or Radical 2 but has not entirely
lies. The chief point about it, however is that it
does not stand on forms or hesitate to use force
Some social reacton must accompany this political
reaction. We see it already in the matter Of edu-
cation. The war has faIniiarized the popular
mind with tho notion Of whipping as 2 necessary
This i DOT sancy j 81 nine, ,The
oSoo Sthsr aazes
occurred there last Asgirl Of sixteen .vAs
thrashed by three teachers with ssan instrument
resembling aohain-t 81 case was so gross
much discussion About q fortnight ago JiSi, pubic
meeting was held to- sustain the teachers and at IL
one very humane and slightly hlasphemous' DID,
{whose name the reporters have vei1nfortunately not
Scripture file, that we had. tried moral sIasion
with the South and failed, FOR which he thanked
|aod() and that Young America, innluding girls 81
Fsi!teen, Mas bonnd to be ithraahed ON Christian
81 Hasy important inferences may be drawn from
s@seke proofs Of reactionary tendency. But as On
previous occasion, Iforbear to draw ;them 80 q
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10 takA,n namely, advice. IA II
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