Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-02-15
SCHOOL BOOKS.

SCHOOL BOOKS.
A subject deeply affecting the interests
and future welfare of our people, is the Sc,
lection of proper school books for the young.
To ingraft ideas correct in form and sub
stance-to train those ideas into enduring
principles, and to found them on basis Of
truth as society accepts the term, is the i'm
portant function of the school book. 1t op.
crates on the impressible mind, like impres.
sions cast upon new mould that no future
arti6ce can ever erase without spelling the
design. Its use is co-existent with thoughts
and ideas, and whatever it stamps upon the
young mind is as ineffacable as the struc.
ture of the mind itself.
1t is all.important then to select judicious
text books for use in our schools The
Southern mind was aroused upon this sub.
ject some years ago, and efforts, partially
successful, were made to secure for the coun-
try supply of such text books for children,
as the wants of the country seemed to de-
mand. The war has obliterated these scat
tering effusions from use. We are now
dependent upon the Northern market for
the merest trash, in the way of school lit
erature. Unfortunately its tendencies are
antagonistic in many respects, to all We hold
dear in truth and history. Sectional strife
has engendered the migrating of sectional
opinions throughout all its channels of lite
rature. We should be unwilling to put
these books in the hands of the young, be-.
cause they are sectional, and untruthful.-
They are in some instances, questionable in
morals as we'll as perverted as to facts
The South should be strictly jealous of
its own history. "Let no man living, write
my epitaph," was the exclamation of EN-.
MET when about to be executed for treason; !;
for said he Gas no man knows my opinions
tbA dare now maintain them, let history
be silent until Other men and other times
can do them justice" We are unwilling
that our political epitaph should be written,
by those who neither have the facts, nor
care to vindicate them. Much more unwil-
ling are we, that these false views of the
opinions and struggles of our people for in.
dependence, should be placed in the hands
of our children, as guides for their future
estimation of our actions. We do not fear
the impartial record. If that cannot be
made now, We must wait till prejudice, hate
and bitterness, foul as the waters of Lethe,
have swept falsehood to its dregs. Impair
tial truth may then be heard, and our cause
be fully vindicated from the ISLANDERS that
the present generation of history mauufac
turers, are placing around it.
If we would not have our children be-
lieve US walking demons in human sfepe,
guilty of the foulest treason-murderers--
conspirators, wretches too squalid and mean
to> deserve clemency or forgiveness, we
must either make our own school books, or
import them from beyond the. influence of
such opinions.
We will recur to this subject again next
week.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Card TO the Merchants of the South.
Cahll CO.-Groccrs and Commission Merchants.
Dr. John May-Oils and Varnshes.
- ''-PrunCs, Figs, Curranis, CilIonS sc.
"-Landreths Garden Seeds
G. R. Ratchford-Tin- Ware Repaired promptly.
james Mason, s. Y D.-AuctiOu Of Dry Goods, &c. be-
longing to Burrows, Blair Co.
Goodwin, Hunt s. Co-Eureka Gift Association.
IA. Brown o. Y. D.-Ctation-S. l.. Reid, Applicant
= James Mccullough, deceased.
NJ. Jones' Secretary, pro 'em.-Meeng OF Fire Company
w. H. McCorke-Auction Sale Of Tables, Feather Beds,
Buggy, Wagon, SC.
Floyd, Dobson CO.-Crockery
" Candy and Ralsins.
- g Blind Brides.
90 Powder and Shot.
w. ii. McCorkIe-FrcsI Garden Seed.
Capt NJ Boyce-Circuar.
Rev. TilInau X. Gaines-Divine Service