Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-03-03

where are the provisions equally munif-
cent or equally asai,ed Of aud no Pc ,ple
illastrAses the benefits Of education and.
their appreciation ofits Importance to The
discharge vi the public duties % happily
AND - torcibly, - il the ayerasesnl.gh,-
n.snt and loyalty Of tho Americas MUD
and hesr.. Tue law Of universal suffrage
prevailing in our country is yind'cased
On this s,ats OF tho pubic ,niad nnd ths
more general diffusion of kno~ledge II
this aye oyer'that' Of our fathers The
rule still has common origin and the
same philosophy und-rlies il, for educa:
si0u ct same degree is as strongly implied
and a. necessarily to be gathered fro" its
spirit ~ ,hough,t was expressly enacted
asa qualification and formed one OF us
plain mandates. Montcssue in his able
treatise on the spirit Of law sase1y Oh.
serves that in repubI:s the whole power
of education u needed ana this ax,cm Is
y part OF our accepted faith aud practice,
VI. b this statement of general principles
aud without proceeding 10 tur,hs det"i' tor
reasons Or examples on this head let Us
apply this fan,!,as standard - the freed
men OF the south, aud ascertain TO what
extent they eau answer this test OF public
requirement.
IL will BE- cooced ed that freedmen Who
have arrived IT the maturity OF under
standing would DO the sole cl~ss eligible
- tbs privilege it Conferred. 1t 10 an
indisputahle fact that this clasa y: their
stage of life with Their necessities TO toll
Tor u livelihood, would be unable IN The
very nature OF the case to avail any eda'
cation u advantages that might tie extend.
cd 10 them, and that therefore should they
exercise this privilege It must be under
all the disabilities ct state OF slavery,
und their discretion aud competency 10
be measured by the effects OF slavery. At
the time of the adoption Of the national
constitution, there hal been imported
aud resident in the United States halt
million Of slaves. They now number
over ft ar millions three millions OF VII IN
have been augmented u the number with
IN the last tifly years, Notwithstanding
the embargo on the traffic OF lsoo IL Is
evident from this very large i"cseA~e In
50 short period tha. the bulk Of this
population has been brought from Africa
IN that time In their native wastes on
the coasts Of Guinea 'hes" slaves were
barbarians, les, ferocioas, more humane
and lractable than the Indians OF the
plaius, but quite as uncivil'zed. Their
transition has simply bee" change ct
habits and Of country. TO employ fig
ur-, they have been like the young OK
broken to toll and doomed to plod thro
life in the same unbroken tenor. They
have been simply yoked to labor and c'n
iaed aud fed in the trough of slavery
Their humanity i,norei a"d esteem
cha,lei property it WI! no. be claimed
that these are envervatins. hnDaniz,ng
aud elevalius agencies, Their reasons
feeble ia tho creation has rather heer i'm
paired by the vices, with the denial OF the
virtues of civ;liz uion. Their ANNA! tacal
ties cultivated to the exclusion OF the in
,eilec,rAl and mcra', they are distinguish
ed trum III. brute creation but BY tho up
turned counteuauca aud Immortal speak
which family euiyrces their humanity
victims Of he worst hate; heirs # The
d,rest oppression. buried IN impenetrab'e
aud irr~coserable ignorance, what other
hope can this poor people realize excep,
tn. mercy Of their god ani the ability
and privilege to stand accusars ut the bar
of eternal justice against their oppressors.
Slavery had its origin over this state oil
he plessness and by II consistent adher-
encc IT, the causes that gained its Just
mastery has it maintained its 81 premacy.
These logically and practically were
the slaves, now the freedmen Of the cot
tun, rice aud sugar States of the south -
The freedmen, bureau erected ostcnsibiy
il, their interest aud IN ,nagea bvanduab
ted friends uf.he negro are unable 10 can
ceai their dispa,r, and have tailed 10 tar
nish any different appreciation by the
freedmsu OF their new state OF freedom
than that it meaas an exemption from
work. VAgrapcy and iil.t'e $ are now AS
much the characteristics of their present
aspect, u. industry and labor were OF their
former relations. Aud so long as govern.
ment continues 10 supp y them with ra'ions
and rainent will We lo,k in vain Tor =
change Singular ~ II may appear +,
some. il 10 yet entirely philosophical. civ.
iiix-d men have been found to entertain
~ absurd aud vaync ideas Of the term
liberty; and we are no, 10 expect proli
gies Of self sustaining AM aspiring
manhood from slaves. no m1re than 10
suppose tho Wild Indians OF the prairie
capable of parsains the chase should his,
an,,.,i,ies meet his physical waass T. do
50 would be to a..ribate to slavery a paw i
ct greater than itseE--to look tai.As =
soarcs for those qualities AMI traits Of
character that are the prodact OF edu:a-
ton and mutual synsathiss--it.is 70 look
to barbarism for the highes. achievements
Of civiiization and. christianity. u Will it
be insisted that such nre compeaent to
iadiciou.,y and understanding y weld the
ba,iot? To proper publications fsr 90
i'm portarit trust shah Iaffrons Jour in
tsliigeace or i,npsaeh your4 Integrity BY
asking such Question. ~ao.s 9sse~4 l.
10 make these qnai,ticat'ons i. 10, deny
10 culture and revelation itsslf their Az
propriate efficacy, 10 ainnosate upon the
.unda ne,ial maxim+ Of republics from
the earliest 10 oar own, IN pronounce your,
State and uniionat end1s,nsnt for educa-
ton al ulJi sEts, eAtPave yad% iMpp li cmtios.