The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-01-03
N CoNFEDRIT ID ROADS, J
(wich Is In the Stait NV KenthcltE) !
December 9. 1866, A

December 9, 1866. ] /.
Square Gavitt, Deekin Pogram, Capt. McPeIter
and myself wuz In the Post Offs. last mite, wich
next TO Bascoms, hez got to be the cheef resort
| of the leedin intelex NV the Corners a taIkin
over matters and things, when tho Deekin han
| pened to menshun that next week his second son,
| Elijer, wch hez inIeeck into him, was goin to
| start for Michigan to enter college, =.
"Wat!' scd l. 'do VOC perpose 10 send TINT
noble yooth, Eijer Pogram, to Ablishn State
TO enter Ablishn college, to suck his knoeRe
! from Ablishn source? Good Heavens! Frailb.
/ thy name is woman
hedn't any lice that this last remark wnz
appropos, but II sounds well. and hev notist
that u don't make much difference what the
cotashun is so ez 700 end remark with u
The Deekin remarked that II was painful, but
the fact wuz Ellier must have an educashen. Tie
didn't believe In educashen generally speeLkin
The common people wnz better off without IL ~
educashen he'd tendency to unsette their minds.
He he'd seen the evil click NV II In nigrers and
poor whites. 20 soon ez nigger masters the
spellin book and gets into newspapers. he becomes
dissatisfied with his cOndishn, and bankers after
better cabin aud more wages. lie TO wunst begins
to insist onto 0wnin land hlssclf and pIyin his
children educashen, and eZ nigger for our mr.
poses, aint worth 500 markee. Jes 80 with poor
whites. He knowd one melOncoly instance A
poor cuss up toards Garritstown, named Ramsey
learnt 10 read afore the war, and then conmcnst
deterloatln. For two years he refoOzed TO vote
the Democratic ticket, then he blossumed ont into
AbllshnSt, and tried To make the Others NV his
class discOntentGd by tcllln Nv EN- that Slavery
wuz wat kept them down, and finally, after pa-
shense ceased to be a Vrchoo and we larred and
fethered him one night for q lncendlary he went
70 ln1iany. That cuss cum back here dOOrln The
late onpleasanns, kernel of a rigiment. wicb he
nuI Iu faru aud hoig ~ "a
ednenshen Is, however, nessary. ! design Eliler
for Congress, and he must hey IT, He's n true
Pogram and nothn will strike in wlch KIN hurt 1
him. ta N8t ..'.''
'Why not, SEE !, "That the Southern yooth
may be properly trdlned, start College NV our
own why Deekln, r IS NV heyin the
minds nv our young men with heresv3r
The entire company wns struck with the ldoa
and II was earnestly canyassed, and finally de-
dded upon; and | wuz deppytized 10 start IL i
wlch immcjitly did The name by wleh the new
college Is TO be known Is
'TnE SouTHERS CLAssIGLE, TnEoroaIctE
AND MILITARY ISsrITOor, /
Wv CoHFEDRlT II ROADS. /
(wlch Is In the Stalt nv Kentucky.O |
The college grounds Is to comprise one hundred
akers taken rom corners Nv the farms nv DpekIn
P0gram, Square Gnytt and Capt. McPelter wich !
ground they SCI The college, seein It's for that
The faculty will be- ef we kin sekoor em, COM |
posed of these trooly great minds
Genrll Forrest, late 9, s. A., Professor nv Moral |
Philosophy. ,..,, .'..t..... fW WEf III
Kernel Mosby, late C.sA,, Professor NV Rhet-
eric and Bellies Lettres ,,,.-,
Capt. McGee, late c. s. A., (in command uv
Salisbury Professor nv natural Sciences aE
Genr Magruder late .. s. A., Professor nv
wattver ls understood by him ez Is posted In col
lege matters, ez Classlcs, wich shu look up ez
soon ez hcv time. s.
This Is KILN two birds With one stun. We
not Only pervlde educasllen wlch Is safe for our
Young men, but we provide comfortable places
Tor the heroes NV the late unpleasantniss
In addition TO these, Deekln P0gram, Square
Gavitt and myself each pledged ourselves TO en-
dow ProicssorshIp In the fheologilSle Depart,
ment, to be known by our names, and we to hey
the appinlln Nv the Professors.
The P0gram Chair Nv Biblical Theology will be
offered TO Rev, Henry Clay Dean, NV Iowa
Tho Gayitt Chair Nv Biblical Llteratoor win
be Offered to Rev q. Chauncy Burr, NV Moo
iork ana l 5s.N $3.50 #E
The Nasty Chair NV Biblical Pollticks will be
filled by Rev, Petroleum VesOovus Nasty, whose
eminent ltnlss for the place Il uldlspDuted, sal
In the Scientific and Ulasskle Departments the
Text books will he keerfullY revised and every
Ihlng NV Northern or lefin tendency wilhhe
'crOopulOusly expergatod. IN the Theolojlkle
Department espeshel atteushun will be given to
llghy necessary work NV prpparIn the stnOdents
Tor comm out stgopg ON the holiness uY Slavery,
md TO this end the Three years course will 10 Il
leyOtld thusl
Isl year~nIQ the puss OF Nuer. Tldl
ID yearvTo provln that the Afrllsln nlgger wuz
rVoly the descendenis NV Ham. I.raa ltJf
II year-Consdorln the various texts wlch 20 to
SHOW that Aiflkin slavery Is not only permitted
by the ekfiptefc, but especially eniuined T.
] shel myself lectur from time to time, on Ham,
lager and Oneslmus, that the bearns NV those
ndlvldo0als upon our system may be fully -under-
TODD, and als0 on slch subDectss0a the lnn0echAe
" stlinulatln foolds upon the human system, the Y
alto nlue-lails % eYangetEaE and sioh other I'm
oplcs ~ may nom time TO time selest them b
elves rhaf FsF4 4atttFl i
The young men connded TO our care win receive
ot only solid collegiate education, eH it IA un- s
erstoOd at the North, but careful attention. win
% paid to the accomplishments so necessary to d
he tro0 Southern gentleman. They will be q
aught draw poker, pitchln dollars, lrcal Spanish d
ollars viii be provided cor the purpose, sptln J
I mark, revolver and bowie klife practice, ! 8
ournanent riding at rings, lreal ilgy tubher 4
ings will be pr0vidcdlQ D. this be extra, and eat L
i-nne-lalls, The morals OF the stoodehts win be 6
efoopuletlsly looked RNer. NOcard playin will q
% allowed alore service on Sunday and none c
1hateyer With the servants. They will he taught !
0 rcspcck themselves.
UFeohfse there VIII l0Y to he large outlay Nv u
ioney, which tstands 10 reason can be ontlAyed q
III its inleld 90 iHs6sI flislp
We therefore formed an Executive Committee, o
Hose dootylt was made TO solicit (uuds for this o
urpose and TO imugufate a series NV off Enter II
rises md sIch which Is as followss ...4 q
Deekin Poefam. President j.
Elder SlatheIs, Vice President -
Capt MePuilprs Corresponding Secretary. q ~
Myself, Flnapclal Secretary aud Treasurer. ea :
The high stahdin Nv the Board, parlicklsrly the