New-York tribune., 1867-10-18

his report OF the above idc
knowledge extends lac has observed no eT
desire for education which was so = -
nd he ADDS that they make quite as rapid ana suDSh
ual progress as any pupils nav i eJe y TeJeyb in
3y an acco,nt of the coOred schools Of that city says
TIE morning .eSoo; about e 5S 5,s a5 he de1oSinsted
school On heteTo9soo eS1[acte, G 9s PGP I sd % 70
a. sSr1hsy yellow lass and be seen there
F1eept in the town Of Chattanooga itself there did
not exist II within radius Of 20 miles sclEO o. , oa
rural districts Northern Georgia and East IeneSsGe
have grown mp to be men, entered the keDei e f "a
sshoohouSe Now. Chattanooga mas ak schOols IOr oV
sored rr,ps and there numerous Others IN the VI
inT me following significant letter from the Alabama
snnfyiutepden Of the American Association Is sample
sf Hundreds from every state OF tas SSu pb a. 1861
fear called slmOst too heavily. am very ~ S5Iqa ot a
h1y Sd rs good teacher Gsa Hariee panaaO1 and one
t.:D NOR o Po two more for Marion where
.SS .SaH: .ii IUJ pSy board apdtr transportation.
A teacher at Beaufort n c., writes IN this
Thas one Latin scholar Instead being enyOus the others seen
%sp who o ont during day little time to stad Bot
:I .syo are ai1s Inn sbSb He returned bone tlf
Ehsa gOoby in his eyes while be wished 'Aey
An instance Of patriotism and zeal for letters in
EegTo soldier is thus pleasantly told by lady teaching at
a. aes Island charge through tbleAet aeO soldier Of
Massachusetts regiment with the two color bearer was he art % eAk
open the enemies Though feet bad been
Osio'en and we're bare sad sore Sea M ne & an
trshmsns shlah Honey Hill be Wounded not until he bad
TIE fractured his night mb and prosaed him
hd up tie contest For three Gays and two nights be icy on tn
s.seheh sauns raw bacon from from the nsPsas % o. & ps' h @ and
sk ~' r S sf,.@i 10 heal tboropehly and the limb
lately above the knee VIII IA eor5esPSEdns % 70 DIS
+: s. he learning " read the D'' Constitution '' '
The Rev Henry Ward Beecher, who has particularly
studied the subject in sermon 10 bis congregation at
plymouth Church 1866 said: ~ do not believe that IN
TIE history Of the %oa ers $ mas ocy Degh an IN tbe matter
Of learning as that which Is exhibited by the ireeneh
While waiting the IN store in c9nth Hi'. 1s'
vesf writes gentleman Tnae SSse SP' a. G BS an asms
~; y % % BE- % nS S .1 1 S s s hnSs Ss 10 Sa sa P%Is %
There Is deep significance singular pathos' gs gsau
tyng touch poeca Justice IN the fact Of negro children
Buying spelling books with bulletsi
CAPACITY FOR EDUCATION.
Not less than the evidences OF an ardent ana
snivers desire for education the proofs OF the capa
hes OF the for attaining IT, The aptitude observed
ey others not less capable Of Judging OF the sIDeG IT,
Among the most valuable 01 s1eh tesutnonS - sI h "a
experience, the employ OF the American ASsCca
Eon as a travelling Inspector and who, writing Of the
Slasses OF England and Ireland and have no hesitation
& ranking the col0red children par with the best
ecens OF these while they are altogether superior 10
Ne children Of the agricultural districts OF England OI
he schools now established the South it is interesting
. know as fixing the degrees OF pTohclency attained
hat about OneseycIh were learning the apnAoet tSe
sevents could spell and read easy lessons tWoseyeiIs
advanced readers OnesiXth were studying geogra
pho one-hah We're studying arithmetic, onetmId con1
write, aud one-hftieth were engaged IN studying ue
eGheT OTuNCheS only oNtR 10 VI
age; and one-hfth of those in attendance ON the
schools Of these Agencies paid their tuition
sskoois kot' for iN the benefit Of I27o scholars
shich sewing nitting straw braidlng cutting, repair
thsir own ace II Is not believed that II is possible nor
considered polite 10 supply the whole South with
Northern teachers the Freedmen eager TO become
Heir wn educators and numerous normal training and
Industrial schools in which they taught not only how
p teach but 10 live economically aSd Ike Christians are
Being organized. The American Association Is now en-
Taged IN building and equpping ten OF these normal
hools, and has at Hampton virginia alarm ana tTai
NgschOOl for cOlored young men desrOus OF becoming
krmes The desire Of the negroes TO become teachers
Of the most encouraging OF the developments The
proportion OF colored to white teachers IA the employ
the Bureau and American Association is about TO
We negroes To compreheDd their changed position p0t
p&y and socially and their aptitude at learning are TO
me Freedmen Of the District Of coin1l6a and some OF
ne Southern states have had Opportunities & 81 appearing
- conest The work of reqfratiol going on at this
kme shows that they fully aroused TO the magnitude
1 the work Of Reconstrucon No complete statistics OF
finla, the first two days for registration LAS negroes
knd 4S5 whites registered; IN Mobile, Alabama on
he first day devoted TO tho work 74l negroes and 4j
whites were registered at Augusta Georgia. 7s negroes
and l73 whites recorded othe first day OF regstT
Non and as far We have any means OF asceFtalhg
appears that twOhrds Of the registered voters IN the
Military Departments are negroes. ,o, ,o,, oo,o,
Not only their acts, Dut their words snow nov enge
lhe negroes TO become good citizens and scholars
While the Sherman Military bill was pending IN Congress-
ue Rebels, frightened at the prospect OF Us passge ana
enforcement made great effort 10 cOnclatc the negroes
euety come under the political control Of their old mas
lsrs and Wade Hampton Herschel " johnson Jonathan
worth and many other prominent eXiteDels ecaNOrcd
the Were their best friends In many OF those public
eetngs speakers frequently discussed the political
Issues with tire white orators and almost invariably as
played ability orators and lOgicias very little INFERIOR
any, that Of the white speakers On TINS apprecia-
bon Of the political relations Of the freedmen to their
might fear, confined to few Of the most Intelligent
amongthe negroes bat the salient points Of the Congress
onal and Presidential policies are clearly eompehended
~ thelnOst iguOrant OF the race.
ABETTER FEELISG
Although the unfortunate prejudice between the poor
whites and negroes still exists ana the former do not
generally accept OF the education thus rendered to an
bke yer the bitterness and aermORy less publicly dis
tayed and the open opposition 10 the existence Of the
Ichools almost entirely removed II the press OF the
South was not under te cOntrOl OF te remnants Oi ue
Did arisOcrcy. Its Communications Of the negro schools
gould be encouraging to the real friends OF the neroe
The fact that the newspapers thus controlled are lately
becoming aroused 10 the Importance OF reestibshing
ohOols FOR the whites IS encouraging Two years ago the
papers bitterly assailed and abused the negro teache
totually melting the whites 70 riot. blk months
ignored the subject, If in doubt how TO
Eeat the movement then full OF promise;
sday they notice and In many instances commend the
tegO, and, what is more important urge the improve.
nent OF the white schools. Ihe AoJok VpVlnl9n OF
July g. 1885, reOced openly at the breaking up OF the
eoored Of that city The Norfolk Journal OF June
1867 published an article on the reeSaDlShed schools
Hhch editor had inspected and In which he said that
te was literally asOnishcd at Inc display OF htehBcnce
promptly answered difficult problems solved the read
hg beautifully rhetorical, and the singing charming
Ustem OF quiet healthy gymnastics was combined with
he intellectual culture OF the pupils. The ladies who
kach this school courteous and KIND, aud took
choars. Their exertOns must necessarily advance the
soOIed boys and girls among us TO high order Of talent
,se~ n,,be Seboos 10 fyeneHt or Ichte children from
heifg OiSispped i the race fOT Intelligence 0y ueu Sdbe
DppeiiOrS In March, 1867, resolution was introduced
the City Council Of Nashville, Tennessee providing for
he opening OF the free schools for cOlored children
AFTER the usual routine OF committees and reports this
measure became a law ana a conservative Nashville
paper cOns0lcd those citizens who were inclined TO gr
e the in their taxes with the reflection that
these schools the and indeed the only means Of