New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-23
THE LINCOLN UNIVERSITY.

Some interesting exercises were held M The
Lincoln University oxford, Penn. institution for
the education Of colored youth the occasion OF the
presentation the University Of several articles OF his
torca interest make the following extract from the
able and interesting speech OF Thomas Webster esq:
with your freedom comes perfect liberty Of action
You may diversity your mbOras mnch as Won pcae'
That you will need Instructors aud that they viii be ar
stalks here rs everywhere Is true but Diminishing tile
difficulty f0r the present LET me ask Does the cOoIeu
mechanic artist Has It ever e,Inced an aptitude for
theml Personally r observation has oNtended
certain extent. aud under considerable exceptions
hut heartily however, 10 the latter question
| believe that IL is generally conceded that
there OF capacity 10 acquire than desire to learn
the mechanic arts One thing ccrain my friends that
without average knowledge OF them NO race or com,
mumty Of men, ~ TINS axe OF material poNeI hnu
may be- can be other than weak and inferior peoRc
You have yet to start in these branches OF labor Inc
knowledge trade and commerce, much easier % ac-
quire aud moro aurng 10 pursue, are Infinitely less M
dependent, efficient FOR the Improvement ~ your race
A to toachersle hut the colored youth show tne az,
position acquire tie scientific and mechanical arts
and have sufficient rudmeHtary education 10 commence
and n white master mechanics and others s refuse 10
teach them, Manual Labor Colleges with workshops ana
steam engines aud machinery and tools and laboratories
aud instructions, ana all the means ana hppla',s' VIZ
spring into existence az this University has Beglh!
hegini You have giyen-esptcally mere AT lne
Norih-as many OF your chlldten, lf geheiih1.ly9nS
past to bee servants, and barbars, ana bootbllche,
aud whewashers; as Is necessary 70 Keep ' H"
children become mechanics To NJ Oncstli Tor inc
Usf "a
and become mechanic, one must have the rudhet5
OF education at least must be able to read 10 Wre
and "a understand the tst primary rules OF atnnee
This at the South, has been partially pre-
yded Tor and Tor the past four years schools nave n
open aud teachers busy Al this moment not less than
10000 teachers, allowing one teacher 10 every Pupl
needed to instruct the millions OF blacks toi DOM
at the South under Is years OF age Ana 10 co0tu
teachers have been found be successful than
white teachers what immense work tins opens TO you,
aud TO ne, 70 train up rapidly me more lnteggnt Hnu
apt that they may commence this glorious work with
out delay. And when these teachers are found OF
made and sent forth their simple but most I'M
porant work how they 10 be inspired 10 higher con
ccpton OF their missOns and trained to batter Know
learned cultivated ministers OF Christ be found ID
every county OF the South How shall h9er'iy eau
Gated negro teachers and professors be furnished Tor the
higher schools and academies FOR the negro youth o me
SOuthi nov aio HoAIo s ~ - - 20 s,rbi
How all these instructors and guides 10 e made tht
the entire negro race may be educated developed.
trained improved and cultivated 20 It's highest capacity
This work b. accomplished OnN u! LUIS
noble University-by its extension aud duphca-
ton, and redupncation and by similar colleges
specifically dedicated TO the same purpose lou, NY
young friends among the first OF that band Nio hie
10 train yourselves grid your armor and 20 forth
aud battle the great work Of eeyatng your race 10 he
level OF their new station, their new privileges th. Nv
responsibility. Perhaps you would ash me, JUS htl'.
why much concern about the intellectual Development
Of the negro simply because YOU nave IeI
frAge him, when the proud Caucasian governing
race have allowed the same suffrage 10 masses OF lkho
rant disoyal whites who have voted agains, the pr'
walton Uf the pO'crnmcut ltscfi Why .9t tfety tIus
the negro with confidence for In despite o hs ignorance
be has never voted wrong acted wrong 10 his eoun
tryt ITcpy; II there - any principle connected win
ally unchallenged. It is the a1ionac truth that our sys
tenn rests absolutely on the virtue and lh'iEeh.' ol %
recently said: Here s what conceive 10 ne the gTea
ppresefvedi In other words Is mere virtue and ineh
gence enough IN any people 10 m1utan lli anu COM
not know" Prof Wlckershaiu the General superntend
emf of the Public Schools Of the state Ia his RddIcss ast
week before the Teachers Institute OF this county wAtu
quoting these remarks, added: Ana when l"u al ne
1ls question frankly say do rot know. J. an Obscure
citizen, often asked myself the same question, and
the response has immediately becs, 90 no h'"S ~
cry adds 10 the number Of rejecting minds WHO pro
pound question. and stl the answer s mconcusFo
And yet with this pregnant doubt everywhere
obtrudlng Itself have recently conferred suffrage
Int year two since would not trust Win their
own persons family Have We by this s OF te fran
cL,e enlarged foundations 81 virtue ana Intelligence
on which our institutions rest Have We thereby OBJ
taned new securities for the futnrei This mighty prob
fresh guarantees because az ast have become consist
eut with our pledges 20 the world Of our fth ~ man.
cples Of our sublime Declaration But how great u me
faith how responsible our position, ana now HNful tht
consequences II failure should ensuel
Your must march al one" win abreast u You
eau but with even II you have to be dragged along
For lss, n chsngols., Jnsilc, tIa4
Oppressor sth oTpfrsssai
Adj close . sn sld suffering Jo.nc,
We must secure our foundations by enlarcug TIE virtue
and Intelligence OF race aud or our own. uI every
ganv and orhoo OF both and Of whatever other races
that now or hereafter may compose the American people
else the DAYS Of the Republic may he counted. thi
ycrsnl suffrage conceive 10 be an indispensable ncccs
equality Of rights and promotes fraternity Stripping
man OF all nnpedments To prosfes5 u lG1Iee nm 49,
aud urges him onward ahd upward hGu hlr 9IN"ne' >
limited On by bis ignorance, his passions ana ms wee
The most dehasod glasses are leNs we WIN ~" baH'
than without a. Manhood recognized OF set eAcles 10
heller tbiug,. and generations born 10 ignorance ana
vice under universal suffrage grow to the fuli stature Of
good citizens.