The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-11

consideration Of the situation and the out.
lookl
:. an may not readily perceive such matters to
be bound Hp or anfolded in the building and
fall import. 6 Bnt my f6snds, the whole bis
tory ofiberfy,in IN its inSey ytiun, d its develop:
mene nj ifss diffustvs, and IN Ms marvellous
adaptation TO human society, may be said to
be tho history of school houses truly told
HchpoIhnEses are the missionaries or fee-
8 d91 md the ballot, shout the school would
SeBsE eb6lH0erOns, Sefrible and fDdiEtriminase
bombehsll into society, for it would be shot
tt is impossible, therefore,, 10 oseSessmatss'
this institution in its legitimate Workings; nor
spirits who, with intuitiye tact, indomitable
perseverance, admirable learning, prophetic
vision, and our own mothers gentlenese.
stAnd pledged to keep it in working order, ano
seo4 thAt ehal always work Ultimately. A
= xerk6SantStive government, the best polfty m
theworid, presupposes popular education. Its
permanency depends upon what it presup-
poses, viz general intelligence.
81 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES government, and we
therefore, as upholders and members Of the
same, are taken to be an educated people. But,
five are ignorant, and are satisfied to remain
;ss secGf fWe ehaa be, audNe are apositiye dangerto
the government, hightful weight which will
30 afectua1y BURDEN and harass the public po-
iity Of the country, as to either disband and
destroy y OUTRIGHT, or render it impracsicaele
kdacshon b the cohesive power. ss;g9i ~;
Ignorant insiorities must be intolerant, and,
tnthe end Eill swamp SWAN popular COVER government
Twodangers, therefore, always menace such
government as ours, which are held in abey-
ance, @ rendered entirely harmless, BY the
stubborn presence or the schooIhouse:
4 Ganoral i0uoranCa and in0HnaCi8v and
% q The danger o. being affiliated with in
tnresse inimicst 70 the general Welfare Ct the
The Importance Of this statement viii be
seen, If We consider the nature Of representative
government, the essence of the kind Of govern
ment under which we live.
The Sblest ppE ticsl economist Of to-day, lin Q
noble freatis6 upon popular government, says
that the s'superiority of representative govern
ment rests upon two principles OF ss universal
truth and sppiiCseiiss g any ssnssl Isopesizz4
man sfEhirs.
The first is, that the rights and intarests Of
every or any, person are only secure rom be-
ing eiisregarded when the person interested is
himsaH able and hsbitusIy disposed I'd stand
MP for them.
The second is, that the general prosperity
: attains sgreater height, and iB mora widely
diffnsed ID propo ION to the amount and
variety of the personal energies enlisted in
promoting il.
ss,s sInother words-thnt each man lis the, only
proper and safe guardian OF his own rights,
M and that no man can claim ss personal rights
things sThich conflict with and prevent the
general welfare Of the whole community, OF
which he is an integral part. N one member
suffer, all the members suffer with 1t, andn
= ons be elevated, all are elevated with him-for
ne are al members one Of another,
II this position be well taken, = isnot dai1is;
tn
tween general ednoati and popular governs
ment. Indeed, 1t ca1n1E he thought too strong
conclusion that no rig tIE. individual or ma
tional, can taineds long where the
masses areanedpcaeed especially If the mass.
es are freeand equal citizens.
doubtedIy aScSs thnt the rights Of citizenship
never rAsse hem preserved in the midst OF the
ignorknt md unedncated
Itia& popular resort Of the politician to inn
sgine hiMeaN In the grand times OF antiquity
andF 10 sir the impuiseslof the nee by dis
republics and from such 4 poetic elevation
ware The hammer OF the glorious fourth, ahout-
onse ye, Romans, rOnee ye slaves e DO;
Butthe truth is, that civil Slbertywas never;
rexBE6d ID any Of those grand old republics,
ex&&sparhAps, by the nhsbltants Of the
ciE not b iilhesn longer than the arm Of:
fn s6siS Ths tssming 81 1 masses outside the
well1SW6fe mo- better thAns slsyes, sinconceiya-.
bin IN their poyertys snd hlth, and de-,
baseR beyond Nords 3to express tn M unreheyed;
ignNtnee = , Us
pr5loS}io6 to individual rights, no large, true;
heedoz8 The unaducate ed tyTannizad overthe
enHgKt Ktmed eyond the pfo ecing walls Of the
Ills in0ansed Wisdom fetaliated upon
hefpless igncssnc8 With Ignoranee VAS at
ter an. the dominant party, and hence al re-
sfahlicsa experiments failed. The schoolhouse
i sSss Venting popular education would Y Ct once
lar government
Every attempt to establish liberty for an un-
- enhghseued peOple has ingloriouHly failed, and
]. every setefHps must fsil, to the end lof time.
What asmail minority of wise and faithful citi-
zens might desire to promote and perpetuate,
the great resistless mass OF incohesive, un-
controlled and uncontrolable equal citizens,
steaped inignorance, will always bear down. :.
Look at Francel
sss: She has not been without her patriots, who
unBelfHhIy have bestowed their lives to give to
5 the whole nation republican freedom.
Whocan compute the wealth OF life ard treas
ure which have been lavishly poured forth for
this divine aim2
But with what result?
ls France freep
Has she ever been free?
:fIJ,Can abe be hee2
onSU0T, ueVer 30 long 8S lA,VUV,UWU VI uer
people are unable to read and write. The whole
people must 60 up together.
as Education must be universal and ignorance
sectional, before France can be free. She
must build schools, she must compel her mass
es to attend them, which she can easily do by
making them free; she must unfetter her press,
and then the star Of hope would shoot to its
! zenith: &,
One Of her own eloquent sons says "Twelve
millions Of our fellow-citizens, entitled to vote
and to decide the common destiny, are still ig-
norant OF the first rudiments Of reading and
writing. =. Z -
ssHow can France be free 50 long as you have
TO drag this dead weight; to apprehend the
explosion OF these embittered and discomfort
ed olSsses?s Never, Never!
And my eomtrymen, let us not sneer at
universal history and universal Law. Let us