Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-05-07

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good angels and good -nen will fight on
the side Of the black race alone.
FRBE EDUCATION.
The remaining salient point Of the new
Constitution In the article on education.
This article is broad, radical and COM
prshensivs. It ordains q system OF free
public schools, divides the State into
school districts, orders the nnaintehfnce
in. each school district of one or more
school for at least six months in the
year, and declares in express terms that
all schools or institutions of learning
supported In whols or in part by public
funds, shall be free and open to all
| youths of the State without regard to
race, color or previous condition. 1t
further provides for aState Supsrintstd-
|, ent Of Education and State Board Of
School Commissioners, for the establish
msnt Of State Normal Sehsol within
five years for the preparation Of teachers,
| tor the establishment, as soon as practi-
cable, Of State Agricultural College, az
branch Of the State Univerity, for in
etrGction In agriculture, the mechanic
arts and the connected natural sciences.
Owing to the present poverty OF the
| State, the time OF establishing those va
rieus Institutions is left discretionary
with future Legislatures, except in case
of the free public common schools
| These are not TO be delayed; for it wa
felt that NO State could afford to put oil
the education of the common people
upon any excuss. The whole article OH
education is one Of the most carefully
drawn completed and admirable articles
of the Constitution.
1 To-; ;f. in "a taf
Constitution of South Carolina. In the
Judgment Of its friends ID is a chart
which. III faithfully followed, will at no
distant day put South Carolina on her
bright and glad way to fit companion
ship with Massachusetts, and Ohio, OF
with any State or land where liberty and
justice are secured 70 all by strong and
impartial laws.
NEW STATE OFFICERS.
The State officers elected under the
new Constitution are believed by Repub-
licans to be men capable Of carrying in 10
execution the Constitution under which
they are chosen. Harmony in their Sc
lection has existed. No Independent
nominations have been made, and the
entire strength of the party has been
centered on the regular ticket. Only
one colored man was placed on the ticket
man every way qualified and fitted fol
the position, the peer in education and
manners of the proudest white aristocrat
on our soil. This leads me to record the
singular and uneXampled forbearanee
J and modesty Of the colored men of thS
State in declining to put themselves for
ward for prominent Offices at the present
: time. They appreciated the crisis ant
they resolutely refused to do anything
which should add feathers weight t.
J the burden of the Republican party il
the coming Presidential contest. Accord
ingly, with one exception ian exception
insisted on more by white men thar
black J, no colored man was . candidate
for any national position, or forany gen
eral State office.
THE GOVERNOR ELECT.
Without taking time to speak of othe
officers, a wsrd is due to Gen. r. X
Scott, the newly elected Governor. Gsn
I Scott is an Ohio man, whose form ,
: home was Toledo. He has been in thi
! State two years and half, as Assisyen
e Commissioner of the eFreedmen's 3 Bureau
l and 1t was his efficient, able and iapaI
tial management of that important trust
3 which brought him SO widely and fsvor
= ably to the notice of the Republican
of the State. Gen. Scott il q thorough
uDcOlDpEDuilSliR hSpuE1iSdhr VII
3 whom the cardinal doctrines of the RS
, publican party are liks the Two Table
to the children of Israel. At the SAN
time, he has that rare combination 9
/ firraness, discretion, generosity and ina
= partiality which enables him to 1pleas
= his friends without offending his enemies
4 Hence no lam was so little assailed b.
+ Political enemies in the hate camp..i.i
+ as Gen. Scott. In truth do not Eno,
\ of single bitter word uttered againa
D him in this most bitter community dur
= ing the late canvass. ssouth Carolina
: already proud of him, and Ohio ough: {
be.
Ofthe Congressman elect 1t may b
Justly said that while it is believed bet
= ter selections could have been made j
!, some instances, and to the great advau
! tages of the State and of TIE pa ty, -
. IL 10 believed that the present meEbeI
t elect will all be faithful to their dutie;
: and vote and act in harmony with tn
friends of reconstruction in Congress.
, THE NEW UNITED STATES SENATOR:
, One of the first duties OF the new Les
/. isla.ure Just elected, and which assen
: bles on the 18th OF May, will be tn
choice of two Senators To resume the VI
. cant chairs of South Carolina in. tn
: United States Senate. Much interei
i gathers about this selection. IL is az
a. mitted on all hands that Hon. Albert {
= Mackey, at present Collector OF Custom
;, at this port, and late President of th
4 Constitutional Convention, Is certain
: be chosen for the long term. M
. Mackey Is a remarkable man, OF Scottis
= descent, yet born In South Carolina, an
e bred amid all the prejudcss OF SLAYER.
:, He has always been an anti-slavery maj
: denying bodily the right and exredienc
~ Of slavery. At the breaking out of II
2 war, he sternly opposed secession, an
n Throughout the dark days of the war /
I, never faltered or grew weary. He
y probably more widely known as IL
!. friend of Union prisoners confined
! Charleston than any man in the countr
!, Faithful in dark days; in days whe
i life, even, was the price of loyalty, it
!. not strange that when the old flag gree
ed his patriotic gaze again, he thre
himself at will into the work Of frestoriI
and rehabilitating his native Stat
e which rebellion had destroyed. Fro
f. the cessation ofhostiiities until to-day
l. has been the center figure in the lit
Of group of loyal South Carolinians. n
l. Maekay is alse man of large abilities
le in short, statesman OF sn order not ne
r teo common. AS a parliamentarian
)e will at once take rank with the foremd
Ie in the land. His election will insure I
= eloquent vcice, a wise head and 10y
c. heart fin the ". &. Senate.
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