The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-05-13

> ing these debts, if they see proper
to do so, and preserve untarnished
+ the honor of their State. This
war debt was contracted with hon
est creditors. many of them widows
and orphans, and why shoulditnot
be paid? The property holders,
whoassembled in Convention in
1 1865, and who woni1 have to pay
| this debt, never. thought of re-
pudiating it. -
! "Sec. 3 of ART. 10-Establishes
a uniform system Of free public
schools throughout the State; and
provides for the division Of the
State into schools districts. This
will do very well in New England,
where they have a dense popula-
ton, bul is wholly unsuited to the
sparse population Of South Carroll
IA: In many of the school dis
tricts, four miles square, there will
not be a child to be. educated. In
a majority Of them there will not
be children enough t. make a re-
Espectable school. The expense OF
such a system Will be at least
100000. It coneemplates and
forces the ,ecucation Of the white
! and black children in. the same
school. This, no one " ho has any
regard for the morals; manners
and future responsibility of his
children, will tolerate Theyswho
are able may employ private tutors
for their SOUS and daughters ; but
I the oor-children wilEhave no al
| tentative but togoto these schools,
Or be uneducated. 3 -. ....,..
..Sec 4.-Makes it compulsory
for aIi children between the ayes
s:.of six and sixteenzto attend sehaal
for<two years. The compulsory
System may suit the genius OF: a
| despotic Government like Prussia;
but. is> at war with the spirit of
our free institutions. There are
many parents who are not able to
spare the-services of. their children
at home, and many Others who
are not in a, condition to furnish
their children>with b Suitakletlothes
an / books for. their attendance at
these schools. AT least parent.
she Id be perm: tied, in a free Re
publican country, to govern his
own Household and determine for
| himself what is best for him to Go.
In order to support t these schools,
a poll tax Of onedollar per head
is to be. levied, which might raise
Isl 600. This would leave $780,
600 to be paid by taxation of prop
.erty.
'.See. 9-Provides for the tes-
! tahlishment of State reform
schools for, Juvenile offenders.
This is a new-system to be intro
duced in South Carolina, and Of
| very doubtful policy. 1t will GER
tainly add hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars to: our taxation. All
the public schools, colleges and
universities. in the. State are by
section TO- to be free and. open to
all the children: without regard to
race or color. Thele seems to be
u studied desire throughout: all
the provisions of this most infa-
nous Constitution, to degrade the
white race and elevate the. black
race, to force upon us social as we'll
as political equality, and " bring
about an amalgamation of races.
ssSec, 5 OF Art. 11-Forces each
County to provide for the support
of the aged, infrm and unfortu-
nate. 1t does not require children
to support their aged, in6rm or
unfortunate parents, nor parents
to provide for their children; but
this heavy and most enormous
burden is to be thrown on the
public and provided for by taxa
"Heretofofe South Carolina has
purused a wise policy in refusing
all divorces, The marriage con-
tract is not like that Of any,other,
which the. parties may rescind at
pleasure, without injury to socie-
ty. There is a third party-inno-
cent. and helnlass childrcn-whO