The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-08-12
Trogan Horses.

Communicata .--. 4,
If there ever existed contiding uHcaieulating and
unsuspecng people in the world, it is the people of
these whilon Confederate States. Generous, brave
and lofty in their impulses, they become easy victims
to the craft of others because eratiess themselves
But though these beautiful qualities do very very we'll
to point moral or adorn tale" they are not the
attributes which best preserve the body polite intact
and sre the very ones which most constantly call for
notes of warning from their guardians upon the watch
towers Now, aftsr this preamble: there is joint
loose unguarfed somewhere, it may be well imagined,
to which it is desirable that attention be called.
This is no less snbect than the "eternal African
These people have been cast loose upon US by the
fortunes of war thrust upon US az feoWcltlzes, az
law makers, rulers superiors. Yet, we all kno#
them we know them as unedueated ignorant, aud
helpless We know, too, that it is incumbent on US
anomalous is position in the history of cVilisa-
on-to Instruct rulers If ,coui3 Be aceW ruled.
And if will read that last science carefully it will
be found the most brilliant panegyic yet written upon
the arts and artifces of Radcaism. Mton's concep-
ton of the craft of Beal grows dim beside the Won
derful achievements of this hideous monster of the
Western World. Making brute force the lord and
keeper of intellectual advancement, it becomes the
imperative duty of the captive, measure OF self
preservation to educate and refine, if possible, to his
own standard, his ruler. 0, wonderful arLifce, and
unparalleled n1achayellisn Yet this thing must be
done. It is use to shrk the responsibility, or loI-
ger to let It fall upon other shoulders.
1t is duty to that freedmen are educated and
not miseducated and comes consideration OF
extreme delicacy since the general sentiment on this
point is we'll known. But the colored population must
also be educated by friends, and not by vampires, who
would drain them of the last vital drop for penny
worth Of silver is to be feared that their education
has been much entrusted in the hands Of ignorant
and incompetent persons, deficient in the ordinary
qualifications of teachers The sentiment Of the col
ored people is preference for colored teachers, and
in that they show the good sense with which they have
all along resisted the attempts of the Radical party to
thrust greatness upon them and white society. But,
unfortunately there not sufficient colored teachers
among them, properly qualified.
Now, it is the bounden duty Of every community
large enough support colored schools, to see that
these schools worhly filed with good honest, sub
stantal Southern teachers. visiting committee should
organise to see that they properly conducted, and
the negroes not defrauded of time and money
There should be no public sentiment against such
employment on the part OF either man or woman. IL
is true that such position is not to be eagerly
sought after By those who shine in other paths
but many of good worthy citizens, overtaken by
the calamities of war, in very humble crcum-
stances, and would be glad of the opportunity of MAX
ing any honest livelihood in any way. Let them be
encouraged to this undertaking let communities or
ganise and supervise their schools So far from re-
ceiving our froHns, they should have thanks,
then our communities satisfied that i'll few
years there will be an abundance Of competent teach
ers to supply the wants of that population.
We also be assured that there will be no mis-
education, and tina. some Of our Trojan horses will
disappear. ~