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

i, "An awakened mind will seize the critioa
iuncture; the perceptions Of the sluggish on
viii come too late, il they come at ALL"
. fhe same author beautifully and truly says
| "a general culture OF the faculties also give
!: versatility Of talent, 80 that If the customar.
bfiainess Of the lsborer fs superceded by i'm
pFoVe1rents, he can readily betake himself
8uother Kind Of employment. :.
Rut an ftheultivated mind is like an automa
. ton. which can do only the thing for which 1T
wheels or springs were made. Brute force ex
pends itself unpr0ductively.
1t is ignorant Of the manner In which Nstm'
SHFEs, Hiri hence f6 cannot avail itself OF he
! mighty agatsisG often' indeed, 1t attempts
tb1oys % Itself across ths tfssk where hel
But tnowledge enables it's possessof ~ sp
ufny her agencies in his own service, and IL
hGgM Sftsips an amount Of power, without
fee or rewafd, Hldeh thousands OF slayes could
not give. .yIs.u -,
in the measure OF meal ls 70 Work uasp Ine
I'd" do not bid You look for all the perfection Of
art, education and science at once, or without
lfttfhstiss labor and application on your part.
YOU. la e6fftnt0r NTH all mankind, must labor
and wait. This is yohf work. 1t is an honest
mans employment, and be who adhereGto 1t
does more in q lifetme'fT the general pros
Than All The schemes Of alrthe politicians thst
.hafB ever, inflicted their presence upon the
world. -,
| though a great wreck-tEs wreck Of planet
had occurred. Confusion -c1aos-debris
everywhere; order nowhere. We must clear
up. We must right up the endangered planes.
We must clear out the mndrances; se1ze e Sne
up the stones.s Clear the. field, Rand make
Throw aside the politicians with their
| schemes for self.Rggrand dlzement.o - -
Like Jonah, they are-some Of ofthem-feeipg
| from the Lord, or from ,justice, which is the
same thing: Over with them, and their
| schemes perish with them.
on election dsys,, and put It in aschoolhouse
Like. thisf twill prove prodnctiye; an in.
vestment that VIM psy more than Wall-atreet
IS 5. remark. thirdly, that tie general prog
perity Is secured and heightened In ths educa-
| ton OF the individual byso much as SUCH edu-
l. cation contributes to the removal ofpauperism
! and the prevention OF crime. as,-aG1.s
v slavery must have been q heavy burden, up
on the master who maintained his manly i'm
pulses as we'll aY on the poor slave. No ac-
count OF pauperism that the world has ever
Seen can, we think, compare with the record
II can Believe every gentleman when be. tells
me that he is glsd slavery is gone forever;
And If the emanoipated n.re1oice andbe giad
IN his liberty, the late master ought TO possess
ereater low a man with o conscience kept
for Better ptiTposes than to swear by, could
have little comfort unmixsd with anxiety, with
one hundred souls on his premises, liable to
disease and allthe ills Of life, dependent upon
him for all, sas master and Jord. - Now the
relation istchansed, but only slightly the con-
lind Under the old order Of things, ignorance did
well enough in the servant, for he could and
did roll his responsi' Titles and burdens on the
Now, it comes very handy to roll his respon-
sibi1ity and esreBion his new master, the Freed
mems Bureat, and it isn't just the best thing
to do. -, =, e. -. va.
is destroyed where props outstay thsir vital
necessity. Freedom means dependence, I'd
we'll as selE-possession.
But how shall this condition be taken away
Will you tell that helpless man yonder TO go
to the fields and work? How will he go q Who
will employ him and pay him
What's The remedy2 There is none. He ID
pauper and can't help it. But If education
we're as popular as pauperism, .psuperism
be more ways. than one-namely, hoeing cotton
and corn for the helpleDs and unfortuate citi-
gen. 5df irbS 90 sF1H"
But YOU shall see change soon Free
schools will bridge the rivers, tunnel the noun
tains, build railroads, fell the forests, make the
bosom of nature disgorge her phosphates and
minerals, erect factories and iron mills, and
your multiplied commercial fleets. !, And who
shall execute the .deorees2 Your paupers
Fanoifil, say you? Not at all. These things
are chronic matters in the country north OF us.
The effect will be just as salutary on crime.
The proverbial thief will be too busy at his
legitimate work to pay attention to the paltry
claims Of thieving.
not in other mems matters, but in his con-
science-busy eyes and busy hands, busy
own business, will be safe to let alone, and
your chickens will come home to roost, and you
won't be disturbed at midnight.
The crimes of men are the natural out
prowths ofjgnorauce. Nothing mars the peace
and harmony OF the State more than careless
ness. But let education become universal,
and you Immediately put mems passions in
possession Of reason, which is enlightened and
expanded by education.
The whole nature becomes obedient TO the
best laws, and virtue is sought and praotlced
for the immediate benefits it confers.
Education can have no other tendency.
Thus we have indicated to us not only the
means of prosperity, but the means also OF
safety to the universal intelligence. On
the other hand, in the midst Of so much con-
ceded Ignorance. may beSallowed to express
my anxiety, lest you fall into the common ruin
and state OF mere political machines.
ALI the suffrage that You can employ-au the
ballots you can cast in the great elections OF
the pressnt-will be of short influence and OF
little worth as such. Men and communities
are constantly moving. There is no standing
still. Your future no more depends on your
right to vote than it depends upon the 1ncanta-
tions Of q sorcerer. Itdepends upon your educa-
ton. Get education for yourselves and your
children, and your right to vote Will take care
of itself. -ril-e 1ae
And thus your best dresms will be realized.
Your future will be full and happy record OF
honorable progress. The ages to come will
LOOK back to these days and applaud your
patriotism and wise beginnings, as ne now
look back and yeperafe and honor those
founders Of republican government, who, IN
the storm of opposition which assailed them,
kept on, and left to MS government under
whose benign and protecting grace mankind
can progress to the highest happiness they are
capable Of :.
| have purposely refrained from directing
your minds to the influence OF education on
morals and religion. Nor have l, for am9mept,
argued the question of the practlcablhty OF
universal education in o land like ours. Inc
| limits assigned me forbid more labored and
| heightened discussion. But II you accept
what has been said, the rest will follow alter. 1t
| 10 ,;,noroI,, bonad fbaf what has been said will