The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1868-05-30
The Freedmen and the Public
schools.

lSlana, bnt upon WDlrn the c!ISc Oh ll''''i
will rest until these pc SononS weed: o'
slavery and rebellion are rlHckr'' ny ny TIC
roots and thrown away. Ask the liberty
school and order loving people Of tee '"i;h
to settle where rebels will MT permits rh"oI>
to be orrlrl' Is we'll ask them t" >acii-
flee their child%ca upon a bloody a';vr to
Aioloch! !"
We make the foregoing cy'"a"t, under
the above CAPTION, from the \. O. L'~rHh'i
can Of the 23l list. The editor If the
Radical organ has been mi.inE,"mei as t"
the parish Of St. Lnwlrv. Ii any c~"lorHi}
schools have been broken mp, either at
Washington or npc'onsas, it las not been
owing to any unfritnIly disposition Oh t'v
part of the whites. Gin the contrary. tnc
latter very generally encourage the ctit'ra
ton of the ,ouug freedmen. Some Of the
planters have private instructors fr Ills
purpose, and are doing whatever they can
to promote the moral and intellect al IN
provemcnt Of the race. Oar citizens, it is
true, are opposed to amal9amat;on and 50
cial equality. but not to tie training and
instruction of tic. freedmen for their proper
sphere of usefulness in society. 1t is with
us, a general impression that this is the on
ly means by which this unfortunate people
can be rescued from the Influences Of the
political adventures, whose only design is
70 ,,cn than fr ~ - ,nr u, ,,pr,,ncnS Tha
freedmen are beginning to understand this
themselves and the consequence is that
there is a good understanding between the
W. races in St. Landry. They begin to
realise that social equality is %chimera, and
that their truest friends are their former
owners. They know that they are incapa-
BILE of self government; that they are being
led by white men who have no permanent
interest in the country and that they must
look to their employers and lifelong &C
Juaintances for counsel and protection. If
the editor of the Republican, as the organ
of the dominant party, really wishes correct
information as to the relations of the two
races, it may be obtained from intelligent
and dispassionate sources-to which we re-
fer him. We have in St. Landry, the agent
of the Freedmen's Bureau, the. officers Of
the Internal Revenue department, and an
officer and troops in the military service,
who, whatever may be their political SYM
pathies, will b, compelled to corroLorate
the statements we have just made. To
these witnesses we may add the testimony
of those engaged in teaching colorcd chill
dren. They will all certify that, so LONG as
an attempt is not made to coerce a social
equality %repugnant to civilization and ma
ture, the white citizens of St. Landry man
ifest every disposition to educate and i'm
prove the freedmen. All this may be &C
without disturbing the social
relations. of the races, or inpairing the nat
ural sup emacy of the Caucasian, to which
our viii citizens will, under no circum-
stances ssubmit.
AS II re is destined to be a large white
emigraS Jon to this garden spot of Louisi-
to quote from the Republican, we
desire be whole truth to be known. Eve
ry no bern man who comes to settle per-
name ly in our midst, will find a condi-
ton things, such as We have reported.
and be received with becoming hospi-
tality /
REFER ng to the following Resell bn, unan-
imol Fly adopted by a mass nee bg of the
Dem Gratis and Conservatives, HI d at Ope.l
lous 3, on the 22nd of Februa1 last, ~
exhibiting the maturely consided a yieWlHof
the lite population of St. Lar Try, n to
thel relatiot& with the colored aca
4 gpesolreA That, by reasd our pre-
vioI relations Ito the freedmen This coun-
Gyi paracteriAk ID by confideT h one side
rejection the otheg r earnest
athies are Enlisted irA Dir behalf;
We are sincq by dispos accord to
all their Gil rights, to qualify
ie for useful 0izenshi providing
FIR education I'd en- ng in them
nab OF Temperament fir Ind indus
try put that IN tha& uniformed
on9*fo on, we think repaired for
li-WVernment, any regulated
~ laws framed cement and
protection bEt@6pe1 that while
We entertaa eSese fri tionxssM
nave cheesdily acqAa 1er H.
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