New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-15


any different than what he is-a man of no
learning; then, such man that would ridi.
cule under those circumstances is not
worthy of wearing the name OF man, but
should be stunned by every man otrespect.
ability.
The one great desideratum that should be
foremost in the mind of the coored man
should be the education of his children
Train the minds of their youths SO that they
may become ornaments to society. Teach
them to be honorable in all their dealings,
and they will ever be successful. Guard
with jealous eye the means that fail into
your hands to be expended for the benefit
of the education of your children. When
one dollar of that money is Incorporated
tits SO much taken from the rights OF your
children. Let every parent and every man
woman and child in the good cid to wn of
Algiers interest themselves in these schools.
See TO it that your money is all and wei eX-
pended. Insist upon men being appointed
to take charge OF your school moneys, who
are honest and who will see that it is eX-
pended in the most economical manner.
Let not your children lose any opportunity
that may be offered. The law provides that
all children between the ages Of six and
twenty-one years shall have equal rights i'll
the public schools of the State.
See to it that your children, when at home,
are attending to their studies. 1t is con-
slant industry that makes good scholars;
without continued industry no scholar will
make great efficiency. AS an Illustration of
what scholars have done, with no better
advantages than are to-day afforded to your
children, | desire to Call your attention to
the early lie and history of ore of the
greatest, if not the greatest statesmen that
ever was born upon American soil; and |
have only to call your attention to the great
statue known as the Clay Statue, standing
in, tba ~ sly no
head of st. Charles street, in New Orleans.
History tells us that Henry Clay was born
in Virginia. that his father died when he was
quite young, leaving him no means to edu.
cate himself; that he received no other
education than could be acquired at COM
mon school, and that by his incessant study
he, az the age of nineteen-s mere youth
commenced the study of Law. He soon built
up for himself, by his steady and indus
trious habits, an extensive practice in the
profession of the law at Lexington, Ken
lucky. In 1898, when Henry Clay was bnt
twenty. one years of age, what do We find
young Henry Clay doing seventy-two years
ago in the old slave State Of Kentucky?
mere youth, a member of the constitutional
convention to prepare constitution for the
State; and in that convention he was zeal.
Ously exerting himself in favor of the gra.
dual emancipation of the slaves of that
State by q constitutional provision; but his
efforts failed of success.
We next hear of him in the Senate of the
United States. where he distinguished him.
self as an orator and statesman, with no ad.
vautages except those OF the common
schools. like those your children are attend
ing. We next hear of Kim commissioner
to go to foreign country to negotiate
treaty. We hear of him again in the United |
States Senate, where he comes forward in |
the winter of 1898, when the great nullifca- |
ton question was agitating the country, and |
offers the "olive branch" in the shane of an |
amendment of the revenue laws and tariff |
system, which had a tendency to heal up |
the troubles between the United States aud |
South Carolina. In 1850, when the great |
struggle for compromise was going on in the |
Congress Of the United States, when the |
notorious Jefferson Davis declared that he |
"would never take less than the right to |
make all the territory south of thir-
ty-six degrees thirty minutes slave terrific
ry," to whom Henry Clay replied: THAT !
no earthly power could induce him to vote
for specific measure for the Introduction
OF slavery where it had not before existed,
either south or.north of that line.'
And this ia the Henry Clay who was the
pet statesman to the people OF New Orleans,
and whose only advantages for his educa.
ton We're such as your children to-day en-
joy. There is an example tor you to follow.
you see the statue Of CLAW remem-
Der his history, and say to your children
Follow his example," Be industrious, be
honorable, and with the advantages that the
has extended to you, your chill
dren and children's children will stand |
along side of any race for morality and in