Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-18

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entrusted under the forms Of oui
laws with grave and responsible
duties as Chief Executive Of wha.
was once q Sovereign State
"elect according to the fore.
knowledge of-one Ames: called
10 be an apostle OF the "neW
| regime" a leader Of the blind.
DC, DC, &c.
Indeed some Of your admirers
believe that the looming man
has o,7'ired in the person Of YOU
Ex~cellency, and that you are to dc
wonders in the regeneration OIL
that State whose "blessed brow
you so lately bound with the
civic wreath, blowing OUT Of
your dominions at the same timc
that symbol Of the strong govern.
ment you 50 much admire-"the
military"
Now, sir, as one of your sub.
jects-for such l am by the grace
Of that paternal government whose
magnificent mercy" according to
your inaugural, spared your rebel
neck aud mine-I humbly pray
you, Of your c!emency, to hear me
in a few "words Of truth and So
berness."
Next to that public order Sc
essential to the well being and
happiness OF your people, stands
in importance, in your opinion,
wc may infer from your inaugural
address and messages, the educa.
ton Of the masses. The ohliga.
ton Of the State to educate her
children is a dogma which you
accept as having come down with
the conquest" Iii Is one Ofthose
%supervening ideas that followed.
the humiliation under the apple
tree OF Appomatox," and must be
Incorporated into the new system
under the "new regime"
| think l state YOU correctly,
Governor. Now, sir, it is mani.
fest from your writings-not
Extensively set forth, however
that you regard yourself as one Of
the " thinking few Of the State
and in this there are not wanting
those who agree with you. But
no matter what may be thought by
others, you are not suspected OF
being distrustful of your own
powers. You think it is the part
of wisdom TO accept the northern
civilization, with its materialistic
tendency, though it should lead TO
destruction, Your long. headed.
ness, so to speak, has discovered
this, and your patriotic heart in.
spires the desire to impress your
people with the same idea.
A part Of this civilization is the
universal education policy at the
expense of the State. The {" tree
of knowledge must be climbed By
every child horn within the State,
and you gravely reason that those
who shall be made to bear the bur.
den of taxation to accomplish
this, will be compensated for it,
by the increase Of general knowl.
edge, giving security to society
and giving intelligence to direct
the physical energies Of the TIL
lers Of the soil.
A pretty theory. But Gov
ernor have you we'll considered
the question? Have you sought
to learn the teachings of history
on the subject. Is the conclusion
arrived at, after mature reflection
and after consulting history and
statistics; Do YOU know any
thing of the drawbacks to your
universal education theory? The
reciprocity isn't all on one side in
this matter. Have YOU not
jumped to your conclusion, un-
der the powerfully impressing
material power of the North: You
are thought to be very susceptible
TO such influences. The physical
OF nature-the matter Of
this world-have a great charm
for some minds. II is not sur
prisng hat they should have
for one who has counted his
by the hundred and his
acres by the thousand: for one
who has dwclt for years upon the
of the majestic Mississippi.
and seen SO many Of the encmy's
gumboats.
But Governor, is this material
OF tue North the product
the educated North-man: Is il
lot rather the product OF EDro. ,
,ean mascic. Where would that
ection have been in material de-
had that development
upon the educated 8
'eoplc Of the North: Educated ,
eoplc are not given to rolling ,
'heel- barrows, to digging canals :
nd telling forests. They trust to ,
heir wits for daily bread, !
nd you will see when you
ave given your blessing of edu-
alton to the nations wards"
this State, hat your first step -
nder your order. loving notions, i
lould you then be Governor, 4
i'll be to ask the Legislature to|
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