New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-29

if this would be the case in Iettered New
England, how must it be in unletteret
Louisiana That an uniformed con
stituency will elect unfit men is almos
self-evident, and yet we hear constan
complaints Of the conduct and character
Of public men who obtained their places
by popular suffrage. But is not the gov
eminent Of every country about what its
people are fit for, and are not the
chosen officials in a democratic country
pretty much the same Admitting, fol
arguments sake, that such officials have
obtained Office by quilting or bribery,
does not that indicate that they
represent guIlable or bribable con.
stituency, or at least one where
the credulous or corrupt are suf-
fered to hold the balance of power? It
IS, therefore, simply a confession Of de-
linquency to pour forth TRADES Of abuse
against the yenality and wickedness Of the
powers that be. If they are venal and
| corrupt, displace them, and continue the
process Of disPlacing until good men are
tound-men who viii not take unfair ad-
vantage Of the opportunities Of their posi-
ton; men with unadhesiye fingers through
which the public money San pass without
dimiDUtion; men who regard official power
as Q sacred trust to be expended only for
the welfare Of the community which COM
fded it, and not as private possession 10
be used and cultivated for individual benz
eft. The selection Of such men, how.
ever, presuproses honesty and capability
in the constituency, and to 3eaiize this
great desideratum of Republican govern
ment, system of education is needed
SO comprehensive and SO popular as to exc
tend to every individual Of the community
That such an education should be provided
by the government, is logical deduction
from its admitted necessity; in fact a
proposition which no one disputes: and
accordingly the State and municipal go7o
ernments throughout the country make I
provision frequently wholly inadequate I
for the establishment Of public schools.
at these. where established by
the local authorities is purely optional;
and what between poverty which deems
itself too pressing to spare the time Of its
children for the purpose OF obtaining such
N education as these schools afford. |
! prejudice on the part Of some
oward al! training nnconnecte3 with
ectariap influences. and the an
'incibIe Indifference o: self.satisfed
snorahcee o large proportion Q: the chill
ren Of the country, even sSbere schools
re established grow up il profound
gnoganceo while Others are content TitL
he 2neress smattering Of knowledge. IN
many portions Of the rural districts, espe.
tally IN the South, 10 schools whateser
re established; so that she Boosted intel.
gence Of our people is only comparative.
nd. in point Of fact, the proportion Of
ignorance is 50 great tina: the propriety of
saking educationo 20 certain extent,
IS attracting the attention Of
lany Of the thoughtful ana ghiianthropic
,ow such plan would accord witb she
eedoaa 81 our institutions is !. &ice cues.
on.
e cAN FORGIVE THE SIN, But Sog 5
REWARD THE SINNER.
Anotler texs from the Western speeches t
Mr.. Greeley 50 thus vegog:e1 :yom a
The South had greatly einn'.H. '.rls greatly g
tfesed and repeated, ana should re Jog
veno
%e ha:e aoG a word 90 ,:-ge against this s
however much we may be in-
med 90 CRITICIZE 9Ae ?hraseo!ogy. Wien
7mccratic orators employ the word .
south" in ;heig addresses, :bey include .,
their meaning only the white secession h
s. It was 90 this class Nz. Greeley, b
.uded il! the above extract. and what he Il
rs OF them IS !yue enough. so FAX as j: T
es. They were the greas sinners Of the 10
uths and the only ones. They sinDed Ii
linss Shelly country. sbeig States and ii
9ir peigbbors. But though, She most in
lily, they suffered the least. They en-. OF
led caiamities upon their innocent q,
ghbors, who 0eveS committed an act
It demanded forgiveness but whose -
ferings Sog The wici.edness 81 others e.
re- 500 intense 10 be forgotten, even 4
,ugb forgiveness be extended 20 She =,
hoyso Il
When che proafgai son. who hal also III
ned greatly. suffered much and re. ga
tied sincerely. came back SO his father, is
old man geadily !orga.e him and ore lei
ed the fatted calf. But we are NOT told of
t he intrlsted the peni.ent with the ba
Of che estate. He was 800 GU
dent for that. The boy wZc had been ad
lty Of shameless proflgacy ana imo pc
violence was not held up by the Divine tie
cher as such model Of prudence as
be intrusted with the goods Of the thr
,le family as soon as le had run Of
ough with his own portion He was ia
badly permitted to GO to work and rec
? the old man and the elder brother. !or
the restraining influence Of paternai dar
fraternal authority was doubtless EN-. no
yed until all danger Of 8 relapse had err
5ed awayo PEI
ow. we are sgiiling 20 50 as far into lat
fatted calf business IS NE. Greeley or err