Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-21
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TO empire on the resistless current OF fate.'
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Determined and inevitable, and it is borne
to empire on the resistless current OF tate.
FALSE EDUCATION.
Mr.. johnson thought our system OF ECU.
cation was q false one, and contrassed IL
with that of Prussia. There the youth
were trained to lsbor as well as acquiring an
educational knowledge, and taught to rev.
erepce and protect their country and king.
In this country the idea OF education SEEM
ed 10 be TO live without work. A grest
deal was said about skilled labor, intelligent
labor and all that, but it was imprscticable
in great measure. Who ever heard OF
man possessing good education pursuing
severe manual labor as means of obtain
ing a livelihood from choice. Did any one
suppose thst skilled labor built the pyramids
of Egypt or the Appisn Way? Certainly
not. Intelligence and skill supervised the
work, but the laborers were as IGNORANT as
the same class of men In more modern
times.
Our children should not be taught that
labor was degrading, and that as soon asa
few removes from illiteracy had been attain
I'd By education they must look for some
position which would enable them to live
without soiling their hands. In addition to
what was taught already, Q love ,cf country
should permeate and upderlie our whole
system of instruction, know edge of the
constitution and of liberty should also be &C.
quired, for on the observance of the doc
trines contained in that instrument depend
ed the salvation Of republican institutions
on this Continent.
As will be- seen, toward the last the con-
versaticn took general turn and many
su jects were discussed.
rag PERSONAL.
Among the reconstructed Confedsrates
| Mr.. johnson mentioned Gen. Barringer, of
| North Carolina, while the lesser lights OF
the secession democracy and the Radical
| leaders in this State came in for his animal
version. Isbam G. Harris-whose latest
| exploit of valor since the surrender was to
accompany defsulting railroad president
to Dal:on to fight duel with Knoxville
editor for exposing his shortcomings
| spoke of In the same manner as he did OF
Giant, Holt and others, speaking of him as
''the little fellow" and liking Hairs, .
which latter title be bestowed on him during
the canvass of 1861.
MIR. johnson talked with all the ANNA
| ton that characterized him in bis palmiest
days, and during the interview walked the
floor and gesticulated somewhat as is bis
wont when before an audience. In reply to
an inquiry as to his health, he replied frat
It had greatly improved during his visit to
the mountains, from which he had just re-
turned, and that he felt no bad effects from
the attack of cholera which for a time pres
trated him.
This remarkable man, who has passed
through every phase of life from the hum
blest walks to be the peer of princes and the
equal of emperors, still preserves the alta
biity of former days, when once the ice is
broken; and men of all classes approach
him as freely, aud are treated as courteously
the one as the other. Though IS race the
negroes have not appreciated his efforts as a
"Moses" in their behalf, Ia yet is always
willing to grant them favor, two instan-
ces of the kind occurring under the obser-
walton Of your correspondent.
On leaving he accompanied me to the
door, and after cordial shake of the hand
babe me good-by, adding an invitation to
come and see him whenever Twas in Greene
vile, and 1 took my departure more than
ever convinced that ia many respects be Is
the most remarkable man in the United
Sta: es, and satisfied that he hates the salary
grabbers, from Ben Butler up, as CORDIALLY
| as be does the consolidationists.