The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-11-07

I TIE Nov Yofk Herald bll a cor.
respondent m Georgia, who writes a
ysfy Interesting loi,or to thai journal
rcspgtiuz tbe national ebony idol.
which is t0o long ior reproduction 10
our columns bat extracts from which
40 give. The letter points out tie
advantages aaj benefits luat have
been hcapod upon them ior niue long
years. Tho whole power Of the ma
tioBal government with It's Freed
mems Bureau &c. has been exerted
in bis behalf and millions have
been spent to supply him with rations
while getting a start in his new ca
reer. Yet With the one exception
that his vote has been given consel-
entously TO the Republican party, the
correspondent looks in vain for sub
stautial results. Uncle Tom is with
oul his cabin" and "Ihe Idol as
christian" is failure, thinks the core
respondent but tits Of his Labor and
his suffrage which we parti cu'arly
desire 10 call attention :
UNCLE TOMS LABOR.
The Southern people view with no
little concern the gradual deprecia-
lion Of colored labor. Those who
grew up in a state OF slavery and &C.
quired Industrious habits will still
work, though with less result by fifty
per cent than formerly. The rising
generation have 20 such habits, and
are not likely ever to become pro
ductive members Of society. 1t is
even more difficult to obtain and re-
tain a faithful negro servant here
than an Irish servant at the North.
They come and 90 at will stay long
enough to earn a few dollars to
spend, then leave and find another
place when their funds are exhausted
Unfortunately, desirable. as is an ed
u3ation, their improvement in books |
is temporary having the effect of
teaching the poor creatures to aim
above the level which somebody must
always occupy in the social scale.
Should these influences continue the |
blacks will gradually work them,
selves out Of employment, and their
places will be Supplied by Industrious
and willing laborers Of another race.
1t must not be understood from the
foregoing remarks that the people Of
the Sout are averse to the education
of the colored race. On the contra
ry, they are using every effort for the
moral anelioration of the negro, and
desire his advancement. He was fire.
quently taught to read and write be-
fore the war, in order that his useful
ness might be augmented, and to-day
Georgia is annually expending $780,
600 as a school rund, the benefit of
which is equally divided between the
whites and the blacks. The colored
people are also establishing lodges Of
the Order of G cd Templars for the
promotion of temperance and private
benevolence among them. There are
already some fourteen or fifteen
lodges in this State in successful ope-
ration, under the direction Of the
white Grand Lodge, aud one in Ats
lanta now numbers between 500 and
400 members. All these things show
how the people of Georgia are striv-
ing to solve Tho problem of the me-
groe's welfare, and how tFey view
any present demoraliza ton as one Of
the natural and possibly TO be expect
ed stages in his progress, believing
that time aud experience will event
Tally cause the scales to drop from
his eyes and enable him TO see clearer
than now how he may become use
ful member of society and co>W orker |
with themselves. In Savannah the
Commissioners of Public Schools |
have made provision for l.400 colored
pupils, and recently secured premises
in which 600 more may be educated.
Eleven teachers are colored and three
are white. In Macon the colored
public school is one of the handsom-
est ediices in the city. In Atlanta
they have a colored college which an
uually receives from the State til
same donation that is given to thee
white eollegc--to wis, SS,000-be-
sides schools amply capacious for the
accommodation Of all Who seek ed !