The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-14


former slaves, resulting in mutual advan
tage 70 both parties. Ny, old slaves arc
cnltiSating tho land on which they have
lived for yearu, and there has been q con
slant aud marked improvement in theil
industry in each year sincs their emauci
patton, though they have not yet attained
tn slrie efficiency as laboIers they for,
meriy possessed. ! have promised u
pat up for them school-houss, and
church. and to pay portion of the saia.
mes Of their teachers. Such o system, Il
generally. adopted, would tend greatly tc
ltiix the ieboreTa 10 the soil, and would, BY
adding to their oonten. and enjoyment
result ~ vast ultimate bo.efis to the land
lord, That kind treatment, lust dealina
and sincere efforts to improve their con.
dition, are not without effect upon them
Is proved by the fact, gratifying 10 my:
self, that ..m on my way to Miesiasip1i
by the request Of hundreds of negroes
besides my own laborers, TO advise them
what course TO pursuo in the approaching
election there. I am not ono Of thoas
wto believe that the mere possession ni
the rudimenta Of education makes q pco.
pie stronger, better or happier: ''a little
learning I. s. dangerous t.s.ifsiiE," and un.
less moral education goes hand in hand
with intellectual, the seeds of knowledge
will be sown on a barren SOIL or will
produce but thorns and thistles; but |
do believe that In proportion as you
make all labor, other slian compulsory.
Intelligent, you render it profitable. II
this be true, we should educate the mind,
the heat and the soul OF the negro, look.
ing at the question only in It's material
aspect sad leaving out OF consideration
altogether those higher and nobler mo.
tlyes which should prompt us to do SO.
longer experience Of his new acquired
freedom, and his acquisition Of higher in
telligence will teach him, not only his
dependence on the whites of the South.
but the great truth which no laws CAT,
change,
-"In every soil,
That those who think must govern taoso who toll
The old slaves OF whom he speaks. oc-
cupy his plantations upon thu Mississippi.
Several hundred in number-six or eight
hundred, We have heard-they have
never faltered in their fidelity to him.
When the war was ever and they were
iirst made fully aware of their changed
condition-freedom from slayery-ffee.
dom to go wherever they pleaaed-they
all, without an individual exception, de.
termined to remain with him. Thsv
called upon him, asking HE leave >. no.
main and work Tor him as they had al
ways done. Is not tnSt triumph? Has
slave-owner ever, in the history of the
world, received such tribute of LOYALTY
and devotion? And why7 Because he
has been Just and kind and trnc. to them.
We have now seen General Hampton
as boy noted for during and generosity
-.as ieglaintor, true to his convictions
Of right aud humanity, although in o
minority-as private, ready-as q Col
oncl, earliest In the field-as a General.
(Brligadier, Major and Lieafcnant,) brave,
dashiEg, firm sud invincible; whether
S::=='9.iaiinS iivivions 10 victory, OF lead
ing an impetuous charge, or dropping q
tea: at the side OF Sying son on the
field Us fighting on his native soil he
leaves his homo to the pillage and the
torch of o merciless foe-as aheathinR his
sword when the Conquered Ranner went
down in defeat--as planter, returning
70 the pursuits of peace-as 4 master
eouhseling with his devoted servants
and as man, in all situations, we have
seen hiLl brave, just. earnest. courteous.
nrn, merciful, and in oil things, and
above all, we have seen him manly and
In making this portraiture of. Gen.
Hampton. we have felt free TO ezpres=
our high estimate Of his public services
and private character, which, from Tie
essential nature Of tho case, arc insepara.
BILE, because he is q. representative maa,
In discussing him.. political enemies haze
discussed the South, and In abusing him,
they nave assaiied South Carolina. Ac-
cordingly, when we demonstrate his title
10 admiration, our Argument is not per-
soma, but public; and when we seek to
defend him against malignant misrepre-
sentation, our aim Is to defend whasSver
is pure. true, brave, manly, and chival-
rous-1in one word, whatever is Southern
in Southern character.