Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-10-11

as one Of the best reasons why we should have
change in party government, that the need OF
the South Is education, and they can only secure
this by the support given by the democracy, in
tho event Of It's general success 70 the free school
system The
CONDITION or SCHOOLS IN I'M soUrn,
both before and since the war especially In those
states that have been governed by the Bourbon
| democracy, shows that while the Sonth needs
schools AZ badly as it needs liberty Of opinion and
freedom to express II. the record OF the Bourbon
state administrations does not promise success
ful maintenance Of the free school system, The
time is not far distant when the Yankee school
mistress In the South was the terror Of the plan
tation Her portmanteau was raDsacked upon
her arrival to see that 1t contained none Of the
wtchcraft Of learning, considered so dangerous to
the permanency Of southern institutions. The
United States mails were likewise nnsacked, and
their contents seized or burned, to prevent the
spread Of information among the southern people
And Mr.. J. Randolph Tucker. the Representative
in the last Congress " Of the grave Of Robert
L. Lee "as he boasted-gave an opinion while
Attorney-Genen Of Virginia prior to the war
that postmaster was justified in stopping, for
instance, the circulation Of the New York Tribune
lie re-aalrmed that opinion on the floor Of the
House last winter, Education such as was con-
tanned in Northern newspapers and in Northern
school-books was to be dreaded In the South
| spellngbook was no better than rife reading
book was as bad a. sword. Accordingly the
great old state Of Virginia, the mother Of Presi-
dents has upon the records Of its legislature
resolution to the effect that school commission
ers throughout the state should be prohibited
from subscribing to any teacher male or female,
who halls from north Of Mason and Dixon's line,
unless they shall have resided In the state Of Vir-
| GINA at least ten successive years previous II
is this same idea which has given rise to the cry
OF "carpet-baggers since the war and it is well
known here that the same spirit prevails in the
Southern states to-day
Georgia is a democratic state. It Is the home
Of Ben Hill, of Alexander II Stephens and Of
General Gordon. 1t has not a Republican repre-
sentative in Congress. It has not a Republican
official in u state government, and has not had
for years, Its Bourbon majority is so large that
the managing politicians always have enough
votes to spare to "colonize" Florida, Alabama
and South Carolina with when election day comes
In this state Of Georgia there is no tax levied by
the state on property for school purposes The
little school fund there is gives each enrolled
child seyenty-four cents a year for its education,
provided nothing is expended for salaries OF Off
GERS. Deduct the necessary expenses for such
purposes and the amount allowed each child is
not more than fifty cents year
The state Of Alabama has gone democratic by
forty-two thousand majority This state allows
but twenty-five cents year to each child and no
school has yet been opened or carried on by the
state during the present year. The amount al
lowed teachers, throughout these southern demo-
cratic states is about eight cents per day. Texas
became democratic In 1873 As was natural one
Of its first acts was the enactment Of laws antag-
onstic to fiee-school system As consequence
Of three years democratic rule there il not a free
school in the state to-day. The present law Of
the state provide nothing for their support. The
state has been steadily running in debt since the
incoming OF the present democratic administration,
at the rate Of about one million dollars year,
and there is now deficiency in the state treasury
Of FIVE hundred thousand dollars on the expenses
OF the current year
By the above samples OF administration Of the
school system in few Of the democratic states,
it is easily TO be seen what they would continue
not to do II they elected "A Democrat, President.
We now propose to show evidence going to prove
5 what they ,oR do, if they have the power. BY a
reference to the Congressional records Of the tate
session, it is emphateally proven that it is.
n THE DESIGN or THE REFORM DEMOCRATS
10 pay the rebel debt out Of the United States
Treasury This may seem ridiculous to many
Northern readers, but here are the facts IN,
u democrats ofhe House proposed during last ses
e sion, 10 appropriate, By legis'atice enactment N,
i sum Of tco billion fire hundred and n.ree million
, sir hundred and hcenfy-hoo thousand three hun
dred and eighty-siz dollars for rGrious purposes o
seRent 10 the South. Among the items Of sucl
appropriation was one of sixty-eight million sew
enty-two thousand dollars as n refund Of the cot
ton tax; one Of one billion two hundred and hy.
million one hundred and sixty-three thonsan,
dollars, for supplies used destroyed in the war
one billion two hundred and five million one hun
dred and siXty-three thousand dollars for the us,
p and occupation Of property; five million two hun
G dred and fifty thousand dollars to rebuild leyeei
on the Mississippi river. nine million dollars fol
the return Of proceeds Of captured property; fy,
= million one hundred and fify-three thousand
Il eight hundred and eighty-siX dollars, for reiunC
+ and remission Of direct tax, beside four million
2 seven hundred and seventy thousand five hun
h bred dollars in private relief bills The tota
|
J. than our present national debt In the face OF
these facts can any Northern democrat have the
: audacity to stand up and say that the South i,
i willing to abide by the results of the wal? Thai
they are ready to stand by the Union and tn,
o Constitution and let bygones be bygones? Il
j. seems impossible that they can make such a
statement with this record, Of what the South arr
c really hoping for staring them in the face.
. REPUBLICAN RALLY IN MARYLAND.
Weattended Republican rally in Maryla
the other day, and had good opportunity to heai
the arguments used in the Southern states why
Hayes and Wheeler should be elected. They are
to say the least, very different from those used
by Republicans in the North The speakers mum.
bered some half dozen, all Southern men by
birth and parentage, while their speeches were in
= substance what our democratic friends up North
would call vigorous waving Of the "bloody
shirt Democrats down this way know better
than to sheer at the "bloOdy shirt" and there
fore take another style Of argument, because the
whole people, from the Potomac to the Rio Grinde
are acquainted with the facts concerning this
bloody shirt" business, and know the causes
that have brought it about They are aware by
personal experience Of the acts of the democracy
throughout the South, since the war and have
no need TO take the word OF the partisan newspa-
per on that subject The Republicans therefore.
point 10 the condition Of the Southern states now
under democratic rule as the best and most con.
J yincing argument why they should be repudiated,
: and their promises of reform" be treated with
, contempt. There are many reasons for hopeful.
ness even in Maryland, which has within its Dor
ders that democratic stronghold, Baltimore and
; if it was not for that very city the Republicans
would long ago have had the state. As it is, the
Republicans have strong hopes OF eecting their
candidates for Congress In two out Of the six dis
tricts, which are at present represented entirely
by democrats.
Ere this reaches you the important elections in
t Ohio and Indiana will have taken place, and it is
believed by those best posted here that both states
will elect the Republican ticket despite the fact
that several hundred Baltimore roughs are known
to be in Indiana prepared to vote early and often
for Blue Jeans" Williams, and that the state
OF Kentucky has sent large delegation to help
swell the fraudulent vote. II both these states
go Republican next Tuesday, 1t is very strong evil
dence that Hayes and Wheeler will be elected
next November. Such Is the popular opinion
here. Sol.
GOVERNOR HAYES AND VERMONT The follow
ing letter was found in the state library ON Mon
day of this week heinz IN tha la Ia IIo,,