The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-26

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.,,>,,-TuE TFXT-B0OK MONOPOLY
-.r. LIBERTY OF TIE CITIZEN IN
..,>,,FH-S FISH EXPEDtENTS AND
r-.,GoGUES-TuE POWER OF CNiFER-
=, CORRUPTION.
uyyurN SIDNEY. NA.. April %, 1876.
=. H. HuTarr. Esq, Superintendent Of
>,e:r >.A0c!S:
-..., ~ir.-In the objections thus far set
,r.. there are promises which, however
.,.ardi,ru-cgnahlc are now so unfashion-
~ ,baf with many they will meet no re-
...or.,. but an angry outcry. The applica-
..., # rlr,n would dcmoliSh so many vain
ALE r,w much cherished, that the writer
,.,r,at none for hearing even from many
~'nf> Time must be the only teacher for
,Ts.c oyerweening philanthropists; when
,..,.qrr rallch, bv him that this system OF
,:a,,. riuration hnS utterly failed to produce
.r,. benefits thcv designed, and has fixed on
n, ,ar r.i>chciS above described, they will
I,,,, Tim, these are the words OF truth and
..hrrnc>>. But we purpose to present three
.L.. points Of objection not involving the
-rincipc> cxpoundcd in the previous part
T., this discussion. more practical and lndIs-
,n-qrls: and either one OF these is sufficient
FIR the utter condemnation OF the system.
UNIVERSAL COMMON SCHOOLS.
tn" first i. that il q system OF universal
common schools is 10 he carried out In good
faith there must We Il mixture OF the chill
trrn u the decent and the children Of the
vie in the same society during the most
;,s>t, age. The boast is that the cduca-
i'm i IL be- for all, and most prominently
tarthr lowest and most ignorant, because
.ArY need il most Then, il this boast is TO
Pee faithfully realized al the moral lepers
among the children OF given district must
hc thrust into the society OF our children 1t
school, In order to receive the shallow
maiicm ii letters there dispensed they
.aI>t be daily brought into personal contact
with the cutanco>iS and other diseases. the
r,Min-iYc>. dear reader, it is disgusting !!
We would spare you il iaithiulncss per-
uittsd: hut the foulness belongs to the
g.An. not 10 us.l-the obscenity, the
profanity. the grovelling sentiments,
the violence Of the gdminS. with
which our hoaStcd material civilization
ir@m> in ir~ more populous places. This
Mrt,, hr done. too. at the tender and imita-
tive agv Of childhood. The high, sacred
lr,go-uivc OF the virtuous parent to choose
tnr moral influences for his own beloved
offspring must be sacrificed to this ruthless,
irycliing idol. Every experienced teacher
knows that pupils educate each other more
than he cducatcs them. The thousand
Hunclc>> iufucnccs-literary, social, moral
hot only Of the playground but OF the
>rhool-room. the whispered conversation,
III" clandr>tinc note. the sly grimacc, the
sF pinch. the good or bad recitation, mould
iHr plastic character OF children far more
Liam the most faithful teachers hand.
THE LEyELLlNG PROCESS.
Now. there are some quarters OF our towns
AMI cities, and some rural ncighborhoods,
where This difficulty is little felt; either be-
caG,. The Limited population is nearly homo
s,rcou>. or because the poor are decent and
'.NUou- Especially has the latter case been
realized in many country communities OF
thr South. where such was the cleanliness
lropricty. good breeding, and moral eleva
lion of III" poorer families, imbibed from
tA"ir kindly dependence on cultivated supe'
for>, that ncighborhood-School could bt
made to include all the white children,
without serious injury to the morals OF any
but the Icyciling policy, Of which state
common schools are constituent mem.
btr now claims TO make the blacks
EQUAL. socially and politically, to the most
reputable whites. Against the collecting OF
"hlic children into the same public schools
WIN negroes, the very principle which we
are illustrating, has made 4 protest so lndlg-
nA't and determined that, although the pro-
trst Of the conquered, it has been heard IN
aii inc southern States except LOUISIANA
ne refusal 10 hear it there resulted IN the
"u>"llIlc hanishment OF the children OF the
"hitc citizens from the schools supported
hy their money. And this protest has not
Dccn, ;ts the enemy and conQueror deems 1t,
the mere expression of caste-prejudice, but
the conscientious demand OF the natural
F'Ght TO shield our children from moral con-
taltilnatlon. Here, then, we have broad, q
recognized, application. OF this potent obiec-
''"h 10 the State system. The whole south
viH people make the objection; nearly all
tAr friends OF State education admit its force
III TINS case. But on this conceded case there
are Two remarks to be made. First, the con-
Vtssion Is inconsistent with the whole theory
VI state schools and of the leyelling system to
mh!ch they belong. This is so clearly felt
M t""t even now the determined advocates OF
H'ae education are bold enough to fore
stl"Io" the withdrawal Of the concession,
sleaking OF it AZ an arrangement "neces.
S"i. Tor the time being" Is it your opin-
.on 'hat this concession should be yielded
tI ~ Il, temporarily or permanently? Do you
t:i tulah That it should be withdrawn after a
M.tie, ,t When all the staunch old Confederates
nae me have died out, or that the negroes
snouid never be admitted to the same schools
- 'ne whites: Yankeedom and negrodom
a arc listening for your consistent answer.
IIeeoha. Ia. The southern negroes are less
uegraded and vicious race than many large
sements Of the white poor, who, in parts OF
.Ae North, have free entrance into the COM
Alon schools there. Indeed, the force of the
soclal objection is felt and acted on by NUM-
tf ptts ol the northern people. Many are the
D,At"ht , advocates OF the. system among the
pvolile Of property, who yet dream not OF
aehalns their own children to the common
ssAoois They consult their popularity by
,fetending to advocate the system; and yet,
ior their own offspring, they will not SO
much as touch it with a tip of their fingers.
ana many are the Pharisaic negropholists
"Ao berate and revile the southern people
lor resisting this abhorrent analgamahon
ei e their children with blacks, who would
,Sit dout with foul scorn the proposal to send