National Republican., 1876-09-19
EDUCATION THE TRUE REMEDY.

The Southern question IS one well cal
Culated TO engage the sclious attention of
statesmen. 1t has been more than de-
cade since the event at App:mattox, and
yet a large community is still in darkness,
ard suffering fromthe baneiul consequences
of slavery. The old Democratic leaders of
the South had scarcely escaped the moose,
which by their folly was placed around
their necks when they designedly entered
into combinations with their Northern
sympathizers to capture, by lawful means,
what they tried to possess themselves OF
through the instrumentality of their armed
battalions A long g-suffering and forbear
ing North quietly watched their machina-
tioDs, and evinced too great spirit of for
giveness. 1t saw several Loyal States in
the North permit majority of their Con-
gressional.representatives to become Demo
cratic, which, being miscontrued by the
unrepentant rebels, was made the occasion
for insulting the good name and Integrity
of the nation. 1t was not until that arch
rebel Ben. Fl. Hill delivered himself of his
notorious speech in defense of the barbar-
tiles of Andersonville that the North was
aroused and resolved to breast the treason
able storm. From that moment the coun-
try was safe for the Republican party, for
Mr.. Hill by his audacity had rendered the
success of Tilden or any other Democratic
Presidential aspirant an impossibility.
Such men as Hill, Gordon, Singleton,
Tucker and score or more of ex Con-
federstes could never have emsnated from
any other than intensely ignorant COM
munities. In their localities premium is
placed uron squalid ignorance. Surely
there must be remedy for these grieV
ances. Intelligence must be made to
supplant ignorance in that benighted
section. If left to themselves they
will never improve on their present
deplorable state, for they emphai
cslly belong to class who never learn
anything new and who never forget any
thing old. 1t is evident that their leaders
will never undertake to instruct them upon
subjects other than how to persecute those
who happen to differ with them politically.
The Constitution guarantees republican
form of government to each of the States.
Experience has demonstrated that such
form of government can only thrive
where there is intelligence among the
people. 1t therefore becomes the duty OF
the General Government, as source of
self-protection, to solve this Southern
problem and assume the responsibility of
enlightening its inhabitants. The best civ
IliZer is the school-m9ster. Let the Gov
eminent in its benefcence appropriate
adequate funds and erect school houses
and send teachers to every town and
hamlet in the South Let stringent laws
be enacted 70 protect the people in their
rights, and let the officers of the law hold
the Hamptons and Buffers to 3 stric! ac-
countability for ell their misdeed5. If prac-
ticable, let Congress pass laws banishing
from the country all such turbulent leaders
as persist in fomenting strife, for surely it is
unrepublican to tolerate the presence of in
dividuals who are an eye-sore to the Re-
public. The South is by far too valuable
province TO be given over to the tender
mercies of her unrighteous Democratic
rulers. 1t is said that ship-builders thrive
upon distance, doctors grow opulent upon