New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-11
SENATOR MIL FIVE YEARS AGO.

A SPEECH He MADE IN DUCtroN-1HE
NrGRo-MISERAL AND AGRICULTURAL WEALTH.
Senator i. Hill of Georgia delivered an address
before the University OF Georgia five years ago
which has q special significance at this time.
Among other things lie made reference to the cduca-
tonal problem as affecting the negro race. Extracts
from the address will be found below:
the first step of upward progress il 10 bud up our
univ eIstcs. Flowing down rom thc>c, education nuN
reach me masses. mist bc taught - orid
aud operate machinery. Furnaces aud f"nnoeIl,s
sudiGt AMI wcrA cops must he as honorable and ani-
dtut rs oiccf OF tIc learned professions ad 'H'l
must he filled with orr own children, made rxptrts III
our own schools al science Then population VIII no"
in nom other States and countries, ana ~ u loiLi h"' -
dsp zee and dominate Owe. lis, bnl Ony 10 ahn 10 ni
strength Then wealth will uc.oane, homes viii multi
plr POWER viii b,coGe f'ot aud not theii no th'h
shape and form, nose taEtalizing pcrIcXing my'bN
a.ttr wach We hay" 50 ons yany siased-Sia'c rights
NrI What XII! W. de- with the negrol He ia stu
oar. fifv Is pdIu and interest Is equally PLAIN. We
do all ia or P"@crto educate elevate p."rCt' ana
iC en- ie rS 40 1romoie him 20 intelligent abylcr
ne country VIII reap tine benefit. II they prove insu-
,pt NJ. .i}l nave drmu>Ti the TACT, alt others
NH tsc tr U!ao, VT must have an riu, itcd labor.
We must nave multiplied industries. We must nav"
,cnoos OF ,grlciiturc O.. commerce OF namlagtGies,
iics ana DE-t hayo tncii ~ sources ~ poNor IN"
rgsreca9iliiy and N a our own sons must ne 4uaie'
Nopor'0u Of Tie L;hil''e elone suPasSes Georgia III
natural gifts. In cod. ion ana hel@s ne s'i,lis l'Il
syil lii1. In timber "1 tl-p""cf li hd,hIuc'y 'h
exceeds JryOud computation MASSACHUSETTS, III cil f!
10 sustain population she Is sfS'Jtr t''1 NvM-l"iA
ana III the value and variety ~ her predictions ana
tec Genial heaitufuH,fs OF Her climate Sic Is eNrrIrd
h7 no equal eaTth' surface. Ih se wiac nen
therefore in I7s7 predicted Tie St nor growth OF
tie Southern States IN wealth Vupui.Uon am power
were certainly NOT unreasonable IA reference 10 our own
state. Ten why, " Oh sucl Vastly suPef" o. hilIi'
Ift is GEORGIA far Behind other! uEScr ana shall:
states moi rneuIonedl Only because IL" AT ana sa
wnlcA utilize natural advantages nave been applied
tD,ro AMI have no, been applied tcrc. We hdly uJhrH
almost NclsvCly IT, tiie 90 on; lab1rel. ~ hN
have thus liked soca! brand on 4rnf t>ri!, hh" ba'"
t. e 81 pr0uoi.Vc ~ SOCIAL caHie :" o. d't ''t
idly aad onc of ihc greatest 70!
oI sOca. c.tcUs'h-to Pc coupti'' 10 'oyi mt.
This Sy.fc;I ha, rendered own people EhWlhD-
and unqualified Is uuinpy oar fields oI ihtHsi'}, ah
ntn., countries IN su ia That almost tie my Held
Of labor occupied IL state Is .aa one % aG.cH fr
supposed b. adapted "a the caaeL'3 9 Ne uno...
r..gsti sratly ics,eu,h h. the perpetual wear O.
ic III i rt,s ~ ,dncaci ili We have not oniy
refused h,ne metals and give enpioyn"Ht 10 our
ct,r-rower, but We have teen cutting down ana bui-
rams which kindly came TO fIHct' them were compete
cruelty wash ;hcn away We nave converted M" me
,cr m our n, and then carried the slaves west 10
ei,t the process ana IN all the naioLl clements 81
d1Cul uIdl wealth We axe "c''Aor 'Ju! '"" No "Ci'
Now this process cannot continue. Or coal and iron
Will aiHaJ SsleeP IN the oialIo" carlh because We
tInh il uubttonilS tEt r"iIH i',' lh 81 40
| gen cman wake them up and hfj them out. Our
| lutsDih,cut ucrs VIII NOT aNa}5 grow anu fan INTO
decay because out t"HhS n'h lhk ' FL! ~ "i E'i!e
man hand kii el,y" Nof viii the educated
aUorers stitcs and countries aiHa,s O.: iicn
LONGER send here aud freight away al great cAinc ana
Labor or rlw material 20 foreign shops Tor manufacture
no: t supposed necessity which enacted he law thl
labor IN, a thing Of muscle Dust ~ Kept lg1orant Ills
otherwise, cease. Tn tlaic Is coming, aud now Is
when professional gentlemen VAL not bs regarded - the
caion ana who may compete win tho more fortunate
Idle social excellence ant matrimonial pttieie-ce