The Hillsborough recorder., 1877-01-24
EDUCATION or THE BLAcKs.

Gov. Vince in recent message 10 the
Legislature calls sttsn,ioa To a fact. alnpal-
atanle thoughit may be % many, yet which
as d wise statesman he could not evade, aud
'has i, the edacation Of tho blaclis more
especlallyin reference to the edoeaiion Nof
colored teachers for The Instruction OF their
own race.
While : large portion Of the negroes may
beyicions, and while the benefits of eduaa4
tion may seem to be pro6lematical, yet
their thirst for education is remarkable.
putting @ shame the indifference of many.
of the whites. Taey make sacrifices Of
time aud labor to acqaire the rudiments of
learning toswhieh few Of the whites will
suIec, themselves. Whether they are a.
pablo Of reaching the higher walks Of edu,
cation, or putting 70 useful purpose what
they may acquire. isanotLer question: Bot
learning they win have. saa sgla bF
: We have not given the subject the consi.
deration it deserves Wehave been iDcre-
dulcus us 70 the advantage Of education to
them We have looked forward to the time
when they shall all fall back to the position
Of the labofer That may be the destiny
Of the race as mass. ID the meantime,
they all have the same aspirations, and
whether futile or not, il becomes the part
u wisdom to meet aud 70 guide those aspi-
rations. The blacks are citizens before the
law. They have eqpal light Of suffrage.
A considerable proportionlof them have ac
cumolated property Their interests for
is protection pught to be identical with
ours. They ought 20 act il CONCERT with
the whites,
Yet the very foundation stone Of their
civic destiuies has been suffered to be laid
BY our enemies. All branches Of Eneerc
education have fallen into the hands d
those whose policy il is tS raise up power,
full enemy in our midst. The impression.
made upon youth are permauen,. and tie
lessons instilled by lasting hate o. the South
ern people will demonstrate their force by
an antagOnism which may never be subdu-
ed, pefpetuating. throughout all time thos,
lParty distinctions which % the negro seen
50 essential 70 bis security.
y We have heretofore suffered. in the Ian.
tgnage Of G i. Edace 1.-THE education Of ID,
fcolored people tosdrift into tbs hands .
strangers, must Of whom are no. attached t
oar institutions. If not positively unfriend
\ i to them. Z
r Ills suggestions ought 70 be needed. L
take them ont Of those hands 10 the future
lahd remedy some Of those evils, which il
toO many Cases are past recall.
--.~..ss.>e.,~.
There is clafnorous demand on all side
for revision Of the School laws. 50 tLa
some real benefit may flow from tile system
Il is admitted that the term Of instruction
stoo limited to be protective Of real good
Il i admitted TOO that The class Of instruc
tcrs il far Inferior 10 what il should be
There must be al elevations Of the st.Ddsr,
4 ~ nuaiifi.atiaa Zst#5s.4a
Yet tihe terms of tuition are linitel B.
the revenues u the school fund. and th
{ grade Of teachers affected BY the low rate
u compensation, 10 regard % the latter
I il j not reasonable q expect that one real
y competent BY ednca.iob, tie result !
years of costly training. eoald be obtains,
y price paid 70 ! day laborer and 10 tb
other. longer duratiUa of school session
is not practicable unIee the people ar
willing % submit, 70 heavier burden I
@t d. Hs Ai
ssAa " as'Vn. 80 - alli iC4 -
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There is . prnsrsc, q reaching the IA.
eglity Of the Louisiana Returning Board B
The arywneafapt nf Eomiaem. They. 4
1t least two of then. have been arreste
| and ore At The bar oi tie IIouso At Wass
instoB, charged with contempt IL relu.ib
y Prnducc eortain rarcrs. The prpductic
of Which will be certain evidence or The
guilt. AMI certain proof tllat the elecior'
sgte q Louisiana vas fsisly cast for III
len. The other TWO hase secreiei tlien
selves. bot tie Seressnt.at.Arn.s of Ii
|, House Is after ii,eih 81 bot foot.
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Finriia 1 getting oai ee ~ woods. RI
/. quo tonfauto ease has bsrn deci,led upr
+ tie demurrer IN Gnvur u ihs Democrat
Electors. The demurrer wac insic upc
I tie ground dat ise iI,se. eleotor, hasil
met sni acisJ. 10 c,prt could eopsiderihe
eligibility after that fact. Denying N