The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-10-04

q Sreatest statesman and philosopher of Eng
s land has said that education is the chic
defence OF nation, and no philosopbica
remark was ever made with greater truth
, would sec our people educated. Ant
/ when say this do not wish to be misunder
STOOD. am not one of those who believe
shat because man can read and write h,
Is necessarily better man than his fellow
! Know he is not necessarily better soldier
because while many of tho Northern States
boasts that more OF their people can read
ano write than those of almost any other
nation IN the world, and while they taunted
US during the war with the opposite, state
ss-ss
j have tekonS our ,rnc1 (whom they alleged
tcodld not road nor Sfite) when I wanted
good shooting done than any men ever
saw. l mean by education, then, not, only
intellectual education, but education of the
heart aud soul-to lift our people up and
teach them that the only true knowledge is
the knowledge Of God 1t is q mistake to
suppose that, though wanting this, man
who can read and write is educated The
history OF the past teaches us that the best
educated people the world has ever seen
could neither read nor write. Look to
Athens, the eye of Greece, where Plato
and Aristotle slectured, and Demosthenes
charmed the people with his eloquence, day
by day: There were no better people than
the Atheneans who listened to them; but
those Atheneans could not read nor write
and coming down to our day and genera,
ton, the old men of this State can look
back and sustain me when say that there
were no pcopleo on this continent better ine
structed as to the true theory of our gov.
eminent, and in all that concerns govern.
mental policy, than were the people of
South Carolina in former years. and their
knowledge came from the same sources as
that Of the Atheneans of whom I have lust
spoken they wer. instructed by their great
men who came frequently through the coun.
try and discussed before them the great
questions Of the day.
Now, my friends, want not only that
education, but diffusion of general edu.
cation-that the rudiments at least should
De placed IN the reach of every man, and
the colored people allowed the opportunity
of bettering their condition. I want them
e . made saaa 1jiizeRa aa ans halaSa u:
education. When they have learned the
rights, duties and responsibilities of citizen
ship they will be happier, and will max, us
happier. That is my general view as to the
treatment of the colored man. Say to
him, "You must work out your own destiny.
You have been placed here in the provi-
dence of God, and made citizen. Show
that you are capable of being one" In
all great struggles the weakest are thrust
IF the colored men are wise they will try
to link themselves by hooks of steel to the |
white men. The best friends of the colored |
men are the old slave holders. Twill make |
prediction to you now aaA a aeNArSs " Sod ll VIII
1t is this: that the time will come when
Northern Republicans will want to take
away from you ae wts FEtb' eS S of the South
They will defend your right to vote because
it gives to the South infinitely more power |
than we ever had before 1t gives rs thir-
ty-fve moro votes in Congress and thirty |
five more votes in electing Democratic |
President; and do you suppose that men |
are such fools ne to give up that right =
No not If the colored snian shows himself |
worthy of the boon.
| have said that the time will come when
the colorcd man will join the white man
simply because their interests arc identical,
because they inhabit the same soil, and the
same sky bends over them, and the predic.
tion is being verified. Any man who look
ed beyond the mere question of the hour
would have seen that the time would come
when this violent condition Of things, this
upsetting of all the theories under which
walAye lived, would be recti6ed, and the
races which were living in common coun-
try would have to work for the good Of that
common country. I would give them eve
ry opportunity for education, would help
shem and encourage them to come into the
| Democratic rauks. They cannot remain
,Rsppblicans and yet vote in the Democratic
Eprimary elections, as they wished to do here
a few days ago but if they will come in as
Democrats and vote as such, they will be
welcomed, and would treat them not only
with justice, but as Democrat, l would
treat them with Kindness, generosity and
magnspimity, and try to show to them
that we IRE. the best friends that they can
fud.
DANGER OF THE PARTY. e.
/ II do not know that there is any other