, 1880-10-05
THE EVIL OF SOUTHERN sEcr1oNAL18M.

THE EVIL OF SOUTHERN sEcT1oNAL18M
S.raws slow which way the wind Is blow
ing. II, lato Issue of THE Tl1uuSE nu-
nlerous extracts were made from n recent
History Of tho United States published In
rs II tcxt-Gopk .,for tlla Southern schools, In
Which tic North WHY systematically yiEifiesl
and bcllcll nlA hetlttled. and tho South.
Southern people, ani Southern principles
corrcspnndlngly e,,logf:cd. Tho evident In
tantlun Of this school Democratic book Is not
to convey historical Information so much rs
10 polson the minds Of Southern youth
agallst tho North and the National Govern
ment.> We have now another direct altt out
spoken evidence OF this general purpose IN n
letter sent by tho Democratic State SuparIn-
tentlcnt Of Public Education IN Louisiana to
u wcil-known publishing house. Tho letter
Is as follows:
OrriuE or TIE SrATE surEN1STESnEST or
NEW 0iti.EASs, Aua. ii, isai-ifexsrs. ilarh i
ACCOMPLISHMENTS; Il; rlelss a@gseps @ p, ,na1'y
huyp exulnllled II with much care, md Willie
there IL much Il, admire III its bcuutlfml and nt.
ts,ts :i r a 'a,y ty%SFrnrn!nn nSsmess S
ct,nIlnnseit statements, yct 1t rontafns tnnny
statements 'yhiei! ssH ttt burnu out " strict
| E0t1RtfhEt1pn hl tlc Cu1l3lIlltl1t u tn9 Gnltel
EcCti0ns, iIat ihts h a Nitian, Il mo that |, ut
eaht. mi, unwilling to 10 ta,iEht tho children nf
1t thu Constitution know whereof they n,iirE,utl
regret TINT any such sectional ts!ea sporhape
book, rcErvt ! can,,ot lntrtH,lce It !ntn the
RchtN,,s nf LosisniN. ltr with this exception
sn,o supor,nsonaent mt 81 II rasIiu eHn i:ca:n. ID
Here we have iii nntspoicn statement Ut
tho prominent Southern Democratic Idea nnd
Of whnt Southern people admire nnd desire,
male by 1lio Of tho lnOst prominent Of
Southern o!liclals, III tho taco Ut u pcnling
pul!ticat c,l,npnigll,--A declaration tliut this
country Is not Il NntlnM, Int Il nlero Inco,l-
gr,Iuus, tlisiointcl collection uf sovereign
States,-and IN implied statement ut Its
Logical se1aonce-,nanloly: TINT any ono OF
these Stntes Or any gr0np OF Stntes may
sclarate mt will tr0nl the renlalnttcr. III
utler words, thu Superintendent OF Lnutsl-
nnR INSTRUCTION will not nllow clRss-bouk
q to bu studied In tlle public schools over
which ho llas central TINT nislrins the Union
1T thu Suites aMt tho authority 0f thu Gov
ernll,cl,t over theln III Natlo,nt mattors. 1t IL
tuntnlnnunt to II declaration tflAt no book
which IL not Southern Md seetional Int lis
sentiments, alMl That llacs not represent tho
i.lcns Of thu u'tl lten.ls, ,-alnoMg them lilo
slogn,a Of Stute-soverrignty and tho right of
Scccsslo,l,-slEail hu admitted M Il Textbook
In Southern sellu0ls. This Intensity ind TIC
,ualtgnity ot tl,ls sectional feeling are well
brought out in Ju.!ga Tourgee's new book,
"l,rlcka Without Straw" Though VIC ltnye
onco printed the extract below, 1t will bear
repetition. Speaking OF tho herolnu Of his
wnrk, tho writer says:
Hho did mt kccpln In mind TINT to oyery South
nril MIN mud Woman, save thtaao WluIA tho NMs
.lonat not btouaht iort, 70 civil l!fg, sh9 Nat!e
sa,o Is rst a ways :" st as s t. akt
the ctnll,try il tn. tlistnnt CLOUD. to u, wntGllct
wiz, snsrlrt!! ur avulsin, ~ etnuth!t,x @ bus
t1'S ias j. ,inRs Hike u FaS slo n Nasia irst hs ass
: country ecntrcs tners. ILL., priie ~ BIZ natiye
s ' T. y hss@s @sss q H. IL y so ,Esi 'at g
a s'f sss III fa !ss 4 IT, II ssas ,spTs & as 1:s
;. -.'ctcat and acknowledgement 70 hayu n.ad'
tho %h'. c"Lo q th1 TO- snata !st su;s & Amsr
j, ."HlG haSo t,cris otherwise. sho nosor trsatns;
i thai thcru wrro Any Americans With whUn, !
nnt s sSey 'ns "si s ghs sts ss
l. ktMwtI,l Il sh1 hAa thought 10 far, thAt IN thu
s,'e nv ~ R9ua uopais Teas q v|sra"s
s = % 4 IEh{ 81 Saa ", IND oSsss lii e 4
d III worl ssoutIsrn" saI,s ,atq Pr,nI'I@saeS @
- %:.soatSorn % lairoais. sot,tiera" .,easaeoa,,
ss.s e.pauss sSots u
sEn" ns5S,nsTs ,sn!;Sa si
y y resa.s :Ssa!se4,. xa!sxy, :'seatlsTa" ssIs
T. rgruAft! IIIx Or little. KpVd uf bad, every thin