New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-02

TO com oe.e the WORK reconstruction BY ahordng a'
needed for the education OF me n'eiae
while and coored ope IN The late sayeAodins STA
an firmly convinced that the subject Of popn ar educa
ton deserves attention of the people OF the
whole country. with = wise ana COMPREHENSIVE
action by the Government OF tie United states. Inc
means the commanc OF the local and state aut"orl
ties are IN many cases wholly inadequate To deal Win !
The question The magnitude Of the evil be erad- |
caied Is not. l apprehend, generally and fully under
Stood. Consi er these fac ::
THE UNFDUCATED CLASSES.
Frst-In The LATE slav holding States uader me Sy
TEN Of slavery, education was denied To the eoor "
peope am the cducilion ofthe nonsavehodlnS white
pc pie was greatly neglected b. rAson 81 tis state g."
things I'm SO more than four millions Of pcope I'D ne
South OF school age and that axe, were unable 10
read and write, and more than three art r. II i'
ION OF voters terae 10 prepare or even 10 e"
Their own ballots. This evil is not rapidly MIN 7nl-'
BY the latest available statistics appears tn1t I'D &c
rho taol school ropulaton white and colored in the
a-e -av.h,ld.ng state. was JI-7.j-l. and that ony
27IOO9G during that year enrolled n any s'n'"'.
! rns leaves 24774-S-almost two and m"
milnons-of tie young VINO are cruwlLS Mp "I'hoH' '
means oi education Citizenship and the ughi To Vo'
were conferred upou IN. coorei people by tine Govern
rnent and oeoue NJ The UaiteI states. II IT, there
fore tie sacred Iuty a. 40 il the highest interest o' ''
United states tuat THESE new dtzrns ana Noer-
are fitted by education FOR nc grave Responsibility WHO"
/ las been cast u1on them Dr Rudner, school 1hperh
tendeui OF Virginia 10 an argument thai me Drne'"
I,, s1,,Ii aid me .,u.i. Sc. .os OF tic south.
/ ,-.
"rLpor nor what is truc ~ Northern and W stern
STATES: huf can say for uF -ilil, qua oI mos 'i '
Sonihe % 9i'tr7' " axe "' , . r, A.. if te,,
.1 l' .,.' : i Nh c..uiu.iy.i ny statistics.
.Tuer has NOE .ccu much increase DO uuaHclai ADM! DID
these states since t'1i tm' A' l.'' l ~" cry vel.
ln Ml own 't'' ~ '' 81, i.., d.. t.e wants ol "a
/ -ia.e. ucr power OF taxation Aas limit.
II, tna Territories of tHr UliteI states Il i'
..+f -i., tl,.-o .-o over 200 600 Indians. a uIps-
mi, arr. un, vi..,.o They have heretofore been
hunters ana warriors Buf now one Who oh-erve'
M -, ro-.r.- o. railroads and sctl cuieuts 10 tie
~ .. -, - -.,.. .,a,,.. ,r,i ii .b au wuca tlc
r ,,,.. BAL ..rro sur-,.ted ar. about -o d.-apnC. r.
~- -,..,, .f f.. r,I.,u question VII -pe .di} ID,
...,, .,r -... Indians or tlo.- ab-orQ:.ol
,+ American GIL z.nsu 81 Dy means OF the clyl. ~ q iu-
r ,. ..r.. .ou wan tle dI-a .pe 4.arcc o.. game
tl.re can no I,.er remain iuIau hunters ot ""if-
w. f, r,.,,,, ,-.,r. ,,, drawing to "a close. There
ADO '''' ~ ,,,.. .i,,., . IN I'm. departmcat
- 81, H. it. ,.i did i...n, IN "a -ey years al must
~ ,,. h. .,..,.i b.lop, lac. every other ,l.iz %.
.,.,.f Tine f.,i,. f., tor distant when he SHOULD
. t.~ t,. ,,.. o,,- r.,.u,- leuartucat OF tie
.- -, r..~',,, NJ T.. ,uc1fian
~, ,, ,l. ,,r rl,. Territory OF Ney-liexico
.1.l .,,.l 81, means Oh e!1.lt Oh.
-'' -, c,,f. i'm tnat Territory iu 1870. ten
- 49,, ami ,,,..-,-i WHO colll NOT read lrd write,
20 ,an rnt5 i,--.I, more than hall of the popl-
! I..,, Tin. Goo porultiau ls uow over 10000. OF
/ A f- r,,. ,...-. ,fl .lre enrolled Id schools. l.
-. ,,,... ,,,.,. t.lr tne power o. the General
WILL NOT "' t''.' ... .... and -. ,,......i..
! Goycrnm,-i. I'D ii""o -.' ''' .'.''- ''' D..
I G..o. I- t-e ier.i.0ff be ~ * ID" ia. ''-''
.......- ,. Do %. r,-,r. g.. Tor the educa, ol
'''i'.' ......-.. ....,,..- -ro,y,ur HID
OF the i-ci'i'''- "' ,--.,o-,.. NJ ,ba
~ New llt.lcl AID n tie oI-ct At'.liuIeS "a '4'
/ l-....d stated.
E..5yf,- Vuo number o. Immigrants arriving ~ TIE
OD'" '.".'' 80 -.,,,...,.,s ,n,- fror. t.l-
tto'"'ie' H'" b ' ., ,. .,,,..,.t i
soui'' "'i'' '' ,,,r, ~ o.... oan 90 %. ,-
... ..,, .... .ur.l, there arrived ln Nes-l 20. X
p.'' '' VA" ''' -..... d.. .,,.... 4,. 80 -... .
19O' lnnis rants ''.-''' ''''' D." ..,' t.,..
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