The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-07-14
EDUCATION.

EDUCATION.
Reflections oA the School Laws ant
Educational Interests Of the State.
AN ADDRESS
ersd 70 the Alumni Association of tn
Diversity Of Mississippi AZ Oxford. Miss, Of
2sth ofJuns, 1881, By
b JAMES n. AESoLD, OF COLUMBUS, MISS
u in Republican government that the
b power OF education i required
ltes4 uIsu's Spirit Of Laws. l. 3o-
do not claim, that education will make
what they ought T. be. But without it,
can never approach theIr full stature
eau never opcome qu-iihsd for the full
&Arze of their higA duties as individuals
D. Girl zeus.-[ Rev. jos. BardwelI. ia his
,l Beparl a. sup, Education 1875, 81
Ia Is elsewhere lait 90 chance or CHARITY,
csse hg l,H. Foe the purpose Of pubic
fHnctllu. $50 mold every mau subJ CT 10 tax
IN proportion 10 his property, and we
not 10 tae question whether he himself.
# or have not, children. 70 BE- benefited.
e iIcatl n for which ne pays. We re-
M IL as 70 aIse and liberal system Of police,
lid Ilu p 9Hsrty and life, aG4 the peace Of
- are secured We seek 20 prevent in
ii measure Tie extension Of the penal code.
b. .lsIHg -4lItlry and conservative
cip.- f virtue and knowledge in an early
81 strive 20 excite feeling Of respectable
III ID 20 sense OF char actcr, By charging the
c -g aa4 increasing the sphere ~ in
c a.I aa5 oyIurnr. By general instruction,
b a= f.r 80 possible, to purify the whole
~ D.. Dol. sphere. 20 keep good sentiments
A#Tal-H. aat l1 .uru Che strong current u
#B arid opinions as we'll a- the ceusures
ID .4H and .He aeHulClatlJn- OF relig on
a. l-lur4lIiv and crime. We hope for
euTtF beyond tHe law and above the law.
No. prevalence = an enlightened and
Hp5.ueipIrI moral -eutimeHt.-L Websters
81 j. y.
IL PREsfpEsr. Gentlemen Of the Alumni
D. ..tIyu. aud Ladies' and Gen lcmen
b er ] accepted the invitation to address
HtlI- evening. there WIS great ten ptatIon
b. t1 devote ihe occasion 10 "reminiscences
w. eu y-tATee years ag0. when | was
D. b9y Iu these classic shades. 10 paint the
b.. OF Southern College life = II tuen eX-
II with its uuseif q attachments it, gen
l. r4FairJ-s, ads enchanting dreams, and
artell Struggles for the honor, Of the u nj
b.. ami = the TWO Literary S1cieties-t9
III fuv memories. zine associations and ties
bIufh ruaJj contracted here then, which
H the horizon Of dawuiug manhood,
E. have ebecrel and hri leuei It's course,
i advances towards tas meridian, and
H. have lived ON om the sunshine Of
b.. the storms of war and the broken
b s- col ambition and affection, TO hold up
pyeraut. and admiration the noble FHcul
y BIOS. learning aud whose example then
minated these .aiis-al. crowned and pre-
ii over bg that great and grand old nun
true representative Of Southern seutI-
L. aud southern manhood, whose mind
slieu with the -H0iI- of time, who's heart
thr sanctuary. tbe crowded sanctuary Of
I-liau virtues whose life was beusdic-
f.. his ie,lgw-m-u, and whose memory
lIS Hike 70 -HE-tram forever, IN the hearts
i who knew him. / refer, OF course
Is. Lougslreet, then the President
b. University.
PAST SECURE, THE PRESENT AND FC-
TuEE DEMAND ATTENTION.
d. SIR President. to dedicate the hour to
Il scussi1u OF suCu topics as these, how
/ agreeable to the speaker, would be, to
atsau example TOO common | fear, in our
B. OF sentimental iziug over our buried
|. instead OF grapplruE with the living
BENT. aui taking gceS9niHEs for the exact
Future. Aud uujer this conviction, | Big
pbui5 % your consideration
. Reflections on the school Laws, and Edu-
c4tIonal Interests OF the state
has been often ss d, sir. but it can never
repr8tsI too nflsu, nor appreciated too
,Iv. tuat intel .iEeucc and virtue are the
idatIou- and essential conditions OF free
erumvHr.
BOAST, AND Ills SUPPOSED
VIEWS OF STATE POLICY.
hen Tuemi-tocle- was tainted as being
cIeuI iu personal accomplishment, he
UereB. .' 'iIs true, / never learned how 10
uarp. OF play upon lutei but know
to raise a snaiI and iuconsjderable State
rrttHes- and glory.
was a p.oui aud comprehensive boast.
few souHler ttieA 10 true statesmanshlp
q ever been asserted or recorded. How
ty tuat ae have known could justly IN
r. Duo such -glf-iaudauou2 who among US,
Ia afford fu bt measured by suCn stand
2 And ,cf tine inspiring land of Themls-
es. never aliur ,ei "a grsuder theatre, for
display gl sucn talents, than Mississippi
ta. day.
he noble Atlsuiau did not announce what
.s and means ne would have relied on, for
purpose Of raising small and
State to greatness aud glory.
G had done SO, it may be imagined, That
ug other things he woult have been care
b. secure civil and rel sious liberty to all
gems. and all classes of cItlzens-that he
lid have accurately and lmpartially de-
u and faithfully observed aud enforced,
rights Of person aud property-thft he
Ia nave assumed without experiment
proof chat no people could be contented,
sesb.e uud well disposed towards govern
it-. wfih less than thcse-that he would
e sought 90 render his people, notonlY free,
s-li-supuurl ing and self sustaining under
sirsHus tluuces that ne would have stlmu-
d and diversified Industry, and discOur-
ID by all lawful means, the over produc-
OF any article Of industry by which his
pie were rendered dependant on other
.e. aud countries, for both the necessarles
luXurIeS If lite that he would have earn
y eutsavorei Go reconcile and prevent An
lnI-ms between races, but II this had been
al impossible that he would have aided
promoted the removal of any race from
commonwealth whose presence produced
dicts. or enjanrer puhlIc morals, or was
IA sisteut with the public peace, happiness
welfare that he would have fostered
y spirit of national pride aud patriotism,
ed Upeu benefits and advantages conferred
government that he would have con-
med local lealpusies sud sectional strife,
,ut little less thSH treason that he would,
east have made. some effort to invite and
IRE immj gra ti2n 10 his domain, especially,
= ia this country ~ tins time, a ilde OF IN
ration. com posed of all kin ired, tongues
peoples hil htEA lt"t my lhto SA,AVi
les arouuI him, ~ the rate Of more than
per minute per auHum that he would hsvs
ned rivers and harbors aud established
.merce. particularly If his stSte, ike our
!. had been bounded on one sias by tDe
Ter of waters, and on another by = Gulf.
ch continues one of the great highways OF
ions. upon which che stately ships Of the
an
he oak leviathaus, whose huge ribs make
ir clay creator ihe vain tide take
lord Of thee and arbiter of war
hor, r ride in safety within twelve miles
he shore--withj twelve miles of u shore,
ere. as at Pascagoula, in our own State,
re than twelve hundred miles Of inland
,ams and rivers running through millions
acres of almost untouched yellow pine
asfs-each of which might be rendered
,folus washing its golden sands into the
asures Of the State and the peOple-con-
ge and empty into the gulf at u single
mt.
Iemoriai to Congress. Acts o. Leg. Miss,
I. 2l7-bus IL may DE imagined that above
he would have relied on the moral and
eIlectual culture of the people-upOn that
leral aud comprehensive education of the
sses, 3hich improves the heart as well SIS
head. sua which fits and qualities for the
setical affairs of life, as well as for its high
duties aud stations.
AMERICAS FAITH IN FREE SCHOOLS.
% have attached paramount importance to
IA education, and TO have relied on II main
for national and individual happiness,
,gress and independence. would 81 least
We accorded with some Of the broadcast ana