The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-01-14

t;,;on m lt forever guaranteed the abo.
sten Fron1n the negro had taken one more
out tb. Ill slave he was freedman with
Tbo, et51Iits of citizen.
toibe S,,toJ Jbwed a proposition by Congress
,oant III. to adopt the Fourteenth Amend
I;t;zon amendment declared him to be
tSona ho, In other words, it declared all
SS,.,os to IN or naturalized in the United
~ nf ,bai Q citizens of the United States
.ho I ne,ro State wherein they reside. Then
From beinr rau n,aue one u'ole advance steP'
% mot e,oun it was soon found tha. this was
ro;sed no IN. Very grave questions were
si.uoo ondlo whether u race vino had been
'.;,IoJ thus freed aud made citizens were
;,ans of all the rights of the original cit
,.ha,bsr Ithis country; in other words,
am 1hey had the right to vote and hold
st1ice;;4 Congress had to take one more
tfep. That step was to propose the Fif-
gA zenith Constitutional Amendment, which
Tl llarantced to tho race the right to VOTE
Fi,,en the negro advanced one further STEP
yo om being citizen without rights as to
ting and holding Office he was made
y;l A CITIZEN FREE AND INDEPENDENT,
TIL tn all the rights of any other citizen of
cals United States. OF course, mean lc-
: ADJ rights, He was made the legal equal of
Sdy and every other citizen of this Union.
nj dial rights must take care of themselves !;
uhither the Congress nor any other govern
{ h{eutal power can regulate them. But all
stls legal rights ->ore guaranteed. Then
hat was the s Gus Here are four mil
ton persons, formerly slaves, then freedmen,
zhen citizens without all the rights of cti.
thnp f,,ll ,;,b
us, Without education, Incorporated into So.
ciety as part of the citizens of the United
States and of the States in which they
lived.
WHAT TIE SOUTH LOST.
a grave problem arises here for solution.
They must be educated; but we are not ablo
to educate them. Why not? We claimei
to be salthy people before the war. So
we were but we lost, according to the best
estimates, about 81 100000, 900 in the val>
uc of our slaves 1t was that much gold
value, our own under the Constitution Of
the United States, which we lost by the war,
and it was gone forever. That impovcrish-
cd us to that extent, and it was very
heavy draught. Then we had to support
the Confederate armies for four years. with.
out dollar Of help, out of our substance.
True, we issued Confederate bonds and
notes they were paid out for our SUBSTANCE
but at the end OF the war they were rcpudi-
'ated and they became as ashes in our hands
We lost, then, not only two billions - slaves,
but We lost about two billions more in the
support of our armies for four years Then
we lost immense amounts in the destruction
of property by the armies outside of what
was necessary to teed aud clothe them
But that was not all. At the end of the
struggle we had to return to the Union aud
resume our position anatake upon ourselves
our Just proportion, according to our means,
of the war debt contracted by the Govern.
mert in the suppression of what is known
as the rebellion. Then, say, with these
draughts upon us We arc not able to educate
these four millions of people that were
turned loose among us. AS have already
stated, during the period of slavery it was
not our policy to educate them it was in
compatible, as We thought, with the rela.
ton existing between the two races. Now
that they ale citizens We all agree that it is
eur policy to educate them. AS they are
citizens, let us make them the best cti-
zens we can. am glad to see that they
show strong disposition to do everything
in their power for the education of their chill
dren.
SCHOOLS FOR THE SOUTH.
Then | say the provision of the bill that
gives for ten years at least the advantage tc
the States where there is most illiteracy is
a just and wise provision, and thank the
Senators from New England, and the other
wealthier States for the sense of Justice the,
exhibit in coming forward and showing
willingness to aid in the education of thcs,
people. We all agree that it is importan
that they be educated. Yoa will agree will
me that VIC in the Southern States are no
now able to educate them, and our own chill
dreu. They were set free necessity o
the Union. You so regarded it. Then i
is proper that the Union should come for
ward, and with its vast resources aid il
their education, and | am glad to sec
movement made that looks in that direction
/ confess have better hopes for the rae
for the future than had when emancipa
tion took place. They have shown a capac
ity to receive education, and dispositio
TO elevate themselves that is exceeding
gratifying, not only lone, but to every right
thinking Southern man and wish you t
understand that we harbor no hostilit
to the race in the South There are man
reasons why we should not, no good reason