The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-03-10

is not yet quite dead. The fierce an
tagonisms so frequent on the floor of
Congress in former years, between the
northern and southern sections of the
Union. have still at times small out
groupings; but there has come great
change; the asperities of passion,
growing out of sectional interests, are
becoming continually less. IL the ex-
pectations now entertained that the
disruption of the Bourbon Democracy
in several states of the south will be
disclosed in the result of the coming
fall elections, the cause of political
harmony throughout The Union will be
greatly advanced. Republican National
| unity will be the precursor Of general
good will. Northern Democrats still
cling to their old southern allies, of the
ex-slaveholder stripe, realizing that
without their aid they will be power
less in national elections.
APPROPRIATIONS WANTED TO EDU-
CATE IGNORANT PEOPLE OF THE
SOUTH.
A great number of new bills, resolu-
lions and memorials have been offered
in Congress the past week. 1t is diff
cult to particularize among the mass
the most meritorious. Noticeable is a
memorial introduced by Senator
Butler, of South Carolina, signed by
twelve hundred leading citizens of
that State, setting forth the illiterate
condition of the people, their unftness
for the duties of citizenship, and pray
ing Congress to grant an appropriation
for the establishment of free schools in
the state. Whether Congress grants
the aid asked for or not, it is a hopeful
sign of the times, when the proud
Palmetto state virtually confesses be-
fore the world the general ignorance of
it's population. The long want of
schools in the state does not apply to
the colored people alone, but the "poor
white" as well. The number of white
people in South Carolina who are un-
able to read and write is lamentably
l disoIosea irA tho ooneua roports.
| simultaneously with the memorial
| praying for aid to establish free schools
in South Carolina, distinguished south
ern gentlemen from Louisiana, Ten
nesse and Virginia appeared before
the Senate Committee on Education,
and made statements as to the destitu-
ton of schools for the common people
in their respective states. They urged
upon the committee to report favora-
bly, for the granting of appropriations
to aid the cause Of education in the
South.
The imperative need of most of the
southern states is schools for the edu-
cation of the common people. The
lower classes of the white population
have, in many localities, been quite as
much neglected as the colored. 1t is
southern ignorance that keeps alive
narrow prejudice against northern
citizens; it is this that control elections
under the leadership Of unprincipled
men, and brushes out freedom of
speech and action by mob violence.
Education will right these wrongs, and
bring about a better understanding be-
tween the North and South.
THE LATE GARFIELD MEMORIAL SER
vICEs--A NATIONAL NEED WASH
lN61ON NUN y MENU
It would be vain attempt to add
interest to what was said two weeks
ago in the public press, descriptive of
the memorial services in the National
Capitol of the late President Garfield.
Never before was there such a general
desire manifested to witness an august
ceremony in the hall of the House of
Representatives as on the 9th of
February past. There were multi
tudes of people belonging to the city
who were anxious to be present, and
there were also hundreds of strangers
in the city, from distant parts of the
Union, who would have been highly
gratifed with admission to the capital,
but the situation rendered it impracti-
cable.
Large gatherings of people on ma
tional occasions are yearly becoming
more frequent in Washington. The
question naturally arises, what ought
to be done for the better accommoda-
ton of the people of this great Repub-
lie who visit the capital of the nation
on the occurrence of events of special
interest. In the best days of Greece
and Rome there were conveniences for
seating from forty to seventy thousand
people in amphitheaters. These spa
cious structures afforded opportunities
for great numbers who came from
distant provinces to witness national
transactions. Who will say it is folly
to suggest an auditorium in Washing
ton sufficiently large to accommodate
forty thousand spectators? The
whole people of the United States have
an interest in Washington; they pay
taxes on one-half of the valuation of
property in the city. Congress appro-
PIRATES money every year for improv-
ing and identifying parks and adorn-
ing the public squares with fountains
and statuary. Would it not be quite
as well to expend some of the peoples
money for the purpose here indicated /?
Statuary and fountains are evidences
OF taste and refinement, but a little
more for general utility and conve-
nlence is desirable. Washington
monument was commenced more than
thirty years ago, and is only half fin
ished; it will require further large APP
preparations for years to come. and. |
when completed, will only be a vast
pile of granite and marble, penetrating
the clouds, and with no intellectual |
significance. 1t will have no architec-
tural beauty, and be of no practical
advantage or earthly use unless it be
to remind the passer-by that there was
once Westinghouse fact which may |
be learned from the primer of almost |
any school boy. The Pyramid of |
Cheops was built with like intent, and |
served as reminder of the man to |
whose honor it was constructed until
history and tradition no longer agreed |
for whose memory it was intended.
One-third Of the estimated cost of the
Washington monument would build an
auditorium capable of being intellect