New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-30
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS or THE SOUTH.

SOME SUGGESTIONS BY COLONEL BLANTON Dun
CAN-DEPLoRABLE MENTAL AND RELIGIOUS CON
prnoN OF THE NEGROES.
To the Editor OF The Trtbun%
SIR: The condition of the negroes of the
Southern States morally and In educational and religious
aspects is so deplorlDle that Christian people ought
TO reflect what is it's duty toward many millions Who
now so little understand and little ntted 10 dis
charge the responsibilities Of citizenship. The grown ne
roes are probably beyond the power OF educational ben
eft The coming generation, however. could be taught
much il true phIdnthrOpl-Js would come forward and
aid hundreds OF wiling instruments In the South by
opening Leir pethorc Docketbooks even for per cent
OF the vast sums which yearly ADDED TO the boards
Of the rich people Of the North The broadcast ded exists
for the spreading lights OF Gospel and education
within our borders without going thousands OF miles
away To the wilds OF Africa To the Interior Of China
aud India What makes country really great and power
full Education and refinement, morality ana mt gritty,
which one lit the Of republic 10 properly ap-
preciate and discharge their duties. II we are 10 be
cursed with besoted and Iiterae population scarcely
elevated above the poems OF Mexico any other similar
degraded class, how we nope 70 escape from the
evils which in time must come with terrible results
upon our country There could be no stability
for our institutions safety for LIE and prop
erty if the masses were degraded, subject to
the influence Of few, or liable 10 be in
famed by the appeals OF demagogues IL Is
not sary discus. the question as TO where re-
sponsibity lies for the sad condition Of tie negro race
nearly twenty years after their enfrancmsement mad
been declared. The Late census Will show alarming
statistics white ignorance, many millions OF the
admits a. well as or children of school being
able to read The systems Of the states espe-
ciay in he North provide remedy Tor ths and should
be gupplemeuted by forced education for certain
months But IN south with such sparse population,
distant widely apart, 10 Il impossible 70 have the
scnOOhouses located 20 take III the whole popua
tiJu And the negroes belng dependent upJn labor
for support require the WORK al their children as soon Us
they are able give efficient aid IN the Yields
The whites and property owners were 80 i'm
povershed by the Ohe ELECTS OF which have con
willing able heavy taxation Tor the benefit Of
negro children Large In the SUP sequeut 20
the war were OstcusOly collected Tor SCHOOL pur-
noses and then were stolen by the officials,
The Peabody fund wa7 "a mere drop lu toe bucket
The muulncent gft Commodore Nauderbn 10 es,lD-
s a university and similar J- to colleges no doubt
90 great good certain wdy-thr better inclatn- OF
ed eaton among the whites OF means. some Of the de-
nominations are making effort 90 extend religion anu
p4rllai education among the poor and tue black Air
-,uey Is AUS eApeudAg lis auurrJlr sltn Where they
viii snow fruits Denenc,4 ID thousands and erecting Ia
ms lifetime -uOs.iull4l ana enduring MOuu-
turn tLal any pos tuulOus ncFO cAcc co-1 create
And yyale Juls being done D. TIE EDMdulH,e Meihod-
MS etc what md nom Tie richest am most
conservative of AL srcts, te Episcopal! lac rcnesO
nan in t.e mon an Eplscop alan. III Mr. wander
Dlt would follow he instincts OF nl- knLJ nature ahu
commence great wOrk 10y the eNcnul IRE OF an III
.i-ulucaut pOrllOL OF Ms ytaf INCOME Witt an exam
All. ne wound set lnOu5auut OF ot-cts ana 40" hICn
more en- Irug brass OF the tame o. ais great ces
y0uld DE rne reputation wuI,n would 20 down linked
Win nls name 20 UNBORN generations Yours rdy,
BLANION DUNCAN.
/ Fairfield. Conn. July 81 lso2.