The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-24
Of Wa hins;pn ahd Lee Univc:a.ty,

pcr's Weekly says G.
"Iir is about to turn his attens
ton to the education of Southern
youth. N the hope ar doing; sane
thing 70: that section OF Inc coun
try. and Of nligh;%ming. he igno.-i
rance that nOW unuaVpily prevIils;
among rs public D,c;.
surely there ,fas uercr Il people
more CRAFTY IN need Of edurution
and Of such education. II m.nd ana
morals. as Hr. Wilson can iir.cart
ana inspire. The South - wrong
on nearly every social and ccono-
mic question. / has not :. man OF
distinguished ability in public life
IT is under the rule Of III e. brained
adventures. who are ready 70 take
UP with any cause thlt seems 70
se:ve ;he!r ambition OF The monrn;.
II has become ;hc har,or and refuge
Of the widest economic and political
hcresies. No. only - the present
intellectual conditian of the South
dcmc!alizing the immediate section.
but lis evil inlucncc extends
throughout: the country, and vc.y
seriously atscts the character Of
the acknowledgements. There i;
no cure for the evil except through
education. and in the spread Of en-
l.Gh:enmcnt every centre OF civiliz4-
tio!i IN the Union is dcnply inter
estrd"
y harsher criticism Of the Sou,h aud
its people has scarcely c;rr heer
uttered ~ any Respectable puA-
lioation thun This, and none has been
50 far f,om the truth. The Richmond
State. IN referring 10 The article in
question, Very properly says:
Now this publication. whose foam
dation for success was largely attr!h-
u;abla 10 thc patronage the south
gave the t:ipers in their early days,
knows AZ well as the people of The
South knew, that Il has w;lfully
and maliciously ll5elled this pc ,pc
and this section.
The mcanncSS Of the assault Is
moro acutcly accentuatcd bcca,i.sc j..
strikes at its people over the should
ems of Southern man whom ihc
Southern people have frequently
honnred
Whatever Of greatness OF char
acter. whatever Of stability OF f.Yin-
ciplc, whatever OF hi;,h sense %
honor, whatever Of education Mr..
Wilson may possess he owes to the
South and the teachings he has re-
ct:veQ from It, leaders and It's irts :
tutions.
cor al the sections OF this cuun-
Try the representatives, Of the South
in Congress can show the clcanest
records in all the scandals tina: h;.vG +
his:sracGl orr national lrgiSla ron.
and made rich men OF those who
entered Congress and the Senate
poo" men.
''Of all the section, Of the Unon
the South Is more nearly Influenced
and controlled by -AnIc. lean hoyn cit
liens ;hnn any o,her.
'Of al the sections Of this cu,In-
Try the South can Show more states
men than any Others whnsc names
will live as long Is her govern
men: shall exist.
Our institutions OF learning. our
Literature. or pulpts are equal %
those OF any part Of the country.
our representatives ana Sona ors
in Congress to-day nunrIcr among
them some OF the finest orators. &b-
lest dehato.s and best lawyers IN
tho country.
The South proved during the panic
through which we are still passing
that our business institutions II
every class Were among the hes: ana
safest III the country We have had
fewer failures and have paid ON
debts better than any o;he" section
o: the entire country.
All this is q matter Or Statistical
history and any $uch cha gc!i .is tina.
made by this Northern journal can
have no Other mC.;ivc taau pure .
sectional maiciousnc;,.."
The writer OF the article in Harper :
Weekly may be great nan. morally
and intclloG.ual!y- his own ls,itr4-
;iun, hu: the estimate Stops right there.
The average reader, that is the homes
reader, whether lie dwe!ls North, Sou:h
EAST o. West, knows full We'll tina. VIVA
the Weekly says concerning the South
IS no: -. l; Is empty IN cXh;h: 8!
!.l>aNness, which Is II perfect kenin.;
Win The bitterness OF the soul Of Ne
mln who wrote il.