The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24
within the gift of an inferior race of

Republican form of government.
have eight columns of messages
and papers of the President from
1899 to 1897, from which I quote:
President George Washington said
in his first annual address to the
Senate and House Of Representative.
Volume /, Page Sc: Nor am | less
persuaded that you will agree with
me in the opinion that there is moth
ing which can better deserve your
| patronage than the promotion OF
science and literature. knowledge is
in every country the surest basis of
public happiness. Whether this desir-
able object will be best promoted by
| affording aids to seminaries of learn
ming, already established or by the in
stitution of a national university or by
any other expedience, will be well
worthy of place in the delibera-
tions of the Legislature" On page 220,
first volume, in his farewell address:
''It is substantially true that virtue or
morality is necessary spring of pop
ular government. The rule indeed eX-
| tends with more or less force to every
species of free government Who, that
| is a sincere friend to it can look with
| Indifference upon attempts to shake
| the foundations of the fabric? Pro-
mote then. as an object of primary i'm
portance, institutions for the general
! diffusion of knowledge. Its proper
| ton as the structure of government
gives force to public opinion. it is es-
sential that public opinion should be
enlightened"
And here is what President James
Madison says, Volume ]. page
4S5, second message: ''While it is uni
versally admitted that a we'll instruct
ed people alone can be permanently
a free people, and whilst it is evident
that the means of diffusing and i'm
parting useful knowledge form so
small proportion of the expenditures
for national purposes, | cannot pre-
sumo it to be unreasonable to invite
your attention to the advantages Of
superadding to the means of educa-
| ton, provided by the several States.
a seminary of learning, instituted by
| the national Legislature within the
| limits of their exclusive jurisdiction.
| the expense Of which might be de-
| frayed or reimbursed out of the va
| cant grounds which have accrued to
/ the nation within these limits. Such
an institution. though local i'm it's le-
| gal character. would be universal in
| its beneficial effects by enlightening
the opinions, by expanding the patriot
ism and by assmilating the princi-
pies, the sentiments and the manners
of those who might resort to this
| temple OF science. 10 he redisfributed
| in due time through every part Of
the community. Sources of jealousy
| and prejudice would be diminished
The features of national character
would be multiplied and greater ex-
| tent given to social harmony. but
| above all well constituted seminary
in the center of the nation is recon-
mended by the consideration that the
additional instruction emanating from
it would contribute not less to
/ strengthen the foundations than to
adorn the structure of our free and
happy system of government"
| Here's what President James Mon
roe says in his first inaugural address
| Volume 2, page Z:
ut is only when the people become
| ignorant and corrupt, when the de-
generate into populace, that they are
incapable Of exercising the sovereign
| ty. Usurpation is then an easier at
| tainment and an usurper soon found.
The people themselves become the
| willing instruments of their own de-
| basement and ruin. Let rs then look
| to the great cause and endeavor to
| preserve it in full force. Let us by
all wise and Constitutional measures
promote intelligence among the peO-
pie as the best means of preserving
our liberties.''
Here's what President Lincoln sa'
in his first annual message, Volume
6, page 45:
'It is not my purpose to review cur
discussions with foreign States. be-
cause whatever might be their wishes
or dispositions, the integrity of our
country and stability of our govern
ment mainly depends not upon them,
but on the loyalty, virtue, patriotism
and intelligence of the American peo-
pie"
When Lincoln uttered these words it
had never entered his mind that uni
versal negro suffrage in the South or
North would ever come. Here is what
he says on page 1886 and 81, same
volume in his second message:
"Our strife pertains to ourselves. ia
the passing generation of men and it
can, without commissions. be hushed
forever with the passing generation.
IN view of this | recommend the
adoption of the following resolution
and articles amendatory to the Con-
stitution of the United States:''
The resolution was to amend the
, Constitution to pay every State where
in SLAYER did then exist, if they would
abolish same by the 1st of January
} 1900. 1t would take up too much spaca
here to give the whole of the resolu-
ton and amendment. He recommends
to Congress to appropriate money tG
. colonlze the negroes at any place OF
places without the United States. He
goes on at length to discuss this ques.
. ton on page 40. He says: Il canno'
} make it palmer than it already is. that
/ strongly favor colonization And
speaking of labor on same page. he
says: Labor is like any other commod
ity in the market, increase the demand
for it and you increase the price of it
Reduce the demand for cheap labor
by colonizing the black labor out Of
the country and by precisely so much
| Won inoraaca thp demand for anT