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obedient, dutiful, and useful labourer. Now that he is free, and that restraint being removed, he will relapse into barbarism and crime, unless his mind is cultivated, and he receives a proper moral training. We think much can be done for the negro towards making him a useful member of society, by placing the means of common schools within his reach. The State, seeing the importance of a move in this direction, will ultimately extend the means of education to the black man; but for some time to come, owing to the embarrassed condition of our people from the devastating effects of a long war, no public assistance can be rendered. In the meantime the negro must depend upon his own contributions and the private charity that may be bestowed by the well wishers of society.  It will be many years, if ever, before colleges will be needed for the Black man. The better direction to give this subject is to establish common schools throughout the country for the education of the Blacks; and hereafter when it is seen that high school or colleges are necessary, the country will be in a better condition to establish them.