Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1844-05-30
FRANKLIN ACADEMY.

On last Monday an election was held in
this place, for Trustees of this Institution. No
Information had been given to the citizens, that
this election would be held on that day, ex-
cept what was obtained from some little acrit~
ten notices. placarded in obscure places of the
town. This being.the case here was not one
voter. in Twenty-Five was aware that the cleo
ton would take place.
About ten o'clock, some individuals who
were in favor Disappointing or extinguishing
this institution, commenced, during the rain
to beat up for the Ticket which was favorable
to the distribution of the school funds. The
report was everywhere circulated, that the
former board would on no condition servo lon
GER This took the community aback, as
those who were opposed TO distribution, had
no Ticket. and as but few knew that the cleo.
ton was in progfess, the friends to Franklin
Academy, despaired of being able TO effect any
thing, until about O'Clock P. M. The or.
phan boys, however, who had been educa ted
at this Academy, and other citizens who had
witnessed the many salutary effects of it,
turned out, and although, late in commencing,
vet SO popular is this institution, that IN two
hours, those who were in favor Of lis contin-
uance, were enabled to elect their ticket, by a
vote of TWO to one. This was truly squash
inc triumph, and should teach those, whose
| imnracticable abstractio Ms, have made them
the constant disturb ers of the order of society,
| aud the untiring advocates of the most absurd
and destructive experiments to pause and re-.
| fleet: we well recolect that the leaders of this
distrIL ution party, were some years ago. The
enthusiastic advocates of what-eventually be-
came "a ride uous as notorlous-Was kno Wn
| here. as the Fellenberg system OF education.
| These wild and helmless devotees of every
thing netC, and empirical having exhausted
! az much of their own money as they are Will
limo to dc, seem anxious to get the school
fund of this township, in their hands to enable
them, still to crafty their moroio apPeu'e lof
| novelty. The sober, rejecting and operative
| citizens of this place, have from time to tire
convinced them by overwhelming maJorItles
| that his rot,Id not be done. " e therefore
hone in the future, that they will not agar
disturb the peaceful and profitable operation
Of Eranklih Academy. The strange notion
annears to be entertained by many, that We
hive NO naor amongst US; and therefore, 1t is
wholly useless, to keep up school, for the
nnrnose of educating those who have no
means to educate themselves, at other lnstltu
tions. This, to men OF observation Is SO un
true. that they are made to wonder II possloN
that men seeming to have eyes see so niue
I've have great number OF poor cltizens'
is true. our streets arc not lnlesteo WIN oeg
CARS, yet. they are poor so iaf as tae eou0S1i0i
of their children Is concerned: /
And these very citizens feeling this 10 b.
$40 w;tI. II is to be hoped, always protec
I Yourselves AGAINST the unwise policy oil tlos
/ -ooya MT to see 1t.
1Tbe man in moderate circumstances, Wh
coacelcss auphcation to business IS ena
HE'D to meet the daily demands OF MS fanny
800 MT. on this account, although ne may aP
oo- 81 n the world, consider himself, secure
Pca;ost n o changes of fortune. he Knows ina
! :f;aIon bv death. from bis family, his now pro
> tocfed children can have no reasonable mop
~ edpcati,n, except from this c0AanaoH P"'eI'
ofEnocledge. For this reason t1!s cides' ca
. cent some, who permit re" ieau'ns nIe, !;
D - different christian sects to direct theh
! all things, arc all the uu0oipP 0-A
lofFranklin Academy. 1;A;,.o,,
~ them never, again, become lndinereH
q ,S;s subject. Let them watch Inc move
ol IT, ofI hose who guided by the most SENS
~. 80 v,i1I;nr are DESTROYS TO see tpis
t Pcn .:;.,, demolished. Men who rather than
1919 IN anv way effect their designs 70 ouIl
shou'1 o,ar;an schools in the communlt.
= up ether see the school fund sunk IN u
j o ~ Il is rumored that some OF the Irul
800 who were elected as friendly 70 tne sn y
ices % VI rankin Academy are IN favor OF q
gistribution Ofhe fund.- this be so,tbe " s9GI 1e
nrtbwih resign and let their places Is 1 ,he
bv others, who occupy the position wnca ens
were thought to dOat the tune t Who are n
disposed to give strict a,sen n,5on such one
ton ano nouns MES resign as it is only by men Of e
and = 4 al r school, oes that / can poss'
i prosper. -..ae~~--
e - r,o,.,xco.-Au il CONSERVATION hel
of 81, D .avs that the Danish consul on
Report say with six females has been .,
d 20. !. gIss farther stated that several IA
e Zee. $3.50 has been arrested.