The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-07-30

quests OF lame, ana rcnOWn IN tne STATE;
and that the College sustained n high posi-
tion in, and was connected with the politics
of lis leading votarics, from the foct that
graduate in its walls had decided advantage
over an opponent FOR office, who was not n
graduate OF lhc same Institution, and conse-
qneatly the whole sway ofthe argument
against the "present System" seemed to thun-
der against the entire process Of the official
proceedings, even from the election of Off
GERS to their several ranks or stations; the
manner in wbirh it was done, the plan Of
receiving and paying out the appropriated
funds, &c. And again, it was claimed that
the Faculty of no other College in the Uit-
cd States received rs high salaries, and that
tho spirit of elcc,ionccring was dittused in
all the official proceedings, from year to year
The salaries, which might state, stand thus,
President, $4,000, and each Of the Profess
sors. $4,000, while snug sums were paid
lower officers in rank. The inquiry was
frequently made, II Why conld not tue South
Carolina College sustain itself. rs we'll as
other prospecting Colleges in The State! 1t
was admitted that the State might have
been correct in aiding to dcfray expenses,
until tie College had acquired name aud
character; and then it should have been
ri"dc 10 live, and even prosper upon its own
annual income, and consequently, its Con,ti-
tuition and Laws should have been made To
correspond, and then its Government being
based upon such republican principles, i,
would have. no DOUBT, fiouri,hrd as well, il
not better, than it has with tho extensive
State aid it has cnj"ycd
Next, in order, the justice, or Injustice of
The several appropriations 10 advance euuc,.-
iiun III the State, Was considered. The great
contrast in the sum supposed 10 bc rrceiv-
cd Wy each poor scholar in The State, and
the enormous amount applied TO the use
South Carolina College Student, seemed
to te deeply investigated; this is tho prur.
pie involved, ana Eut 81 mu, II the atnuun,
itself; That whereas, n College Student ,r.
| J'ycd The proceeds OF about STAT ANNUALLY,
The poor aud needy receive each, nearI,
$40, aud then it was claimed that tn.
| middle classes received none, aud that they
were directly imposed On. Again, ,ha. 4 t.,
| Qhr middle classcs) paid the greatest bulk
Z tc.cs., and received no return of bel,ft in
the shape OF education. Although the door
OF the e. i!rsc is thrown open TO all classes,
yet The light Of facts and common sense
teaches US, that the circumstances " hich de-
bar th" POOR and middle classes from n par.
lirip"'i"n III thc general appropriation, is
equal law that would require their cs-
clusion. Every ARGUMENT fave urrd tho Gun
clusion that the State should look 20 the
eiueaiioI / Of the needy Gtst nnd thea 10 the
SECOND consideration, ''thc adopting of the
bcs, aud "i>cst plan, 10 du The greatest JUS
lice and possible gohd, for the promotion uf
education among the middle classes." Il
was contcnded That the per and middle
classes constituted The ma>scs," and there.
fore the Government should have an eve ii;
rcctSd ~ their special aud intclyv,ud well
fare, not the "rsh, eye Of the Stale" or IN,
Souta Carolina College, for i, is TO he hon.
| I'd, that If the College constitutes or form.
that great member in The body uf the State.
that the left eye will look TO tie intcr,s,
and The Improvement oflcarning AMONG the
masse-," and that its sight will be preserved
lmlnemorial. lie who would predict ,i,,.
TALL OF the Co'lcse in case the present aupu.
al appropriation We're Discontinued, and n,
The samc tinc, that the College was III,
"Hght eye oT the Stat, would certainly
contend tha: the appropriation itself was
equal tn, or formed the right eve of Sunth
Carolina. The following Facts wcic NOTICED
TO some extent:
That the middle classes were paying oui
their money, not only 10 educate the wealthy
from our o"a Skate, but those attending
the College (con ether States.
That the College looked to, aud was de.
pendant on, other States than South Carr.
lima Tor handsome catalogue or names.
That the sp,rit Of the Constitution Of lilo
State seemed to be lost sight Of, undcr the
government Of the College.
That the appropriation Of from Sa5,Ooo
10 $4,000 TO the diiieren, purpose, Of The
College was mn Infringement of the right.
of The middle Olasses, and tended 10
great injustice. The difficulties that have
recently occurred in the College, we're spo-
ken Of, and were presented as proofs that
all was not right, that the pampe,etl ins,i,u.
tion would have TO undergo great change
to arrive at justice.
shall have TO conclude this disconnected
procedure Of the said debate, or rather this
outline OF the position sustained by those
opposed TO ,hc College under its present sys.
TEN. The communication would bc too
lengthy to proceed TO give complete nc
count ofthe debate, if have pisreprcs.nt
cd, or written anything wrong, those inter.
ested will please excuse, &c,
T.. L. MORLEY.
| GIec!y, OF the N. Y. Tribune 4, III.