Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-03
oThe High school Difioulty"

OF the hlgh SchOOi ulhculty DetOre thh mayor
yesterday morning-And by way of encoura-
ging and stimulating the juvenile marauders
Of that School in committing assaults on
comrader who do not consult their pleasures
and tastes in costume aud ornamenis--the
Journal Of this morning says
1--WE understand his Honor expressed on
siderable displeasure with the Journal for the
aattering notice taken of the matter yester-
day, and the compliments paid his efforts to
bring to justice the originators of the mob at
the jail.
Attorneys who add TO the legitimate duties
Of the profession the questionable vocation Of
police reporters, are not probably the most
reliable channels through which to get pro-
per understanding OF cases in whose deci-
sion they are pecunisrily, peculiarly and poll
tically interested Their information con
cerning the indignation of the Mayor at the
meanness and falsty Of the Journals attacks
upon him, II is possible is not very far out Of
way for he is human, and is likely to be al.
fected by the efforts OF caluminators a good
deal as other people are; on such occasions
he uses great plainness Of speech and is very
apt to call things by their proper names.
which is, we have no doubt, the cause Of his
offending in the instance we are citing But
the Attorneys have too highly painted the
unpretending performance of the Mayor,
their imaginations doubtless having been
drawn on for material which was not supplied
by facts
The Journal man having been wrought up
TO condition OF extreme nervousness by the
highly-colored description Of the Mayors in
tense wrath on the occasion OF the interview
with the innocent Attorneys and frightened
school boys, exclaims r4
Now, we think the boys were wise in waiv-
ing an examination before Judge who had
condemned their cases before the testimony
had been rendered"
The dishonesty ofthe fellcw whose ignor-
ance and malice is daily manifested in abont
equal parts through the Journal, is palpable
here. The examination of the young mobo-
Gratis was not entered upon, and no testimony
was sought TO be rendered. The waving Of
the examination before the case came to n
hearing, shut out all testimony This twad-
die about "condemning their case before the
testimony had been rendered is simply abb
surd, and indicates that the employment Of
fool in responsible position, is not attended
with the best results, The "displeasure" of
the Mayor on the occasion, was drawn out by
the false and malicious article Of tie Journal
which we noticed yesterday, and the encour
agement it gave rowdies to cOntemn bis au-
thority, and disturb the peace
In this "High School Difficulty" it is plain
that the boys who are under bonds to answer
for their bad conduct, are only the insigniG
cant actors Their prompters are really
the criminals aud should the violence which
hsy are encouraging to be inaugurated spread
to an extent which will place il without the
control Of the "City Authorities they will
be held responsible Persons who desire the
peace and quiet Of this community will not
encourage the course Of the boys who eop-
mtted the assault at the High School the
other day.