Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-09
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NAk AAAAA%aAN q "a ~ AAN HuullO SCHOOLS
Many Of the facts connected with this az
fair have never been made public, doubt
less because the cOwardly assailants of {
woman are afraid of 8 still more indig.
nsnt rebuke.
L will give you some Of the facts, as
obtained from one whose ~veracity viii
not be questioned by any but 3 radical
II seems to be customary for the city
schools TO have an annual exhibition, 81
that our citizens may judge of their Ell.
cheney. A Mr.. Shattuck is the principal
of the Linden street school. OF course
no southern man could be found qualified
for this post. Miss Bowers, an estimable
and well qualified young lady, but unfOr-
tunateiy, born aud raised ip the setaA,
was o of The teachers under this Mr..
| Shattuek. A few days ago he went to
her school and desired to select two pu-
pills who might represent her school in
the forthcoming exhibition. After
some examination, be selected two /;
and, as she was much more familiar than
! he, with the capacity and qualifications
| Of hsF eRH pupils, she promptly told him
that the two selected by him would not
do the school Justice, but really disoredit
it; and that she could select two who
would reflect credit upon her tuition.
All viii see how just and reasonable was
this protest on the part of Miss B. Shat
tuck rudely replied that when Der advice
was needed it would ha asked. She said
that the superintendent, Mi. Mitchell.
had never arrogated the prerogative
claimed by Shattuok; and ordered the
pupils TO their seats. A counter order
was given them by Shattuck, who told
Miss b. that be was ruler there, and that
if b did not know her duties, she should
so home and learn them from her
mother. Miss B. still refusing to be thus
unjustly treated, he ordered her to leave
the s8hocl. She refused to do so, and
told him he could not make her do so but
by force. Brute-like, he did use force.
ami put her out of the schooiroom. This
is an elegant sample of a gentleman. A
fine model, he, TO teach amer and de-
pertinent to southern children! Surely
the MAI must be a cousin of Beast But
Ter, or Haynau the womsn-whipper of
Austria.
Miss Bowers wrote an eloquent appeal
to the board of school visitors, asking
protection from the brutal and cowardly
conduct OF the thing who would not have
dared to treat a ma in that manner
The board Of visitors met aud instead of
@AAA1k AAfHA AAAE nELlkIun VI u hOLlhU IlF
simple justice, they, at first. ignored the
merits of the letter, and a Mr.. Butting-
haus-anOther specimen of a gentleman
moved that Miss b. be dismissed from
her place as teacher, although Shattuck.
in his answer to Miss B. IS charges, admit
Ted them all. The vote was taken, and
she 1rdS dismissed. A member moved
that Shsttuck be dismissed too. Oh, no.
Shattuck is a radical and a yankee and
he is needed 20 propagate radicslism in
our city schools. The disfranehised peO-
pie of Memphis pay nine-tenths of the
taxes for these public schools. These
taxes go in part to pay the salaries of
such brutes as Shattuok and his radical
crew and they are now for turn
ing adrift every southern teacher,
to make room for more of their
class. There was so much talk
abogt this outrage upon Justice and de-
cency, that the board began to vince
under the lash of the public tongue, and
a meeting was held q few nights ago to
reconsider the matter. A motion was
made to TeiRState Miss B. Six voted for
it; five against it. By the bylaws, the
president Ofthe board cannot vote unless
there be a tie. There was no tie; vet
Mr.. Higbee, the president of the board
Of visitors, said he would claim the right
of voting, aud did so. Then there were
six for and six against re~inststing Miss
b. The president, who had just made
the vote a tie, 10 suit his own views then
declared the resolution lost. He is Of
the firm of Mansfield & Higbee, ana is
one Of the many who have grown
wealthy ron the patronage of southern
people. He now enjoys this by making
war on southern women Will our
people please remember him and allsuch
panderers to Fsdicaiism ?
/ obtained these facts from q gentle
man whose word will not be questioned
when his name is given. This, Messrs.
Editors, is the manner in which our pub
lie schools are managed. They arelo be
a political engine TO be used to OppresS.
us, as in this case. Better that they
should be wkcllXasignOred than thus
prOstituted to mIafny. Will u citizens
themselves and huri from power
the iuterlOpers who are here to subseTve
partisan ends rather than the public
good? Must an u pests Of honor and
profit be mOnopolized by men arrayed
against US socially aud politically ? Are
tamely 70 surrender the education Of
the youth of this city to men who have
no ties amongst US save those Of mOHEVe
If we must send to the north for teachers
and superintendent, in heavens name
let Us import gentlemen, such as
have some faint idea Of the common
eourtesies and decencieS of life. There Is
at least me remedy for such outrages. It
IS for every citizen to refuse to trade with
any firm in this city whose partners,
Dne or all, msy be tainted with radical
itch. Let each southern man and woman
In our city do this, and let them take
pains TO post their frieRds, 1
throughout all the surrounding country, |
houses 10 Memphis are for eoDtinu-
radical rule in this state. I rejoice
10 learn that southern men and women
here are aboutforming q "home league"
through whose influence they intend TO 4
strike q staggering blow at rsjicslism.
The object is self-protection. They in
end to trade with no merchant, of any
kind, who will uphold radicalism 10 this
state, or who employs a clerk that will
70 degrade himself a sto vote to continue
be 6isfrauckisement of those upon whose
patronage he lives and grows wealthy. |
When We can regain our rights Of suf-
We cap quietly correct this hideous
10 man who denies this right to US,
iAkNAA lENEaNG a1D GuI0uAd SEA4E1A ~ 4
i've among US. 1t were a burDings shame
see our enemies grow wealthy from
! trade which we should give 10 our
who sadly need it all; and no
nan is so much our enemy as he that
would deny Us our rights and steal our
ibeFties. Let the home lesguen go to
york at once, and let its thousands Of
nembers-men, women and children,
nf0rm their friends In this and the sur
'oundIng states, what merchants in
Memphis are for Brownlow and radical
sun, aud who are for freedom OF cleo
Let a society be formed
n every ward in this city ;
md let it be distinctly announced
nd understood, that in his
var OF prescription aud oppression, tDe
re for oar OVR southern people against
he World. Let an accurate Inst Of every
'ry goods house, grocery and commission
louse, hardware, jewelry, book and drug
be made out, and lists be printed by
thousands and distributed throughout
III the surrounding states Let our
riends be informed that this list con
aims the names Of every radical and
Conservative house in the city, with
treet and number, and thus the country
,eople will be prepared to 90 direct to
yfA~Ateo HLt1 N1N1 1RALS & " |
rade. If radicalism can stand such q
low as that, it has less regard for the
than it has credit for.
SOUTHERN.
"A thickly populated house is said to
xist in Worcester, Mass. The Gazette
4 that place says, in a One-story tene-
tent house there live two families, who 4
re the pOssesscrs of twenty-four hogs, /
twenty-five hens, five ducks and one COW,
n of whom, both human beings and
nimals, live in the SAINT room.
Recently it has been decreed that the
rizes Of the exhibition shall be multi
lied. 1t was originally ordained that
here should be distributed 100 gold 4,
1000 Of silver, 5000 Of bronze, and /
900 certificates Of honorable mention
ut whereas the 100 gold medals which /,
Tere originslly promised were to be
Torth &40 each, the 100 new ones are to
g worth each only $40.
The National Iateuigeacer says :
Iyer fifty plans and drawings for the
eW building of the war department !
ave been received. Many of them are j
cry elaborate, and nearly all are en- {
rely different from the present style of !
ablic buildings, and vary in cost from 5
1000,OO 0 to s., 200, 900. No plan viii be 5
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