Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-04
Fossils On the RamDage.

Some one of the Sleepy Hollow Democracy who
has been watching the fight made by the Press and
Herald for their darling principles and seeing that
that paper was expanding its small shot to very lit
tie purpose has rushed to the rescue with the heavy
guns This enthusiastic Democrat signs himself
"a. o. t." and properly deeming that universal
education is the mortal foe of Democracy, has point
ed his terrible battery No. against that point in
tho Radical line. We accept the position assigned
to us at the outset. Universal education is Radi-
measure-education for the poor as we'll as for the
rich. We hold that that the poor bright boy, whose
parents ara compelled to send him barefoot and
costless to the peoples free school, has the same
right the child of the richest aristocrat in our
midst to education that shall qualify him for the
duties of life and place the highest prizes of life
within his reach.
When the people are intelligent democracy is at
a discount; and the democracy, wise upon instinct
recognize the fact, and promptly declare war upon
any measure that proposes to educate any but the
rich. But unfortunately for the Democracy, in
their contempt for education, they have neglected
the education and training of their champions, and
the result is the absurd and dreary Numbering of
GA o. T." in No. D. This American Lord Dun
dreary lucubrates as follows
To call a system "free' supported by onerous tax
alton is a libel on the term and a swindle on the
people In fact, the whole system of the so-called
" free schools was conceived in corruption and
brought forth in fraud. What can be nearer dem
onstrston not to be it. than people already ground
to dust by administration Of unparalleled des-
potism in modern history Of governments, here or
elsewhere; therefore man entrusted with the dear
est rights and most sacred interests of country to
run community into an unprecedented state of
Indebtedness then levy upon the people an unbear-
able tax to replenish exhausted treasury to eff
feet which the Parliament of Tennessee both in the
House of Lords and of the Commons, have legis-
lated tax upon the people, forcing them to pay up
the deficit originating in official 1laLeasdHce to ed
ucate the children of the State, money has been
flched from them contrary to constitutional guar
aEtees.
After this lucid exposition of the enormity of the
free school system let its advocates keep silence
"a. O. T." developed his mighty intellect and &C
qured his wonderful style without the aid of schools
what does any want more2 The columns
of the Press and Herald constitute perfect treas
ury of polite elegant dignifed literature, but the
above gem from. "a. o. T. is of rare water, even
for that unique collection. As old Squeers would
say, here's richness Peter Ounce, Bottom and
Stsrveling with Justice Shallow 10 help, could not
match "a. o. T." in reckless, rollcking absurdity.
He is doubtless, great and shiningIlight in the
Democratic party, but few months attendance at
one of our colorcd schools would tend nightly TO
qualify him for the writing of his next number.
But hear him sgain:
Gesers cap is on the pole" "Ten must bow
the knee, Albert risk his life in the fathers dex-
terity in archery. We will be Albert The Aus
tran alHocrat shall relinqush his death grasp, and
Shylock, too, his pound Of flesh shall lose.
If "A. o. T." is great in his philosophical dis
cussions, he is sublime in his heroics. We hope he
will carry out his resolution TO be ALBERT that the
Austrian autocrat may rslinquish his death-grasp
and "Shylock, too, his pound of flesh shall lose,
and when all this takes place may az. o. T." be
there To chronicle the faf T. and We io there 10 see