Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-16
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| NEW ORLE4aSsf August 15.-An act
I g 20 TesuiR1ep pubic eguc%tlon "a tae State
I of Laulsiana,h prepared Under the super
( vision Of Panon Conway, ms 0ssIl mate
he special order ior next FIidsy, See
/ uOR dfss provides that SCHOOLS shall he
open % al children between tEe'a gss. Of
SIX ;sud tweDIy-3le, WitaCls distinction
OF race, color -.ae, snaps, Xxx or form OF
I c3gd4i5gEl. Tiio bill liroFi:!es fUr 4 hoard
O. edHCat.0lr consisting Of TIE L:eutsnau$
I Gt0vernOra AID SIX persons 70 lie appointed
1y the Governor and c3ufirned by the
Senate. The state Superintendent alone
10 be ejeSted. Directors OF tho six gem
nTai school dtstrscts into 0hich the State
10 be DIVIDED, aFo 70 be appointed by
he superintendent. IhI8 5SUpsrintsu-
dent as empowered % decide, without sn--
Ii5s,i, altCUltroYsrsie or disputes ariziue
under this law. IL iAgssts him with
ulheT extraordinary powers; requires all
teachers 10 inuuleste loyalty to the ma
jioRai government, k3Rdness 10 all men,
irrespective "a race or color.
SectiOn nyeOf ChApJer six provides for
CON plisury attendance ca all e.lildren
between the ages OF eigitt and fourteen,
without dEsd employment, ~ such
school or place OF OoITeciiDn as InRy be
provided by .le BoGrd OF Edueati5n, at
the expense Of parents or gusriians, or
ia cSss OF poVsTsy, AT the al lss OF the
school fun. This &c. provides that mi
addition TO The poll tax loR gfGTiaeJ f0E,
a spseial Of 7 2 psr. cent. shajf be levied en-
eli taxa5ss property in ths State. Sec
Iiua two Of The conCiuaing cbauteg gives
Tile Sfste Sgpgr!n .eBaest ne right 10 in
cerpret ali doubtful provisions OF Inc law.
The present State superintendent is the
Reverend Capt. @. w. Conway, frsmer
OF the bill, which csvsrs elghty.two
pages,
at an Informal meeting held last night
IN the Governors Office bet weeni promi- /
.Hent members o. both parties, both COR
ceded taat danger was immiuent. Domo-.I
ere tic gentlemen expressed the opinion
chat the best and only way 20 Insure
Bseea n EsttO stop the system OF sggres.
zive aud oppressive legislation now iu /
.erogress that tbs Democratic conserve I
live element Of the country expected
to accomplish nothing except IN a I
legal aDd constitutional way; but
that il was u1Wiee and improper for a.
State Government to defy The. sentiment
ana wishes Of the people; that il Che +
Governor would throw himself upon tine I
people they would sustain him, and no /
resort to al ms w0hid be necessAr y for the,
preservation of peace,
WaTmoth stated that he was suthor-
izsd to say On the psrt of the Radicals
that there Is nothing in reason taey can
do OF conoede TO secure harmony but
viii be done. They promise that msas-
ures, not OF party politics, obnoxious to I.
will be ln0ditied. He said he
vasin earnest ia his desire to secure the
welfare of all present.
Another meeting is to be held in few
dsys, when 'tis hoped some practicsl
Of this mutual desire for iar
mony will be presented.
Moderate Radicals, unfortunately but
few in number, coneede that the system
of legislation beretofore, and at present, b
pursued Is calculated to produce strife.
Democrats say the preservation Of !
order they most earnestly desire, and
.Aat itrests entirely With the Radicals.