Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-17
Ar woolly however. has not drawn

Mr.. Woolly, however, has not drawn
onezcent of the appropriation from the
State Treasurer for this year as yetsI
fknowsthis from the fact that I haverte-
ceived fno notice of the same fromsthe
superintendent of Education. Mr.. Wool
lysdid, at my request, obtain from The
Superintendent of Education an ordefson
the,State Treasurer for $4,000; buaEwas
present tlWhen Mr.. Woolly presented the
order to Mr.. Parker, and he refused,to
pay it, stating that he had no money in
the Treasury Department, and that if he
did have it, that he was not compelled to
pay it out until the Superintendent OF
Education made the apportionment, and
that Mr.. Jillson was not compelled to
makethe apportionment until Noyem-
ber.A4 go AZ ~ Al ~ : :
s.-.I remonstssted. .yith him. but all: :toono
purpose, I plead that, Teachers were
poor men, and that generally they de-
pended upon their salary for their main
tenanee; besides, that refusing cto to pay
them now would discourage them, and
would amount to injustice" -
Mr.. Parker. then informed the County
Treasurer that he could GO. back home
and collect the Taxes from the delinquent
tax payers, and make a return to him llrni
to keep the check, and he;would settle i i
in that way. - -. -, - ,g ..,i,
Now;thrs was wa the only, chance for the
Treasurer to pay the School checks, to-
gether with the Capitation Tax, which
he had collected. This was why there
was raised such howl about Mr.. Woolly
not cashing the School Checks. He could
only pay them as he collected from a few
delinquents. Mr. Jinson drew up the
order of $5,ooOyj just to accommodate the
Teachers. He is not compelled. to make
any apportionment until November, ant
the State Treasurer to pay within fifteer
days thereafter. 1 do notapprove of tha
law, and think thatit should be changed
However. that is he1aw at present. Mr.
Woolly, I suppose, .can satisfy the people
as to what disposition he has made oftht
Capitation Tax, and what amount o
Taxas he has collected to be credited OF
the $4,000 order. -. ~ gf.,.i. e..f
In conclusion, I will say that my book:
| are open at all times for inspection by
the public, and Iwould request that wher
any one wishes any information of me
| or from my office, that they will make
such request of me, directly and in per
son. twill always afford ME pleasure
! to give them any official information
which may be able to impart, land no
under an assumed name misrepresen
| my official actions. =: - -
Ientertain the hope that "HowARD,'
and all othergood citizens in this County
will lend me their assistance in; carrying
| out thu design OF the.law, as to the man
ner in VIII. b the Free Schools shall b
conducted. I will assure the people tina
| the Flee,school system can never be ;
/ success SO long as one portion of the peo
| PIE refuse to admit the n cessity ofedu
! eating the WHOLE thereby withholding
their moral support. ~ %iA.5'
Z feel grateful for the favors which
haye received from many, and the assis
tance lent to me. by many'-o ,orr bes
citizens and shall certainly, as faras
am able endeavor to use my utmost eN
| ertionstpwards advancing the educationa
Interests of the people at large. Thank
ing the Adoertiser for it's liberal supper
of the Free School system,
lam, with respect, yours,
JOHN H. McpEyITT, S. G. L. c.