Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-09-14

seem to be the duty of the board to
admit them. Boards of Education
have full authority to take such ac-
ton"
Had the substitute passed, :. fun au-
hortty" toould hare been conferred in
such cases to establish separate Color
ed schools. sChere no,0 there IS none
There is ludicrous display of cap
itals by the Registg, in the words.
"all youth" that ought not to be left
unnoticed. The editor is evidently
not familiar with the present law, if he
can boast of capability to under
stand the English language.
Section 10 of the act for the regula-
ton of schools in towns DC, provides
that Admission to said schools shall
be gratuitous to children, wards and
apprentices of all actual residents in
such districts, who may be entitled to
the privileges of the public schools
under tie general laws of this State.
60. Z. Vol. 81, p. 101.
Again in section 30 of the general
act with regard to graded schools, it is
made the duty of boards so to classify
the children of the township as to Sc
cure to all as far as practicable, an
equal participation in the advantages
thereof. Again, in section So it is
provided that, ''For the purpose of af-
fording the advantages of free edu-
cation TO ALL THE YOUTH OF THE STATE"
DC. Other references might be made
to show that the words so startling to
the Democratic mind, were borrowed
from the old law, passed by Demo
cratic legislature, but enough has been
made, perhaps, to convince even the
Register of the fact.
1t, will be seen from the foregoing,
that the Register has misrepresented
most grossly, Mr.. Williams, by garb-
ling the record; publishing for Sec.
90, what never was Sec. SO in full i;
and pretending that it has the record
of his vote twice for a bill fthe origin
al) that q0as mever Voted on utaH in
the House, and never came before ii
for action.
Why it has done this, remains 70
it to say. If the line ennyson
"That lie which is half the truth is
ever the blackest of lies" be true, What
must be said of one who would tel
half the truth and suppress half to de
ceive?
Surely the Register is TO be credited
, with degree of aptness and a sense o
+ propriety in heading their article, 'tBe
y hold the Lfars!' if they intended there
q by to direct attention homesUard!
Messrs. Editers, though this comnu
nication is too long already, I cannO
refrain from saying word in referenc
. to Mr.. Williams. When I say of hin
= that there was no more careful, consci
entious, watchful, prudent ard abl
member than he on the floor of th
. House. speak a fact knowneto tn
writer and to all associated with hin
= He was always in his seat when hi
- health would permit, and at time
when it would not in justice to himsel
His voice and vote were always on th
= side of economy & retrenchment; an
his efforts in behalf of the laborer an
IS mechanic were marked, as in the mod
r fcation of the lien law, securing to m'
;" chanics and laborers their wages upo
"a buildings, roads bitches, &c, &c, ahea
II of the contractors, in which he too
d an active part. How many laborcl
will receive their earnings On accoul
lie of his aid in shaping that law in the
lg interests, no one can ever tell.
te JUSTICE.
G.of 14b 1871