The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-04-05
FRAKLIN COLLEGE.

The State University seems to
have ring" Of its own and very
powerful one at that. 1t never fails
to secure liberal appropriations from
the State and if anything unusually
fat from abroad comes along it is
somehow gobbled-up before other
localities, equally deserving, have
any knowledge Show it was DONE"
Griffin, Dahlonega and the GeOr-
ala Military Institute had each sub
mitted their claims for the Congress
ional donation of lands, to the State
Agricultural Society, and each would
have cheerfully accepted the recon-
mendation of the Society. Though
the Georgia Military Institute had
been expressly recognized on a
basis 10 meet and answer the intent
Of Congress in making the grant, it
sought no more than a fair and just
consideration of its claim by those
most deeply interested in the cstab-
lishment Of an institution practically
devoted to education in the useful
pursuits of life. This, possibly, the
action Of Gov. Smith has defeated,
but we hope that better counsels will
vet prevail in behalf of the great
and leading interests Of the State.
The Griffin Star very properly
says:
"In this action Gov. Smith has
gone directly counter to the views
and actions of the Georgia State Ag-
ricultural Convention lately cOnven
ed in Savannah, and which is to re
assemble at Griffin the 18th Of Au
gust. This Convention is composed
of some of the ablest and mos
practical farmers Of the State
few of whom ever saw the inside 0
the State or any other literary Uni
versity; and yet many of whom ar
: graduates in Gods university, who's
walls are the horizon, and who's
course of study embraces the grea
book of Nature. This Convention
appointed a committee of able gen
tlemen whose express duty it was +
examine the various localities which
where asking the location, and hav
ing ascertained the best apparen
point-all things considerable re
port the same to the Convention n
the August meeting whereupon thu
Convention was to memorlallze thu
Legislature then to be in session, ant
seek to induce it to locate the Agri
cultural College at such point as th'
farmers, and not the lawyers ant
doctors, preferred. His Exccllency
has seen proper to disregard thu
views Of this large, intelligent repre-
sentative body, and follow the advice
Of those who are directly, and SOM
} of them pecupiayiy interested il
building up the city of Athens.
We hope the indeP endent press o
tbe Stare will take hold Of this bust
ness without gloves, and let us know
if the farmers of the State are con
tent to be "run" by these University
people. If the people desire it, o
course we have nought to say +; bu
we do know that in this section thu
action of Governor Smith has raised
a perfect storm of indignation. lie
every section speak out. "Ihc voice
Of the people is the voice Of God
The Legislature can overhaul thl'
matter if the people desire it
Again, we say, let the people speat
out in thunder tones. The mar
reason offered for this sudden ant
unexpected action was, that the To-
cation must be made before the frs
Of of Jul, July next, or the fund would be
forfeited, under the provisions of the
act Of Congress, granting the en-
dowment. Granting this to be true,
(for the sake of the argument, and
on no othpr 0rouuds.) vet, Governor
Smith has certainly acted with I'M
due and unseemly haste, and the
University men have taken "Snap
Judgment on the people at large
The Governor could have issued no
tice to the people at large as to the
facts, and action could have been
taken long before the LIST of July, by
which the populhr feeling upon the
subject could have been ascertain
ed ~