The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-04-19
GOV. SMITHS DISPOSITION OF
THE LAND SCRIP.

ing the land scrip to Franklin Col
lege.
A travelling agent states, "the in-
tclIigent people arc almost to man
against it and will instruct their rep
rcsentatives to investigate and undo
the matter"
The Dahlonega Signal expresses
its unqualified disapprobation.
The Middle Georgian says "while
we approve of all the previous ac-
tions of Gov. Smith, we cannot but
disapprove of this"
The Griffin Star says:
"The Legislature can overhaul
this matter. &et every section
speak out. The voice of the peo
pie is the voice Of God
The Duly News says:
"Wrong is lryOng, and we de-
nounce it because it is wrong"
The Sparta Times and Planter,
ably protests against the action.
The Atlanta Wing says:
"That the Governor has acted
hastily and very unwisely in this
matter, the intelligent members Of
his own party admit. They admit
that the secresy of the movement
looks badly. They admit that Dab
lonega, Marietta, MilledgeviIle, Grit
fin, and other places had strong
claims, and were preparing to COM
pete for the location. They admit
that the State Agricultural Society
should have had a voice in locating
the schools, as was the case in other
States. They further admit that the
Governors plea of impending fol-
fixture, was exceedingly week, since
he must have known that an enabling
act was passing through Congress"
The Lumpkin Telegraph say
"Tho Land Scrip has been llaced
under the jurisdiction Of the Uni
versity. We shall expect to hear
from our personal friends, Col. Nc
Kinley and Gen. Phillips, who were
warm advocates, the former for Mil
ledgevillc, the latter for Marietta"
The Gainesville Eagle says:
"Every one knows, or ought to
know, that by turning the scrip
over to the State University, and
making the Agricultural College an
appendago of the University, just
enough of theoretical Agriculture
will be taught, to enable the Faculty
to retain the fund, while the great
body of those the fund was designed
to bcnefit-thosc who hold the plow
handles-thc wool-hat boys-will be
as good as excluded from all partici-
patton in its benefits"
The Macon Union says;
"The hasty and inexplicable ac-
ton passeth our understanding, but
it would appear at first glance that
he had been duped into the vain de-
lusive hope that such step would
rebound to his future political advan-
tage."
The Greensboro HeraM says:
"No one can mistake the leading
and benefcent design of Congress in
comforting this generous bounty up
on the States. The donation was
intended to reach out helping hand
to the Iaboring masses. To estab-
lish an Industrial College side by
side with the State University, to be
more or less subordinate to it, would
embarass both that must have been
a very superficial observation that
has not discovered that caste enters
into all the pursuits and ramifica-
tions of human society"
The Milledgeyille Federal Union
says:
eve believe we were the first to
propose his name for Speaker of the
House and also for Governor. We
believed, if there was politician in
the State, that could withstand the
demoralizing influences of the At
lanta ring, that he would do it
We regret to see that he has sue.
cumbed. We feel sure that this ac-
ton of the Governor has taken
very large majority of the people of
Georgia by surprise, and has great
ly disappointed many of his best
friends, but we do not believe his
action will be final"
The Milledgeville Union also has
five communications, strongly com
batting the action, showing the fall
lacy and tlimsiness of the whole at
fair, signed respectively, Justice
"lEancock, "Plain Talker," soc
casional,' aud "Oconee.'
The Talbotton Standard says:
"Whether an agricultural college,
tackled on to a purely literary insti-
] tuition, can be made q success and
carry GU: the purposes and objects
of the donation, is an experiment we
await to be solved