National Republican., 1873-04-08
rup SIMMER PORTRAIT.
, card from George r. pcwr,us.

N ne Editsr " ne Naiio-ai Rspsbhean.
SIR The plea IL pu, forth that II would be an
use Of the school fund 70 paJ
for the proposed sumner picture. Let ~ Try
lie honesty. The act which governed the board
II 10 buy furniture, books, and kindred
articles This picture a. an article OF furniture,
certainly would not be ont Of place In this school
Further, II is kindred article TO q book, a. an
instructor, familiarizing the pupils with uhar-
acter who has done much toward educating those
who assemble In the school, and who the scnooi
was named after Thus, as to the law u mus. IN
press every intelligent person. How have US an-
minIstrators regarded ~ Mr.. Henry Johnson,
who ia now the most prominent person IN urging
the plea Of q nrisapprupriation OF the souVo'
fund In connection with the proposed picture,
not long ago proposed TO purchase . marble ous'
OF Charies sumner for this very school, and from
the school fund. This was when he was not
svayed bp the mistaken imprcsaiou thathWoulu
impair his influence to manifest respect for
Charles Sumner, to whom he " personally lndeot-
ed for fayors, she ls, IN general with his race
Tor vindlcating their rights.
How i this 70 be reconcliedf The boarl has
used It's funds IN cases In which this Oblecuon
act Tor which the present boarl Is not rcspOnsi.
~, IL wm understood that the picture need
not be paid for for years. his true the pLesent
tSIlment docs not anect the actions VI the old
5oarI. The money pay The Government, not
obtained by me IN q questionable manner, mas
been taken In part for educational purposes IN
Warrington, The Representatives who repre-.
sent me In Congress vote a. to the government
OF the Dlstrict-how aud Who shall govern ",
paw as much Into the Treasury at Washlngton
a. does Mr.. johnson. lie hAs q return by enjoy
ing complacently the degrading public scb9ol o
the District do not bow 70 this insult 1pay
in addition, voluntarily, TO support school "
the District In which no child Is prescribed be
cause Of his color. .,.,..
| Nal pay 70 support schools IN Washington,
question the good taste Of attempting TO abus
| me for expressing an opinion as 70 the manage
i ment Of che same. came 20 Washington befor
/ uf being q nonresident. Docs he not know tbs
| I am with the majority Of the District In TN
respect7 That this IA dangerous point 70 press
Those not to the manor born. large portion I
the wealth and Intelligence Of the District, yer
far exceed the others In numbers. Whle hav
nothing TO fear. shall not be among the nrst
press any such difference, because evidence
incanness.
There II m.anness In this plot to strike bloy
even n fatal TO Charles sumner. Notice "
boarl voting down the only proposlion whie
| looked toward ainicaby relieving y rom IN
. nnanclal responsibility 10 question. see Iuttn'
how another plotter olamofed ~ the meeul
a1alnst any amr able move, being for war, IN q
| posinq any legal demand the artist might mas
who was engaged by the previous board TO paii
Mr. Summers picture. ;--,-,
dents" met at my house on Suuday--the meetit
| was A. the suggestion Of one of them. No OF
6y the name Of webster was present; no Z
marks like those said to be made were mad
'"' ''P'''' GEoRoE 7. DowSIsU.