New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-01
A RIDICULOUS EXCEPTION.

Hon. William G. Brown has been in the
undlsturbed possession of his Office for
more than year, and has proved himself
to be one OF the best if not the best Super
lntendent of Education the State has ever
mad. We doubt whether any of his pre-
decessors ever accomplished half the work
ne has done, or addressed himself to half
the number Of pupils that is now found in
our public schools.
The question, if ever seriously raised
anywhere as to his election, has been Iono
since merged in the more engrossing one
between McEnery and Kellogg, and set
tied at the same time that the President
recognized the present State government
in its entirety and the Senate rejected
Carpenters deliberately prepared report
and skillfully framed bill for a new cleo
ton. Yet it sometimes happens that here
ana there we come across a dissenter
from the general acquiescence, who
when accosted as loyal friend, responds
IN growl of hostility. In the course of
his official duties Mr.. Brown meets with
the respect OF all classes, except when he
unfortunately approaches the sacred circle
OF those who deem their own claims to |
position have been defeated by his
success. Two notable cases in point
have received attention in the news
papers One of them occurred SO
long ago that it is not necessary to
recall it here, though we believe that on
the occasion referred to very worthy lady
was victimized by listening to bad polit-
1cal advice. In addressing circular letters
to the humorous educational institutions
IN this State, which are maintained in
Whole or in part by public funds, Mr..
brown has, We believe, received courteous
replies from all save one-the agent of
The Peabody education fund, who was the
Of Mr.. Brown before the people
Tor the office the latter now holds. A
polite request was sent for statement of
he administration of the Peabody fund, :
or publication in the annual report of t
ne State Superintendent. A reply was 1
eturned which Mr.. Brown published .
nd which the Bulletin characterizes as an
exceedingly neat and appropriate re-
luke" This reply is embraced in Ian
uage which, for terseness of style, falls
o much behind Carlyle that it almost
lights Mrs. Nickelby or Flora Finch: q
After it shall have been proven by equally 81
truthful and legal evidence that YOU ara I p
ntltled by election to possession of the | ct
fhce OF State Superintendent the under n
gned Will consider the propriety of giving ii
on the information solicited of his cour, w
,sy. nj
As long, however, as you remain bene
clary OF the prima facie fraud and the ac-
lal usurpation by which the liberties of
10 people OF Louisiana have been sacri.
GEO and their republican system Of gov
'nment has been suspended, in violation of
Re constitution of the United States. no
'lt-respecting citizen of the State can III
Gem it an honor to appear in your sannual
port as an auxiliary in the compilation |
educational statistics.
Here we have case similar to that of
e obstinate old man in Noah's time.
r. Lusher and the Bulletin evidently
Ink there is not going to be much of a
over 1t would probably be deemed a 81
olation of the constitution of the United
ates to rain any more than they thought
tticient. Probably the good old Yankee OF
llionaire who left SO many of his hard deI
rned ducats to educate the children of ~,
: South did not foresee into whose hands c
reputation would fall. In the CORE
'ndence between the two gentlemen !.
Lusher shows to such disadvantage
It no judicious friend of his would
nix of publishing the two together And On
the Bulletin has done this, and then -
'osed its own want of perception by
larlng Mr.. Brown to be what every ~,
~ who knows anything at all about witt
knows he is not, illiterate and in tenn
able Our worthy Superintendent pos eros
'es several great advantages over his mai
tended rival and his apologist, the Bull the
he is familiar with the history of II
State and the constitution and laws G 0y'
he whole country. -.