Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-20
''Justiee'' Comes Again, and Ia Laid Out
by "DemOcrat" and a "COl0red
Man"-SIaughter Of Ig-
aOramuses.
Compliments to the ''Appeal," the Figi
liant Guardian Of the Rights and
Interests OF the Children
OF the People.

Meriwether to our idea of an ad
vanced education &C the expense o
the State, we would rest satisfied
We do not say this with Al
air of triumph, though to accom-
plish so much with such a man woulC
} justify it. The major is one of the mos
accomplished of the members of more
than ordinarily distinguished bar. He
is an advanced thinker, leaning to radi
calism as the English understand it
liberal in his views but firm in advsnc
ing and maintaining what he believes il
right. To win such a man ii
pay enough for the APPEAL. And We
ought to be satisfied with 1t, but we are
not. We are in the field until all who
are enemies Of the public schools are
disposed Of; and we will open our col.
umns to correspondents until the public,
the final arbiter in all controversies,
says ''enough," and renders its verdict,
as we feel sure it will, in favor Of the
maintenance Of our city school system,
superintendent, principals, teachers,
scholars and all-black and white.
There is no "let up" in us in so moment
Gus an emergency. AS Mr.. Gill very
intelhgently puts it, we must not only
have elementary but higher advanced
schools for adults and Others in the
evening. Let US, instead of decreasing
or combining our educational facilities
extend and enlarge them until the wantE
of the most graspiRg scholars and the
brightest and best are satisfied
As we are reminded by "W, q
thousands Of young women and men,
well educated, accomplished and intelli-
gent, are occupying positions in sOciet y
and business that they were trained fol
in our city schools" We remember
that a son Of Major Merriwethef was
among the graduates of last year, and
we think the training that son received
at the hands OF Captain Anderson is the
strongest argument we could adj
vance for the strengthening OF
the hands OF the superintendent,
principals and teachers of our
city schools. OF course it is. Therefore
"ColOred Man" and Democrat need
not have any fears. The city schools
have hold upon all classes Of cur peO-
pie that neither time nor opponents can
effect. AS Democrat implies, they
are an essential to educated, wide-awske
labor, such as we need on our farms,
our workshops and our counting rooms.
II our farmers are not educated,
how can they be expected t. IN
derstand and apply the improved
methods of farming? All the world now
admits that the man who knows how to
read understandingly goes to the per
formaDce Of even the commOnest work
with an alertness springing from con.
scious triumph over difficulties, while
the ignorant one wastes the time OF
himsel: and employer in explanation
and instruction, and at last leaves the
latter in doubt Of a proper result. The
order, method and system which educa-
ton begets, the clear methods of
thought it engenders, are its greatest
triumphs, and these are as .apperent in
the gardner or the man who bitches, SIS
In the architect or the lawyer. But, then,
there are those who look with dismay,
you know, upon the education of the
lower classes who, to put it in plain
English, would rather be king among
dogs than a man among men. Well,
for these we have only contempt. We
prefer the men. That we may
have them we want the COM
mon schools. That's the place
to make them. The communion
ton Of "Coloret Man" proves that, and
answers "Justice" at the same time.
And, by the way, we are glad
that "Justice" is done. A more ignO-
rant "Justicen never sat upon a bench.
He seems to us to be a sort Of stuffed
"Justiee," bag of wind, that even the
most ordinary of the race he affects to
despise might puncture with ease.
Perhaps, as Major Merriwether
says, he is in the pay OF the
school board. But then again
we incline to perhaps not, since we know
the board Just now pays "nothing and
nobody" So we drop Justice" and
come to the most pleasing part Of the
letters that follow-the lines devoted to
the APPEAL. Coming from the gentle
men they do, we lay them to our souls
as most fattering JUNCTION. The APP
prevail they convey comes next after
the conversion Of our esteemed friend
TO the normal. schools, in our esti-
nation. It is for such tri-
umphs as these we labor. They
sweeten our toll and reconcile us to
profession that finds the great army Of
its supporters recruited every year in the
common schools. Every body is more or
less selfish in this world; 50 are we. We
want the children educated that we
may have readers, subscribers, and con-
tinue to deserve the support as well as
esteem of the people of Mem
phis. Working in this temper, " Vigil
lance "-one of the ablest men in
Memphis-may rest assured we viii
meet ~. NJ" or ''sDy other man. who
will assal the one institution that above
all others Memphis has reason to be
proud of. Tomorrow we will give, In
addition to what follows to-day, the re-
suit Of interviews with Colonel Tyler,
superintendent Of county. schools, and
Mr.. A. E. FARMLAND, our county tax
collector. These are Of especial interest,
and bear directly on the case in point.
our City school, system.
EDITORS APPEAL--The attempt is
being made by those who uphold the
city school board system, az now char.
tered, to create the impression IN the
public mind thst those who oppose that
system are engaged in dark-lantern
conspiracy to overthrow all school sys-
TENS. The Ledger speaks Of ian under
current IN certain religious circles
against our public free schools, and q
well-matured seheme concocted to de-
stroy tbem," and q writer in the AP-
PEAL, signing himself vigilance" at !
tempts, by inuendo, to create the i'm
preston that it is sectRrisn hostility I
arrayed against common schools for the |
PURPOSE St bringing up the rising gener- |
alton in Ignorance, and making them |
easy victims Of superstition; and this /
selfc0Dstituted sentinel on the watch
tower Of liberty threatens vengeance Oh |
sfEhe nlslign intriguers," as he styles |
those who oppose the city school board |
system. These gentlemen may a. well |