Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-04-06
mr.. challenger ss Dr. MAXWELL

~ tN EQteof or tN C05SHAetds
Iregret that you were compelled to omit |
any portion Of DR.. Maxwell's communios-
ton. A fAlsiner always ooovicts himself !
and man falling ono falsshood has to con-
tinue inventng others to1cover up his |
tracks. 30 with this native Georgian from
Florida, II you had published his remAlks
in full it might have saved me the trouble
Of any reply. The Board Of Edueation
choked him of for want Of time just when
he " persistentiy and With much heat" .s Va
discussing my opinions OF the respecoye
merits Of the Hon. 7. T. Bayszd and Hon:
B. F. Butler. 1 was anxious they should
let him proceed. He appears 10 have given
the whole subject much patient and dcareful
consideration, q he read from manuscript
his lengthy spesoh, thing he has mover
done before In his many trssone hArangues
OF half hours length. When hs proposed
his plan 70 -, did. q ths tns. think It
from an imprAstioabls, insane mind, and
Thought Of course the school law itsalf
would prevent any such scheme. Upon .
| careful examination, however, found it
was 10 framed, (whether By accident or
purposely know moi, } that IL admitted OF
| this very plan which he proposed, and to-
day, under that law, coiored citizen has
|G:s osar.n much q the ashs nups 70 .osso'a ssas
in New Oastle City ~ any white man; the
Board OF Education cannot send the child
away nor the teacher refuse 10 teach 1t, and
an assassoe cannot refuse to asseas or
collector to collect school tar from this
portion Of our community. They are not
either "purposely or expressly excluded
from Ii beDshas o. burdsns." The frAmer
Of this Ao4 copied from the chArter Of the
| hsxt hn hes 1afk ~
his copy the exclusion Of the ne8ross there
expressly made, and every word, or phrase.
or provision, which requires oz implies =
eyefem Of " common schools" In tbs Amer
lean sense oi that term. II Il had been his
intention 10 leave open . way BY which TO
establish sAotAxiAn And paEti- -cologed snhoole,
be could not have buildsd better his WON
ID ne Doctor 10 stupid that he don't
tor Maxwell, himself says he compiled
and adapted 70 the circumstances Of New
! Caaele, or u he 70 ht1Alutn and Of such
Observation-Disclosures" intellect, that he
supposes no one ever read this law but
r Doctor, il there d mo such plan in 81.
D yennAh, 6soegiA, your tAAginaAon got the
: bsttsr Of yoar veranity. You mot only
: urged Y upon me, y you vsa know. bu'
g upon other gentlemen, and. am informed
8 puhlicly in room afser = private meeting
!, before eight q ten members Of Society
Q Come down, Doctor, own the corn, ,eoe will
I II think Il necessary, ssl up more wit
= neesss f'
d l IdAfy you 70 produce tho name Of on
unbiased realoo6Able ctaAen who on oAtl
will testify 70 ny want Of veraniey, evel
without ny aAAdevit I en- poor man, nc
having much oe this worlds good, but
. will donate e10 70 buy school books fo
., poor peoples children. (vhosn yoo, BY you
q. MISREPRESENTATION and false tiaanss, hAv
o{ compelled 70 purohase,) IL yoa VIII nam
or one. Now, 70 use slang phEsDs. ''pus q
he or shut up" -, 49,
,ir Herbert In jail Prepoeterous Why, II
re Herbert u County Treasurer, and Treasu
~ or Of the Board d Trustees OF New Cast
common, and ~ such hAa collected ~