Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-28
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
MON DAY, Il UG U $ t IS.

SCHOOLSIN VIRGINIA AND W ASHlNGION.-
There are over two hundred Sunday Schools IN
the city ofW Washington and some fifty thousa I'd
children attended them yesterday. ALI were
taught the commandment, thou shalt not
bear false witness against thy neighbor. 1t IS
TO be regretted that the Daily Chronicle OF that
city never goes TO Sunday School. Otherwise
it could never have given the Sunday school
children the bad example of catumnia'iug its
neghbors in this way before going to Church
Sunday morolng
while Republicans, who realized their re-
sponsibility aud did their duty, were laborlng
iu the Southern States, the school tax was as
scssed, schools We're erected, and teachers EN-
ployed. 1t vas not untll Democrats, by their
own methods OF attaining ends, seized upon the
State, and used its machinery 10 reverse what
Republicans had done, that the progress OF the
State was stopped. Ia Virginia there were
schools IN good order, and there Was an amount
10 the credit OF the literary fuud, tor the bene-
fit of the schools, Of upward OF S4UU, 900. vi
course the schools had to be supported cbio by
by taxes. But it vas agreed to take the $4OO,
700 OF the literary fund TO meet the accrued
aud accruiEg interest on the State bonds os'
1eusibiy to keep up the credit of the State, but
really to prevent additional taxation. Inc
schools were, therefore, deprived oil support,
aud are closed.
NV the radicals never established school
in Virginia, and they destroyed the schools Of
South Carolina aud other Southern States
The dem ,cratic majority in Virginia establish
ed the pubic schools; the democratic majority
in Virginia su5talDs the pubic schools; the
democratic majority 10 Virginia pays pine
tauthS of the taxes that support the public
schools for both white and colored children
Not dollar of the school fuod Of Virginia ha:
ever been rssappropriatcd, and the schools
are NOT CLOSED. Ga the contrary more child
rem are being educated than ever before
since the establishment Of the school system
and the State of Virginia, although devasted
by war. aud rent asuUder by fraud, educates
today, not only all the white children, but also
pays the schooling of the wards OF the patton
the colored cbildreo-while their guardian,
contributes not one cent to their tuition.
While the Chronicle is displaying zeal
without knowledge 10 regard to the affairs oil
Virginia. it would, perhaps, serve the public
as Well by eDquirng what has become or the
school fund of the District Of Columbia. The
Union pours it's treasures into the city OF
Washington. All States are drained that the
Capital may be clothed 10 fine linen and fare
sumptuousy. Even Virginia, in her poverty,
not only educaes all her children, white and
black, but paid near seven and ahat millions
OF dollars internal revenue taxes last year alone
to the Ufited States. Much OF this money is
spept IL W ashiugion. Yetthe school fund mere
has 80 dwlndled that there Is only $500, 900
available for the school year, and the schools
10 Washington arc to he closed for t,1o months
to make up the deficiency. Wnlle the children
of Alexandria, white aud colored, will bave
the usual ten mouths schooling, the lads and
lasses of ashiogton, the capital Of the United
States the home Of the Chronicle, and some
times the residence of Gen. Grant, will have
but et;ght months schooling. BY all meaus let
the Curoulcle cease to calumniate It's Delghbor
that gives the children full years tuition, aud
ask !: why the schools 10 Washington are TO be
open ony eight months 10 the year