Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-09
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gone undiscovered and urpuuished. Our roo
pie complain that they are unabla to detcc, ,bo
perpetrators Of these petty !arcenies, aed TIA,
The parties who ere cognizant Of tie offence.
and could expose the raseals if they would, can.
not be Induced to do 50. PROBABLY this is lua
to certain extent. and that informers miybt
be obtslGed 1t the proper means we're used. but
our people must remember that honesty ia the
abstract is broad subject, and covers sidrr
leld than the mere absaioirg from taking 9th
cr peoples properly by force. o. the 28.h Of
February, 1877, at Z time Wheo these petty
we're almost as numerous as nov
o meeting was held in the village, and twenty
six men pledged their honor TO pay apy iaoln
er one dollar piece for every oEimoai colvc,
ed upon the eVidaoce OF such lntGrmer. Sh0rl.
ly alterwsrd three negroes were convicted OF
the Larceny OF lot ct corr, upon the informa-
ton and testimony Of Chas. Turner s1d Philip
Mills. Tho subscribers were called On 10 p:y
up, and thea began thc display Of es eauah lack
OF honesty on their part IS upon the racc O.
those sbey we're endeavoTlcg to punish. 10
stead OF paying cue dollar Ter each of tho three
criminals co:!:2tcG, as 70 honor and boaes,y
toQad, they oav:i3d aD Ut i, and Ee5su4. 81
three were convicted jo!al, t1r cue oif.ocs
Insisted that they should i;G7 bus crc dollar
eaot; thus, at lh9 :ifst slap, r5prlittJ0r I've
thirds Of O voluntary obligation. NGC Gl!y this
but thsre was great Ill.cr!IcSs ~ pnyjGr cvap
the orc Gc!iar a place, which they Ga.iy 20;
the consent Of the iutormars &C accept ara to
this day, tTeely one N onlH5 :!.er lie SCENT
pledge they made, and mere Lhao Twelve
mouths after The ccnv!ct0J Of the oI.oders,
but twelve OF the TWEEN? SIX have paid aoy
thing Ii the mea5t!me Charles Turner wss
taken III, auu the negroes reported am0up
themselves that he had been c,rjur4d for IT.
formlog upon other tlruGsrS OF his race lie
and Philip Mills bccIcio prescribed men by
their former associates ar3 issui5 sai We're
practically cs racls e. Turner grew worse aHj
had to dep nd upon his vii friends Tor The
dole Ct q lukewsrm charity, Gnd yet theso IL.
Eloquent subscribers failed to give him bis dues
even wheu exlStipg upon the charities ot tis
physician ard few GciGh5ars Finally be
died, ADD then cae IGs: appeal "a4 maze OF
these men. ior toe pstty SUN cue hlGl, Tor TIE
pose IF giving hin Christian burial. aad
yet to this day fourteen Of tlUsa tItatY s.g
hava ioresW1rn their solemn pledges and rot
paid the petty suu 0: cnc Loac apiece La,
blm. d. reasoning, sensible beings ryqlra i,
20 further tbaa ibis to fad reason way il.
formers csnrcs &c !oul1 to furoish The uGc IS
sary cvi3:nc: g coryi;. tJr taos: CfFAuce$
THIS il no secret; i07 Twelve c,oa,hs the re.
cord Of dishonesty nt these mca has
huag ia e proclocat piece ia tic postofic
at Fslls Church, uuici5 s;iaadics to them 10
comu forward aad s2se ;be:r booor. while t%cy
pass and repass uaheGdiug the recorded >v,
Gaacs Of their jGs:lpnorab'g rcpli;ayed pledges.
Every person whD !aaoWs .o?tng @! the negro
race, its supcIss!ii0os, a2d its caapishness.
must kCow that lhu eEegc ct tblj tra1jacllG
has beer TO unite them C2Ur3 firmly il heir
brotherhood Of rsee, and to almost coulpIctei?
bar the prospect OF ob;alni1lc further l1'0fma
ton froGi auooE them sgsl;lsl Gee CT thelf 1ra
numbers. These people have only t5cms'IT.s
TO blame. Had they been hooes5 aol true Il
their obligations sad to those who h!d sacrificed
their pre- ldces Ct race to aco2Dmota'e aDi
assist theuj, they might E;"7o had some hop
Of future as5islaac3. as il is they had better
learn 10 cultivate Inc !udiMen!s g! tcUrr aoG
honesty among themselves,
Pcof Cnicketiog delivered the 1i'ih i2c;uc>
Of the course 90 Saturday evening", TIth l0s;aot
to fair and appTecatlva &udleEc!. Ine PIE
lmiDary exercises consisted Of E.usio by '!r5.
Eastman, Muses. Carrie Ps:ker aud Carrie
Pond, and Ms5ers. Pond anI Stone, and rec!.
tation By Mise Anna .IcCoruaieE OF MIS-.
Brownips's woman aud Poet. " Professor
Ohicka.iog Iectured 1n ~ hat shall We teach
our ohiIGrvn." Starting oat with c Comparison
between tne imperial aud dtEaycra'ly eduea
tops ideas, end exposing The defects Of TIC
former in lis application In 4 democracy, lie
DEVELOPED the most radical and Through idca
Of education [ have ever heard advanced in
Virgilia, sud made me Thick t9r awhile that
had sct bach; into YANKEES isc1 H:!yrG pcOpe
believe ia education. He as5:Hed he principle
that 10 man had right tc cast a ballot thai
could NOT read the SAME, SUD that i was tht
duty Of the State, fyr is oH1 safely anI ~
vancemeot. to provide tt- tie rritoary cjuc.
lion ct al! its children TO q degree that would
qGalif; hem Ter the eaoerai pursuits OF hc'
and to furnish TIC uiears 0I edut4t;0r, to 81
uumlicG eXiaut, to such pupils - "hJT rpi
tuie aud Capacity tor any spGcl.! 'ralcac. ~"
general curriculum proposed by tlUD vas SUN
cient to stock an lncl plen5 university AID %0hi
asto1ish the Virgais Bard OF E;u;a;!Jo." 49,
Radical as my Owe views ere toe ScGiicu'so
went a boa shot 6ayond IL one partlcu lar. roiIc'
ably, Hhsr lie proposed 70 Introduce "4ti?iHon
10 theology in tue public schools. !. ~ pfo
poses to ccniinc his publicly taught Theology to
natural theology, @irheus branching '3!'
pole1niJ theology. ald from 'henc4 /:
natural movement Iato ssctGr!aaI5@,
might cc6ser: to its aams,ioo uihc!Es
l beg leave t. o&jec.. T5o il!sg"!i!y I'D "
constitutionaii!y Of sny .ach :pprop:la!,- C.
public tLGds r1uas bn apDaioa. - cTcry cons
iu.onsl student, sad I haze ~ dJH3. tn:.'
properly construed, the l3.iing Of .hc F!o!9 u
Inc public schools is Illegal aud ~ ousta&eHpC"
the ri hts of taUa, who either do 10. o2t!cTe u
1t at sll or have only Gual!i ID beiici iA77'i"'
or who believing thsreio rs Inspired t'e re-
toned to take thcr !nj=rpre:=.3n3 I! ~ 'H !s
log tra2; c ericsl lips a!Vne. IEd5 Iho''L5.'
while should b6 plo.soi TO nave IuI g'lJt''
msn's ideas prevail, l an afraid o";1 ~ 'nis
are as wofuly in sho minority Ia VrI'al1 t|H
WA will both be oIdsr b5foru my sun euu."
ti0nsl standard will De n10ptad in Ibis 'i t,
though the fict that such q s.s2GEr1 h'u '?.'
adopisd would DC tlo veg 6eal 1rSnilohL't t
Johns II cO"d advance SIS 81 !AH"seH''"'
northern i'm nIigratlo". ;.,;o ,,,.;,cr
The next lecture Of nc coar:" VIZ - ~ " ur
an Tue,d.y evening. Deer. Il h % A'' S a..
Wtuyh. OF Du!in Chapel: on -d''a' - w.
Mind ,.,. f,,- ezra. ~ l.ni
e,orn John = Hol!idge u: =!C1 per " ,r L"
ad;nsts retur1 - specie bass. Ing st".'
and other land Of sirn'Ia7 character anu r.,
.ion v,ss hid aid sold fye years 'so ii io'