, 1879-03-01

The Arkansas Legislature has learned trick
from Tennessee, and apparently Is malt1,E
plentiful use Of It. Unless the telegraph has
gone wrong tho Legislature Of Arkanaaa Inns
cnacted q law which dIvusts a!l the counties OF
tue Stutu 0f tite'r corpurate rights Of suring
and b1fnE sued, a1,l reponllnK nll laws regulat-
Ing proceedings In suits aIulnst them. This
nleasure Is lit cxnet imitation Ut tllut Of tho
Tennessee Legislature dtsncurporat!nG Mem
phfs, md will lavo very much thu same eTuct:
counties, Arkansas is dolng lttlu ,nore THU,
thu average business In tic line OF reputation,
Il large portion OF the nominal debt Ut tie Htntu
llAvinE been t1lsayuWcl both by thu Legislature
anl tile courts. 1t "a such thitsgs ms this TINT
will rctard Immigration. 80 generally invited to
tho South.
Education tto 1tane Of thu 1ie,nocr,.cy.
TAtfaaslphin DHlItifn tEeu.l.
Tic lion. Samuel Townsend, ono Of Della
waro's most prominent citizens and forveut
Democrat, writes to Wilmington papor to pro-
.cst aCa,rst grnnt by thu Legislature OF
$4,000 yeos TO Nuwark College uuun two
grounds: Ono Ia that tho college some day
or oiler may admit t'nfgEcr" studcnts und
tho other ia tllut "forgcr,es, bnrgIarics h!gl,-
why rahbcrseB, auu other desperate crimes are
pettetratcd by educated men," 1t is, per-
hapa, not necessary to discuss suct, queation
upon euch basls; but we may say llsut Mr.
Townsend ID not only q living argument iu
favor vi tho necessity for liberal education
Us means of enp6l'ng mon to use tleir ,nGn-
rescn.aliva Of party which hns pcrsistently
refused to give to Delaware lsec.schual sys-
tcu,. 'rownsunl! probably haH din conscious.
ness tlat when Delaware bcg1ns 10 educate her
peop!e tho Democratic party will loss lts hold
upou u'em.
Tho Hight OF Frpo Discussion In tho South.
Af'lpankes lTtseoHsia tHfp.l.
Fttnrn Ia hI,t II, rt md
government, under which the rights Ut all
citizens will bc secure, eau bo gained in the
South, and TINT lies iu tic bona ldc establish.
ment Of tho right Of FREQ discussion in tllat
part Of tho country. To TINT end the Kcpuo-
l!can party has not douo its full duty. The cx-
pertinent Of sending prominent Republicans,
men OF high character and established repnta.,
tlon, FROM tho North to address Southern audi
icnces pending tonQroaslonat mud Presidential
cections, should hare been maaelong ago. There
wore sons scattering suggestions 81 such
course ~ tho newspapers laat year, but nothing
came ot It, Either the Nnfional Committee
thought tho mntter OF no consequence, or 1t
found no one willing to voluutccr for the sery-
Ice. There was no Indication, however, that
the COMMITTEES considered tho subject one OF
Importance. 1t s not likely, Il it had been tried,
and the speakers 80 sent hnd found audience,
last autumn. But that y sorry aud short.
sighted policy when the leaders Of great party
work only Tor rlmncdlatesesuIts, lfsh.s work had
been bugup years ago, II somo representative
Republicans of tho North, capable OF giving ut
kindly sentiments Of tho Northern poople to-
wards The South, OF calmly discussing ulo cur
rent Issues Of tie tttno from the Republican
poInt Of yter, aud OF pointing out TO tie color
and responsibilities, haa gone through tho
South, speaking ut the principal centres during
tile Presidential canvass III 1818, mud duFInK
each Congressional and Presidential canyaas
siuce, Wo bellego the condition Of the
South, and tho prospects Of the Nepub-
ltcan party, would be very different from
What they arc Ut present. The sued thus soWu