, 1879-07-15
TEXAS.
Southern Opposltlnn to Frce scliools-11nw
Gov. Knberts OpIrohes Education, tito State
Credit, mud Inv nud t1rt!rr.

sout1.rrn opposltlon to FREQ sci,oo,s-11ow
tIov. Knberts Opposes Education, tito Stata
Credit. mud Inv nuti 0rt!cr.
Srrctat Correspondence Of The Tribune.
AusT1S, Tex, duly 4.-fhe Legislature Of this
S,nte IL nov In special session. having been
cacd together by tie Governor to legfslato {ar-
tcularly upon subjects In regard to which lie
anu the Legislature wcru unnblo TO atruu ut the
regular scssIou, which ml1ourncd In April last.
TIC pcrnnnoncy ot the freq common schools
Of the Stulo Inns been depending upon tho re-
sults Of The struggle. The friends Of public
education in Texas have hal many difficulties to
contend With. Though a pniicy favorable to
frre schools was nauguratel early IN the history
OF the State, mainly through The efforts OF
Northern pioneers, by which vast portion Of
the public tun.ain Inns bren set nsua fur cluca-
tIoNal purposes, Jet there has ut all times
existed In the mtnls Of majority of the South
csil people d fierce hostility to free schools.
They class them with purely charitable ipstttu-
t!nns, md feel that all money given for their
support Ia In the nature nf almsgIving.
TIL spirit of casio horn OF society here before
slla War fights nnrelcntfhgly tllc cqualIzlng
lorrcs ot universal education. The typical
Southern parent rcyo!ts Mt the Idea OF sending
his child to Il school which Is OH lcrcl oeiore
the law with ttlt,sc attended BY negro children.
Many would prefer to llave tiIcir o1apris4; grow
up III lEnoraucc rather ttinn sacrifice t,cIr falso
tdeap. This prrjuticv lends many OF tho news-
pApcrs to tleclarc ti,Ht e4ucatlon breads crime
am! to aln.le 10 p!hc scl,uol.teac1,crs as lut
little else !lun traps. Aud this shuitly scntI-
mgnt ipc1s Legislators to rise IN ther seals AMI
pa"s'f 40 .., s!s1
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aa e'%uso "un tt nesea ma's p:1. :nsSan 'a
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icEalas sess.oM VI .nn us.sens .!S tl" stnH sa1.
trchtl}. tnc sam,G n'ou,t WY app!rslatrtt, ~.
@ us ,,,.,J,n. -, :,,,,,pr, ~" sc,,on: oni"mt.
vas lisuhs'c.t -, - s".|nt nv -. sI,uu.a evlcnt'
o's ~ haa ~ IA' @ '''. 1. ps1u"tt'
tct': nnt ever e"ls h"t. "n' u,eet, ~ w H'Ns.i
" "oV' hooee1h, ~" ~ so.oeH .i'e ttcsh'wGay,
sia1e Of sxas eo.,,l .l, n9t It.. aor 49, to ret ct
hslac a1ls tastic.t'a, an!u"l .or ~. sat.!oet ~
srl1no's: a,nI H. .He fAl,e t'.ns ma,ntan tIle
otale sH'fetn''!Snt. ~ .aasna9sy it. shlalt
aumu'Is, s, ,s ''h..1 nn n,,sr';ei ~ ,i,t =,
gisca 70 tic sYyoollaastcrs,-placi1s item on
pat Will 'nehlcaflts.
~ tie sa''a Meshaec ~ ss.nc4 Ky! ,ne .teaas ~
props1at!llE monvf to pay 1ho lntnrcst on flif
State tttHt. Perhaps lit thouent tols WIS loul
ish extravaganza, 100, and That tue onnr uf ths
Statn was ton costly at i't prize. Whateve
Ills reasons were, Tie Public l!ah hetn unns Il
learn, as ihs veto rrcatrt1 such universal r'r
prise MIL at,axes'tnt lhat tic ttoYernor tn1!h
have scc!i tl,rrs WIS ~ axctib1 h'T his tdinti
acts Htn 50 has o'1cretl note llu ln'peri!ct! tn
credit ol the StGtu ior no Iardonahle purposc
nni 1t lna only lteen saved by the !.cEisIattir
giving hun another cl'anee TO atsn t'ie same IN
tcrest.approprlattnn hc vetoed.
ltu, II lhe Legislature liAs maintained Its for
rnur position III rrsard to tile Interest, Il tas
nevertheless, Icctdrt from tt'at Occupied by
III re,pcct to sclloo!s. Many ncmburs VIII
vuteA Tor tho appropriation ut tha rcgllar Ees
sion fo'd, whetl t!ey inlpgleii atnn'lg thctr run
stit'cnts, u strong sentiment prevailing: III SUP
nuri III tho Inyrrl'ur. Tie result ta tlml, Il
,,ttr IN tItu1 krnfjnirnt, ii1tIF rnH