New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-21

/ Tuc c0uutiy iscamp II 10 have pace Oi pun
| iShment, /. they did not could there be any Nv
Ing in thc country? The question Is Boz no :;
| why lccaUsc the thieves would carry III OH
both soul AID body. Inrlc was mah
il 4 a. sto cd two ais, then he went ON until.
be SO cd hen, and EeXt he StO cd deg mex
h. sailed PIG. lex, he s'oled n horse. aHd the
next iii the Bal III and thc JGslcc OF tn
! peace had BIN. Then he was committed 10
immsYi lc Jail th.nce 10 Ala cl.ai'-gaag Tor
! wears Ills name WAS Harry Bowen. 80 now
Won see Harry o-e q Snaii tIilns aN Il "a
! and 10 III one as horse AID 50 a llitte
! hing vii courage Won 10 : c&i Il hig ore. 80
| avoid the viola. on of this pa.h lhcre are
! maHy now To-day there 10 the cham gan" ny
! ia II mouths. Scripture SAYS think twice ara
! speak once aud 80 lct every person
thai hears anylbng that Is good lake notice oi
ii AID y0u VIII shuu the path Of evil. THIS gang
was a. abb shed j. order 10 reduce thieves. mui-
deTs aud other bad deeds. ca mus o"o.. l"o
laws of your country to avoid Punls.ment"
The nev' css lyIs may be quo, from briefly
as follows:
CHAIY-GANG.
The position Of prisncr in the chain gang
| his trouble arrive from, it Is Just bec.u~e We
aIo d.sObe Ill ut. Every year "a over me com
! try tn jail nous = are crowded with col. "p,c
som may say 1t Is lust because they are j.
ogcd. but not so IN q ] eases CO.. people are me
most disOb dent race Oi p op'c u thc WoIlN
! tAtrc Is Il law OF god which teach lis we must
]
! reCu. So of thc iaW OF The land but oar people
ar ma uIay poor. and they tempt 10 al t0
! build mp thsm>a iVtS hui ~ time they take
! tat Wigcl hcl0Tg 10 others ticN c3St thf lu-
| SEW down iuS, that much lower. 30 i.t us a>
scholars should do let our gt so shine thai 0ur
/ friend may see our works q 81 COnStltI item tO
| follow after taDm. let Is Try 10 b.
honest If We are poor, il Is better tlal bring rel
aud ct II disiOu st 80 let m rXdt yOu al 10 b.
/ inst honest AID upright, and II Will b. better
! for rs ard our COunjll.
! Some of tie other ess2 yis introduced quaint
| remlrks one relating IN ~ goOC falth mat III
! slavery times as there were no cham gang
! offenders ~ leYiteptawes were frequently So.
! 90 l.l hogSlCad with a tlmbic, taSh winch
| ne sad Woad take 1000 years. Another had
| an idea Tat it was burning foikscS houses
/ Which led 10 this disgrace; another protested
! agaiis. any ones beng scut 10 the cha.n-ganH
/ on prejudice ~ suspicion; i ht OF -.c goes lCi
! a. ~ 20 o. ihe uuti ana hO'hinS Dut lht Hu'h
so hello ne
And now another son =, jub;lant and musical
as the others and then the tcafher - d, 4.
"Tbc debate is now in order The question
il. Which SIX mos needs education? or, as !
believe Won prefer 10 Put H. WHO las The most
night 10 odrca 'ou. q hoy or sri. The hia.
s.,a.rr IN favor OF ihc boys VIII pleas come
for@aidr; and he called som. name.
4 eay scarcely IA hIs teens, clad 10 mach
mcndcd garments. but wca1inc "a vest cl COR
ocor- lowered tclyc, hitcho4 hnnee forward,
bowed and legua IN blum, rOuSh-and-iead1
way:
"WA;c' haze lc mC,' Ii2At to an cd cation.
! how on li.I! ! SAY, hOy mas; because why, At
! has 10 tend 10 h}s rUS ness poe nc =" 10
! town VII bis c'ftOn an Ac ha itc hundcrd an
! ff.J Io'n'> IN me man ai Tie "alc ouN' s'.
| ITS worth en- dollars. lie drnno no c.ttr; So
- scratching bis head" he say W ell, RECKON
/ that's Ii-at'-an' yCne lns "lic scttn Up a.
/ home. cducatedw LLWchtcrl W oman's
! place rs a. say home; size don need no educ
! iiou 10 cook m wash an non; man's cot 10
| Iuild HOUSES an run the fam, IN sell an bug
/ an ~ lN.n'; 50 sly boy mus he ,d"c'td d.
! FoTe lie champion OF his Sax retired abruptly
and bis O1tOn u, cam forward.
al dies and gentlemen: lave li%nfd TO
! villa, The opposition gOt 10 sly. ! diner With
| the gentleman VINO has Just sat do"n As be
! ssy. hoy has 10 &c; living BOY cih ui"uEh'
an build, IN dig. an duve. team. IN Ect
| living IN hears q ways; but g'rlS dom have
the $ me chance so ] say let them Dc educ ted.
| II only one .s educated, 50 they can tech Tor
living"
The next speaker, the head of thc spelling
class rs remember rose up IN All the weight
of his Young manhood, md took his place.
Ladies md gentlemen. Il Is use csS 10 argue
,Ls ogrs ion. perfectly useless. don't blame
that ic low for sitting down s. soon. Laugh
tcr1 He didnt have much 10 say. Ih,s ~ u
question with only one answer. Ncare obilged
to have educated men or this country VIII go TO
rim We need educ ted generals # another
nati0n should want 20 fght with our country.
We've got about 600 daily. papers and 5000
-
We've got TO have men 10 DIX out gold and sill
Ne!. and study geology; we've got 20 have cdd-
Gated men to preside over our lmliOi-bDNtS-
what would woman DO here what would
woman do TO hep huDd raHfoaus' aiH ica9
armies and pIint papers AMI rn Il Fo!d mn" |
WHY. Won can just think OF aU thr gIcd' men
vo've cOt in iho Scnafc--Wha would We do
without General John 3. Gordon, an educated
man. OF Senator Blame OF Name WHO is the
emarte,t man IN the cOnnily nc and Mr.. Gordon
likewise Way juSf look a. the iena'c college |
hero. and then nj thc university up IN Athens |
Vicy make the men study three years LONGER !
than lie lalic-. Lad e. can DO without cauca-
ZION easier O. an men. The country needs men. |
lrayc Nc matter with you il 10 eOe-nL"
The fourth slcakcr, also nearly II no. quite |
gown, a sian Young fellow, too6 ms s'ahH.
~Tlc opposition may try 10 langn us down, !
ladies AID cenf lemen tut they make MS laugh |
m tten. The gentleman says that we need |
educated men or this country VIII 60 10 rum. |
We'll, my opinion Is that tie educa' eu men nave |
brought us about as close TO INN rs Aey can |
| ann i'm favor OF irving what educated ladies |
wonld do for MS [Laughtcr] He say we need |
educated men to fight. WHAT we want 10 hght |
fc~l We lad war enough. that's what the |
matter with as now [Laughterl Educated |
men 10 Gglt Well oil got 70 say H. If all the !
men THAT'S ever fought had education, this must |
he a mighty studiOIs country. LLaughter.J |
Now I'm agreed w the gentleman Whcn he |
saws its useless tO argue TINS question. reckon !
he thought so wien he sat down It's no Use 10 |
argue on Lis side! Say we need educated men |
to dig gold and silver and coal mines. leave |
Il I. Won all il il takes education to dig! |
r. 9nGbterl Man can dig, and setup telegraph |
po.s and haul iron for railroad tracks without |
much learning I'm obliged to cooperate with |
him when he say both sexes ought TO BIS edu- |
Gated but If only one, then, fathers-maybe |
there amt many fathers here-thcn educate |
vonr daughters tell you, ladies are the hope |
of this country. All man ever. gets to know |
he gets thro' a young lady going up step
higher and showing the way. Pm ladies
sinon' he mention General Gordon and Senator
Blaine, Tor education. Well, they mighty fine
-. - l~,ovro their sisters might