The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1882-12-09

enCo OF AImlRuCy OOu tH@C NV
port is correct 20 the best Of his
knowledge and belief; receives a
pay certificate calling for a stated
amount of the public funds; goes to
the treasurer and draws this money;
puts it ir his pocket; goes to the
church, ascends the pulpit, and pro-
ceeds 10 call upon sinners to turn
from the error OF THEIR ways. Now
Gen. Lowrey finds fault with me,
and attacks me through thepape's,
because | wont allow him to con
tinue this "nice thing for himself, as
good as he wants" He told me to
sharpen my pen. Pm content to
show his record.
Again the General says: THE
FACTS which show the injustice Of
THIS MAN are as follows" Here are
~rHE.FACr5 which show,my injustice.
The General knew that l would
not allow him to accuse me Of inJus-
tlce-of prescription, and conse-
quently, of official misconduct,
without demanding facts. lie
knew that | would not allow him
to present me TO the public as an
UNPUBLISHED criminal on mere fi"ll-
tious dialogues-and so he gives
facts. And what are these facts!
A big school house-seven stoves,
and considerable variety OF nat
ural specimens gathered at conSid-
cradle cost of labor and money
"a 'ued at about four thousand dol
lar, Quite an overwhelming ar
raw, Isl, it? And these are "THI
FACTS WIN, show the injustice o
THIS MAN." =, he has not only ac
cused me ofiniuSs..."e-of proscrip
tlon-but has prove . g on me by al
overwhelming array Vi ayes ant
, natural specimens.
/ l suppose this is one of the VI
erals ''natural specimens" of log
,tgathered at considerable cost o
labor and mone."." Put it into th'
form of a syIlogism, and it woul
t read as follows:
l own four thousand dollars
d worth of private property; l teach
private school. Ergo: The count
owes me several hundred dollar
IS of the PUBLIC money. This ma
appear plain to Gen. Lowrey-bN
Al | fear the good people of Tippa
10 county will not see it that way. ]
" the first place, if you owned fo'
hundred thousand dollars worth
,e property, and we're to use it
S, teaching a free school. there is !
,e law to allow you a dime for It'll
,,r law only providing for the payne
rs of teachers, and making no prov
m ion whatever for house, furnitur
n fires, etc. Hence your argume
N. that you ought to be all wed ad
Id %tional comp %nsation for your hou
N. comes to grief.
,ol But were there any law to P
nd him for use of his house, | could
,e pay HIM for four thousand doll'
50 worth OF property as find from t
IDS Tax books, that this big sch,
N. house and his private DWELL
IN. thrown in are ouly valued at 2C
,rv dollars, and all exempt from la:
he ton. Wonderful rise in value;
iv. perhaps its owing to the natu
.at specimens. Honestly, | don't
we Ileve the General intended this
ils tie inventory of stoves and curl
ma. ties as an argument, but mer
he wanted to get a free advertisem
.tla of his school, and attract pull
nat sympathy by making himself OIL
a martyr. Pm afraid 1t will prov
Of case of suicide, not MartyrdOm.
ool One word as to why | have rec
,an nized Gen. LOwrey's schoo
at year and don't propose to do 1t
lilo the same conditions next yea
When l took charge of the book
. the Go. SUPP, | found a reglSte
tree schools, which had been IL
ted and determined by the Boar
This Supervisors and approved by
sorS Go. Supt. Blue Mt. College
'oso among the number. had moth
Co. whatever to do with locating
,vos making it free. supposed
~, matter of course it was freq.
for reports were properly made out
! N sworn to, aud | had noth..ns t.
will but issue pay Certiics.,e Blu
won ter III the year, [ rscelved info
y ton that led re to believe
or school was rot complying with
law. | cs'.lej Mr.. Bsrry's after
mil. to the act, and told him 1t
not be Co Erected, or the sc
low could not continue another
free Gan. Lowrey refuses to make
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