The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-13

again that it had the constitutional right
to Go So,
Again: >'Thc Constitution requires
that the General Assembly shall pro
vide for the compulsory attendance
upon the public schools, Of all children
between the ages Of six and sixteen
wears. Do the members commit per-
Jury in failing TO obey this require
mcNt!" In the strong Vculac@iar or
the lar away South, | implors You,
"totc fair, sonny, tote f&ir. What
the Constitution does require Is, that
the General Assembly shall provide
for SUch compulsory attendance, Pre-
ci6e3, that no lae to that Gfec' $sGa os
passed tQatd a $s&tem Of public schools
las 6esa thoroughly and coap|etetg orgdR-
ise3, Sc" The matter is, therefore,
left 10 the discretion of the General
ASsemhly-it must decide when the
system is thorough and complete.
Again >'rhe Constitution rcQuireS
that the General Assembly shall pro
vide for the establishment ot state
Reform School for Juvenile otfenderS,'
1t has never been done" Now, what
the Constitution does require is, that
the General Assembly shall provide
for the establishment of SGch a school,
las $ooa as practicable" The ConStitu.
ton thus leaves it To the discretion ot
the General Assembly 10 decide when
il is practicable. "Totc fair" SonnE,
Cont leave ont the proviSo, and quote
Just what suits your side ot the Gle>-
ton. That looks "a lectle, Just
lcctlc" like reSortipS 10 \ SubteYfGge.
Again: "rhe constitution requires
that all schools and colleges supported
in whole, or in part. by the public
funds, shall he open to all the children
aud VoUth OF the State, without regard
10 race or color" But 10 sane man
SuppoScS that The General Assembly is
required TO fOvre GegroeS and whites
into th2 same school, or thar II Is for
hid2en by the Constitution 70 provide
Separate schools OF the same grade, II
fact, the point was raised by B, ..
Duncan in the constitutional CONVEX
ton of 1883, andthc understanding was
that the children should 10; be forced
into the same schools, but that there
should DC separate schools, 50 much
for that.
But the Constitution does reQuirr, in
cNpreS$, unqualified langUaSe, that
,'The General Assembly &SaH py>arads
for the maintenance Of the State Uni
VrrSty'>-not in the future, or When
it is practicable, but now, And the
legislator who votes against the Uni
vSrSity, after taking the oath of office,
does something of = very Questionable
character, Now, who has tried to
dodSr constitutional reQoiWMeM>? ?
Who has r>Sor,cd to SNSterfUSe-And
indulSed in clas-;rapE II have mis-
rsnreScate1 4 single fact, or SoNSat 70
disguise 4 >iuSie :rUth, or il am not
perfectly fair ana honest in what l
write here, may no woUl of this ever
see the light, But the constitutional
arSumeut is nothing but 4 ">Ooter-
tlfSe,', eh!
When the State accepted, the Sil. :.
$lal, so worth o. land scrip, il bour.d
itself ITO the faithful performances Of
all the StipQl&tioES" contained IN the
Act Of Congress, ami that Act >tipUl&-
ted that the scrip ShoNla DC returned
or nlSCse good, TO the General Govern
mcNt, If it was used for any other pur-
pose than the maintenance Of Colleges
Of ASriculture and the Mechanic Arts. |
Just 50 soon, then, as the University IS |
closed, the State Will be, in law and hon-
og, neuN6 70 pay the CnEc3 States
government $l9l,S0a. The fact may
hit You harJ', but yoa can't dodge 1t; !
II is a TACT,
An this talk, however. cloQUently |
and p&the;ically put, aAaat struggling |
colleges, and poorly |
paid professors and 2sllhlic school teach |
erS, has nothinS 10 do With the qUs>-
ticn. No sensible man is opposed 70 !
cHlleSeS, or christian |
education; and no friend OF the Cnf- |
VerSitv whose SrfcE<l$hip Is worth hay |
ing, denies that Nesl may be eminent |
for riety, and, AZ the same time. dis |
for learaiag. Aad If there |
Is autASoui>m or opposition between |
the colleges and the University, It does |
not proceed from the latter. The UNk |
verSiv was established in l$el, long
before 4 aeno,niaational College WAS |
erected IL the State, and the question /
iS not whether the t}enonlInational cNt- |
teSeS shall be supported but whether !
the legi>latSre shah naaint2m the Uni |
VcrsItS, as the fundamental law ot the |
State requires. 4 AS&>t deal Of tw,Sddle |
about the poor public schools has n>cn
inSec:cd into this discussion, wheS~ II |
hS< 10 bp$iMc<$. What has the [ ny |
Vev<ilv 70 20 With the public >>ssook;s
The an>tit&i&on directs that both Sh2ll !
be laaiNta&le& A> | have aiCeGdS
said, one mast pSS t&NcS on s. 600 |
worth Of property heSorc he pay, ten
cents the prSc> Of 4 Q''art Of p!rdar>,
for the supper; OF the University. A&d |
vet there arc those who wNSp> about |
tSXiNw the p>cr man - Ge&th 70 cdlC- !
cafe the rich. Argument of this &I:ad !
NAV catch the ear Of :tie gTImoler, +,
and iQdauae the pyeiU lSceS ofthe EfS-
S%NI!V-&nd Il Viii tsoUhtle$S A&ce It's |
intended ciact upoN those NSao make
: virgsa Of oppoSa,S ali prthlj> &nd
A,y,naNa enterprises, l verify believe
that coHl1 pGiNt out naeA who Sre OPP
p2S>d 10 tbs appropriation of money 70
support the St&tc PepIt~ntiGry &nd /
I.>:aatic Asylum, bsc&G$e, Col GatEv
theEn, they ">lave no chil6?.rU 70 send !
there '"
Close the Cniv2r$ity, and yen not
only dv directly in the face oS the
Constellation, bat You saddle Ilpo2 the |
people : debt ef Sl9l,>1 Let the
wso0le Of this county sleep On that.
See here ask Kay" if Ne don't
THAN | WON that bet,
YoGTS Sc,
Q. K,