The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-12-27
FOR THE HERAlD.
THE UNIVERSITY.

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come singly; but, at the tap Of the
drum, the Observer and "Kay" both
leaped into the arena, and / am
again deluged with two columns.
and half of words. / insist, gen:
tlemen, that the performance would
have lasted longer if you had come
zone at time' as I invited you to
do. Besides, although you do mod
erately wellwhen ySu settle to your
stride separately, 1 shall show, be-
fore ! am through with you, that
you Go not work well in double har-
ness. Ny language may not be
elegaAt, nor nay style dignifed, but
t.when the wind is southerly, ]
know o hawk from {. handsaw.''
THE OBSERVER.
The O5Server insists that the Gen
eral Assembly has provided for
:.no such thing" as Justices of the
Peace. The Supreme Court decides
1.-The General Assembly may Gre
ate the Office of Trial Justice with
the same powers intended by the
Constitution for Justices Of the
Peace" Who is right, the Obserrer,
or the Supreme Court?
The Constitution says the Gen
eral Assembly shall not require
compulsory attendance upon the
public schools, until the system is
thoroughly and completely organ
lied, thereby leaving it to the Gen
eral Assembly to decide when the
organization is thorough and CON-
Iplete. The Observer decides, how
ever, that the organization OF the
public schools was thorough and
complete ':years ago" That is
news to me-and 1 presume that it
lis news to all others who have
given any attention to the public
schools.
The Constitution directs that o
juvenile reform school shall be es-
tablished, ':as soon as practicable
Who is to decide when it is practi-
cable, if not the General Assembly?
| Why, the Obserue1'. Of course.
The Observer quotes Cardozo as
saying, on the subject Of mixed
schools, "We simply give those
| colored children who desire to go to
white schools, the privilege to do
So" But Cardozo also said in the
Unconstitutional Convention = ..We
have not said there shall pc no
separate schools. OH.Bhe contrary,
there may be separate schools"
And the Constitution nowhere re-
quires the General Assembly TO en-
force mixed schools:
The 0byerUer cannot dodge these
| facts F.; and / challenge him to pro-
duce single instance, except that
relating to the University, in which
the legislature has failed to carry
out, either literally or substantially,
an express. unqualified require
ment of the Constitution.
The Observer forfeits his claim
to a patient hearing, when he says
/ ''night, with as much reason and
Justice, argue that the State should
set up provision store in Colum-
bia, and sell goods at cost" as to
argue that it should appropriate
money to maintain the University.
That is downright tomfoolery and
I if l were required to prove it, my
first witness wculd be the Observer
himself. The organic law Of the
State requires the University to be
maintained-the legislature has no
choice in the matter. The Observer
says something about camping
outside the Constitution" He was
not altogether fortunate in the
choice Of those words. He opposes
the University, tho the Constitution
says it shall be supported. Who,
then, is camping outside" the
Constitution? We invite you in,
brother Observer!
But the. ObServer has found out
that the money appropriated for
higher education would run the pub
lie schools one month, aud he is ex-
ercised about it, as one would natu-
rally be over any great discovery.
Only a part Of the money appropri-
ated for higher education goes to
the University, and, if the Univer-
sity were closed, that part would
not go to the public schools, as the
Observer seems to think. The same
Constitution that requires the CON-
mon schools to be supported, re-
quires the University to be main
tanned, The Observer is in favor
of one, but opposed to the other.
Who. then, is camping outside ?'
"KAY.'
':Kay" has re.appeared. Why,
bless you, "Kay,' how are you?
':Kay" has magisterial, sledge-
hammer way Of laying down his
propositions, that is altogether to
be admired. Hear him-"I take
the ground that, that which is not
right is wrong" Why, Kay" old
boy, has it never occurred to you
that, that which is not right is left?
However, you may take as much
ground Of that kind as you please,
and no one will ever dispute your
title to it,
s.Kay" proceeds-"I further hold
that it is not right for the State to
break down, or impair the useful
ness of five old time-honored insti-
tutions of learning and all to do
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