Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-15

savings this very land given, all the rest OF
his vast estate was, for the establishment and |
spectiye suburbs lneluding the town CT Nc |
Donogh 9 suburb of New Orlesns). wherein the |
classes and castes of colors shall have admitt.nce
free Of expense Tor the purpose of being instructed
in the knowledge Of the Lord and in reading,
writing arithmetic history, geography. etc, etc.
under such regulations as the commissioners Of
said schools shall establish: siways understood
and provided that the Holy Bible of the Old ard
New Testament shall be, ct all times, and forever,
made use Of in the schools as one land the prin-
cipsl onel OF the reading books OF the pupils of
l destine the whole of my general estate except
ing only the legacy bequeathed to my sister Jane
and her children), 10 form fund 70 be held for
ever sacred to il alone"
In the fulfllment of this trust, Baltimore has
built and is maintaining most admirable school
farm near that ety, where annually large num-
Der OF orphan boys receive, under competent IN
structors. the blessings OF education, training In
agriculture and the useful trades. In his address
at the eighth annual commencement, on June 8,
1882, the great orator and lawyer sel cted Tor the
occasion, 8 Teaekle Wallis, said: The old man
sleeps In Green mount over the hills yonder, and
the flowers were reverently strewn upon his grave
yesterday by the young bands from which he
asked and meTited that tribute. The marble pile
round which they lie, scarce faded YET, is what is
what is all about here. Nor is it here only. 1t
is wherever the blessings OF his honesty sve been
spresd-wherever those whom 1t has blessed are
useful, happy. upright men. Already, during the
shert period of the existence of this institution $50
| educated youths, on whom, but for its aid. the
/ DuEutu VI poverty lEuoIduCc NOulu nave
| rested with all its paralyzing might, have gone
| forth into society, fitted for it's struggles and
p4ssdent OF tSe Board Of TTnstee 81 Of the
McDonOgh Fund, in his report of January l, 1888,
said Of these very lands now illegally transferred
| made by the board to ascertain the marketable
| value of such portions OF the lands belonging TO
the trusts in the state of Louisiana lie out of
the city OF New Orleans. The board is induced
in these inquiries to effect sale of these proper
| ties if a reasonable price could be obtained for
i %
| ployment of agents al an expense to the trust,
| and yield no revenue"
| impressed on this property. The brain that could
| knowingly contriye and the hand that could
| coldly execute schemes to divert this property
from its holy destination, to enrich the contriver
| and his associates, are unworthy the State OF
| Louisiana, and should, in the name of our people
| in the name OF our poor, whom the great philan.
thropist also loved, be publicly disayowed and
| condemned.
.. We have said that the survey of these lands a.
| public thought at the time to have been thu
result OF mere mistake. Would that the record
allowed the mantle of charity thus to cover TIT
| hideous picture. But it will not The survey wei
approved by Surveyor-Gener Brewster on TIT
25th August 1851 against the protest of Baltimore
| Of date the LIST August but it seems even he hest
tated TO go further and furnish the State the OH
| cial evidence OF her right 10 the land under tn,
swamp land grant. And be went out of ofic,
| without doing SO. His successor, Mr.. Ola, tool
possession on the 1st December following and tn
matter stood suspended before him, with III
chances in favor OF honesty and right, the agent
for Baltimore continuing to urge her protes
!, |
the hand and the recourses of the State contractor
| On the 18th OF December John McEnery, signin
W WIo;e and signed signed anu letter. . all in hi
own handwriting, now on fle In IN
aneyOr tbst The Saore lands tSHd other
| within the HOunas grant, TO which the state ha'
as little right should be listed and certified a
swamp lands iuur ng 10 her under the swami
land grant. AID on that very day the lists wer
approved by Mr.. Ola and delivered to the State
The swamp land act was made March 2, lS49, jus
thirty four eyeutful and vet no once
, State had any claim under it to these lands, an
it was left for Nj acEnery and his sub agent
, | stimulated by contract giving them on hall
! the event of success, to find it out. We will at
D future time lay before the public more develop
| | ments in this unhappy matter beginning with u
pEsssSt ri Baltimore to the letter OF MI Emery
: In the meantime, all serious men will as
e | Where are wei Shall we make a new shield Il
0 the State of Louisiana and exhibit her devourir
/ her children instead of feeding Them by the bio!
= of her bosom? Shall sigh for the return OF u
u days when bayonets and shoulder-straps ruled U
!, | and lament the time our own people took the q
q minisration of law into their hands?
8 Let us be patient yet awhile. Rings are made
a the strongest of them. And the Piedgune hsvil
n taken the good work in hand, will, like Richard
= the castle door, continue to deal blow after bio
until the whole rotten structure, despite its rive
}, and bands, its stanchiens and oak, shall fall
1, Baltimore in her suit for damages. Nay She tea
l. the appointees of the Federal government, p
over US 10 rule US, thAt they may override law a.
~ | scott at the rights of the citizen for while,
that in the end they and their sureties will have
y stand the consequences. And may she teach o
lie own people, and may they profit by the lessc
r that their only safeguard in the future agaii
- similar sim acts Of robbery and spoliatiSn
III veyors g. neral now about to take p
or session of their offices in this city, i
in the work of seeing that no official bond sh
he be approved here or in Washington, unless
le sureties are known TO be persons OF properly,
IN vent, and good for the amounts for which Il
~ offer theuiselves And il, despite this v:gilan
ni as VIII probably be the case. the United Sta
"a district attorney and the Secretary of the Inter
- shall approve and accept straw bondsmen," th
ie let our pie combine and enforce the penalt
lg of perjury against all who swear falsely to tn
in property and other qualifications as sureties.