The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-06
A Mississippi Woman in Reply to a
Mississippi Nan.

EDITORS CLARION The generous propo.
sition of your correspondent, "A Mississip-
ri Man" to turn over the buildin IS, etc, of
the A. & NJ. College to the women of the
State to be used as State female school, is
truly touching. In these days of greed,
and pelf, and selfshness, and monopoly, it
is gratifying to know that the gallantry OF
Sir Walter Raleigh, and the generosity and
justice of Sydney Smith toward women,
find their expression, and that from a Mis-
sissippi man. Would there were more like
him His proposition is so surprising in
its unselfshness, that even the good edit r
who re yer yet heard the cry of the widoo
unheeded, is rather disposed to regard it s
joke. We thank the gentleman for even
a generous joke, if it were so intended.
But the women of Mississippi would NJ t
accept such sacrifice. They would MOI
dismantle one institution that We now have,
for Mississippi needs them all. They
would not take from their sons, to give to
their daughters, nor would they of all
others, destroy the A. & M. College. Tha
institution was founded by the farmers of
Mississippi. and it is safe to say they knew
what they were doing. God bless the farmers,
they are the Aliases of the Commonwealth.
Some of the noblest men in Mississippi to-
dly, are the intelligent tillers of her soil.
We need the A. & II. College, and it should
be literally fostered; we need our State
University (for boys), nor do we begrudge
one dollar of the appropriation nov given
to the Holly Springs, Tugaloo and Alcorn
colored schools. But we do contend that
the State should no longer discriminate
against her white daughters, but should
place them on an equal footing in educa-
tional privileges with the white males and
| colored race 1t would seem that request
SO reasonable, would at once commend
itself to the sense of right and justice of
the manhood of Mississippi A Senator
said, the other day, that he was touched
when a gentleman alluded to the s.honor of
Mississippi" Would that we could awaken
a responsive chord when we appeal to the
manhood of Mississippi!
The manhood of Mississippi! We do not
appeal to that spirit of chivalry which
would grant even a vain request, because
made by lady; but earnestly, and consci-
entiously We have appealed for priyi-
leges that would help the white women
of Mississippi to help themselves. Any
high-minded man, who has ever been I'M
fortunate, will acknowledge that the bitter
est bread he ever ate, was the breed of de-
pendence. To be compelled to ask favors, |
I'd have them doled out grudgingly, has |
sung many a man to desperation, and |
driven many a sensitive woman, alas! to |
the very depths of degradation. And yet |
when we appeal for help for those of otr |
sex who have no one to help them, and al |
pea, too, to the manhood of Mississ;p PIP,
how have we been answered! In 1850 I
when the first bill for State Female Col |
lege was introduced it passed the Senate,
and was lost, perhaps, as nothing else was
heard of it. In 1882, a similar bill was
indefinitely postponed;'' and should it
come up in 1884, it will doubtless have the
same old enemies to fight. The trustees of
the University will be there, upholding CO.
education, and will say, most disinterested-
y, that any appropriation for female edu-
cation should be made to Oxford. Tht
demagogue win be there with the cry of
economy. Judas Iscariot once raised that
cry, because ne was a thief, and held the
bag" John XII. g. And as satan
sometimes assumes the form of an
angel of light, the minister Of the pos-
pei, who ought to be IN his study, will
soil the cloth Of his calling in the dust Of j
the Iobbles, to persuade men that they do
God service to defeat this bill The man
hood of Mississippi The appeal has not
been altogether vain. Thank God for The
CLARION, and the State Grange, for Judge
Jaihoon, and Governor Stone and Cover
lor Lowry, for Senators Reynolds, whitney !
md others, and I've wish we knew his
lamel for that noble, and generous, s1Afis-
issippi Man.
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