Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19

writer had the honor of being denounced
by the great Constitution, shortly after
Gen. Grants death, asa paid hireling
of Halstead, for alleged romancing.
George w. Cable was insulted recently
in Macon hotel, and only avoided as
sault by treating his assailant with
silent contempt. An Enquirer CORES
pendent will be done Brown, should he
eyer venture back to that town, which
he lett between two suns. Verify the
poor newspaper mans life is not all
roseate days. nor does his way extend
along Vallambrosa paths. unless he can
hide his identity like Orus, the god of
silence.
In some respects the legislative body
now in session is q peculiar one. Mr..
Turnipseed. OF the fourteenth district,
seems to have taken firm root in the
senate, while the house has numerous
hayseeds. In fact, men OF every con-
ceivable walk of life seem to have re-
49, a.; = lsSislssiye bea9fs, theqsh ths
uncalled for bit of legislation wn1cn mas
been termed the infamous Gienn piii'
making it a misdemeanor and punlshH
~ by fine and the chain gang to teacn
chnA,xed school, or teach your own
provisions. colored school. By the
who is teachrAis bill, white teacher
by private subscfrp9oes in small way
having the means to s6ehools, and not
dren forth to be educatedis own chill
feeling the social boycott, or sp5teenly
ostracism, to which the children u
parents who teach negroes would b.
subjected to in the white schools. ans
has no other alternative but to hav,
their own children recite to them, alonl
with colored children, is guilty of .
crime against the State. Outside o
the above mentioned cases and thu
dozen children of white instructors. il
the Atlantis University, a Northern in
stitution, there is to-day no mixet
school in Georgia. The trainers OF tn,
bill and the house of representative
undertook an iDjudicious,. unwise ant
unnecessary measure, and the bill hang
fire in the senate committee Northern
Democratic influence has been brough
to bear upon the subversive policy o
their Southern brethren, and the mucl
talked-of bill has been carefully con
sidered by a special Committee TO
several weeks.
1t seems the influences brought Il
bear have prevailed to q certain extent
and though the bill will become Law
when it comes before the Senate, on tn
ed, it will have some of the more oh
jectionable features removed.
After considerable experience witt
the Georgia law-maker, in public ant
private, can INTERESTINGLY say and an
willing to back the statement with
peck Of Georgia "goobers, that he Cal
spin the biggest yarn of any man in ere
alton, especially q snake yarn. OF cours
these little foibles and diversions d.
, not detract from his ability in the leg
, islative halls. Impossible! A sad spec
, tacle is presented to the country by tn
great State of Georgia By her convic
lease system. That there is crying nee
, for reforms within her bordrs the bleed
, ing backs and ..hsyed limbs OF convict
, produced in open court will bear evi
, dence. There should be such enactmen
| of laws as the State requires-to wip
| out the foul blot on civiliz ation-t,
eliminate the stain on their States his
tory, before making unnecessary blow
. at so-called social equality which Is tn
+ intent and purpose of the Glenn bill
{ The negroes of Georgia pay over tie
millions of dollars each year for take
. | and while they expect . fair division
: the public money for school purposes
!. still they do not favor mixed school
though they have . preference II
| white teachers. Their own teacher
: are attaining . high proficiency In q
, the desired branches of learning, an
E with few exceptions, such IS l hay
mentioned, are the instructors of tt
colored rising generation.
j. EMERSON DRULEY.