The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-06

Mr.. Rodgers, who is Town Treasurer, said
that there is no money in the Treasury, and
taxes are already high enough. This OBJ
lection knocked the wind out of his substi-
tute.
Rev. Mr.. McGehee, presiding elder of the
Talbotton district, who was present, got
the eye of the chairman, and III a speech of
some length explained why he was one OF
the signers to the call for the meeting
While it was true that his field of labor
was in another county, he had located his
family at Guyton, and therefore considered
himself a resident of the town and vitality
int rested in its welfare He talked for
harmony and good fellowship.
Mr.. II. A. Wallace spoke several times in
the interest of harmony He was for har-
mony himself and was gratiied to know
that everybody else at the meeting was for
harmony.
AN EX-LEGIsLATOR'S PLATFORM.
Hon. Morgan Rawls then addressed the
meeting. He belonged to no church, he
said, but he is interested in seeing an.
amicable adjustment of the issues which
had grown out of the school question, and
he offered a set of resolutions, the sub
stance Of which is as follows:
/. That the Guyton Academy is the property
of the Guyton school district. and under control
of the citizens resident therein,
2. That the citizens of the GuytOn school dis
pro rated equally between the schools taught in
the district without regard TO the status of the
schools.
g. That the trustees for Guyton Academy have
entire control of the Academy and school for
one year from April f. 1888, and an election be
held on the first Wednesday evening in April Of
each year for trustees for the ensuing year, and
not diStu bed in the full exercise of their pow
ers so long as the first and second sections of
the above are observed by them, but if one or
both Of them are disregarded or violated, then
the citizens OF Guyton may arraign them and
GUST them,
Mr.. Blackshear objected to the short
term of one year, but upon a second
thought, and to promote a settlement he
withdrew his resolutions. Mr.. Rogers
withdrew his, and the Rawls' platform was
adopted
The leaven of harmony was working, but
there still existed two Boards of Trustees,
and what would be the next step became an
anxious inquiry. Col. Davant opened the
way to bring it about, although it led to an
opening rip of the old sores.
COL. DAvANT's PROPOSITION
Col. Davant was in the hest of spirits and
was gratiied at the very generous manner
III which the Observation-Disclosures had
met them. He suggested that tho old
Board would tender their designations if the
new Board would do the same, allowing the
meeting to elect Board to conduct the
school under tho Rawls' resolutions. The
Observation-Disclosures accepted the propo-
sition and both Boards resigned. Now, that
the ice was broken Col Davant magnani-
mously moved that the gentlemen elected
on March "a by the citizens of Guy
ton be reelected for the ensuing year.
But such magnanimity was not shared by
the McGehees, father and son. They had
not expected such a denoument, and last of
all did they expect their leader to desert
them in any such fashion. They were for
harmony, but they did not relish it in such
chunks. They opposed the motion and
wanted a recess Of five minutes to give them
time to think about it.
Mr.. T. j. Gracen, another Methodist,
went over to Col Davant's side and opposed
a recess. He said that then was the time to
elect board, but the McGehees insisted on
a tive-minute recess for consultation, and
when Mr.. Rawls urged the recess, and
poured oil on the troubled waters, a recess
was taken.
AT the end of five minutes the meeting
re-assembled, and Editor McGehee pre-
scented a ticket composed partly from the
members of the old board and partly from
the new, leaving out Messrs Blackshear and
Winn. This ticket didn't seem to take from
the mutterings on every hand, and Col.
Davant renewed his motion to re-elect the
board elected March "a. S. S. Tison then
presented a mixed ticket, pretty much
Methodist in its character, but most of
those named declined.
Rev. Mr.. Lanier suggested the names of
five of the new board and asked the meet
ing to select three Others. Various gentle
men were suggested, who declined. Mr..
Lanier then put i'll nomination the follow
ing ticket. which was elected with but two
or three dissenting:
THE COMPROMISE BOARD
c.. A. j. Sweat, b. j. Cubbedge, H. A.
Wallace, Baptists; j. Il. Blackshear,
Presbyterian; II. Grinor, S. S. Weitman,
Christians T. j. Gracen, Methodist, A. A.
Vim, no churchman. This is nearly the
same board as was elected by the citizens at
the mass meeting OF March -, the exceptions
being the substitution of Mess. Gracen and
Wallace for Mes'rs. Morgan and Speer
a motion was then made to adjourn, but
il was arrested by Col X. j. Davant, who
wanted a committee appointed to wait on
the MORNING NEWS and say that there are
now no differences abroad in tho air of
Guyton; that the churches have not been in
a skirmish, and that there are no heathens
in Guyton. He wanted the community set
right, now that mutual concessions had
been made and harmony restored Messrs.
Blackshear, Swea- aud Wallace were ap-
pointed, and the meeting adjourned sine die.
BROTHER BLACKsHEAR CALLS.
Subsequently the members of the com
mittee put their heads together and APP
polluted Mr.. Blackshear chairman, dele
eating to him tho duty of visit
ing the MORNING News and report
ing. Mr., Blackshear called yesterday
morning upon reaching the city and wassI
somewhat surprised 10 learn that the MORN
ING News hal full report of the meeting.
However he discharged his duty 10y saying:
AT a meeting of the citizens of Guyton,
held last night, was appointed one Of
committee to wait upon the MORNING News
i'll reference to the action of that meeting
with reference TO the Guyton Academy, and
since the committee has delegated mo to
represent it, have therefore called TO re
quest the MORNING NEWS that the facts be
made public that at "A meeting of the citi-
zens of GuytOu, held at the town hall
Wednesday night, April 1, all differences
connected with the Guyton Academy were
adjusted, and the town is all harmony aud
peace"
Thus white-robed peace filings her mantle
like bencdictioa over the Guytonians until
n year hence, at least, and th anti-denom-
nationaliSts have come out Of the struggle
with coors flying. The new board will be
very apt to re-elect the same gentlemen for
President and Secretary as were elected last
Monday.
A JOKE ON a TRAMP