The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-12-18

which has recently been accom-
plished, is AN incident worthy OF
mention.
The plan suggested Of supervis-
lon of the post offic es in seprate
districts that shall involve instruc-
ton and suggestion, and a rating OF
of the postmasters would,
| have no doubt, greatly improve
the service.
A pressing necessity exists for the
joint use of the department and thu
city postoffice. The department.
was partially relieved by renting
outside quarters for part Of its
force, but it is again OvercroWded.
The building used by the city office
never was fit for the purpose and
is now inadequate and unwhOle-
some.
The unsatisfactory condition OF
the law relating to the transmission
through the mails of lottery adver-
tisements and remittances is clear
ly stated by the Postmaster General,
and his suggestion as to amend
ments should have your favorable
consideration.
EDUCATION.
The interest of the General Gov
eminent in the education of the
people found an early expression,
not only in the thoughtful and
sometimes warning utterances OF
our ablest statesmen, but in liOeral
appropriations from the common
resources for the support of educa.
ton In the new states. No one
will deny that it is Of the gravest
National concern that those who
hold the ultimate control Of all pub
lie affairs should have the necessary
intelligence wisely to direct and de.
termine them. National aid to
education has heretofore taken the
form Of land grants, and In thai
form the constitutional power cl
Congress to promote the education
of the people Is not seriously ques'
toned. / do not think 1t can be
successfully questioned when the
form IL changed to that Of q direct
grant of money from the Treasury
Such aid should be, as. 1t always
has been, suggested by some ex'
ceptiOnal conditions. The sudden
emancipation of the slaves Of the
South, the bestOWal of the suffrage
which soon followed, and the I'm
pairment Of the ability of the states
where these new citizens wert
chiefly found to adequately provide
educational facilities, presented no
only exceptional but unexampleG
conditions. That the situation ha,
been much ameliOrated, there il NJ
doubt. The ability Of the states
has been greatly increased. Mucf
work remains to be done, and
think the General Government
should lend its aid by legislation
The suggestion of a National gran
in aid of education, grows chiefly
out of the condition and needs .
the emancipated slaves and thei
descendants, and the relief should
as near as possible, while necessa
rily proceeding upon some genera
lines, be applied to the need tina
suggested it. tits essential, If mucl
good is to be accomplished that thu
sympathy and active interest 0
the people of the states should b.
enlisted and that the method
adopted should be such as to slim
ulate and not to supplant local tax
alton for school purposes
AS one Congress cannot bind I
succeeding one in such q case, ant
Us the effort must be In some degree
experimental, l recommend tina
any appropriation made for thi
purpose be so limited In annua
amount and AS 10 the time owe
which it Is to extend as will, on tn
one hand, give the local school au
thorities opportunity to make tn
best use of the first years allow
ance, and on the other deliver then
from the temptation to undul.
postpone the assumption Of tn
whole burden themselves.
RIGHTS OF COLORED CITIZENS.
The colored people did not in
trude themselves upon us; the,
were brought here in chains ant
held in the communities wher
they are now chiefly found, by
cruel slave code. Happily for bot
races, they are now free. The,
have from u standpoint Of ignC
rance and poverty, which was GU
shame, not theirs, made remarks
BILE advances in education and Il
the acquisition Of property. The.
have, rs people, shown themselve
to be friendly and faithful tewar
the white race under temptation
OF tremendous strength. Tie
have their representatives in tn
National cemeteries where a CRATE
full government has gathered tn
ashes Of those who died in its d.
Tense. They have furnished to on
regular army regiments that hav
won high praise from their CON
manding officers for courage an
sOldierly qualities and for fidelit
to the enlistment oath. LII civ
life they are now the tOilers of thei
communities, making their fu
contribution to the wide min
streams Of prosperity which thes
communities are receiving. The
sudden withdrawal would stop pr,
ductiOn and bring disorder into tn
household AS well AS the shv]
Generally they do not d. sire |
quit their homes, ana their employ
ers resent the interference of til
immigration agents Whu seek |