The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-27
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publican. who is described as the animal
that took us to task for republishing the
story of his leaving New England with
he money Of his subscribers in his pocket
che same who forged the lie of Jonathan
Robbins being a citizen of Connecticut,
and who now fills the humble station of
Jacobin bellows-blcwer to the forge OF
'alsehood, for the District of Georgia"
The matter was now taken up by the
City Council. for in the next issue OF the
Museum, Jan. 10. is found a notice that
Mr.. Harden introduced to Council the
original act passed by them, giving per-
mission for the giving of plays on Satur-
day nights, with the comments on the
act that had appeared in the Museum and
TIRED up the trouble This paper Is as
follows: "In Council, Savannah, Dec. b.
l8O2.-On motion of Mr.. Sheftall, second
cd nv MIR. Stebbins. resolved, that Mr..
Placide and his company have liberty to
.orform on Saturday nights, any resolu-
ton heretofore made to the contrary not
outstanding provided they be careful to
conclude by half an hour after II O'Clock.
"The yeas and nays being called for by
Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Williamson. were as
follows:
"Yeas-Messrs. Blount stebbins, Sheftal
and Harden.
"Nays-Messrs. Jones and Williamson.
so it was carried in the affirmative.
Then follows the Objectionable comment
of the Museum: 1T is worthy of remark,
lhat preceding the above resolutions. Mr.
p .ac.de and his company Of players, had
blamed permission to perform in the
city every night in the week except Sat
lrday night land Sunday night, the laws
of the state preclude them), but II seems
hey were not satisfied with five nights
in the week, and threatened not to favor
us with their company unless the re-
striction should be removed; and II is to
be lamented that magistrates represent
Ing city, a majority al least of whose
ilizens profess the Christian religion.
LIQUID evidence so little regard for the
feeling of their constituents as appears
in the above resolution of Council. 1t is
hoped, however, that the Indignation of
society viii prevent encouragement to
hese players sufficient to reduce their
Exhibiting in our city, by withholding
attendance at their exhibitions on any
and every night of the week until the
aforesaid resolution be repealed"
The account goes on to state that Mr..
Harden, seconded by Mr.. Blouut offered
10 Council the following resolution, Re
solved, That the said publication is
,candaious and indecent attack on the
'ity Council, tending to bring them into
ilscredit and contempt as a body cor
)orate, and to injure the private reputa-
lions and moral characters of several
members thereof"
The printers of the paper were summon
"a before Council but refused TO divulge
he name of the author of the objection
abe remarks, but Council found out by
other means that IL was Mr.. George Jones.
himself, a member of Council and there
upon passed a resolution that in his re-
marks he had evidently tried to scandalize
the private characters of the members OF
the Council, and that he merted their
highest disp,easure.
The matter did not end here, however.
for In the next issue of the Museum there
is a column c signed 20" in viii n
the writer combines sarcasm with abuse
Of the most personal ma ure, In one case
he dubs the Editor o the Repub lean "an
inanimate mass Of Reput lican figidity."
A foot note at the bottom of this article
Informs the Museums subscrib RS that
another article touching on the same
question will be p inted in the next is
sue. 1t turned out to be a two column
and q half article headed a Few Obser-
vations." Tais Is a longwind attack
on Council which the author thinks had
no right in the fl st place to summon the
printers of the obj cticnabla remarks. and
having SUNNI ned them. no power 10 en-
force their obedience 20 the summons.
The matter appears to have been then
dropped for there is no further mention
made directly OF Il, though through au-
other source comes the information that