Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-07
Public ELECTROMAGNETIC delit Teach
ers-Tyros. Tactics ana Reform.

Public schools-Trustees-Ini Teach
crs-Tyros, Tactics ana Reform.
Mr.. HERALD
why did our brethren Of the Episcopal church
not up 10 the help Of the public school Trss-
tees against the Catholics during the late discus
sions before the Fathers Of the city All the pro-
m:uent denominations were represented. think
do not mistake their reason when l say, that they
cannot coun'enance silent infdeity. They, l think
are right, when they wsu'd rather risk that chill
dren imbbe little seetarIaTsm or even little SUI
perstition, than that they should grow up without
any religious principles whatever. All these argu
ments about sectsrianism and superstition mere
gbears to frishtcr the creduls us-mere weapons
to aid the cause Of infdelity. Can chldrea not be
taught their duty to their Creator without being
made familiar it'll the Council Of Trent, the Synod
Of bort, or the Institutes OF Calvin suppose the
Trustees viii answer, no and the reason is, that
they cannot conceive Of rel gion distracted from
Sectarisnism. In all that they have put forth in
their replies TO the Catholics, they make religion
and Sectarianism mean the same thing. Men who
make such FLANDERS about the nomenclature OF
science, cannot be supposed to know much about Ell
ther its theory or practice
have no doubt but that there are many good re-
licionsts among these Trustees, but such men have
influence in the cern. The few who rule, set
their faces against every thing ecclesiastical the
others would against the prince Of the powers Of
the air" Hirelirg priests are to them " homines
hominibus iupi'' preachers to mankind. At the
Of religion, their afrighted or d.ordsred imagina-
tor. copjure up host Of bslligerent poemies, rem
ding firing society with their contests, and ma
king the earth appalling Areldama-a field Of
blood,
To those who know something Of the selsments
that en- er into the composition Of the ruling party,
this viii not seem very wonderful There Is but
little vencraton for Moses aud the Prophets in
tain quarters, and the Nazarine and Fishcrm,a OF
G,lilee, are the despised and rejected still You
need not far along the ranks TO lay your hand up
on inGdelity, and an ism" but remove from IL
and find them debating too with oracular and prag-
matte confidence the course Of education calculated
:" for the security and permanency OF republican
institutions, and asking like very disciples Of Vol
tairc. 4" IL any person believes that secfaridn-by
which they mean rsiigious-educstion is necessary
10 the attachments Of these objects ~ And are
holding such sentiments 20 be the ministers and die
tators Of education for the young How long can
even republicans be upheld without religion
Look back TO revoiutioi ~ France, ye scions Of
her ~ stem and behold her gorge but lettering
fsbric-her millions, as IL drunk with the wine Of
the rath Of God, her affairs hatcher priests
slain-ber land resking with slang hter-see unon
her e,cu'cheon in letters of blood, " No Cod
" Death an eternal sleep" See man devouring his
fellow until the very earth is saturated with
earnag, and bleed; and then ask whether religion
: necessary to the security and permsnsney OF our
Republican institutions.
III such men never heard OF Jordan, and have taken
but shallow d-augbts Of Helicon. they oagbt to
visit the Pierisn spring. and drink until they
booker, once demonstrated TO them very ucusive-
" their incompetence fer the task they had under
taken But II was all Lost on them. The love OF
uor-t 'ntoxicates some minds easily than the
waters OF Helicon. The man who could snatch
away from the infant mind the simple, devout. and
precious lessons of the greatest and beet teacher that
appeared EARTH and substitute in their place
the iacomprehensibilities Of one of the most pro-
found Of the sciences IL not CT 20 be a. guardian Of
education in either Rspuslc or Monarchy. He
would withhold tho only true principles Of SET gov
nmet and civil ilerty. II you wish such prn-
ciplos 60 take root, them IN the infsnt mind -
II YOU neglect IL, Satan will his forss and all the
Trustees, and their manuals of astronomy, will not
he able 10 root thea up.
bat there are other ectionable feature. oftbese
Public Schools, besides their iliiberal oIigarchicaI
government and infdel character. The system is
the Lanosstsrian, modified Those advanced receive
the most and form the teacher those most ignorant
the least. The time and strength Of one of the
teachers, Is almost entirely spent fe,r who
forced along and polished Up, at the expense Of the
others, 90 make show Mt exhibitions or exsmina-
lions. Those who would, Judge the wholeisc hoo by
those drilled few, who are made 10 figure such
occasions, would upon very false data, and praise
when often they would have more reason TO con.
denim.
Ply steal discipline is doubtless very important;
and here a few make IL the alpha and omega Of
teaching The attributes Of drill sergeant consti
tute passport TO prem tion and eminence, while
mental discipline may Iisger and pine in ohssurity
unnoticed and unsppreoisfed. This is the for
tactics, not philosophy and rclig ion The lungs NJ
Stcnior, and the swsggcr Of an empty Cadet, render
him for this service "suBicientissimus' Such Ca.
diets they are now raising; and we may expect soon
10 see the schools filed with strip ones in years
aad tyros in learning. Oae or two &C hair schools
have thus lately been manned th hos comparative.
W. Do these men think they are doing our poyula-
ton Justice, BY giving such rcspnnsible cLsrpss 20
boysl ! bo1 that nins-isribs Of intelligent minds
viii admit, that only 81 family, Who feel Tor
children, aud understand their wants are property
qualified 90 hold such situations. But the absurd.
ties Of the present dynasty have leag cell loudly
for rsforr, and come 1t must. Caro-.