New-York tribune., 1842-03-17

JONI GOODiI; Z Ist3to ABRAHAM VAN NEST.
PETER SHARPE, "a DO mo ". HARD rsNBROOR
DAVID Z. OGDEN, FRANCIS PICKETT.
LIVER L. HEN LETT De- v WILLIAMS,
GEORGE IRELAND. THOMAS WINSHIP.
JOHN VI. BRADHJRST RICHARD VI RAVEN.
JOSIAH EICii, DAVID GRAHAM.
JOSEPH ALEXANDER. ISAAC nENN.tRD.
GEORGE PE>SINe5E.E
And the following ye--ju, ,.cr-iar1t,--
T.i0N.S r'E.sg.iES JGiiS Posi-.
.l2as l. MgSfez6. Nj nlIcSLE
JatiEs !. RICH.
Nh Sps,t stated, ,itat liz had Been requested 70
prese, but had declined, for reasons stated 10 a et,ar
wie 1-onl appear II The papers 0; tnor-n,r (t! ia -
Ihe Meeting having been called to o-!er.
NJ FEssExDEN read iae call winch was adopted.
JOSIAH RIGA ESQ. Alderman OF >cvsat!. ard,
oereI,be following resolution, Reconsideration and adop-
lion ID: TIE ne.,sag. preiac.ng ie. pertinent
and e!0:uc; remarks -xcCs,rs -ei from reading them
GA account OF fbenes> Of voice NJ rssend-n read
them in loud aas distinct ionc. and hey adopted,
onuoriou OF Col Stone. made bre; but excellent
commentary beTc!aracier. te ability with which tie
drawn, an eNcelenc.ci the syem the: were m
tended To perpetua;e.
RESOLUTIONS.
Ii.c5o:' 4, propo>jtiouio ae, tie system OF public
oC! .ducatOn IN city, las ben introduced: MO
tie Legislature OF STATE. acaE,ant by thu reFor d
committee winch :Ictts AZ =ftr- absence Of practca!
hnseice OF hruJ-ria g=ns> ppre.eis!on 81 iact>,
and an entirely OF pubic sentiment and
Uherens The practical operation II Tie .nno"atGr, pro
posed - h Introduced, fail olnpar Il not GC>tro.
y5eJ ehcl ha. established 5j-e TIE affections and
cuii:G"ucan community, ~ Il happy CnmbinatdaG i
til advantages O pTair, voluntary ASSOCIATION lttho>r
v5gl!a9I public Supervisors and ii Ulpari- the benz
hts and blessing, educaf cheapy perfectly gen
orally and satisfactorily! iian auy other known system thr
world.
ITerefore Rcsoed Ts.t t!, and lnercucr>
contained ~ the late report OF Tire COMMITTEE oi Colleges,
hcadeis ard schools IA the popular branch o; our STATE
Legislature, do great injustice 70 that siri; Of liberal olra:
and universal benevOence. WINCH La, always peculiarly
distinguished our cry, and arc therefore ,njfcth deep
rtel and inoricai.on because tic mean, Of correcti
formation ali tle- within iie rrac o any and .yr
hI!StinaI who may he dispose, can't a.
t.Gi! OF tn. subject.
H. Resoae rhaiii not true that the public funds ap.
,r0yr5tri 10 the, purpose. kt1calioU!n our city,
portion OF them are under the control al irresponsible
CORPORATIONS o.. anv other corporation except Iao the
cy Now ork and respectfully commend. leor-
eGaHIpr that Legislature winch placed tnc management
oo, locai>c1noi ,:ir hand, OF our local governments
with toll confidence thatGUrcy corporation wl apP"rhor
liz school fund among such astinon> and suctioAiy a.
dispense. tn. blessings ofedaCaGOn without -eCihrtdh
a-, equally 10 all whaarc-Njia@. TO enjoy tienl
III. RcsosCd rlat the d., gnatjpu The fHbiC School
Society Ol thtdgeus OF Tie Common school inAc
,irtuonut lhr school Fun!, docs recuoIt any other
institution from hhc agt1fy!l The common Council 80. hi
10 confer and Application hd- ever been denied by the
Coancu Coi,Url exec vIlcl demand rccognl-
ton ~ gons n.cllares which would he WHOLLY com-
,atible y-iti tin. spirit OF political Institutions.
l. RGaiatG, That II i moi une that ;iIer, are So 80
cl!re, in our civ nor any approximation 10 that mum
e Is j. neno.e IN the Report TN. late ScsrraI yo;
State between Tie ages Of tvr and sixteen years wholly
fairly drawn ironti that they not iOund cur
public ,cbOGi-; does ieiac OF their absence otter any
rr-i,ud Az inference thai >s-n !, unpopuiar be-
The great eic.enco! our schcos III unparung IN
ruciion 10 tie youthful mind. enab!- children 10 acquire
rood sChoO! education long before the" aEt-IN
teen year, Of are and thousands Oh >Gc nos hrt=a-eit
from the schools aiing their parent> IN obtaining L'ti-
hood, having earlier att. cd Ia. brt'cr eGuca-
school, than the district SYSTEM OF our state i
E. Re,olaed That the thick ioc Of ignorance setting
upon city hal! omnousiv rnr;c9ons a. tia;
smoke prejudice WHICH the reported The school cotIm!t
tee in the Legislature calculated create and have
little doubt that boii the cloud and the speed.
ilv dis ipatrd Ly The lgIt OF truth.
VI Res0i,cd. That o, all t!ir pubic Institutions OF
city, there under WIst. faithful and rcOnOml
cal lnanag >etn IN tier operation. than
the Public Schools OF New ork that lurcrctt II The hind
mud amount; Of elementary Instruction iney furnish the nab
OF attention anil order they lncuca and their entire
freedom and political influences, the Public
school, OF NewIok may challenge comparison suhnny
public institution thu etucd,ono c.Fei IN the conn
any winch would destroy materially ifJure The fui,-
lie School system oil tins city, would he a great public Ca
lamity.
system OF Public Education because opens the doors OF the
SCHOOL, all tue children OF The community whether rchor
moor Tie oSprng oil native citizens OF foreign birth il
place, them all upon american grounds ;icse
school, not EpIscopa!an Presbyterian, BAPTIST Meth
osl. Roman Catholic schools bat CoMMoH SCHOOLS III
ceiveS without expense, education which will ht hun.
lar elementary education is required, 10 discharge WIN
credit only the ornar. cnt.s OF He bat tt0se which
apperlain 10 the highest civil offices IN the COUNTY,
VIE Reoi,cd, That Of the principal causes 10 winch
may c >crlhcd the excellence AMI >ucces OF The fun-
school Svsr! this City Is the uniformity ni th"!r ca>>i
cation and the books which il.y 80 That child re-
. the vicinity OF school 10 i:4i OF aEother
NAV proceed with hi> education in the latter without hrny
required 10 change his books and make himself acquainted
with SYSTEM Anorru these caI>sS - int the 50
rem i, ,nfcr tile .npcryisiuno cztH> who vouuitt their
services and cuuk without uElay cOmpciaiion 10 Ill
rect il, operations under thaencra supervision ana con-
troll of re preventative, cho.enby The People
IN Rcs0i,td That desirable that tie ict. OF The pro-
erlv II, held by the Trustees oIfie Public school society
should he vested in tho corpor2onoi The City OF New
ort, ans; that the Trustees should iind io ss property
X Resoieed Tia, the indi,po>on neIcc, Of any por
ton OF ii citizens OF Newell ork IL stnd thtiF clhire 10
ti,ublc schools matter OF -"'rdI coic'i ana uat u!
that and uegcctcan e renedied byany right
ul easur ii equally our interest ana our uty 10 ADOPT
Nj Reoi.s That il in l. opinion Of the Legislature
NOR. efficient popular control can b. extended over '
Public Schools City withoa; .nparEE thtl' utility
or eycecnc such change woul be acceptable 10 the cltI-
zrlls OF New ORR the opinion OF is meeting II i
IN HIGH DEGREE important that ,ucl c-ange lie adopted
om vu9on the careful and deliberate examinations OF
the whole suhccr all IL bearings. and afterwards submit
ted 10 tn. vote, OF the cltclor, OF tie CITY.
XII Rss6i;tG Thatth meeting entirely satisfied Nliii
the, laws they relating 10 Public schools oi ms
Civ placing them under the couroa and supervision OF our
Common Council; hut entertaining confidence ID Tue
intelligence o our community We "0''i s'e ~ "
10 the passage IN" by the Legislature l,liect 10 'he
above popular test proydeio ae choice OF Conn eoa
~, oi the School funt,at special eect2n OF The feope,
whose duty il should he 20 wish every school III tt CITY
tia, does may hereafter participate IA e bounty %
the prbcnd. ana with inc concurrence ' Supefine;l
dent Common schools eXca!t from them books or ns
e> which would have ateuGency produce eclrian bias
gumural influence hoGh any Suc: he iound
and l,o to perform al the duties now GrvoIvng upon
Commissioner, WHO appointed by IL Common Council
Mil fe,o!7ed, the Introduction 81 wnai IS called
lin, u ,rct SCHOOL system into ,!:> Cy, would be de-
lcrabit exchanges and >olrnny call upon our Legs,
aiur, Il, pause beorc,:ey nicrI.st 80 formidable an OBJ
,acr 10 The Ea!THnnyoi our community ana t- successful
operation OF oHr ondly cherished System OF CoMMnH
SCHOOLS.
NV Iess cd Tia, til- Il representatives. chosen By this
civ in the ilor,, o,,>cmbly AID the members Of hy Sen
a,- from tbs District requested U.s., hcr efforts ana
influence in er prctive lloU>s carry out tc sNt>
ore. ,.i IN these Resolutions agi that Dsi.sdt.n %
Twelve citizens. theoretically and practca!y acquainted
with our present sy>ten=oi Common School Educ"a9@ie
sent tbany cdrev the call OF tbs meeting Win the
gioal >na1rt subscribed thereto, as the proceedings
f Tie. meeting wit'Iir original signatures subscribed there.
To- ani=the proceedings OF tbe meeting aphenlcaied b;
The lures OF it. officers and caGc The same 10 e Had
before the popular branch nthe Legislature and that said
Delegation BE char With Tie duiS making known to
the members o. the Legislature thu sentiments and "r''s OF
, IN rect TO our admirable system OF Public
i.A ..>l ave power. IN their A.cr.