The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-11-03

To Sally Frey Sebastian Branard s. Sata and others;
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Tho Directors of District No. have received your
petition and have duly considered it.
To use the language Of the petition you would res
pectully request said Directors MOTTO employ said Ros.
cOe but if practicable, reasonable terms that they
will employ David Demck and wife ofBoliyer.
Tne wish Of very small minority of the Dis
tric, without having preferred single charge against
the individual, whom the DIRECTORS employed, previous
Gas the official know to the existence of the pe-
ttion cannot at this late day interfere with the ar>
rangement of tho Directors.
The law vests in the Directors the power Of hreing
the teachers &c notwithstanding, if the petition had
met with universal appreciation, the directors would
then have considered their duty to bow in submission
TO the will Of Tho people.
But this has moi been the case; on the contrary; quite
number of the petitioners have made It their business
to inform the directors that they signed under wrong
impressions, and suce learning the facts, they
should have been stated they feel it their duty to make
il known to the Directors and have their names srck-
en- off, consider them Of no weight in the petition.
1t is matter of surprise, that they who boast them-
selves The champions OF the rights and privileges OF our
common school law, should not when acting in an off
ca capacity, have manifested that lively sensbity, of
which they have since made so ostentaous display,
There is common chain that binGs all interests to-
gcther in the community when sound judgement is
exercised by persons acting in Office. The harmony of
the whole is the safety ofhs whole. This must teach
US how wise it Is to select the best and discern
ing men, and not trust Our dearest interests to those
who wish to ride inle power their talents demat
gogues sycophants And as Jackson said in one of
hissnaugnral speeches;
"a diffidence, perhaps too just in our own judge
meni and qualification, will teach us to look back with
reverence to the examples Of public virtue left by our
usrous predecessors
With due respect, we remain
Your humble servants.
FRANCIS KOUGH,
WILLIAM WELrY,
... TIIOS. ii. QUANTRELL.
] make no apology in having the above corresponds
ence published. Those concerned ought to see it, The
extraordinary and uncaed for rep Yof The directors
of District No. L. will possibly serve to make other
school districts more careful the selection Of their
directors. The characters Of the petitioners above
the reproach Of the Directors One thing is certain they
have all children I, send to the SCHOOL, and only snch
was the petiion presented for signers and with but few
exceptions every taxpayer and householder in the dis
tric could have been procured to the petition. That
''whout having preferred single charge" is a known
perversion. regard 10 the teacher employed is The
reason why such charge not preferred. The asser
ton that quits number Of the petitioners signed under
wrong Impressions and want their names strckon off
from the petition rs false; such petitioner may be
found. A PETITIONER.