The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-25

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from the Freemaus Journal.
Nov. s. lUil.
GREAT MEETING or THE
FIiENps OF Freedom OF
EDUCATION.
A crowded and highly re-
spectacle meeting OF citizens
favorable to a just and equi-
table system of Common
Schools in the City of New
York, was held last evening
the 29th inst, at Carroll
Hall, in this city, pursuant
to public notice. At hall
past seven the meeting was
called to order, and on mo-
ton Gregory Dillon, Esq
was called ~ the Chair, and
Is. O'Connor and r.. ShortiIl,
Esqrs., were appointed Sc
cretaries. The Right Rev
Bishop Hughes soon after
entered the meeting, and
took his place on the plat.
i,rm, amid the long, loud
and enthusiasting greeting
OF tn o meeting. MIR. O'Con
nor, one OF the Secret aries
read the following requisi-
ton Of the meeting from one
ofthe public papeIs:-
"SCHooL QuEsTIoN.--A
general meeting OF citizens
favorable to such a system
OF Common Schools in the
city OF New York. as will
extend the benefits OF public
education to tho children
Of all denominations, with
out trenching on the reli
gious rights Of any, will be
held at Carroll Hall this
evening, 10th inst, at half
past seven o'clock. By order
OF the Central Committee"
BIsHoP HUGHEs then rose
and said
l am delighted, gentlemen,
to find that the forlorn and
neglected children OF the
city Of New York have yet
SO many friends as l now
see assembled round me.
Amidst the passions and
prejudices OF public men, it
Is still consoling to observe
that the rights Of those chill
dren to the benefits OF edu.
cation are advocated by 30
many friends, and certainly
il you were to abandon
them in this emergency,
their prospects for the flu.
ture would be hopeless.
When | speak Of their for
lorn condition with regard
to education. lido not mean
that there are not schools
erected, but that those
schools are c conducted under
such a system, and on such
principles, as necessarily
to prevent those children
from attending them. The
consequence has been as
you know, that for sixteen
years past, that portion Of
our citizens represented by
this meeting have been
obliged to provide separate
schools, while they were
taxed for the support OF
those from whose existence
they derived no benefit.
Il is impossible for me to
say anything personally
Of those whose names have
been recommended to be
placed on the list Of candi.
dates, ana ! would not for
one moment urge that they
should be placed there, had
! not been assured, on the
most positive evidence, and
which | could not doubt.
that they are friendly to an
alteration in the present sys.
TEN Of public education. !
know that some of them, it
is said, are opposed to us.
But again I have been as.
sured by gentlemen who
spoke from their own per.
sonal knowledge-.some
speaking for one candidate,
some for another,-that by
public and recorded acts, or
authorized declarations, all
Of them, aye, all OF them can
be depended upon as deter.
mined, should they, by your
votes, be elected TO the posi-
ton in which they can de.
eide on this question, to sup
port the justice Of your
claims. tremendous ap-
plause) If. however, il
should happen that we dis
cover we are mistaken in
any OF them. and II, after
taking him for a friend, con.
trary to all assurances we
have received, we find him
an opponent Of our mea.
sures, then he has the easy
remedy--he can write to
the papers. and say we used
his name without authority.
Cheers.) II any of the
gentlemen named take this
course, we can supply his
place. And I conceive that
he shall be bound in honor
to do soft we have been
mistaken in him, he IL bound
to declare il. and not perpe-
tuate the deception (cheers.)
Before ! call on the Score.
tary to read the ticket, I
will simply say, gentlemen,
that the decision of this
night on 1t is to be final, and
without any expression of
individual opinion as to the
merits and dement's of those
names, which will be read.
As ] already remarked, / am
not acquainted with any Of
these individuals; but they
have been selected by gen.
tlemen as much interested
in this question az ! am; and
now, gentlemen, IL you are
unanimously determined to
convince this community
that you are sincere, and
really in earnest-that you
sincerely feel that there is
a bona fde grievance of
which you complain, and
wish redressed, you will
support the candidates thus
offered for your choice, be-
cause, il you do not, you
have no alternative left but
that of voting for the de.
clared enemies Of your
rights. ! will now request
the secretary 10 rend the
names placed on the ticket,
Of that ticket ! have ap.
proved. II presents the
names OF the only friends
we could find already be-
fore the public, and those
whom not being so promi.
nently before the public,
we have found for our.
selves.
The Secretary then read
the following list