Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-11
Sunbury, May 9, 1911.
by Request,
From Me NHoniun.
Common Schoo, System.

Common School System.
The glorlovs banner of Intelligence and Uni
versal Education, again floats in light over old
Turbut. BY false representations oithe enemies
OF universal education, the people of Turbut, in
the month ot May, 1913, were Induced to vote
down and reject the State system of Education
Having since been organized into three town
ships, they have all, on the 18th inst, accepted
and re-cstabiShcd the school system of the State
by large maloritlc5 There is no district in the
State of equal size, the inhabitants of which
possess more sound, and more republican prin
ciples, and unostcntacuus sound intellects, pur.
unvarnished friendship and true patriotism,
than DO the people Of old Turbut, now the
townships OF Lewis, Delaware and Turbut
Such people for a time, by false represen-
tatons, do all act repugnant to their own best
interests and principles, but the duration Of
wrong, will be- only until the first opportuni.
ty OF putting themselves right. Such a peo.
pie are worthy the high boon conferred by the
school system of the State or what is the more
legitimate construction, States Public Schools,
the benefits of which are common to all. This
grand system like our Free Institutions puts all
on an equality. From the pauper's ragged son
to the most wealthy in the State, all are. thank
God. but one class, by our glorious Institutions
and Laws, the opinion of family aristocracy to
the contrary, notwithstanding.
The Common School system the State, like
the souls with which God has blessed us, has
no bounds to its elevation. Each district can
raise the grade of education any height suita-
bic TO the wish or convenience of its inhabitants
by it every youth in each district can obtain
an education 10 qualify him for any business in
life. II is a noble domestic manutactory oftht
intellectual raw material Of Pennsylvania-a
glorious monument of Republican equality, and
communication through which the soul receives
light and power. the State strength and lasting
honor, and our Free Institutions purity and per-
| pe'uity.
| God has blessed us as people, with the most
Free Institutions ever enjoyed on earth by any
nation A corresponding duty and high respon.
slbillty devolves upon us 10 improve by educa-
/ tion the ln,ellec,s Of the rising generaton-to
/ teach them their political, civil and religious
/ rights and duties, and TO prepare them by the
! acquisition OF sound and useful knowledge, to
! be lovers ftheir country, capable centnes tc
watch and guard the purity and perpetuity OF
our Free Institutions, and to hand them down
to posterity uncontaminated.
| Universal eligibility to office, universal suf.
! frage, aud universal education--are the soul
body and heart of true Liberty, the latter lIk,
the human heart, propels streams Of knowledge
through all parts of the two former, giving
nourishmeni, purity and power 10 the whole
body polite, civil. political and ecclesasticHl-
giving to man what God in His wisdom auC
goodness allows him to enjoy to the glory Of hi.
Creator. r. MGUlGAN.