New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-26
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
legislature of New.York... TWELFTH wrsT.

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gsslryos Seminary Genera, SeThe Acddemies
fDnpy S1LOOls-RG0clis Rfpoyf-The Peoples
CsisSe-Ne9iee' Of Common Schools, - Foeis -
C0loISd Children Toachas' Tgsif'aes-CaPito Pm
iAneai Ipsanag-G0ulfs RtPWi-Cdngda-Ie az
Assri.Se-7ze Vtoth0, &c.
c.usspondenee Of The Tribune.
ALBANY Tuesday Evening. March o.
ulsBgtb we see the Legislature in the twelfth
,,,k Of their sit,ings when shallwe see the work
AIRED 10 them by the Convention and its endors-
:, accomplished ? The Senate and Assembly
I'm 10 be doing nothing about FIXING the Judicial
s,,de,. although we are within few weeks OF the
-. vhen Judiciary for the State must be chosen
uv can the people judge OF the characters Of cand
-, u NOT enabled 10 consider meet and nominate -
,,s srSArr were zeaously occupied to day upon Ia
9snk Roads
", Wright m ASSEMBLY, introduced bin to create
a. seTYork CITY Court. twill probably be speedily
yhhd.
cJv,rii0n. Colleges. AcadeRlies Common Schools
GsI, and Vondais, Representatives Government
ian cad that the Assembly argue long about Edu'
,.so,-his one advantage derive from the system
= feoueni reYiews and appropriations, and will set the
,,oDe shlnking-in the end they will act and that de-
aaVely
w..a. sicsles, Watson Perkins, Il. Smith, Lawrence
saith Speaker Hasbrouck, Butrick, Beers. Wright,
D.,a SAFE and Bascom partook
esrsthsi although the School Committee reported
,s diving to three Colleges very large sum that OF
s,k, Belongs 10 the Common Schools their Loco bre'
,l,sr IN past Legislatures had drained the fund dry
Ts erstues Of $4,000 during the next two years TO
sx Colleges were therefore reduced, to-day TO $1,000
sh for one year, to Geneva and your University and
gslD 10 Hamilton College The fond is $4,000 short
s~fck I'M very WE =
,.en eduested az Common school, saw the necessity
SproyIdng better education for others than he had
ss,,lned and would therefore vote for grants 10 the
,,se Coreees Mr. b. seems to have forgotten that
very thousand dollars taken by him from the Common
sehools will prevent this better education for the many by
ding away the funds that would hire good Common
school teachers The lew dozens of boys who may be
u,ructod 81 Colleges and Nornals viii take good care
kscp out Of the schools in ventilated with
rsny scholars ard the wages only " to $40 month
Nevertheless. II we cannot get our Common Schools Inn
poved during lsi7 and lSiS il lie better 10 give the
ses dollars 70 any scholastic Institution than TO the
u1ect of annexing the Catholics Of Mexico who talk
spsnsh as colonists to this Union at the bayonets
psnt Therefore It's Well lis no worse.
M SAGE complained that the Assembly were slaught
srrrihe Colleges and was met by Mr. BAscoM who
slowed that sI3s 600 that ought to have gone to the
Common School Fund, had been already appropriated
special institutions Why siaHShG tho Common
Schools Mr.. b. quoted chap 2s1, S0, OF the law OF
tc IS proof Of his statement
The srEAYFR moved TO strike out the whole appro.
pisilon for County Srperintsndents OF sehools ana
"a that they were In his County, perfectly useless II
tbs, Il So THE BoARp OF SurERv1soRs are very much
blame for their selection OF inefficient sinecuflss-
NJ GOULD is TO argue tomorrow against the abolition
oiths Office.
The Wesleyan Seminary was some time since. burnt
down and an agreement had been made 10 give i DO
p.on OF eO0 by I'VE insisnments two OF which We're
yo,ed TO-DAY of 300 each To this, and all such ap
tRcsons of School Funds my FIRST objection H. that
n ruIIehlened Legislature should just the whole
schools Of the before sets up 10 concate creeos
md neighborhOOds by sectiona. and local gratntes-
hb grants result OF Loco management III ieid OF T.
believe. -
MGeneva there are 81 studens-at Hamilton l3O-at
ne University of New York l46-snd of these. large
asuber are sent FREE b. stockholders After giving
sssi sums 10 old Columbia. and extending LOTTERIES
srr Monarchy had abolished them, 20 aid Union Col.
se the State within the last eight years mas withheld
$1,000 and upward from the Common schools 70 tle
lstng injury injury Of million OF farmers ana me
casnics' children and the benefit OF lew hundred Oh
wealthy persons aud their relatives and dependents
4 $4,000 have been paid to III Academies, teaching
rom 1900 10 900 scholars certain branches not usu
Ny taught at Common Schools It's sudden "i'hu,a"s,
nishi occasion great embarassment-out there shoua
= system and ordeT-equal dement's, II possible 10
very part of the State. In your district Erasmus nai
ielteny and the Grammar Schools OF Columoie Cor
ege andthe University 10s boys and only rs girls re-
esye from the State S2223 or about 81 scholar while
the sh district 49l9 academca scholars, nave less
ihan 81 20 each at the Academy Female Academy,
nd Female Seminary of this City there are Dol scnoias
Ed SIS are paid to these institutions by the STATE OF
RGsy g. for each scholar. Compare this win the num-
F Of scholars and amount Of State aid granted 10 the
Common Schools here.
The Annual Report OF the Regents OF the University,
No H. Senate Document 1886 was prepared by hessr-.
Nekown Lansing and Pruyn Il Is very able ana use
nj document and indicates greater uniformity ia 'ns
ssribuuon OF the money TO the Academies ihan ha'
,sP2osed. But ii our Representative system Is hOt III
b1ded As a mOckery the main thing u neglected
Teachers al 81 mouth, with 20 10 100 scholars esch'
va be able to instruct the million to elect under
ntngy at the age of 81 the Judge, the Governor tne
senator the. Sheriff. and the Congress inan-to ohecA
nod Flown down misconduct in those in power-and TO
discern between the wiles oil the demagogue VINO az
tempt. to ride the popular hobby, right or wrong; aS
ne heightened patriot who seeks the general goou anu
WI not swerve from the right path, Tor any sehsn OF
Begin with the Common school-"th Peoples Col.
sge"-see that you put ,upon some other than a 80
cents syear ooting-belOYe you egislale away years
shead many thousands OF dollars exclusively TO the
children Of the wealthy or OF our slippery sNer'onsue"
traders In politics. -, ~
In 81 Lawrence Co. the average wages paid to COM
non school Teachers IL s. Is month-in brOome, -
Yin caltarauPus 81 slim Washington, % Ol-In
Greene s. 9l-in Ontario $ll O9-snd in Onondaga
sl2 90 Win these prices command the services oil AZ
nd proper teachers Who can say ~
The condition Of the State schoolhouse 10 truly
soentAhle THERE are officially reported as in bad re-
u.Ir ss30 or have but roonl655 have no play
rounds $50 have not the decent sppendsge OF
sprlvv The number properly ventilated 10 3OS<-
vhne o3 schools are destitute OF proper facilities Tor
Nntlatoni Oftho coored children not more than one
in four receive instruction In the schools established Tor
ibeml -
Win srcu SCHOOLS for the 10000 common Peoples
ehdren-aud srcH wAors for their teachers win an
elective Judiciary In May and single District elections
soyember-,here is but little care seeminsy, on ,ae
part ofthe Representatives matter OF whst party
Tor eevsilng the STANDARD Of Common scnooi r-ouc%
toe Whether II u 9iekles from NewnOrk, osso
rom Tompkns or a Burchard from Oneida, the ehshges
are runs on COLLEGES CcLLY0Es, COLLEGES
They mean and may be- right and may be wrong
have been 50 often but surely II 10 WELL when you are
son, 10 TURN the current OF deep river TO prepare
channel lest the Good carry devastation In It's on
ward course II II be true that tho King OF Prussia
tsssted 10 give his peoples popular Constitution only
5nt he could educate them 90 that It's benefits could
sppreciated who can blame his policy
Perhsps IN recent letter did unintentonai mus
tee 10 Mr. Lawrence Smith. | am told he goes ne
iea length Of supporting properly endowed ireo 'ehoo
n over the State.
Mr. sill and other members objected 10 MI to'h'
wells plan beeause Il in,erieTed with The old law giving
gsi,ies 10 Colleges The Constitution virtually an
RULED all such lava snd left the whole question win
We LEGISLATURE -,
The Bill 10 aid Teschers Institutes Tor the mutual 10
iruetion Of 70 600 Common School Teachers IKE the
jsdiesl District Division bi 10 kept In the rear ana
makes slow progress. ,,,,
Abolition Of CAPITAL Panishmeat-l InsGnHy
Herewith send three copies Of the Report Of iae