Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-07-13
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The ScIloo! Law.

long communication from correspondent
Liberty" has been for some days upon our table.
We have been unable heretofore to find for il !;
nor can we now publish more than third part of il.
We wish some of our friends coeld take glance at
our table-ihey would see ihe necessity of brevy in
writing communications. We have all The time, more
than four times as much matter as publish.
Liberty" replies TO two other correspondents who
have contested sumo of his positions and then pro-
ceed< as follOws:
"Look situation As State we are deeply ieb'.
Have the people forgotten how >wIoded ~
Of great Most sny thing that was though plya-
lar could the legislature aud the sigustuTe of
the Goveinor, whether u Constitutional not nsde but
little difference wi many Of them shall suffer
other unjust and wicked tax upon before
have half paid wicked State debt; could be possible
that our industrious people could be UNDER
standing that they would suffer burden up
themselves We have respect our Senators of LAST
session for laying this school scheme the table; the
House Influenced 10 pass il without considering OF
Knowing the justice Of il; do you bear mind that
had to pay our Legislature for casting debt and bank
rupiey and now have pay again Cor taxing
to pay this wicked debt; ought suffer our Le-
gsaiue TO tax for any thing than support
Charters may be granted that BY subscriptions any public
improvement may be completed but taxg ought
De tolerated to crafty one party at The OF the Oher
We have also much yet to pay for the land wherein
live; much money has been borrowed enter land
which is not paid But Notwithstanding all Ihis every
child that learn taught this State wiihOu
tax, las my communication is charged way
Tor children q get schooling aud that taxing hch
unJust) will again introduce other ways
altogether different from the unjust plan. Isl. Let al
the idle children seek employment for which ul
eompeHsatIoni al This time paying for plough boys
from hive to ten dollars month aud OF them only
thirteen years od al such prices their parents able
TO for their schooling But will bring
Their children 10 denes and forge the industrious TO
LOT raising and schooling them and thus reward the ndusi
Gus with abuse in the present school law Legislature
gave the majority the power to iyrspnize the minority.
will here relate what Cad last they built
school house in certain district and levied tax 10 pay for
II one citizen did live mile from Il and had a. pay
three dollars and his children go through the mud another
paid twenty cents aud lived within hundred yards
OF H. and had more children than the first
children found 1t much TO their advantage 90 through
path by the second ones house But the second forbade
them without just Thus a tax paying farmer
partially rewarded FOE his tax here then unequal and
yraancal law Have not the Legislature gone
limits And the second way is this; Let all those that
will join aud contribute and raise il they will over fifty
millions Of dollars and bestOw il all whom they WILL and
teach the children in all wisdom and knowledge
will keep peace; il all children could be taught
be honest and INDUSTRIOUS and all that 10 labor ray
for their schooling doubt would fine eili-
zens But when such religious fau7tcm brought
into State think il is high time 10 CRY against IT,
My confidence in the Almighty would gov very weak IL
would believe that he had Of cO-opeTaiion
wish TO refer TO the signs Of the times concerning the geat
benevOence Of our great leading Did he OWNERS
OF the Wabash College chise through
gsaVe kindness out of thousand and three hundred
dollars Whose money that To the tenth resolution
Of our benevolent convention hud respectful request
LOT reasonable compensation for their
peoples money Thus that draft could
written without calling loud tie Legislature give
the peoples money few ago received a no.
lice that the Rev. g W. Fisher intended lecture Iud
annapolis but each attendant had pay dime by this
poor boys, they had dimes might stand outside Here
three great OF great mems benevolent Wo
unto religious demsgOgUes to be dcaiOT They
for the poor, but they the Legsla-
tuTe and persuade them have the people
died Of their hard earnings then they pretend
benevoence call upon all tax payers to inquire and in
form themselves out Of how much money have been
swindled through the conduct Of legislators
In all kindness | remain yours &c. LIBERTY,