The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-06-16

Hni 90 guard ourselves from danger only 70 ihf
: lFlDr extent that the terror Of lhe law can dot
"a but thr uuhriauiial Pfiyil,f" 81 preventing
F. cuar, By timely provision iIr The inirllrciu.
y al and moral education of those wboi yrar ~
10 gear, arn ouming fofyard 10 minglr iH llo -
ceiy iu which our fortunes age cast ~ lbis
ipuyileRe be- denied, there 10 no alternative len
bat tnt No must wait uuli these future spoil
ers Of our peace shall have attained % tho fall
p maturity 81 dcpnyity and mRlignily and arc
ready 10 come Firth with tho Grrbund and The
dagger Nay more, we must wait until the
blow has been struck M thc torch been Hppl-
,d,--and lhru the poor mockery ot boom 80
allowed 90, 20 invoke ihe arm nftbe llw,-po-
irnl indeed ~ punish, yet powerlgsf save ~
thatilio hour whom iis lnlerposillon 10 nnayaii-
log, since itoanoot BRING back The breath that
has gone, nor even restore lhr dwelling that
tee smouldrrng IN 10 Winsl
How much more economical it's 20 provide
schools 10 educate, Than 20 support tribunals ~
convict, snd PeHitrutiHrrs 10 punish, and,
psrchanee, bangHen 10 execute, lis eoHsid'
euGop that cannot here be dwclt upon,
Bul not 10 comment farther upon The Princi'
Plfs involved IN tho ifee'school system, there
IiH direct evil, appreciable a. Hll and 81 no
small magnitude, growing ont Of our law 40 II
now stands The fact that the dlstrcl,pt eve
/ " school,mectinr, has 60 determine the mode
/ oCr,rpg 'ho sum necessary amer applying
public moneys. loads In many eases to debate
md strife, and does more than oil other agrn
cirs 10 produce thal alienation Of feeling, and
| th1t want of harmony of action, which pro p"
/ fatal 90 the welfare Of the school, For allbn
the district may almost uniformly settle the
question in favor ola tax upon property, yet
ihs contcst h. ordinarily renewed on the &C..
turn ofracl succeeding spring and autumn
and with IL are revived former dtscofda and
Ian,mositirs, hs yet scarcely hnlf rmnlhcfrd --
The uuctiion, indeed, srcms 60 serve nv bone
~ 81. trnlIon that mover wears away And
The rcssou Why ooldslret iyrnfluF has
not become ptovcfh,al csu oGly Boz explained
by the fact that that the occHnloos iof H. c'h'
bitnn occur bot two ~ three times 10 yrHr .
Though the m,rchirfs, growing ont oft, last
iLe ,shalc yeaf round,
Tho cvifis that the Law lrnycs the question .
m open one, For u Is believed that many
who now, on the occnslods advcucd to, OPP
pose ihc plan of supporting the school by a
tax upon property, would yet not be- dlssatsh'
ed with law making Ihis mode, ia all cases,
imperative Individuals would yield grace.
f.lly aud with undstufbcd serenity oftcmPcf
To- the "authonty Of che State of Vermont
while they would not 20 quietly submit 10 what
they might ieTm the uograeious demands Of
their ucighhcrs d.
lti6uo new experiment that It ~ proposed
to Try IN Vermont The plan Of supporting .
school. without any tar dependent on attcn
dance has been successfully adopted elsewhere
SIr Mann says, that ,fihc people Of MArsaehu
sctta have any innate ideas, nee schools are
among hcm. 40 other system was ever
known there. Other states, also, have adopted
the ramc system. lndnna,n few weeks sgec,
by. popular vote decided in iSvorog 1t by tri,
umphnnt majority,
But we need not look abroad to determine
the propray Of the measure IN question. We
have only 10 look carefully around Us, and We
shall soon gain conclusive evidence that the
measure - demanded by proper regard not
merely for the best interest Of our schools.but
foreur own pcrsSnal security aud =. elGte- -
Rlor AZ VERoENNrs. There were some riot.
Gus proceedings at vrrgchncs at the time tile
Circus was there. a party Of liisf laborcrs
on the rail road sought admission to the per.
iormanccs in the evening in some way contra.
ry to tho rules of tho company, md being re-.
fused, took occasion after the evenings per.
formanees to attack number Of the company
returning to their Lodgings Clubs, and stones
were uscd freely, and one lrishman named
Howard, was killed Others of each party
were wounded, but not fatally, The members
Of the Circus Company engaged in the af.
fray were detained by legal process, and
CoroncGs Jury called to inquire into the case.
Tha verdict rendered was that the deceased
came to his death by blows inflicted by the
hands of persons unknown to the Jurors.
ASormER GESrpAL DEAD. Major Gener-
nl Games, of the u. S. Army died nj New Or,
leans, of Cholcru, on the 9th Of June, after an
illness of two days. He was - years oragc.
NEw HAmrsmiRr Both branches of the
Legislature met at Concord, on Wednesday
Wm T. Weeks was chosen President of the
Senate, Frances u. Chase elk, and VIM. l..
Fostersassistant Clerk. SAM II. Aver was
chose n Speuke, of the House, Thos } Whip
pie Clerk, and II. Z. Perkins assistant Clerk
The last Montpelier WNtehmnn says
"7ac Locofoco State Ticket is hailed as a
bitter dose by not few oFboih families"
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Mn MARsH. Our readers will be grutfed
to learn tina, George p. March has received
the appointment of Minister to the Sublime
Porte, and will represent our Government al /
4 nm IN faJrIit ,rgf,y IRE.