New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-16
free schools Uhenanso County Teacher
En.ntutc.

Common Schools Of tho County OF lubango hold pGsd
ant tournament at tho house OF shaphy In Tho VII
iseo OF Norwich J. II ASpREws ia tho chaf and D.
BENEDICT seclstsiy, tho following resolutions wore
adopted
gheya,. Thls Convention, tho Advisory oommI.o OF
Asl yer especially, eo under deep LEGATIONS 10 ihn
Principal Of Oxford ArAdey tDr tshdehhk
EtAinousiJ thetf aefyices aud ROOM, ihe ba ga VI
tho nsd1le he'd Ia ssld village hst Fall and ~h1foas
much valuable and useful Instruction was communicated
10 said Institute by way OF Lectures and OInet wiss by
resident pru fe siUnal gentlemen OF oxford and ~a7fead
A gis aIrr hed out fom shs same qas'-
Ter Tor the location OF Ill iLsIuo IN that ysgs mo pro-
Rsolgrd Thatlh. Convent recommend hattie CoIn.
Is CLERK iorsn Teachers Institute Ia tbs village u OK
ford 10 tho 7h OF October next and continue
two weeks
Rsolved That the following periona he recommended to
Tie County Clerk ss an Advisory Comm1se, 10 !tke
charge OF The Institute ~ Dr. 81 eche Of North Hr Tichi
III komefa OF aherbuEpo and o. Benedict OF plymouth.
The following preamble and resolutions in relation TO
Free Schools aio adopted
herta VIC believe that every human being has ri9Af
moral and ply aicAl education, and h> ttu
Inc duty OF Government provide The
suuciion TO sill within l4rsdciion and whereas b.
hai The interests OF lne sato and III welfare
Of society boh pecuniay and otherwise dsmand the fall
development Of Tho morsl, physical and Intellectual powers
OF The people, therefore
Schools sal and free TO ALL and which shall
wishes OF the people and be In with
The 81 iti q cur free institutions
ReiOlptd lIhis Convention hold TO be among the
essential prerequisites 10 democracy that all classes 0s
which hos not been dos ,O not be d,n anti
peImRDt nj system OF fee education 10 established which
shall afford uDgruogegy 10 all without fespe:t 10 -ats
Condition, the facles for receiving msnla oad moral
Gu
ReroIrsd That the following STA .tcs taken from the
cfce OF Secretary Of State, sho~ mOs conc uslyely
thai crime ienolaCce and coma Ienily yruo Ia
10 ieepce rs fleet follows From the year 5000
1885, inclusive, the wh0e number OF convictions for crime
In the severs Courts OF Record AID sssEdn returned
By eheufs the verbl counties, n 9f9 or lao
persons Convicted, 1872 received mmon school
cshon; Ala toleraoly well educated, and i2s vol
educated or me romaonE 70 25 about f4V could barely
read and and The residue wholly d:sn's Of
The Elementary pm iptes Of education
Re,oired That In view Of The above ssIislcs all tfaI
seek occasion TO do good and know how much easier
tits prevent bsn 10 correct crime aud fo# mach ~
fuence which hiss hitherto tod for evil which might have
been msde tell for good cannot fail 10 discover s duty
in reference 10 he pending question
ReSolsed That those who ohec TO the Fres Sch Jay,
because tonp H 10 contribute 10 NE edu9dtono .aeT
aeohbors chIdren would do well to the sbJYs
statistics, which must SHOW to every integ9nt nina S1'
hey pad for ne correction Of thew neighbour chi dram
81 a much greater eXnerse hs 1t wouiG have cos TO
have eoucsCd hem thereby preventing tbs co 1m aston
Of crime
Resore5 That cannot but consider our present sgs
isine extremely censursbe, for neg lecdnR 10 perfect
by amendment the Free School Law IN accordance with
the well known wshes OF the people OF the Sac AMI We
consider them highly rejecting upon th5 good selse
and sound Judgment of tho Of he by
pg for their recon sidereoo law which had but jutc
$1,000 ~
Rtsolpet Thai we do consider tue present School
Law psrfect 10 oil It's details and Rfovons-but SUI
believe that h gTeaprrnepe Of Free Schools 20 eh S.
,b,.be, should be sustained the coming eec and
since The Legislature has le uf no alternative
therefore susioin the pr ana 'eiy upon dITe %
gslatures to amend ii as experience shail dsmsnd.
Resoved Thst nile we deeply regret tue defects and
practical operations OF The present Free School Law
carrsd ont yet Inclined to believe thai the want Of
harmony which hos resulted from i operations ia
attributed certain csHs OF officers and IN ieldHH'
Than TO the rGdlcG deiectF OF the law IIset
Reslred That view with pleasure he success OF The
present school law Dherever carrtet ont in ITS true spirit
AID have doubt that lie proYi;ious were fully
piled with would be the means Of bringing into lbs con-
thu and ma nj
Free Educson at eas. leo eco children whoae educa
lion Effect by The old system, unproy ed for.
Resoiptd That G obvious that tue repeal OF the Free
Sctoo law would cause refux in tbs ids Of educsion
which would poorly meet the demand OF ths preieni day
which cslls for Light, more Ign sui
Resoivtd That we pledge Ourselves individual y aud -
lecivey TO oil proper means to secure lhe renewed
SCHOOLS and we sso pledge Ourselves TO labor for the
improvement and perfection OF the details Of the sysen
uni shsll the beer meet Tho w'hes OF the people sn1
the objec OF formation iramutb &c we view 10 be
the efectusl bulwRrk which we may rear against
auatchy-the mos. deadly blow which we may AIN
caates IL Society and the greaes mo 81 good which we
Resoired That meeting Of tho friends Of Fle Schools
tcrehy called, be held the village of Norwich
the 28h a. 10 O'clock, A. for tie purpose Of taxing
ouch preliminary steps as nsy be deemed advisable TO
carry cut he Recommendation OF the State Convention
held Syracuse July i0n 1850 ana that committee of
sppoibled procure speas and mako the
Btry arrsDg emeptG FOR the occsiion
ResOped That the following perIous be appointed
committee in accordance with the shove resl u@i0n VIZ
Il Cobs, J Abbott rev. NJ Stone, DR. Purple, Jas D
Ludipglou and Or Lyman,
RcsoIed fha all he County papers respectfully re-
que s!ed 10 publish the proceedings OF tha messing ana
that copy furnished The Free School Clarion aud NeU
York ir1b@ue ,,,,,- -
o BENEDICT Secretary
The Exclusion Of OoIored Persons from
Public Conveyanoes.
To the Editors Of The Tribune
GENrLEAEE; In Tie Tribune of Saturday, 9TH
inst YOU allude to "a New York Incident which
is of too frsquent occurrence but the reason given
by yourself and the conductor for ejsctDg colored
people from our City cars and omnibuses is far from
being true one. In uine cases out OF ten the pas
sengers have no objection. can ride without no
Hesitation or any remark whatever 10 tbs Brooklyn
ompibusseR or In the ears OF any Railroad except
the City cars 10 the North River, New-Haven,
Harlem, Through line, Long Island, and all the
Jersey lines am frequent passenger, and al
ways take first class cars, ard have never yet
been refused & passage but in our City carS and
omnibusses | am either IT jeoted or pointed to an
outside seat which Of refuse, preferring TO
walk, although were free 10 choose | would often
ride outside
There are a few honorable exceptions be
lieve colored persons can ride IN most OF the Dry
Dock stages. l have never been refused seat in
Alderman Conchlin's line, and | also ride unno-
Tested in the Fulton Ferry stages.
repeat, the objection is mol with the passen.
gers, but with the proprietors and too often with
the drivers alone, without any prohibition from the
A popular omnibus proprietor told me he had
never given orders to refuse respectable col1red
persons seats, but bad repeatedly demonstrated
with his drivers, and the reason given by them
was the came which your conductor gave. E.
1.-The passengers make fuss, &c.
You lay the blame on the universal, ubiquitous
Public, whereas, Mr. Public would have no more
objection to riding with me in Knickerbocker
than in Third avenue stage and the same
worthy gentleman could az easiIy distinguish my
color which is far from being white in the Har
lem as in the Twenty seventh at cars.
! have long wished some OF our liberal papsri
would notice the unjust prescription and my oh
ect is to put the saddle on the rgh! horse and con
vince omnibus proprietors and railroad companies,