New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-18
TEACHERS


know that the rate-bill Is a terror TO the
widow who has seen better days, and whose
pride struggles stoutly with her poverty
who cannot consent that her daughters shall
be pointed at as district paupefs In short
YOU know that the rate-bill week.-mrs. love Tor
the school and its principal Just where that
sentiment should be strongest and most
lucrative. You know that where the bless
iros Of Education are dit1used like the dew
and the sunshine they are inevitably most
widely welcomed and improved-that the
rotc-bill is like vicious dog crouched at
the scbool-house door to brighten away those
who specially should go in. Now letus see
if YOU have the virtue and public spirit TO
act as your minds and hearts must dictate.
You can do a mighty work in preparing for
the contest and standing at the polls if you
will. Can't you agree to come together
in each Comty-say the Saturday before
Election if not sooner-and organize for the
struggle Whether you do or do not, do
each of you a days work at the polls
DEPENDENT, POOR MEN
This is your battle-look you that there
be no skulkers. We hear of boasts on cv-
erv side Of how your votes are to be con-
trolled to your children's damage, and your
own shame. As specimen: We were
told last week by one extensive farmer and
lumbernan that he had twenty-five men IN
his employ, and that not one should work
for him a day longer who should vote for
Free Schools. Now don't give the least
needless proyocation to such employers
don't 30 to Free School meetings nor make
yourself obnoxious at the polls-whcre you
cannot speak safely keep silence; but when
it comes to roting, you must not, you dare
not, vote against Free Schools These
threats of prescription will not be carried
into effect if you give no other excuse than
your voting. A few might possibly be dis
charged; but if you are hired at all it is
because your labor is needed and whoever
discharges one man will generally need an
other in his place. Be as inotfensiyc IN
manner as possible, but when it comes to
voting, be faithful to your children and
your children's children, even thoa9h you
should have to go hungry few days be-
cause of it. Do not be bullied even into
declining to vote, but make yourself felt on
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A WORD TO FOOLS.
Of course, you will be taken IN by the
swindle of being . in favor of Free Schools,
but opposed to this ial0 SO aimsy trap
would not be set if there were no silly birds
Ike you Thus You will be drawn in,
thousands of you, to vote against Z" this
law" when all but you, the shafpers who
gull YOU included, know perfectly well that
the Free School principle is all that is es-
sential or peculiar to this law that the
Legislature is perfectly welcome at all
times to change the mode of taxation or
ANYTHING else, so long as it preserves the
vital principle of Schools for All and no
difference in the cost to those who send and
those who withhold their children. All
sensible persons are aware, too, that II
sthis law shall now be voted down by the
People, that will be the end of Free
Schools, for an indefinite period-that the
backbone of the opposition is hostility to
be taxed to school other mems children
that is, to the Free School principle IN any
shape. But we are not asking you not to
be fools-that would be unrcasonabe-but
not to make TOO public an exhibition of
your folly, Go and vote against this law
as becomes you, and fancy you will get a
better Free School system when 1t IS
voted down, if you can be such fools as
that-but don't make public proclamation
of your folly by inveighing against this or
that detail when those who got up this
gull-trap must laugh as heartily as others
at your shallowness. Vote as they direct
you, but keep your mouths shut, so as not
to expose yourselves.
Friends and foes of Free Schools !
hands all round for a full vote and fair
expression ON the great question All else
TO be decided at this Election shrinks to IN
significance when compared with it. Let
the fullness of the vote prove that the Peo-
pie at least appreciate its importance.
Free Schools for ever!
Fugitive Sluvcs-A Case of Kidnappins-In-
teresring espoudence.
Cores POndeIce OF The Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Oc. 7, 1850.