New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-13

'@a VI note IN that County,
writes the Editor as follows.
seurH oTsrsRsAv. ssasar. yu,v n ,sa
To ire EsttcTs Of lss PAN Ssalsr. ~ ' - 'S'N
GEsTLEhES: | have received Your two g.,
numbers OF The Pidiadeaier and resre, 20 ,sv tess
tie course yea take In regard to an ineort.n,
measure. 70 which | am opposed will prevent ma
from being subscriber, and also from assisting
you in any say. In your las, nan5,r yoa GdgO-
cate the preseRt odsOaS Scboo. Law, which con-
slider worse than highway robbery 'or when
mans purse is demanded BY the officers ola school
district, he can say nothing but hSad u over az
once. have 10 objection 10 Free schools, based
uICr What | consider Just gslcp pies ssat 10, make
its s1sie Law, and let the money CO ne from .he
iuncs OF Tie state, snd | have no doubt, II ths
present sw Is voted down, the Legislature viii az
It's next session pass some 81 law. Bat II this
sv IS again sanctioned by the People, there Is an
end 10 sli legislation upon the sgbest. Foe, had
the Legislature intended 70 amend IL they would
have done so at tier last session. No it's trienis
wish to deceive the voters aad hold cat tas paas.
bic presext, that Il they viii sgan pass this law il
viii be amended st the next session Of the Legs
ature |, for one, will not trust them: Greeley is
At the head, and this Is one Of his Socih measures
that be Is ny iDg 70 insEaste into the community;
be well kno~s that he can't got the in openly
ard therefore must do il BY stealth ADD under the
esrb of the plausible sound Of Fee Sckoot
consider the Address from the School CoaveH.
ton tissue Of nonsense and fllsehcods AMI cal.
cula.ed 20 mislead and SOW difcord AMI dsstecton
in a community. Again, | mast repeat very
much regret the mistaken course OF The Plan
deoier IN advocating the present law. II taS lac
IS ro'ed &ouH, lien, and thea h, VII the Legs
lature Psss new law, which l slst VII be ac-
ceptsbe to the whole community.
ELsERr FLOYD JONES.
The interest OF the Free Sch Dol cause
seems to demand of Us some notice of Mr..
Jones's assertions.
l. He says Of the Free School law, This
is one Of Greeley's Social measures" The
individual thus pointed at was in Washing.
ton through the Winter in which this Free
School law was enacted, and, in few days
after the Session Of Congress expired, went
to Maine, and was absent from this State till
near the close Of the Session Of our Legisla-
ture. He cannot have been in Albany more
than one day during the Session, and GER
tainly did nothing whatever to affect the pro-
visions or the passage of the Free School
law. We cannot remember thas single
paragraph urging the passage of such law
ever appeared in The Tribune, though we
heartily approved its passage and havsstead-
lily resisted its repeal.
1t would be disgraceful to Human Ma
ture to suppose that Mr.. Jones's assertion
above quoted would prejudice any one
against the Free School law, yet if q lie is
worth telling it may be worth refuting.-
Jones evidently suppOses he can makesome-
thing for bis cause by his assertion; and at
all events it is well to note the kind Of args-
ments by which Free Schools are resisted.
>. Mr.. Jones says that if the People sus-
tain the Free School law at the Fall Elec-
ton, it cannot or will not be amended /;
for, had the Legislature intended to amend
sit they would have done so at their last
session." Yet he must know that the last
Legislatures defunct, andits intentions, good
or bad, are Of no further account. The same
People who vote on the School Law will
also elect the next Legislature, and can Of
course choose men who will amend the law
if their constituents desire it. A thousand
times the friends Of the Law have explained
that they are tenacious Of the principle only
that, provided the Schools DO kept Free,
and no distinction made Of Rich and Poor,
Paying and Exempt, they will not only con-
sent to but gladly unite ID secure any i'm
proyement in the details. Does Mr.. Ebert
Floyd Jones speak the words of truth and
honestly
3. Mr. Jones says he don't object 10 Free
Schools, but only to the present Odious Law,
and if this is voted down, he has no doubt g
new and better one will be enacted, which
will be acceptable TO the whole community
Yet he indicates no objection t, this Law
except that it taxes him to school other
mems children, and says Of this that
81 consider it worse than highway robbery. Jor
when mans purse is demanded by the officers
of school district, he can say nothing, bat mastl
hand It over at once"
He adds:
Il have no objection 10 Free Schools based upon
what | consider just principles make IL a State
law, and let the money come from the funds Of the
State"
Why, what is the presen. but "a State
law? And how will it be any les, high,
way robbery to call on DIR. Jones TO hand
over money 10 educate his neighbours chill
dren in satisfaction Of State tax than
District one? There are no funds Of the
State which can be applied to this purpose
beyond those already so applied; if the Dis.
trict tax is abolished, the State tax must DO
increased by an equal amount, and tax-pay-
ers must still hand over q. Once.' If we
abolish entirely the District tax, we certain.
Iy weaken District responsibility and incise-
mepts 10 frugality. Here are two a3ioin;ng