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


Hay thy hearts Human Forers bloom bright forever
And bliss perpetual Thy portion be-
Oetober 1850.
The Free School Systcm-A General Appeal.
We have on hand several articles rela-
tive to the School Question, mainly from
opponents, which we had hoped to publish
before Election, but it is now so late, and
there is so much to be said on other topics
involved in the Political contest, that we
scarcely hope to be able to find room for
them. We think the question has already
been pretty fully argued in our columns
more fully, we are sure, than in any other
political and general newspaper in the
State. The ablest writers on both sides
have been heard through The Tribune--as
many on the wrong side as ON Our Own. II,
therefore, we should not be able to publish
further, our careful readers will have been
furnished with all the main arguments on
both sides, and ought to be prepared to act
and vote intelligibly. What we shall now
offer is rather in the way of admonition
than of argument. And first word
TO FREE SCHOOL MEN:
Brethren you know your duty, and that
it involves aork--see that you do not shirk
il! There are no generals nor captains IN
this struggle-no central organization, and
very little of local character. If, there
fore, we all hang back and rely on some one
else to do the work, it will be neglected,
and we shall be beaten Votes must be
printed OF procured, and men must be found
beforehand who will see that the ballot
distributors of each party are scasonably
provided with them-also that special dis
tributors of Free School ballots attend
every poll, ready to hand set OF the reg
ular ballots of either party to any man who
wants them along with Free School bal
lot We beseech you, fellow-laborers ar
range for this nov. 1t will be too late on
the eve of the Election, when every one is
engrossed with the fortunes of his party or
some of its candidates, Prepare a stirring
appeal for your local journals of either
party, showing the voters why they should
and how they can promote the Free School
cause, and if you can't get it published for
love, try the virtue of money Get up
good county handbill, and have it posted
the Saturday before election in all public
places, and again on the morning OF cleo
ton day. Then take care that the Free
School voters are at the polls, and that no
man votes without being asked to put IN
Free School ballot Friends if you will
take hold in this spirit, you can carry the
State by One Hundred Thousand MAORI
ty. But if you all hang back and trust to
luck or somebody else, YOU may get beat
en-, Our adversories are desperate, and
have the stimulus of avarice to cement and
impel them. They will poll all their votes,
and know we'll how 10 swell the number as
much as possible. We can beat them by
WORK, aud common, everyday people must
do it. The Jealous must fire the torpid
the strong towns look out for the weak
ones. Friends in every County Town
we cntreot you to hold meeting without
delay-cven though of but five persons
and commence preparations for the contest.
CLERGYNENt
Has not the Free School cause a special
claim on you! Intellectual Culture is es-
sential to right appreciation Of Christian
teaching-to a ready reception of religious
truth, Tens of thousands attend school IN
der the Free system who were kept away
by rate-biIls. They are the very children
who cannot or viii not be taught under any
other than the Free system. We appeal to
you IN behalf those poor children. You
ought TO labor and if need be suffer in their
behalf. You can do much with your con-
sfesa'ions :, # You viii. One clergyman at
every poll distributing Free School ballots
would settle the question. And why should
you not be therel The poor We have al
ways with you'-now is the fine - move
your regard for their welfare We eTnect
you to max your moral influence tboropgb
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