New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-08
NEW-JERSEY.

NINTLtsth O. y = NOIHINY' J4T' "
To ihs Editor ef TEs FrssrEs:

10 me EdifcT " fEt fTt'tHf.
New-Jsrsey has but recently awakened
to the importance OF Frce Common schools. Fo-
loving N the wake. ard prohtlng by the experience,
of her more INTEL stHt ,ni eaierpuSng sister States
she has adopted ss>iem Of Public Education,
which Will add % her wealth and her honor. The
yearly appropriation ~ the State for the support Of
the Schools ROW amounts 10 about $1,000 which, IN
most ofthe School DISTRICTS, will paw nearly onehaf
Of The Teachers salaries The schools are under the
management Of three Trustees. who are elected
yearly by The voters 3f iAe District. There also
Township Superintendent. ANA STATE sapcrlniend-
en' Inc townships are authorized ay statute TO
raise for The support OF The schools an amount equal
10 and not more than 1ou3e the amount apporuoned
by the state. In SoaC townships a sum has thus
been raised sufficient 20 make every school IN the
township free bu, general, those who send to the
School have to make up he deficiency Under this
system Of pubic instruction, supported by Ex-Gov
Haine> and the prc>,u, Coy. Fort. NewJerscy has
bid fair to take again an honorable stand among the
Northern and Middle States. II is true tha, her
sou has been 50 badly and ignoranily ul!ed that
she has become bu; truck patch for 1ic markets OF
New.York and Pm aacph.a But De had hoped
tina, under The fostering care Of the siats an Agr
cultural school would soon be fossuded which
would afford a suitable pace for The education Of
persons IN the sciences intimately connected With
Agriculture. and thus redeem great portion Of our
soil from It's sttr,iy snd bar,nnc>>. Ii is true that
We are ridden by 4 mouey ell monopoly, 80 vast and
gigantic IN It's proportion that eyen ohr Legislature
Is bought at It's whiio but Public = hOo system
We had hoped would ever have crippled this mon
ster BY making the people more Intelligent. This
system OF instruction. hoNevcr--impincd m the
power OF making the avs necessary 70 ihe welfare
of society, and the very existence oi a Repuolcan
Government. has strong and powerful opponents.
\ regular system of tactics Is beng employed
against 1t by one oi the strongest religious denoui-
nations IN ew-JcrSeN That part of the system
made public Is lsi the c>sa6lS hment OF Parochial
schools wherever possible -, 10 denver courses OF
OF political sermons on sunday nom every pulpit
accessible IN the Stare happened TO be where one
/ of these lectures WIS delivered last sunday morn
ing The speaker. ~ way of introduction, remarked
/ that there was Parochia school connected with
the Church. which Dc desired might prosper, and 70
/ that end he had chosen the subject Ot education.
He hrst dweit upou llc nature OF education which,
/ he sad. Was essentially Tcbg'ons arithmetic,
/ Grammar, Geography. &c should DC taught re
hglously. One lralJ puuc.pie, he said, was Tins
that II some religious system waS not taught IN The
/ schools Inhdclty must bC taught. The second point
elaborated was thr OBJ ecf of educ alton. To secure
/ our temporal happiness. io utntht man individually,
/ and as race. temporarily Was moi the object
OF education. The grand OBJECT should he 10 secure
! mans future dOu titflU lhttItNt>. inc ihId
div sion WIS as lo the mans oi tlu'a toh Inc great
instrument by which education should be conducted
Is the church, assisted ~ benevolent and pouS lndl.
! yldualS The children of Jhe church should be all
/ trained IN the school of the church. Those who
were too poor to educate taolr Children should send
them To the oversee ~ HE poor to have them edu-
Gated. For The state o establish Public schools Was
Ia connect Church auN state, Tor II thereby e>taO-
/ l>hcd lufdcll,y as Tie safe religion. The Public
/ school law of NeW-Jersey was therefore mconSttu-
iional The Junction oi Government, he declared
Was To protect property Co. secure nights AMI 10 bud
| roads and Lot 10 educate The people
/ This Is concise abstract OF lecture delivered on
sunday morning last 60 congregation oil one thou,
| sand persons, by grave AMI eloquem dlFhe, ana
urged and pre- dch6d O. hlS hearers rs the gospel OF
! Christ 10 most of your readers, Mr.. Editor know
II Will appear strange that tins subject should stu be
discussed and such sentiments advanced upon H. IN
as enlightened pc tOO OF The world as the state OF
New-Jcrsey. YOU have discussed this matter over
and over again IN YOU paper for the cuihens OF inc
state of New.NcrA We ot New.JcrScy have yet
got 10 discuss II for ourselves. and II only get
1t fairly before the people, Ne shall not fear the re-
suit The existence of Free Government FOR seventy
years has already 80 educated the people that they
begin 10 thlnk, IA all matters of Importance, tor them.
selves, and many even lar a. 10 differ from and
10 call IN question Tie truth Of some sentiments pub
hshCd from the pulpit. 1he ldea that TINS organ Oh
instruction Is nidl,blc is generally prevalent.
To differ from the parson - with many, to incur the
odium of lnhJellil. which by he way Is term that
has been used so much oi ate III 20 many senststhat
II has nearly lost a. tenor.
DeemIng II unnecessary to make any formal lepy
10 the doctrines and scutnci'S above mentioned, ne
low me, Ar Editor, 90 point ont one or TWO SophisInS
that are very 80. raN made by persons VINO oppose
general education. Aud first, hese persons take I0r
graz ed that all re cGuCaiOn which child receives
Is ACQUIRED IN No IA hours each day that II is IN al
ten. nee upon school. That there is any other
me. or place ,iucatlou than the school room, Is
nev,r once brcrti. '. Tie instructions of a mother
while yet a sp.i. infant tie counsel and admonl.
ton II fa;hcr - le child advances IN years, and
all lie tender. o. and refining influences OF home,
are ever mcnio.ci That churches are built ara
clerpymen and priests are paid large salaries so hat
they may give iher whole time 10 me INSTRUCTION OF
the people IN religion - idea they do not seem 70
comprehend. We intend, however, that the people
shall understand that BY an educ ton, we mean all
the influences that brought to bear upon the men
tai, moral, religious, and phySic"i development OF
person from ms cradle 10 his grave.
Another great error committed " these persons IS,
IN regard to the ndtere Of government With them
government Is necessary evil, being only rseful I"
build roads, TO punish the bad, and protect the prop
eriy of the nch. They 10 not seem 10 imagine mat
government Is the greatest educational estaDllsh-
ment IN the world and thai its educational Junction
increases IN proportion TO IT. freedom Government
teaches by the force Of authority, toevery individual
IN the land that certain act ions right and Others
wrong. Thus system Of morality Is established and
taught by authority and this Is taught without teach
ing any religious system. l. his teaching lnhdelty
Or Church and State but separated IN name and
not IN reality The truth ~ that The great principles
II Christianity are also founded IN mans nature.
revealed through his system oflaws as well As taught
IN revelation.
The power 10 legislatc, We assert also inlples INC
power To educaet. shall make laws and enact
penalties which the people cannot read II me
people not able Ia read and understand the laws
that are made, why PRINT and publish them Gov
eminent has moral right 10 take II for granted mat
every citizen can knO" the Laws when made, unless
has rst provided for the education Of that citizen
Callgua. the Roman Emperor, posted his rescnpls
80 high that the people we're unable 10 read them,
and then beheaded all those Who violated them To
publish laws when the people not prepared to
read and understand them 20 reenact the tyrannles
Of Roman tyrant Yours, &c. wNs
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