New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-09


clerical Office of Weale was strong enough
to outweigh and deaden the parental feelings
of the father and mother of the sufferer.
We copy from the report:
The compartments mother stood fcrw nd and sad
s4S had GSsrs 70 as.S the ffenfGRf nnei or Othe--
Iris, tred Nj. Com6e -tAe magistsaiel hid the
poor chlIc's person exposed IL was an awful ant
narrowing >ighi- lie asAeG her II she sanctioned q
beating 10 that extent She replied. | see ne has
.etu Ntfi much beat, but forf wfrf - PUNISH ~
--ft ian. ts-clsC As hcG rgg authority lMurmlrS
SIR COmbe-' Very m0therly, certainly to permit
such baToarlly ITO the defendant Wnsi have you
20 say - The Rev. ccicaCant answered that TIE 0Oy
Was generally badly disposed and on the DAY that
lie best Inn had stolen pa.nftguSh. and had been
guilty 81 lying. Ter those oien>e>, and for absent
ng himself nom hl, caiechi,in class on the sao1Ath.
ne infected TIE punishment. Ifrt ~ rrgTs.- 70 say
,r1s eoHs tAcn ne i0aS e bal featpsy.
" Nj tombe was aware that uOolemen'S sons. a.
We - others. were severely HOggec m schools but
parents were 70, allowed 20 dOg the.r children 70 eX
ce>> anu Therefore could no. cepute another 10 10
% No act ~h4cn A child OF ~ tender an age could
have done would have justified the accused IN slch
harsh treatment. The defendant observed that he
deeply n grec,d the unhappy occurrence. an mus;
candlclN admit that The punishment was too severe
Mr.. COmbe Sali ihatthe unieellng mother thought
little OF the affair. and he should adjourn the case
for The attendance Of the caiids father the proinc-
ton OF ire instrument " IN which the comp NDanI
tortured anG Any witness the defendant thought
proper 20 produce. In the course # lev hours tue
Investigation was resumed. when the worthy nlagi>-
trate inquired NJ the LADS father objected ~ Such
verify - thai cNt oiteJ on Ms chit> person. IA
Their Az i,tn I'm don't ,r,Sk p hart TIE spo'
gentleman lGrodn> and Kisses MT. Combe-
Then can tel. YOU and yOur VIE that you are both
brutcS-lhantIac HIM The whip. ! very large one,
With brass icrulo IN the middle How should Won
lac blow Oser TOE lac, with tN>' Father On.
not Al ak, your worship Nj Combe-'l Snonh
think not. vet you are iuhumau enough 80 sanction
Il upon The BODY ot your clnlt'
Finally, this brutal teacher was released
on his own recognition to appear and answer
any charge that might be preferred against
him At the next sessions, either by the pa
rochial authorities. or the guardians OF the
poor.
This i an extreme ease. 40 doubt, but 1t
amply illustrates the entire question Sc
cular education Is performed under the con-
troloi the whole community engaged IN pro-
viding for It, Incompetence. cruelty, or neg
lect Of duty on the part Of the teacher, are
at once made public. and the otlender held
to a strict account but in the ease of
Church education, the teacher not merely
governs the pupils, but to a great extent the
parents also his position as teacher de-
ponds upon influences apart from aptneSs
and capacity to instruct, or kindness and
justice in his relations with the children
The consequence can only be the occur
ence OF abuses. less gross, of course, IN most
cases, than those performed BY Rev John
Weale, but vet utterly Incompatible with
good schooling or the public welfare. Rem
der 10 Cesar the ,hiugs which are Cesar's.
Let the people at large control the schools
and institutions Of learning. and let the
clergy take part therein, along with Iheir
fellow-citzens generally but let us have
no Church system of education to confer
irresponsible power on some. or foster sec
tartan antagonisn and separatIoa'of classes
N the community.