New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-17
unassai's5'e ground. Of prncip,s an .,D.l,.rcv.,

unassasb'e grounds OF principle an e.peliencv a,
succesiu ly Niniic iedoy the adVOcses .. REFORM
there ere ample ard Abgn4sut sources II c,nso aop
a. review o. me contest wnich has been sagei for
the adoption o d sfeti measure. - far As Iblic
opinion cetnc1. ne question nav uRdOaStstiy
be rtgaIded as oedpiuyciy seiIlei. Reforms o. THIS
nature, when based ~ Do sound reason AIT eniga,-
cred polsy whi b cl1rgit TIE principle OF uaiVer-
81 EDUCATION, d. county SIcn - ours. never go
Backward The ln4spliioe Teh. OF every clizea
OF ine Antrrth Republic g such an tlurailon as
stai enable hiM vcrtH arc properly - cIScllrgs
lhs rAfcd AID responsible tu.es incumbent UPON
him. q, sncA cannot .ous remain practically unre-
cognlIec H. oer republican institutions Ii has al
ready Incorporated rStlf 40 the ssstem of public
Instruction u -eYe'al Of our SISTER States II has
found rs Nay INTO the muuiclpil regulations Of all
ca cities ana many oi the most important o. Xns Of
our own state and ABOVE and 0eto.c all. II has en-
tNired liscif iat0 TIE deepest HFlcOns and sound
est rcglTts a. tre gTea- HsS. 90 O., people. It's full
assertion may be deferred, ou cannot Ultimately be
TepreSset
l. the yirdicaiion and maintenance Of this prm-
cipie. II has been nay fortuIe. during the whole OF
tie orief PERIOD OF my connection ~ith the De )Nt-
neTi 10 .upy conspicuous position. As
necessary consequence o, hs position, Nolcsi'srhy
assumed. anG frmly maintained. have Oeen con
tent 70 endure ard 20 confront more than orinsry
shave Of ooloQuy and what ~as regarded by me as
% mhnroly greater c1nseQ uCnce 10 witness the W
eNfao.e REACTION upon tle schools OF the State o. n
pIoNaCted and cm0iSerCd controversy. That con
uoFefSy Is even get una determined and II may re.
Qufe years 20 repair the breaches occas,oned
by rs existence. But have the consolation OF
Ano"me that the pant watch nave taken IN this
controversy Was the result OF hrm and soiiing
Ncuon OF pubic and private duty--of duty TO the
State whose confidence mad beer TepoSei IN me a
public officer, charged with the administration OF "A
most responsible, and important trls;Ol duty 10 my
iello~.cltzenS deeply Interested in the satisfactory
adjustment OF question whi h came directly home
20 the business and hearth OF each one Of them-and
% tufy 10 the eight hundred thousand children who
annually thfOng the district SchOolAouses OF the
State. TO obtain tsai education without which
their future prospects OF usefulness or kappi-
ness were to be fatasy hl sied. sustained
and supported by those considerations, AMI by the
active cooperation OF many o. the most enlightened
friends % education ever section o. tue State, my
course OF action was palu aud upon careful and
searching review OF COZ duct and motive, | ind
nothing 10 retract or regret ont NY own inability
more oAeCtualy o realize The fun convictions o. my
judgment and the most ardent wishes " my heart In
this respect. II | have, though feebly and lmpoT-
tecty contributed IN any essential degree 70 the ul-
innate triumph and iull snIon cf the noble prin
ciple of UNIVERSAL EDUcATIoN, through schools
free to alllf III part through NV humble eXeruons
the future millions OF children Who shall here sfter
cOngfegate III our elementary lnsututlons OF learn
n shall be permitted freely TO participate NJ the
intsmabe blessings Of sound intellectual and moral
instruction, without restriction or discrimination,
ny highest earthly ambition Will have been amply
realized CHRISTOPHER MORGAN,
Superintendent OF Common Schools.