New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-18
COMMON SCHOOLS AND RELIGION.


COMMON SCHOOLS AND RELIGION.
T. "A. rGi,sr 4 TleM y Trt-as
siE. Ny communication the subject Of Common
Schools called forth 50 mich editorial indignation, IS to
make seem presumptuous in 10 incur the Ike risk
second time Il may indeed be thought sensible a. i
would have been for Ulysses to have gone back to the
cave Of Poyphemus for biz sword belt if he had left be-
bin him when be made his escape which in the opinion OF
Cato the c. nsor. would have been rash proceeding.
Iama.aloss TO account the re have evoked II D,
be true as you as-rt that fact or argumen; was
produced by might have been thought sale 30 leave
80 isfmes, production unnoticed Wa It such pre-.
suulto. 10 differ with The Tri51a> in opinion,
that II deserved ch-srs that should deter all others
from the cense The method of argument which ySu
AN - acuit 10 be c.assca-ApoO IN the ancient fable
al his tra If musical sku With Marsyas considered II =
fair Argument strip eli the skin OF has Antagonist
mode ii proof which would not ~ the present dAy "
.ened conclusive in the di,C usson Oi moral question
The would not Dr. however more justly %
no1ous than the inward temper or instinct which eau De
satisfied Only with conumey and The fierce expression OF
contempt toward one hoiuirg an sdVerse opinion
Far be II from 10 arrogate t0 myself the a0uity
10 contend win The IrtbHHe in trh OF argu
m.u;stVe ,hil have only the handle pre'enslon 81
M Ing mtg There Is strei -fh IN th@ r-ni when not
even German dis-,tc- esu oyrrc0n-. 81 human learn
~ nccci Valuees which does not contribute % sound
uolment Of uuih rather th,n sAll in defending error
liz eiauc4 qsdem est decernendi ratio guam GecoTtandi
Waving al further notice of what personal 10 your
strcur,s have lev remsrks 10 make up the SUBJECT
no., s"n--cutse reply The Ti5ua,, bat chiefly fr
IT, IufpOsr % stating he ieG question snd Preseaing
o., o-n views ith precision
The qurstou. heE not a. 20 the reading % the scr
utt. ext-upoe p,yer out whether MI reigi0ns MIN
,fse Dali Dee bsn'shed AND forever from Common
Schools b j. not The cu,e bui the Droaio0H that Is IN
vow s4y that the D. the question: DECADES any Al
.uv. a. cOilIrOui.s ~ vhch the Obc ctsis ~ Roman
Isis. te Irnt-i. are TO- 10 sst,6-d result in n- uuer
.ltEIs - al evangelical religious inhatnt7 Here
.soo once he sf.eI ped distinction between the 10
nan t4iioD priests AID tile pee pie OF their persu.i"l
The former cnged with maii The objection Tor the
purpose r seeiDg he Children 81 Roman Catholic t>n-
J., mt OF re Comm >chc o :he ooe mons therel r.
80 t-r d, LEY y NJ! be-, should DC - SAN pe or
va e. - leave yfet-bcc !Or The coAiinIed WIKI
hoc ~ II the Catholic children from the schools Admit
the objections 10 originate with the Puc't' - obvious
thai they will be satisfied with nothing short ~ the utter
eIclSson 90. every sol. of Protestant re'"u' influence
nor tten IT, l. be true tnat hey clam 20 bnus nio
schools "r secular education religious instruction Hcc'fa
iug - their faith
Now il proposed in order get rid Of this grt'ping
and loleIsHt claim and 10 enable Children 81 h - well
o. every Other DENOMINATION " nee; IN common IN the
pLbi seIui- 10 s-id Whatever is inr0>-t-n NHn Tue
rgn - cOUsceu.e IA religious matters. but "Io
.ulpo,,s thst The hostile irict nfssnee D, mus 90 Os
"cobcateG not what possible ground there 10
look ter the accomplishment Of he proposed onlHct II
j. tue that soI- n~y b. lightly subject o. thai iulu
satisfactory 20 have 10 religious influence
Al all B.t these would be- hk-y to b. without any
aou, IT'D having yelct their oFu or x least ihro IN
on tie outward sunecli,n demanded 0y H and having ~
ceved other u rs place, aud tLs may o- Numerous
class aiffsOY LAT may nope Tor IN ic coht1t ii5
az such families hat should mae H sale {" o'P-"'- WIN
al rel gOus culture elsewhere leave ~ others 10 sdge
Comment /, indeed ,uperluous
But As 20 he more Jealous Catholic amile5-wh0 looks
for their concurrence n any system which VIII not -stsi1
their spiritual advisers think the issue then larry r.
ducabe 10 this shall for the sake OF gathering into the
school the children Of such families A. have sufficient PR
iuccs ;yor o that faith TO ogsc; 20 AnynHs oTeuy
IT, and vet not enough Oi p-y % de-r- rsSo
inst uciion OF any sortshSl deprive al others VINO
hs after the Common Schools o. the means OF influence
fllf md 70
religious instruction which the greater part OF them are
little keb % obian elsewhere II such compromise De
MADE let he borne N mind TIA. il Is Dot tHP0raTy
hing but compa. for all time 10 come ana now We ara
70 determine whether shall have gained anything by
brisgiIg into tie Common Schools larger number u
Children, and Of them from under an lnnuence OPP
posed ., the whole system u we shall have lost all that
ll-rv in that system Of moral and religious culture
LIT be borne "a mind go that Il - not merely the IN
hibicn u religious worship snd the suppression OF the
Bible bui ha; BY the supposed compact there shall 6e 70
tan. nothing ihst any degree interfere with the
gt II corstsnce The Teachers therefore, must o. mes
e. IL q pus profess the school books must De ex
rnt,6 ii al that has leaning 10 the Protestant faith
History sei must BE- put under quarantine for ho" can
Ciofc and Troe,t sn uds BE- brought % c0ncurreacs
n De- great facts of modern times aud how especially
sn TIE history Il England and u this counry be taught
without breach ~ ~ supposed coucei-en 70 the rght
OF corsceBce tory BY TIE Ron 49, Catholic Church
Is tnusl matter 81 religion, faith and peFnars ~ may
say-ysI u.orr 80 than lie Bible iiseB
TRADITION, hch IS bu, another name ~ History IS ~
Pope ana Councils esteemed paramount TO- the sltncrty
uu tsioe aId r-ttl in h- great business ot the
ec-catcu % tae ing Is visionary and u practicable and
rist,s-r la. be- aecoIl.hfd VII le by ne .acr1ce Of
Wlat las ro.or- been deemed essential o. The proper
lining 81 fh-Hor,l character.
bur said that al have lal rights snd tina; nstnef
Catholic Protestant demand peculiar advantage n
Elaf public and pro.e,--dy open % aii alike sn-F-r
tna IA ths country i0rm 81 faith nas been pre-
srrbr0 i, aw. W tr consent n.tiruiOls nave
been established. ~L3 says acoPte having reference %
IL. iest Interests 81 t- eho.r cnnMunify These in-tu
tors sno usage colleIuale 10 Ils vie rs Of vast
majority 81 our prese1t poDun but these we ar called
urn 70 a5rogae or mod 70 suit The religious serupes o.
al Il comm spula constituting a. YET small 1inori-
u sail Do T. when the coucesson ssked iOF nVeV
~ thing ess than the break Up 81 al religious inhaehee
IN the Public schools sud he Punishment thereron " an
that would be obuo1iogs % the crnsure 81 andsl e.
hereto And what Is fha- ont % gg0fct5e r-ikioa.
lnt merely 90 lsave ,ur but o. hold t up tning
iIteIliCfel, HAVING t-.e - reverence anc -
. sreCt ira-mucl deemed unfit % n1s- a
Iart 10 Pubic Edlfieu. or sven 0y sasisay presence
,A- oIfs.Tc form uf VI r-l %. 90 haYT FL frtc
The src--r 4Uors t0 nrct sc .irgs portion OF rl- 2
So .r rt1lf 1rT uf - p sa-o "a 1l- ltulia Hi
tLoas A-i usu 'gi ssy i.f - ln-.ns 81 Instruct csipd