The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-05-05
Fer the Pioneer,
.lur Free Schools.

The nrrnrtiIiv OF our Common Schools IS sub
i,.t r. oa-a very good citizen, Catholic or Prot
rs.18.. ,so.r y interested. II is well known that
49,. .n.t, i've beca made in sections Of our
c.,N.,. o. a, Catholic friends, which believe
Tend i, .lD very forniation Of o,Ir present sys-
sem ~ rel, hools, and put end to their useful
aess, a,i IDLY To their existence. In Detroit and
r,a-i1aa battle has already been fought; and
appearances to in .icato that Minnesota will soon
90, u r.a,f. + similar struggle. II therefore be-
h..rcs .v., Protestant, who claims 10 he a friend
.. I'm. sch :, TO examine the grouad upon which
}a stands. - to he ready for acton. lie should be
--a ar I'D . same time I've l,rt, and be careful that
a l..ea. . ID own rights, he does not Infringe up
oa .a. .'., { others. We believe HAT majority
ufr. t.l 10 aity desire or Public Schools to re-
ua.a a., &C. And We believe that neither the
cans. .t q, tantsm, The Interests q Fee Schools,
.ar tsr welfare OF the scholars therein, viii
s.T.- ,ul,tc our conduct in this particular by
ah, .s.t.. r ani require the Catholic 10 submit to
la tl.- t.l. u. would not be willing 10 submit 10
oars'r
Tt Z extract fom the New Iotk Evan
r.,... A .. that il ID. faithful an exponent Of Prot
c.tl-..-. .. rs in the nion, expresses we'll o,r
lien aft.- und that all fiend~ Of Free Schools
sas.l c., tia. it is scn, TO you Cor publication
NpR....rASr FEiEND Of FREf SCHOOLS.
saI.,' H ,yl Is.
.T.. ,r. 20 Tablet. reiterain, what ha. been
--i. ir.. ne teachiass Of tn: f,eeman's Jour
nah .'u { every other Catholic paper in the
....-.,. t...i put the case ~ this tat-iOolcd and
lI...... ...- rsn:
,., Cs.hllic hitherto ignorant Of duty in the
ssa;,-. .t-oa, to know whether he with
..r.. rsra... l. patronze inficl school, he need
Say sa', a. ID to his pastor, and lie viii b IN
flrn.t .l.l voice Of Peter has been hcaid gain
ana aE.i.. / IN thunder tones, con,emnins, de-
4iYIaci.- st. ,ni, rmitzing the whole scheme OF
mixed n. : eIacl alton, and It's auth aud abe
.l-s. f... .. 40 mistake about this The trumpet
81 tlr Hat. gives 40 uncertaa SQUADS, and the
Pro-. Apo>,es speaks with double STAN
e,r1s 10. .,.. Peter has spoken; AID that voice Of
.,.5..tt- s lncc aad authority, mas down across
,as 30 ..1p .ns waves Of seas and oceans, and been
80 1....l., by the assembled hierarchy Il the
United * t.. as well as ~ tbe hops individual
.5ci'.ie. n the pupi; and through the press
If,.f. s.a sr ypar daughter Is a-teniing a state
.,. r.. r ~ be cer;ain that youare violating Your
..s-..s. lie parent, AMI condaciny 10 the ever
It.l,t angus and despair 81 Yonr rhld, a If You
r.... III ,.. oath OF A. on ol,ht not 10 b. abe
tss... 80 .-. VI. to bargain, l5,r, rccrcate, eat,
.t. -'a. ..h common comfort, un,il You have re-
81 ,..r- from that approximate occasion Of
sr... f.. s,' whicl perhaps isnonntly, perhaps
a. Oh haye placed h.m.
.s .r .t.tuic presents some 2 ave questions
alton II Pfoic~talts L. is in the first
81 ... b, regretted taat Protestlnt> have Civ
r. much ground ,r their position. We
h.. quite 100 extensively, to make
...t Is, Protestant sch ,ol,---insisting upon
tc.iant version # the Bible, and teach
81 oiestan, textbooks and nov the C.th
...s ..-lc arguments against us. They have
...at object to goddess schools as Prcshy-
l..is. .opa.ians have; aad II it be IA fault of
tar -..l-t.. cannot and dpcs not teach scctarian
lr.te.-.. . i, is iist much 4 fault that il does
tl.f.. bic sectariaaisu. The two extremes
'i,-. tal, and the arguments oi those who
...l -..t. public schools thc nurseries OF Pro-
sr. 49, instruction, Jn-tiiy to the full all the
.rs-.i who cllnoIIuI To have ihe,c
-.t.L seminares Ct 70 lcry. h. oushl - lie
- i,.ls> iiycrs;ll Protestant principle, that the
.... r.I- reli non ~ - noin National or
t-...a .,-p.a.- pays for the trachiIg oil dognas
a,.- a o. form OF faith claiming TO b. Christian
~ -.a.I em,arv principles Of Christian nofa-
f. r--. .-,t' ie l;lAltic, which make good citizens
.,. 81. 0 .tes,ants and CATHODE, alike About
t-. 90 % uaeson; the conflict respects sole
I, I... -s- Of those trnths whicL peculiar
..t.-..ri- ~ Catholics, and not held in coinmon by
--,-.t i.t. Now all these, the State cannot and
..t o. .cmpt to teach Ii is not just tina, the
Pill, .,., ea. i,ed in part by Catholics should he ap-
-I..,. g. f.sra what Catholics diebtiieve. This
..t D.. 1tcd rs our inst principle This sub
s.,', .a -,ndurt should he iuls and promptly
We on ut to deal fi.lly and canddi.
AS .-r -.olcs. and give them reasonable
- r.. f. LIANT
f.. .s Is donc it should he another nheX
a. g. -..- yrinciplc, to Weld inch more.
r. luld 10 provide education e.. all her
.,..t. q. . a great public interest TO make good
lsr.- a. fit all those growing ~ to partake OF
rhe D.Ir. i:leemca, for the duties Of iccnen--
i.- t. ~i aust never he the els ioe o. ANY sect
.... grivi!eges Of cdncaiiou like all the PRIV
s ~ ..e ~tatc must he open and free to all. To
t.h. b., rv contributed by all 10 foster the inter
u,sso a,. -. class, would b.: abuse against liberty
% thir d.. rt American heart rcvolts IL the Cath
oii .e lf. Ing any such hopes they are doomed to
tsl,ue.tri.ni. Itis hing thai cannot be done cv-
er.l Dll 3D. ,d Il addition OF freedom at irrccc
-'s. v-r - n it. If politicians would butter their
bead o., s,lt up this grand principle, they will Ina,
.-.l. tl-fl u,vn ruin 10y the operation. Wherever
a.. r+ beer a. d. it has failed. IL vii! fal III Balii-
...-.t .ts-f II is demand dat cannot stand the
7.-' % irs and has coantenlnce from the usages
g.. lr4I4t l.~ u government in other respects.