New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-14

bd.;r AID tb-f too as the parsgrs b plsiay .ho ~
with nee TO the Of the Bible by ieshsr along
with The exercise Of preyer without any mention Of the
reading Of the Bible by the pupils. His Quotations from
himself are therefore entirely inapposte they embrace
s,,ertions that have not conrsdicted Tie says, he
eve that the Holy Scriptures and especially the portion
.of,hern known rs the New Testament proper b.
"resd in schools by pupils who have attained Sufficient
Literary and mental culture TO understand their import
81 believe they NAV matter Of nght, he read
cs,s book by tbcse hose parents desire H. Bat
oary Of op Il at the reading OF no version OF them
"csn be forced those whose conscences AID religion
"Objt 70 such vsTsion
If,ye nowhere denied this nor have / ntina'ei that
Mr. Randall does not believe this What Mr. Randall,
therefore has nailed 10 the counter y Jast piece Of
liz own counferfet money, which he thought true
coin agree perfectly with Nj Randall ia all this.
have maintained the lrinciite- IN my work Mr.
Randall hInsslf would have seen, had he taken the
trouble 10 reed IT, instead If denouncing me narrow
and Ee0ted fanatic who holds that the reading Of the
Bible should be forced upon sn unwilling con,ience
am much more against force than Mr. Rands for would
rot OILY not have the Bible forced upon any one bat
neither would have it forced array from any Here,
rerLaps We offer. ! am clearly of opinion, have
showI IN my booL that the reading OF version be
forced On those hose c0rCienCes and religion object
such verion have argued in my WORK Tor the perfect
frdom Of the Bible but ciay that the preense OF
no man conscience against Z, shall be permitted 70
force Il away om the man whose conscience 10 favor
OF IT, Ihsve demonstrated that the console nee which de-
mands tle Il bic in common school educ alton has a.
urquestonGte nigh, to be regarded the conscience
which rejects il
T.
record OF hi- judicial decision tie claims t.at mast
have seen Liz record Of bis decision for that wh wroe
il had been Gently and widely published. Ills assertion
is a. follows: lie IT, for he Immediately com
"uerced preaching and occurring IL despotic
"tbozed and Illegal doctrines This il his grgu
assumption the ssae Of tact must hot BE- tried til after
If al Mr Randalls Judicial ooneusons and records
have been this Il s only wonderful that be has
long ESCAPED an arreignmeni The whole Of my para
graJh on hr Randall decision is with reference 70 the
report # in TIE Ner York O6serreT; und what Mr.
Randall refers 70 the record Of IT, which he accuses
of falsing only had not then buthave not 70
this Gay had the ordinary notices of the case. and
Mr. Morris clear and cogent letter and Oucd evidence
enough in that testimony to prove the inJu.uce OF NJ
Rsrdills decision q decision which known AMI
widely commented without the publication OF It's judi
CiGl record
But Mr Randsns evidence 70 prove his fragrant ssser
tiop II at lad seen IT, is still remarkable Ii this il
alo astecmen Of the testimony and logic hIbtual with
this gentleman and constituting the guide Of his decisions
il be thought strange that OF them should at
length be found not entirely inisble He argues that
must have seen IT, for be asserts that N ~ d'aty con-
nen,ed Jreociiae and lecfuriRg 4! feel compelled
TO IuDoiWe this wind bag Of vanity the thing Is abso
!ut is ludcrOus Truly. must have had very high
and noble idea Of the business # preaching and must
have been hard pushed FOR subjects 10 the pulpit! Bat
who gave MIR. kardall this INF rnati0n BY what au
thoIy did he dare make this assertion and base upon il
the charge enst OF deliberately fa inI judicial
record Ii has himself uttered a false charge ALSO
utey and entirely false and the ground OF tina. utter
suce has sought OeprOach and deiame my character
ground that necessarily p1Te; that the impor
lance OF the case admitted Other alternative and that
when he has time examine the question OF fact he viii
ynGicate me as publicly as he has DETAINED me.
have said, end now repeat IT, that the exclusion OF the
Bible and religious instruction aud pray the schools
during school hours is the exclusion of them entirely
Over any other lours Mr. Randall has minority to
leeslae To Danish prayer aud religion from the com
mon schools during school hours is to Danish them from
the whole system. And in vain Will Mr.. Randall admit
ting that tins bis view these the prncil les which
be acted bring up his own belief that the Bible may be
read in school by persons of certain degree of literary
and mental culture that il may be read out of school
hours, proof that his decision not against the
freedom OF the Bible in our common schools Il might as
wei be asserted that permission TO teachers t. assemble
midn gh and ead the Bible in the school houses, with
PRAYER the freedom of the Bible in schools that
The privilege Of taking the children down 70 Barn I'm
Mueum before breakfast and then ing the Bible To
them the freedom OF the Bible in schools The tit
teen minutes the two hours before the appointed
Of school exercises, Go not within the limits Of the
question To restrict the Bible and Christianity - any
Of time out of school time Is 10 turn the bible and
Christianity out of school entirely.
Now then repeat the declaration that the Superin-
"teId6nt pqrte view, has issued judgment doing
great justice 10 individuals and assuming, contrary 20
1.-THE custom and special and common law OF school
system that neither the Bible may be read religious
instructions given. To say ha; they must not be gwen
nor prayer be offered in school hours is 20 Danish them
"entirely. The act is despoic unauthorized, Illegal"
That it was unjust prove by Mr.. Morrss testimony
llS Ta sd s s. %ys by he scGOo bh he
also capable of separate proof on the ground OF its being
the assumption of power not conferred by law nor con
sistent with justice and the exercise OF pTerogaye with
which no Judge ought 70 be invested
The Common School Ststute to which particularly re
fer and which Mr. Randalls decision violates, is this
Teachers may open and close their schools with prayer
land the reading Of the Scriptures accompanied with suit
liable remarks taking 70 avoid all discussion of
"troverted points, sectaran dOgmas 4ndall Com
School System of the State Of New York, page 273
Now it is plain as pike staff that any decision deny
ing teachers this liberty. is illegal and despotc and in
vain be argued, from other orders and decisions.
MIR. Randall has done in the Of Burlngame, that
Prsye cannot form any part Of the school exercises or
that Gen Dix repeatedly held in effect that prayers
cannot be offered in school hours that Mr.. Randall
only took the view his predecessors. Either the
body Of decisions and statutes medley of confused and
contradictory principles and rules il is legal to open
and close the schools with prayer and reading of the
Scriptures If it be legal then Mr. Rsndalls decision
Illegal.
If the other hand it be illegal and the Christian re-
gOn by law prohibited from being taught then our
Public Schools and School teachers under q most
odious and irrehgous desposm and systeE Of Com
mon School education anything but free 1t is ft for
any class Of bOndmen under heaven rather than the c
OF this free republic
The law for the freedom of the Bible and OF religion
which have quoted abote conveys the very opinions
views set forth in the book which have published and
concerning hieh Mr. Randall has given one of his pgrte
decisions IL is summary OF that freedom OF religious in.
struoton-rehgous' not sectaran-for which contend.
and without (which the system is 4 despotism. These
principles settled in the very foundation OF the sys
TEN IN this State, and are secured By precedent and Law
And yet Mr. Randall uters the following senence DR.
"Cheeyer will fancy live to be very old man, if he
lives TO see any one elected Superintendent Of Common
Schools in this State who will either desire or dare 10
carry the and bgoted views which he enter.
"tsins Ofthese views the preceding law in our Com
mon School Statutes is perfect summary and thess views
are found ncucaied in the very history of the School sys
tenn and here have officer of thst system sverring
that no man dare carry out its principles Of education
provided fer by law
In the Common School system the Bible appears a. a
fixture from the outset At the earliest perica the Com
missioner recommended the practice OF having select