The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-13
FORCIBLE PRESCRIPTION OF RELIGION.--THE
COMMON-SCHOOL SYSTEM ASSAILED,

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AS the party of religious intolerance and political
prescription gradually develops its purposes the elements
of riot and of persecution begin boldly
the shape Of defiant organization The evidences Of this
fact multiply Yesterdays papers contained two announces
mentsone stating the removal of such female eachera
certain of the public schools in Philadelphia as happened
to be Catholics--his being the work of Tie so-caed
know-nohings; and the other giving the details Of
terrible and bloody disturbance at ST. Louis Missouri
originated at election in which hostility to foreigners
and to Catholics" the watchword of those who boast-
ed of their especial and exclusive Americanism. The
Of such events these, and not he aston
shed if other tumuts more bloody and more fatal
should dshonor country and furnish means Of ex-
ultation to the enemies of free institutions in the Old
World. Such fanatiesms halt until popular opn-
ion reused to of the wrong which they inAict,
sternly and resoutey resists and puts them down.
The common schools of Philadelphia are among the
most perfect in the Union. They are indeed, model ins
uons The education of youth has been advanced in tho
highest degree at these schools and of the abes
young of country be pointed out who have
been instructed at these free colleges of the people, One
of the of the system of popular education in
Philadelphia the fact that until lately sectaransm has
been permitted the schools The children of
parents of all persuasonthe orphaned youth who would
otherwise have been thrown out upon the word---hays
derived from this wholesome and invaluable
lessons duty themselves duty to Cod and devotion
TO their country In republic such seinares Of learning
for the people above all price They be too
sedulousy cultivated yigilanhy guarded II may
these teachers females because they Catholics calcu
lated to disturb the existing happy condition of things
The Pennsylvania speaking of the first evcut OF this sort
says:
Since the resembling of the resolution disbandng the
schools in the first section the directors had meeting on
Wednesday night, which they dismissed Miss Cuen the
first assistant of the Reed street grammar school, for the
openly avowed that she member of the Catholic
church. They also dismissed Miss Winsow the third assist
ant Of the secondary school, for like Against these
young ladies there has been the slightest charge other
than that mentioned On the contrary several highly
spectacle and intelligent members of the old direct
of Southwark, who st directors sections
than the first unheatngly that these Young ladies
among their best teachers They alleged
been obedient to the directions of the rules for the govern
ment of the Schools and at all times ready TO consult
terests of the scholars and the wishes of the directors,
The Baltimore Sum- of yesterday has a despatch from
Philadelphia, which is as follows:
"PBnADrLrHrA, August 1.-THE newly elected school d.
rector in the lower district of the city
fifteen teachers within the last few days. supposed to
upon sectaran grounds 1t said that all those removed
are Roman Catholics, and much feeling is manifested
among the friends of the prescribed The like
greatly widen the breach between the Protesan
Catholics here"
party that boast of such achievements as these is
not fit for free country These are not the trophies that
Americans should be proud to These are not the
measures that an intelligent people will applaud To in
roduce religion into polticsto dsranchisc pure and
celleut citizens for their place of brthand finally at
tempt breaking down glorious system of public educa-
ton by prescribing females for their opinions religion
appreciation.
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