The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30
EDUCATION AND Politics.

EDUCATION AND POLITICS.
Perhaps il 10 not within the knowledge Of .
great many persons, that the "Journsl Of Edu.
cation" published BY r. spaalding. Of this city
ha changed it, editor within few monlhs -
We understand ihe editor To- volunteer in the
business and works on small pay. This ofcou'se
10 matter Of HE own eoneern and merits nc
common, from Us; but BY looking over the
editorisl pages Of the " Journal" priorto the
-lec,icn, We may discover q motive for his gra'
! ,uituos labJfs.
IL. us preface our rem,rks BY stating, that
the "Jousnsl nf Education" profe.ses I" be
a,ric,ly school Journal aud has been recon-
mended and received a. such, up to within a
short time For oar, We have mt been sl"w
to speak in its behalf ana to urge np,n F,ther1
and Mothers the necessity Of sustaining it; and
We are happy TO contribute our testimony 10
the fact, that the journals Of he .tase rvs done
the same notwith stand, ny We knew we'll, that
Ito proprietor, VIZ Spauid,ne, was q strong par
,isan and slightly, IT no, literally, imburd With
Asolisionism Up 10 the time the new
editor, assumed its editorial management,
we believe it VIE conducted strictly as a school
Journal, carefully sustaining from any connec'
lion with politics; but since thai grntleman--
who i. s'rong wing and ~itsal little ''nc
,ured wit, Ahoii,ionism-ha become i's editor
i, has departed from its original neutrality sns
launched forth into Size sea Of sni-slaverJ
agitation. m its July No, We find an ailusion
to the Nebraska Bill, in connection with the
reclamation of Burns, the Fugitive Slave. and
The sharp discussion which arose In tho Sen
ate upon that occurrence. The editor 81
the Journal, treating spon this subject says
" The capture Of Bxrns. an alleged Fxgis'1'
ia Bo,tos, has given rise to ons Of III
r oss poSe,fxi and efficient speeches eDe'
made in the Senate, BY sexator Ssmns,, IF Mass
and has opponents NOT ss,ng abe to a"sa0er III
arguments. talk ofezpeli,ng h,m from his seat:
This speech, which the editor thinks was
4uch a profound ea.rt, was brought out in .
desulniry debate, and what doubtless seemed
profound in the Judgment Of the gentleman
vas Mr.. Summers announcement that every
man bad light 10 construs the constitu
ion Of the United States according his IN
derstanding Of its provisions, without regard
to the srttl-d convictions OF venerable statesmen
who helped to frame that instrument, or the
decisions of The Supreme Judicial tribunal u
the land, and that he regarded the eonstitmiieu
a. inp'yisg~o obligation on ais part, to aid
in returning a Fxgitiss slers to his master
He was most successfully answered by Mr.
Douglas, Of H., Mr. Butler, Of South Carolina
and Mr.. Hunter, DIVA. His solemn oath, be
fore he took his seat in the Senate 10 supper
The constitution Of the United s,stes, was pre-
sented forcit!y 10 his mind end that Of tn.
country and he emerged from that discussion
mortified man and completely Skinned aitve :
Any impartial nrenZwe do not mean and .Abol
ZIONIST who will read that discussion and no
feel an inroirntary pity Tor one. who hat
cie,imized himself, to folly indiisaanes.. nsu,
be either mad himsslf. OF stranger to the gen
erous impulses Of the human heart. Does Ia
gentlemen . idea Of proioundness, consist i
the absurdi,y Of proclsiming the m.jest
Of the higher law" aud resisting the solem
mandates Of the constitution We shnul
hope not. A to the expulsion Of MIR ,Sumne
from the Senate, no such proposition was eve
mo"ted. 1t 10 = fabrication bold and wicked.
But, let " refer to the August No. Of III
Journal of Edaca;ion." issued just previou
to the election. In tina, No. we find the FOL
lowing article from the pen Of the editor.
The grea, question, that. like Moses Roo
swallows down every other, 10 the ,ntroductio
Of slavery into the Territories Of Kansas an
Nebraska, in consequence OF the passage I
the Bill organizing those territories The er
tire North as The elections approach, is boilin
over with excitement and agitation; the nsturs
consequence Of the passage Of the bill. Th
enissaries of the administration are sent in eve
ry direction, and the Office holders, expec,an,
and their hackers, are buckliny on their arma
to do battle with the cohorts OF Freedom. Arg
i nment 10 added to argument; Pellon is pile
l upon Ossa; political demagogues are tearin
4 agonies to rags the country over. But the pee
pie, the voters, give them the cold sh"ulde
and Anti Nebraska Meetings draso overt win
4 houses. Resolutions are passed, and meeting
held all over the wide North, condemnatory q
| 'he action Of the late Congress, refusing to en-
d,Tse the action Of the so.called representatives,
and sounding their death knelI.
The Suprem- Court Of Wisconsin has pro
! nouhced the Fugitive Slave Law unconsiitu
tionai, and Booth. the editor OF the milwaukee
Free Dem ,crat, who has been in jail for adm,
and abetting inths escape Of Fugitive Slave
i has been released on an application for . ws'
"f habeas corpus. Th s.auestion must now o
/ necessity, 60 up to the Supreme Court Of tn
U. s. tor decision.
Tn. Safe Election which comes Cd on Mon
day nex', the7th inst will turn entirely OF
The Nebraska question. Numerous eff,rts hav,
been made to drag other issues int the election
| but the people refuse &c cons,drr chem, and il
the mf an time rush with beating hearts to>th,
Anti>Nebraska gatherings, Of wii,sh we have
| had several. They will continue every few
| nights nntilaft tho election.-N-ver was low,
| 30 excited upon any political subject; che ha,
| always been Democratic, but the old leader,
of the Democracy and the few pro slavery
Wings, ,remble in view of their approaching
political annIhiation The friends Of the Anti
Nebraska party, which 10 made III Of men from
all parties. are elated with the aatering pros.
poet Of the speedy dislodgment OF the old Dem
ocratic rule or ruin, and confidently look for
"oso ~ tuC Utuse Wucu 8idvcty Uudst 20 SuO eA'
ception Of our ustienal policy, and not the rule
a. At present"
The very 6rst sentence in This article perpe'
trates fabrication. II proclaims that the Ne.
brasks Bill introduces slavery into she Territories
Of Kansas and Nebraska, which il not the
fact; and if the editor has ever read the
Bill, he knows our statement to be strictly
rue. He says, "ths oBies holders, ezpeesa.ts
and heir hackers. are tueklisg on their armor
to do battle soitk thsscOkorzs If FrssdoM." He
also says: "poiitieai dsnsagogues are tearing
agoniss to rags tAs country ouer. Agsin he
says: s seUer ,oas Ioua 90 rxeited xpox any
Political subject: skeh aireys been demo
cratic, out the old leaders Of tbs democracy and
the feU pro sinvsry ,ohiss, trembte in ose,o 81
their approaching political annihi'atiox Now
we submit oevery candid man in the commu-
nifty. whether this ID not splendid trash TO adorn
the pages Of School Journal.
The editor Of this Journal is entitled to his
own opinions upon the subject Of politics
even when they run to Aboli,oasm and he Il
entitled to express them, when, where and how