Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-06-20
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things, and TO avoid tue issuest, and few more
ptOminen,ly develop this unIOttunaIe disposition
! tb,n the editor Of the Times and Gazette Of this
Ioi% did moi call In question The Justice OF WIS.,
dom Of our Public School System, and expressly
Idsclajm any such purpose. slmp yCollsa ~
question the accuracy Of some Of The statements
Of lie Times in regard 10 the conduct and effects
Of The system among us, ! denied his as'eF''on'
thai education In these schools waSmore lleFoush
than in private ones, aud that The effect Of 'hem,
was with US 10 increase The yulue Of ptopetIy'
also remarked that his statement as 10 the taxation,
by which they wete sustained, wss calcula'ea ~
mislead, But neither opposed these schools OF
the system. II The people Of the county lh'ehu
70 deny oil freedom Of discussion OF Criticism III
resatI 10 tile conduct Of these schools aud the ell
fsCt Of the existing taxation 10 support them, 'e'
gre, il, and think in the end they will also, how:
ever wise OF proper may 10 the system. ] noticed
lie editorial Of the Times, mots foF Tho purpose Of
turning public attention 10 this mattel Than loF
any othet purpose. an aud have been conSinc'
ed Thai The people Of The County and City have
pail too little attention tothese schools-tat more
attention 10 them would improve THEFT usefulness
and also project the pockets Of them WHO bear
thelt expense.
rhete was nothing In my communication 10
Justly occasion any illnauted observations IN Ee'
gard 10 myself OF The editors Of The intellsenctFt
and yet Tue editor Of The Times, accuses these
gentlemen, and myself, Ss one Of theft corresPon'
dents, Of hostility 10 religious freedom, tenPer'
ance and public education. As The editors Of tue
lntelligencer are capable Of taking care Of them
selves, leave them 10 make their own defense,
only observing, that am sOtty that should have
been The occasion Of bringing UPON them unIneE'
ritel reproaeh--l sayunmented, for lhays never
seen any hostility en- The part Of these gentlemen
TO religious iteejOu, temnsra0cc, otpublic educa'
ton. tits true, that as constant reader Of The
Times, have seen these sins charged upon Ihelnt
but have learned 10 lake oil such statements Of
the Times with gteat allowance, OF lhul II did
moi would subject myself 10 constant mistakes
and etrots.
As 10 myself | will say, that never oppose ts.
ligious freedom, temperance OF education. On The
CONTRARY have been and am the advocate Of them
all. My attachment 10 religious freeiOm has le
me 10 oppose Know NOtLinRism. And will here
observe, thai 10 vol Understand what the Times
MEANS wien It speaks OF The +" American eGr0rt To
establish religious freedrm," II he means The glo.
rious efforts VI Jefferson, and The ffameIs OF the
Virginia Dill Of Rights aud other Americans, 10 es'
tublis religions freedom, can only say that was
mol then-.not being born..in position 10 oppose
H. lion the other other hand, no means any cl-
tons Of the Know Nothing parly-sometimes call
ed lie American Party, can only say, that they
ate, as comRatcd with The political Tactics IN this
county, the enemies If religious freedom II Is so
IN aS my memory goes The fist political party In
Tie country which expressly proposes to exclude
from Ollice prominent religious denomination OF
The country as Ito temperance aud public eOu'
cation, will say amlhe friend Of both, and aClu.
ally advocated, labOted and voted fol- tho present
school system Of Ohio county,
hut the Editor ofthe Times generously sl!s, thai
write, not because | hale mankind, but from II
desire 10 say word in fayot Of that class VI peO.
pie, who think they ore made to be serpei.
This Editor, like philosopher, divides the PEG.
pIu into two Cusses-.one they IUh' are 10 SERGE,
and The Uthet they who ore 10 BE s1psd-and he
generously puts me in The latter class. And because
is suppose, had remembered, thai il seemed TO
me that 10 aud the teachers had been striving
for seine time, 10 see which could best honey.
fuegU each Other. am moi dlspOsel, Just now,
however, 10 let so Ibis philosophers classification
VI the people, anil will, therefore, enquire Of this
exclusive, and selt.cOnslituted patron Of public
education, which, ns between The tux payers and
the beaefcnfes Of these schools, Il Is, that strre,
and which It Is, that is srrrtd. It seems 10 ME,
that the teal friends OF public schools, will not
feel themselves under obligation TO lie Editor for
such arguments, but will rather feel inclined 10
say, save US from our friends.
OBSERVER.