The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-03-07
The Seminary Again.

The Seminary AGAIN.
Mr.. EprroR your paper OF Feb. |
2ls,. There is an article signed ID
personal attack, upon me, containing
such Misrepresentation Of my spirit !eel-
ings. and opinions. that 1t is d'ificuh TO
imagine how any man protesting so much
good sense" could pervers any thing |
have written or done as he has. | dis
like controversy, and will always avoid
i, where | can con.isse atty with my hon.
or and yindica,ou of truth. With ne IL
is only defensive. II he has any i'll feel
ings agains, me he wishes 10 crafty, l
will neither pledge myself TO lie silent
nor reply, shall &C, according TO ny
own judgement in the matter. lpresume
tina, mere personalities would neither IN
,eress the public nor grauly the editor
1t is an easy thing to say no, 10 all he
has laid 10 my charge and challenge HIM
20 the proof, for there is not The ieas.
foundation for his statement. | have yet
to learn when, where, and how have
attacked public schools. And have yet
to learn, tina. Union high schools means
the same thing as public schools under
the patronage oil the state. lie IS the
| frs; man tina, | have ever known TO idsn-
,i(y them. Ii he had told US The princi-
pies upon which he based his union
schools, perhaps they would no. need any
avindlca,ion" a. his hands, perhaps
thew would. Some folks seem 10 be very
much scared a, the word sec.urinntsa.. -
Perhaps TO settle the meaning 81 tbs
uosl, would settle many controversies
AM calm hard feelings | doa't think
81 s. psra,s interest IS sec,arlanlsn. He
mas family and SO have |. The per
.oaai happiness oil his family, is differ
ell. thing from the personal happiness @
mine, We may have Il common lateres
in the comfort and happiness o! tue wtioi'
community, and yet has no, ou- families
se,ey.,s interest! Now " would like Il
know IL this is " sec,srianlsm,' Tor II
the same light look upon differed. dc
nominations. They hate many principle
in common. A common christianity
They hare al in,eres. in the welfare @
sach other, bu. hey have their peculiar
ties. They are connected as denomna
tons by the affinity Of feeling and senti
rnent, and have their sepera,e interest
lus. a. families. But don't call this sec
larianisn. And until the different d.
nominations IN Upton are enable to sie'
all the important doctrines oil the Bib
al.kethey VII remain sepera1e, AID haF
serera,e interests, and yet may 1--we Il
ge,her in harmony, and love. In rega'
to my opinion oil the future world.
believe the inhabitants OF heaven will a
see divine truth alike. aud there will
. no necessity for separate societies. Y
: there yil. be seperate interests, ID al
If &C &c, there, will be two person
we will have Il common interest in tn
:, Glory Of God aud the happiness Of al
i But his individual happiness and well b
l. ing will no, be nine. nor mine h.s, til
!. will be sepera,e. But There We will ;
! be perfect, and there will be ne dang
!. Of =" invading my well being, or /
), his.
Q hare always been friend to pub
=. schools, free schools, have voted
N them in Penn. | lave always cheerful
r paid tie school TAX before had a child
sead AMI since, my children Anye %
>. t. them. | viii state my views and
:. : D. desires 10 eontrosfrt them veil a
), good. will d. il by presenting them
:. tie language 0! other men, 50 tia, J
- will see that they are not peculiar 10 Il
. II the inaugural address # the Cove
- or Of Iowa He says 1T is agreed /
no the safety and perpetuity oil our Reps
= ican institutions depends upon the dt
nd sion 81 intelligence among the masses
il. he PEOPLE. The statistics Of the pe
!, tcutlarirs and ains-fouses through
IL. tie country abundan,ly show, thai edu
n. ton is the best preventative Of pauper
-. and crime, They show also that the
Is. ', ntlon OF those evils is much ISIS EXP
a,s siye than the punishment OF the one !
- the relief Of tie other. Education,
p,y is the grea, equalizer Of human col
tions. 1t places the poor on al equa
!, With The rich. II subjects the appel
aud passions Of the rich to lie res,ra
oil reason and conscience, and thus
parrs each for career OF usefulness
aeoer. Every consideration there