Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-02

A few weeks ago we had the encouraging intel
gence from New Albany, Indiana, that phonetic
teaching was likely to be introduced into the pub.
lie schools of that place. Last week the same mail
that brought copy Of the committees favorable
report on the subject brought also the dlsheartening
and provoking information that decision Of the
Supreme Court Of that State had Frustrated the
public schools by giving an injunction against the
collection or distribution of the funds Thus, not
only are our hopes of phonetic teaching disap-
pointed, but the cause Of education generally Is
crippled.
Under the law passed year ago, taxes were
levied and paid, schoolhouses began TO spring up
In every direction, and the friends Of free educa-
ton rel ,iced that the "good time was coming
for the rising generation Of the Hoosier State. No
sooner however was Il found that the law was
going TO work WELL than 1t suddenly met with OPP
position and simultaneously, too, In different parts
Of the State. The opposition was small, but firm
and persevering, as may be inferred from the fact
that Il steadily pursued its course, until finding
defect IN the law, they procured decision from
the Supreme Court, which has ruined the law al
together.
There is good ground for believing that the old
ubiouitous enemy Romanism, Ia at the the bottom
of the mischief, that good American Protestant
citizens have been strangely drawn into the oppo-
siton. We unite with the press generally, in ask
ing the citizens Of Indiana TO note this one fact
school law has met with serious opposition, there
are Popish institutions Of learning, or politicians
under the influences Of Popery. The Church Of
the Inauistion Is the same there as everywhere
the perseyeriug enemy of intelligence, and the
deadly foe of equality--and to that power do the
people owe the prostraon Of their excellent school
law, and the destruction, for the time being, OF
that praiseworthy design to educate all the rising
generation.
The argument Is often used, says the Daily
Times, by Old Hunker politicians, that the Roman
Church numbers proportionatey so few voters in
the Union, that IL the hierarchy design the destruc
ton of any Of our institutions, they could not sue
coed In accomplishing 1t. Here is an instance OF
the falsity Of the assertion. Free education has
received In Indiana a severe blow from the secret
Influences Of Romansm, when Il cannot accomplish
any thing there in open battle at the ballot-box
We have long been aware that the old bunker
politicians OF Indiana we're under the influence Of
the emssaries OF Popery. To-day Popery has its
spies In every department of State; to-day II has
lis representative in every branchlof the govern
ment; to-day II Is conqueror This Is no idle talk,
and for the proof we dare any one TO point to
one solitary old Hupker politician in the whole
State who dsres publicly denounce political Ro-
manism, or oppose its purposes. The school law
has been sacri6cedto Popery, and the minor Offices
| are filed with It's bigotcd emissaries.
The late election In Indiana leads us TO hope for
change. Reform candidates we're generally elect
cd, and 30 far the people had opportunity to
express themselves il was in the right direction.
But reform cannot be looked fc< until there Is n
clean sweep Every man partial to or tainted
with foreign snti-republicsnism must be removed
from Office, and none but true and tried Americans
| placed In power. Until that is accomplished,
school laws win be passed In vain, and all efforts TO
establish public schools useless We have hope
that another election win bring about this result
| in Indiana.
We would not 20 30 far a. to exclude from Office
all but Americans native to the soil but we would
be exceedingly careful about the choice Of q for
eigner.
The Liverpool Times states that of wooden vef-