Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-06-22
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1 Il.
The e,tor Of the Times says The assertion "that
the School lax has been l76 per cent, is false'"-
+ have no disposition 10 deal in hatd words and
shall therefore give my authority fO' what sa'o'
Nv ,ax bin fot 1852 read, as follows; "schooi levy
ia The County District i76 per cent on the Ste'e
tax and the County levy" Ia the CIty D's'ne'
fot lie same year aud Tie twO Yeats since, u mas
been 1876 per cent. No reduction IN The CIS us
rict,-thOugh there has been one in lie County
District. did not say that The school tax was
always l76 per cent, or any other pet cent
showed what Il lOd heen for two YEAS salt
tho, II had been as high as l1S per cent AN !
falsei
He says That 81 asserted that the schools weFe
moi as we'll conducted and managed as they wete
under the Oldpangtr syste@." lam obliged TO be-
isye Tho, The editor did moi really read what pub
lished, tot Il Is certain SAID no such thing did
not aIIuae 10 the vld systen--not Li1 this editor IN
his laneuaee-wtich noticed. lie CONTESTED
our public schools with psirate selools-not our
old system--whethet paupet OF Otherwise lie
said, "lhat The education Of our public schools
has teen ptoye,l more thorough and The schools
kent under better regulation, than ate private
schools here OF elsewhete," quote bis wOtds'
In tsriy 10 this questioned lis accuracy, saying
that Of my own knowledge | did not know how
the fact was,-Lut that The education otlsfed al
these schools was not regarded os more thorough
than a. private schools"
Il was mainly becsuse thought saw In his
article in question, os have at other times aud III
othe, quarters, Disposition, not simply 10 sustain
such public system as ours, but also 10 putdown
o, dIspatags private schools. believing In the
utility Of ptyate schools, ON disposed to sup
pott them. | am, as have remarked, a friend OF
our public schools os systeal--voted fOt lLeln--
and hsye given them any support could--and at
no Tine, publicly or privately, have opposed our
system Of public scIIOos. But II all petson'' who
are friendly also 10 private sclUOls, uIe 10 bs sci
down us enemies Of tie public schools, then it
may be said ON an encmy--bal not 0'I'eF@isei
and my communications 10 moi show thai am
Let The editor II lie thinks differently, publish
them, OF either-lhal his leaders may Judge be-
tween us.
Tie editor attempts 10 bring 10 his aid, all tIe
Teachers III all the public sclIouls. ] hope in this
hu may not succeed. would be Sstry 10 provoke
their losility--and in my reference to the praise
which Ibis editor has been Ia the habit OF beStow'
ns on them Ot some time, and !leiE Efforts OF te'
tuning tue favor, mhy have been toD general--
loo lndisCnminate IN my observations, II so, !
IegteL Il, DO mol doubt that there are many good
teachers, and PERSONS worthy OF all praise among
then-mucIl better, and altogether superior 10
myself. They may be oil good leachets, Am suFe
have not said TINY were Mo. II Is true haSe
mol Conceded nor DO cdrcede, that Ihelt schools
ate better than private ones. In my nllUSlOn 10
these mutual Efforts al praise, had in my mind
sOme celebrations, speeches AMI toasts Of leacI''
cts and editor III luis good city, dutins the last
yent The lOasts and SPEECHES Of these cele'
btallons were published. | reud them Of tie
time-llave not seen them since. They can W.
found In the columns Of The Times and GnaetIe.
tN"''Nt
So fat rs teachers ate especially concerted !
had reference 10 these supper, speeches aud onsts'
did not think they were remarkable Iot any eS'
cellencc--I may haze berr wrong--suCh things
ATE pretty much mailer Of opinion. They will
speak for themselves however, ii any one Inns n
mind 10 look them Up or to rrPuNlist them. These
with Tho stream Of pauAi's III this direction ftom
The Times, thought wattonted the observation
made in ngltd 10 mutual praises between The edi'
lor and some OF The Teaches.
As to The epitlIels which this editor best"ws w.
OIL me, and Ills efIots to point me out 10 HE public
/ will make 10 observations. But II The editor
will publish my htst EtomNluAitaIiOM. and Which
occasioneA so much LABOR al seutriiy OIL bis part,
will engage that the editors Of lie lnteIigenceE
shall pay him iOr IL, Of The usual tatcs-his readcts
can then judge rightly between us.
OBSERVER,