Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-01-11

than 3 100000 oS;his circulation is de-
preclatcd; lis value being at the mercy
of the broker and Spectator. The same
facts. in regard TO the decrease Of the cur
rency, are true, although perhaps in less
proportions, in the adjoining States with
which We have commercial intercourse.
How can any people have stability under
this state OF monetary affairs?
We shall always have revulsions, ex-
pansion, ccntracs and arrangement
in the whole business OF TIE country, so
long as We foster any system ,hat makes
promises TO pay money. instead OF gold
or silver, 1.-THE inferior circulation were
this day Withdrawn. have no doubt we
should find sufficient amount of the
constitutional currency among cur people
for all ordinary business purposes,
We have not only deprecated cur.
rercy. issued under the authority Of law.
but we have deprecated currency. is.
sued by railroad. planhroad. and insur
ance coInpanies. without the authority OF
law. Thousands Of dollars Of this latter
kind OF deprecated paper have been
thrown into circulation, and left TO rep
resent an uncertain and variable value in
The ordinary transactions of business.
The credit Of the State, and the interest
Of the people. demand an abatemen. OF
this evil.
No subject Of legislation is calculated
TO awake: more pleasing anticipations
Cor the future than cur system Of popular
educo ton. Indiana under the AUSPICES
of her new Constitution. has, upon the
subject Of education. adopted a policy
tina. has commanded the admiration OF
some of the Oldest States OF the Union.
Let Us by the most judicious course of
legislation. prevent retrograde move.
ment on the par, o: the State. with re-.
snect TO this very important interest.
The recent decision of the Supreme
Court on tie consolidation Of the avails
Of school sections. and on the township
tax for schoul purposes. while they have
settled those questions in manner sat
isfac;ory to the parties that raised them
do not. in the least degree, disturb the
bread basis on which our system OF PUB.
lie instruction rests.
twill be a task worthy of the exer.
else OF your legislative wisdom. to cor.
rect by some means within the scoae OF
your legitimate powers. the inequalities
caused by the first decision. in the annual
avails of the local funds. In the distr,.
button OF the general fund raised by the
school tax it is believed that the desired
results may BE- obtained as readily MS they
could have been accomplished had the
decision been otherwise,
The second decision. as | understand
its import and application. confnes the
power and limits the responsibility OF
raising funds .efor purposes of adequate
and general public instruction. to the
Legislature alone. The distribution of
the exercise of this power. and The linn
iiing OF its responsibilities to the Gener.
al ssembly, will produce The uniformity
contemplated by the constitution. 1t
is not believed, however, that the Su-
preme Court. in deciding The unconstitu.
iionali,y Of the township tax. intended
TO declare that the people of the several
townships are. by the constitution, de.
prived of the righ, of taxation for the pur-
pos. Of building school houses, and furn.
ishng apparatus. furniture. and fuel for
the use OF pubiic schools. They mean. By
the construction .iat they place upon The
word uniformity" as il appears in the
constitution, TO convey the idea that the
tax levied for purposes OF education, and
to be applied in the payment Of teachers
must be levied By the Legislature. If,
however they intend 10 apply the rrin-
ciple Of the decision 10 all the details O.
the municipal regulations Of the school
affairs of townships and towns. the in
teres,s Of education imperiousy demani
an early amendment 10 the constitution
In order to secure efficiency in The opera,
tons Of any system Of pGbi;c Instruction.
the action of the people in townships
and in dislrir; organizations. isinhspens
ably necessa ry.
| cannot for moment, suppose that
corporate towns aud cities may be inves
ted, consiitutionaily. with the powers
necessary 10 manage their municiple af-
fairs, according TO their peculiar crcum
stances. in every department of local in
'erest, excepting only tina; most inpor.
tant OF all interests. the education OF
youth. IL would be runous policy to
make an exception so fatal TO all pros
poets of efficient action on the par, of
one of the most essential elements of HUI
man progress.
II IS gratifying to know that, where
the school law has been carried into er-
feet, according 10 its obvious import.
under the control Of efficient officers, and
without the disturbing influence of legal
question:. its action has been happy and
harmonious. and warrants the expecta-
lion that, with slight amendments. not
affe citing itsvital principles, but merely
correcting some oversights and supplying
some deficiencies, it will remain among
our statutes. an exponent of the wisdom
of its trainers. and blessing and an hon.
or to the State.
The signs OF our educational progress
may be seen in the increasing number Of
graded schools-some of esta blished re pu
ta.ion. and Others aspiring to that posi-
tion-and in the large, commodious. and
costlv efificec that have hoo, a.oo,al