The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-08-20

mode Of proceeding, that is so charac
teristic of this man BARBER. I think
this community will bear me out, that
it is only the work and dictation of Mr..
BARBER to accomplish his designs thro'
the Board, when he has not the moral
courage to come out openly and RECON-
mend such a get of resolutions. and ask
such power to be delegated to him.
Have we, then, come to such a misera-
BILE, low condition, morally and mental
ly, that VIC are compelled to send North,
to the land of Fanaticism and Infdelity
and import a hypocritical pedagoguc,
and " Honest Iago " like him, to come
here and give us directions as to what
kind of literature we shall adopt fo- our
children to dictate to our young men
and ladies what their political course
should be, and to inform US who are the
proper persons to employ as teachers in
our school under his control? If SO,
we have come to a miserable pass, and
deserve nothing but the contempt of all
intelligent men.
But I am proud to think we have
enough intelligence and independence
left to discover all such base attempts
at the usurpation of our rights, and
enough determination to send such men
back to the country from whence they
came, where they will find more sympa-
thy with their fanatical abolition doc
trines. When we pay our money for
teachers, we claim the right to dictate
what our children shall be taught, and
how and when this Board expect tc
import this kind of men into this com.
munity for the purpose of establishing
a Republican Nunnery, they are mista
ken in the materia. they have to dea
with. If they expect to crowd oul
school rooms with foreign students, who
occupy the time of the teachers, threby
ucglecting our own children, and W.
tamely submit to it, they are again mis-
taken in the intelligence of this commu
nifty. Iclaim that whenever this BoarC
of Education delegates such power upol
Mr.. BARBER, or any other Superintend
ent, or suffers foreign scholars to be i'm
posed upon our schools, occupying TIL
time and rooms that legitimately belong
TO the children of the taxpayers of Ash
land, they transcend the powers delega
ted to them aud should be called to al
account for their stewardship. All off
GERS, in a free country like ours, have ne
powers but what are delegated to then
by the people. They are only the ser,
wants of the people, and I claim that
whenever our servants fail to carry out
the wish of a majority of the people.
they should be removed and held ae.
countable for their acts.
But | presume this Board have had
their own Wv SO long that they 591't
consider themselves responsible for til.
acts to the people of this Distriot. .
they have managed to elect themsesva.
for the last six years, and hence they
are only responsible to themselves fol
II. - actions. But gentlemen, you vii
ftt taat there are moro fbaa seven 70
tiers Interested as to who you s'iall
hire 10 tech, how they shall teae1 aes.
control our school when hired, and w':'-
e. it is right that you should h r-a.lr-
I'd to set up a petty despotism I'D pisoe
such a petty despot as S. NJ. BAeBEE
anon the throne to rule scholars and
tiers in matters lot connected witl
the school. Aud if you are dcsirous 81
building UP a school that will have fh1
confidence of those who are obliged t,
support it at home, you must make i
what it was originally designed to be
keep it free from all sectarian OF politi
cal Influences, ard keep out those from
abroad who are infringing on the right
and privileges af scholars in the Dis
trict. A TAXPAYER.