The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-07-23
Dssilsattoa .f shr Eversu sehssoi-iieuse
al ~. Cloud, July Z, 1897.

NJ Sss NsS's's% ~ssS -
FEiIow- -ClrzgRs: ] should have bcc
sorry inde~l 70 have been absent from .hes
satisfaction 10 every memher Of this com
munity that schoolhoase has b,Sn con
pletcd here so early. Remembering that !
has been built by private entcrprise--iory yo'
could no, wait the delay which grneraIly at
tenls the formal organization Of school dis
.rcts--we shall not he unnindiul, hope, 0
the obligations We arc under IN those wiz
have bcen especially active in the under,a
king.
The Fourth Of July Is good day fot tn,
dedication of school-housa Millions OF ou
countrymcn are now celebrating this grea
day. In the populous towns and cities then
will be magnificent demonstrations splen
Iid military and civic professions, keeping
time to the eNhiarating strains of martha
music--thc roar Of cannon, Examinations and
fire works. AMI all the display which art and
patriotism can devise But ! know OF no
ceremony which a new community on this
northwestern bank Of the Mississippi can
NOR appropriately empl0y to commcmo-
rate the day than the dedication OF n school
horse
en- this new frontier civilization has jus,
planted its standard Aud s therc anything
morr Identified with ia history. more inspi.
ring 10 It's hopes, ur NOR, ausplciouS OF lis
triumps. than the common school, Had il
not been for the influence OF common
schools. W. should have no cauSe 20 ccl,-
bra,e the Fourth nf July. II was the in.
tcllgcncc Of the people which prepared the
way for American Independence. and finally
sccursl it The tst settlers of America,
Us you well know. were n reading md
thinking people. They came over a ,rackless
ocean to gid rid Of the accumulated evils oi
Ignorance. And when they arrived. they
Immediately established system of FREE
schools for their children. They nur;nroi
that system with enihu. iasIn. and il raiscd
up strong minded men and women, II cd
uca,ed what was then called the lower class
And that was thu class which began and
carried the Revolution. The wealthy class
or the aristocracy included the Tories
And that Is the class which. owing 10 the
natural cons ryatism Of wealth. in all reyo.
lutons il either hostil or. a, best passive
II was the masses. say. who frs; gave a
willing ear 10 the VOICE of the Revolution
and whose hearts heat in unison with the
sentiments Of Otis ani Henry. They had
sufficient intelligence TO reason and To Judge
II was as imp,~-ih.e for the British Gov
rrnmcul 10 deceive rs to intimida'e them
Nr Burke, IN hi- great appeal f0r concilia-
tiuB, warned the liOusc of Commons not Ia
encourage hostile measures against the colo,
uics He told them that n great number "
Blackstone Commentaries had bofn i'm.
ported by Americans, and that they worr a
thinking people, and would not yield up
tbcir rights
FRrg SCHOOLS THE BASIS uF faEE GOVERN
aFSr
no,d not tel you that II we wouh have
liberal and enlightened Institutions, or If We
would secure their pegInauency, VI must pay
a pror.r regard to the education Of the poo
pie There Is such thing, however as ton
contrcnt security Il snmctimos hapIsns
HAT communities becom"~ Indifferent ~ 90
the condition Of institutious. which are nnl.
ycrsally Acknowledged as useful and believed
Ia be szur. In UIe of the most ilourishing
towns in this territory which VISITED lat
sprlnr--a town Couta ming nearly i.0HI IN
hAhitanis-- iouni there was nciilRra school
nor school bou-e. will not name the
town. inr was assured they would have a
yer, tine 4ehod house crcc,ei ~ soon as An
tumn Bat amidst the rivalric- Of snrssSful
business Irt ts not !orgct the immortal in
junction Of an American statesman that
"t,' rnal viginncc Is the prlcc of liberty.
As the triumph of hiSriy IN America Was
the rysu, of popular education, 80 the defeat
which hal baIiled the Efforts Of Other S,a'eS
Tor Independence may be trac'd la popular
igporancr The ma<.s- ui ireland have
warm hearts aipi = love of liberty as well n
"A rich brogur But Il they had pcss'ssssi
the intelligence xhich Is dtius-l by fryo
schools such as our fathers planted, would
not their oppression anl The burning edo
quenc,. of their Emmits. their.G Grat'aus. anil
their o'Coun.ls, have stirred them ~ -'ic-
otY--lul rvolatioi! In A1s,Eis the csnsor.
81 instruction, With a sagacIty which desput'
are trainsl in. have stricken from i'ie books
asrd IN Hungarian schools any faithful mar
ratiye o. the Hungarian revolution " 'hc
people had l~en properly educated couIi
snch abu-s long ic prarticeH II 'Ac ma
4cs u Italy
"o'' itay hos hraniiful ihoa art
ye, rna 4 zsep. fir ;bnu AT is,ug. slas
tau IA N, in-i sad ib>y Nho cone almre
thee
A. We Alrire Toe hsasiful IN death"
n ,ae mass~ Il Itaiy were ciuca;sri wouhl
ihsy submit 10 The ;yrrany which to-day
bligb,s ,ha, lovely ,aml er TO ouuse nsarer
home would tho l~plc ~ Cuba -'ill crd1rc
snb ~ ~,eooi haB1 ti'~r"t,sm u thy hal
enioycd the tcnetts q a popular t'iaca;ioh'
isrl Broughani. ose OF thc R'-t pTogr~-
s,ye British ~;ats~uen. and Sho has dDi.e
rnorr ~ popular education than any ieyis-
Ia,nr ~ Furope. ays " his Introduction 10
The Dialogue on Republican ard Norarch'-
cal t.oysrums1lts, Anl toe issSleN Of tie
French II yols;.0n. that ota lrssGn INST IN
f.1--an, All p-ar;ics,l. inculcatHl by 'h.e'
psrsrrs. !. ,le "spg'rcm~ necessi'y os absolute
II excias.rng tisr nulti;s,le. ih.iniormfi afsl
ave-sc - J-i.l-ra;ian. from any iirec; iuifT
frc-,cc With the guvernTant tzc,ss.iag
,be rrl,i,ndc RON sny dr~c, iH'erfrears
with the Government H1s 10 'has ~f-'i'
soaDd To an Amcrloan' Is i n0' rs}s1ire
"a aG,reni WORT the a.! HaTin q sing
craA. tha, tbo peuplr svrv GRATED ~ ~
t-,neft q ,hcar rass-s' Md yet 4 i' YER
daabtfsl Il the ras~es. o. ,,r~a; Britain ar
cspsbse u s.4tgoverlnsrpt- IS9r z0vfTa
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u ~ g1ver-Irss ~ q tn Cni;ei Stats
0se ~ NJ frv.-- aDi u,o~' szligh;sne-i %,
aYnrsnts On ite zso,s What ~ hs~p r,as
"A To e,nIpalh u a iba' ~ As,ss ysa.as a.
laken tsre % Yla.ay the uasss fs a.4
guy,ransi.t In tha, psgbci ihsy foster
s-sA, evil .ad 'tss rIssi TIA, evil - m Il
cs-s s< vithaohiing psywsr from tts INIT,
isie.
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