The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-22
TaE xEw cessTIrUrisH.
Cm9nioi from yesterday.
ARTIrI.EIX.

We are surprised al this, inasmuch as il wa
introduced into the constitutional conyen.
| tiun. hS "a Democrat, fought through by
| Democrats against the determined Rcpubli.
| can opposition, AMI voted tnr, an it. final
| passage, by every Dcaocrutic m.Htt,f present
| We were amused in reading the debates, on
| this article. to lind that oar Democratic 2"
Temperance have adopted the yer, ian-"as'
of their Republican allie, IN the '"h''h-
| ton
What y Their, IN TIM article. "hcii rem
der, il "a obnaN.nu- IT, attack ~ "siisne'
the oiiic, ii Superintendent II fuhie ih-
struction Thi- !, right y" one "ii' e''i
,are,r,, M. duties We d. MT refer Tor
- IN M. H. the late incumbent, hut To
IN 81. have ever held II. " the State III
..r,,.,.. in lopnlation and wealth, the labors
,.T .lltir. increase In place 81 the super
,,r..i,u, i. ,4.ated Beard OF Education
'',,,. &c vi..n !. t. be elected in each judicial
ti.tr..t n Wa hoped hy this arrangement
=, .I,tltt-. In interest in our schools into
,yrrr rari ii tie State, and ii possible, sep
aratc iloir management from political in
hucuee \ l.aar,lni Education J. no untrcd
4 nr..f..f Ihe D,Aeefafir convention 81
| Michigan rray ided etr a Board If Regents,
| which Lr,r- .amc similarity in their election
| A.. g. the Board If Education We have
| heard tiHl ~achti-ctt-, and probably
,thcr state. llay, adopted a similar system,
| vL,,FNnrk, we'll We have misunderstood
| a,a, Hon hms- Dean. Pre- .ident of the
/ Iowa STATE msyF.tiy gentleman well MT
| tel H. advise. and deeply interested IN the
| educational affair Il the state recommend
IA tile al, ,p,len VI Board "f Education
| Tie .rha,i interests Il the state have
,,.. H., u,,,s,...i satisfactorily 60 the peo-
! a.. ami II is,-ani, necessary that samc
! n l. dtrrn.tt irnm thc one III operation
.Da,,ll ~ lel.t T.. tired The ono present
! ii IA, 81, ncw constitution was, after much
! b..u..t,n adopted Ii IL is found not to
/ meet ~, expectations II it friends, 81 the
| mbllf thr legislature j. authorized Z" ab"l-
,h ar remodel the system alter the year
| -nl ia any manner they see proper 1hI>
limitation was given IA order that the sts-
| f.u. mIstt have 4 fair trial objections are
| -,l.,.I a. tIi. artiri, 1, l. said that indie
pcndetit legislatures arr created. AMI conii-
| In ntli ,n~ue. Ac THIS j. simply an error.
II Is trup. that section gives tn" Beard
the power H. i..i,latc. and I" make all rules
ind reenlatiatls ia relation t. common
.la-4s, Int the same section place. the as
| ii,n a tie Beard " holly under the control
| 4 tie ,,,nrral Assembly, IT,. Beard has
| d" leWei 1" h., taxes. appropriate money,
1 tlrl ihclr own expenses even have Ia hc
| rt.,yttl.-t G,r Is tie legislature. The Buar,l
| IN. IA fact i,ut little nore power then = now
sN.r.t.el w ih. >up.rlntcn,ish II Public
| Instruction. ulplrr nir present laws and con
.iituti,n. Sec Serti"n To- haptcr o.,
| I u,le II iowa
4 But annrl,si "lgrct,.,n j. mad. and harpcd
| "a met tiluto,..l, ani l,aidlv. IL appear.
| tl.ai hN section H.. The Beard ii Educa-
! iinn shall rrasri,. f'r the education II all
/ Tho tttiih ~ the state. and therefore som,
| Nli" arr murhialy sensitive about contain
| nltian 81 races rai-,' th. alarm that negr"c'
| M q T. j.i,tetd ~ Ne saHae c"Atm"a sctoR
! 4Fh ieiHt ttitf..a.
| The rre-rut constitution provides tar
| -y.tem oi common ssh.Hpls without dc>iena
ting the ystsfiaaiD class If persons, {"
whose benefit they ARE e. H. established -
| The hn.-. 40. collected. arr IL hc apple,
among the several school districts 81 Tia
rnuttic,. ~ proportion I" ia. number q
: inhabitants, ,a@ rtrt iahabttat, a. i
provided for in "ihcr portions 81 the oon-ti
luiinn in such district for the support a
common schne' Ih. present constitution
TEN with TIE t.cncral Assembly. Ia i, com
potent ftr that body g. e.tahlish common
.,I.,is, far Ill parsons, without distinction
| 4 cals &. ~ the state. M uir drncs tn
ri.ht 81 the legislature to do this, under tia
| JrlsssF constitution.
l@thrtv ans thtng III the language ~ the re
Constitution which require, the Board I
Education, 81 ',cncral assembly, To- plas
L al A
| .lll4.tcn They al. 4" provide lor tie il
.,.acli"u Il all the youth 81 the state
tat the ptst,el aml eotnlncaaable : Adm
tll, aaa.1 ~. that ncIro chliaron M. il
4 GUIDED inal,r thi, provision il They ar
,,.f nlid S II not oaf ,iu,, 4, Sc That :lc
ias.s tlc mean II reeei,ing NJ least the ~
limtnl II education lin, .oc. Il iollo'
thence. thai thry are a. ~ into the 44M
,lael with tbs white children
Their, are two kinds "f fanatic, GA ihl
nrera question uae thinks thar >labo i
e,tl. an would fall down anl adore him
Ia, her regard, him y, n mere brute. ant
would 80 a. f1r a. John Randolph dbl {,
,irk i shct,l. ~ assault him. Both ar,
like III erisran. error, and bath manag,
occasionally t. render themselves rldiealou
ny their Ia tbil ycn.la,,on, OF their mofbl,
prejudice.
Meregani ihe nrer. : a ~ interior rae,
md frnm natural cau.e., and the onndi,io
mNhsrh Il, = held ia aIl half If the mon
an never u, properly admitted - -"cial +"
: A4lltteal equality WITH the white race. Bu
ID. very lnteriorit,. thi. very dependence
..ionld ,xcite oar sympathy in hi- behalf
AMI stimulate ail gcneran. mind o. d. hln
Il least ,inrie justice
Y Ia H..
prilsrt, j, taxed i, IL fair. i. II honorable
y ii honest HAT they should not he sup
| illed with H. mcan> Il education Wuuic
dacat,on render them lcsa tit Ia reside IL
Il. state " ..ne man can answer III I'll,
affirmative anil the new constitution ui-ell
rates the detail. II tile mode of their e,l,l
atina g. tie Beard ri Education. and tn
leg datum. Iui Is the present constitution
, l,asss ihcm IL th, ,.sneral Assembly. w
, refer o. >celisn L. 4 claus. Isl aud Sec
tiau :. st elaire :. 81 the Article GA Educa
, | ipn II thu urN constitution. aud Section 1
4 Article .. Il the present. constitution.
6 T. show that the ga, ,oi expressions con
tanned ia se..tion t., III all the Youth Il
lhe state i not withnu' precedent ia th
: constitution, Il ~ s.e.attic States, and tina
.,.cll terms have produced n.,ne IL the dlti
/ ftttAt~ 80 49, t'HttF l''tHt SHttt
Nitll whit, ehil,lr,n a. anticipated ls SON
~ an nl"tLtdt sensitive friends, We l,.sir
{" giy. the l.tllewi ing quotations:
The constitution II thu ra"l I'D Hsa.o
were stat. II Penn slyania provides, Ar
,itls :. section tAai thu legislature slal
establish a>tcm at .ch"ais thr"urhou
ths siat,., ~ which the roas may IL
taught rrati.
Tie D.fsss5ttt convention Il " iscui,siI
provided Il claus. section = Article Ia
iir tla establishment IT c,inn,en sehanls
free AMI without sharg. i,r in,ti,,n t. ALi
| children between tia. az II Fur and twent
ycars
| ih. ~ ass.aafff convention ~ Indiana
| used The following marked language i
| hall l.. thc duty 81 the ',,uersl Assemhl,
T., provide h& law hi Il e-n,r:,l and uniform
.ssfcm II common s.hanls, wherein tuition
shall he without charge AMI egaaiig open e.
| an" So section |. Afticlo :.
| Iie ~ 4s.eafif con entnn al Tennessee
| pr,,s tti.s,i section H. Arlicl. II that the
common sclnal fund. A.. lre Apr, ,priarei
| hy the ',,iufal Assembly ;or the ~. ii
common >.ll,als, AMI the interest thereof
| ,liall H. "iAsailably appropriated a. the
| supIsat and eilcuura cement If eoiunnn
/ 81. al. .