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/ IlIgy, therefore, recommended that after the
necessary business of the Convention was ac-
complished, they adjourn without nominating
a state ticket.
Mr.. Loud of Abingdon, regarded the recon-
mendatons of the committee, in general with
approval, but thought they should ultimately
nominate fr' ticket, and vote for the'- own
men.
Mr.. G. S. Record of Greenwich, said he was
one of two delegates present from Hampshire
county. They read the Springfield Republi-
can up there, and had not heard of this South
Shore agitation. He did not know any one in
favor of abolishing the school districts, but e
anything was said they were urged not to
agitate; it would hurt Governor Banks. He
thought it would be better to adjourn till the
country towns had been walked up, and in
formed of what was going on.
A gentleman from Wrentham, spoke with
considerable warmth, in the same strain. He
said that three-forths of the people there were
opposed to this law. Yet they were not in
formed of any organized movement to secure
its repeal. He doubted the propriety of nom-
mating a State ticket, tn the agitation had
been carried more thoroughly into the towns.
Gov Boutwell, told them there was no plinci-
| pie involved in the question about which they
were concerned. 1t was only matter of ex-
pediency. The speaker thought there was
vital principle-the right of the parent to con-
troll the education of his own children. He
denounced the course pursued here in Mas
sachusetts with reference to the public schools,
as an Intentional process of centraizing power,
by which, in all ages, the rights of the people
had been endangered, or destroyed.
The report of the business committee, at
the close of these speeches, was accepted and
adopted.
Mr.. Packard of North Bridgewater, for the
committee on the address and resolutions,
read an elaborate report, closing with the fol-
lowing resolutions
Resolved, That the Peoples Free School
Party was originated for the sole purpose OF
recovering rights and interests of which they
have been deprived through the instigation Of
the Board of Education and their mercenary
| oNhOOh SoiihAAetSNo, aiu hOb AOi any pOiuCdl
purpose wb tever; and that if the present
Legislature shall pass laws prior to the first OF
October, providing for a division of the Mas.
sachusetts school fund before the first of Janu.
ary, 1860 among the cities and towns of the
Commonwealth, in proportion to the number
of children of legal school ages in each and TO
dissolve the Board of Education, and SO
far to abrogate the Office Of School Com
mittee as to leave it optional with the
towns TO elect such committee, and estab.
lish their compensation, then and in that
event, the Peoples Free School Party shall be
forthwith dissolved, and the nominations Of
candidates for Governor, Lieut. Governor, and
other state officers, made by this Convention,
shall be null and void. But no minor conces-
sions which the Legislature may make, or any
and all concessions made after the last day Of
September shall avail to dissolve the Peoples
Free School Party, or to release the members
of the party from the obligation TO support the
candidates nominated by this Convention.
Resolved, That we, as smembers ofthis conven-
ton, and AZ voters Of this Commonwealth, will
give our support to no man who is not thor.
oughly committed to our cause for any state
office within the gift Of the people ofthis Com
monwealth Ur4T
The report Of the committee was accepted
and laid upon the table for future consideration.
Mr.. Harlow, Of Middleboro', for the commit
tee, reported the following list Of names, one