The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-09-10

is in these words: Resolred, That w
favor a total change of the present Comma,
School System, SO as to give tho people thu
full benefits of Common School Educa
ton, without tho cumbersome machinery
and enormous expense which the present
system requires" This is the position 90
cupied by the Democratic party, as fashioned
by professional political tricksters, with TIT
vain hope of being permitted TO try theii
empirical skill on the framing of Schoo
Law. To show that the gentlemen, whose
plastic hands fashioned the above resolu'
ton, knew but little about the workings Of
the law, upon which they sat in judgment
and upon which they committed themselves
to 'war to the hit Ito show also, that
that resolution is mere gull-trap, nothing
but political fustian-we will here quote
the action of the State Teachers Associa-
ton, in relation to the same law. This
Association, composed Of Teachers from
the several counties of the State, met al
Washington, on the 23i of August, 1859
A very large number Of teachers were in
attendance, from different parts of the State
On the first day committee was appointed
to consider and report on the present School,
Law. On the fourth day of the Session,
they made tho following report, which was
unanimously adopted:
''Tha. W bile there are some few things OF
minor importance in our present excellent
School Law, which might be amended for
the better, the main features Of that Law We
heartily approve, and do honestly hope and
pray that the Board of Education, and the
Legislature, vii! make no serious alterations
in it, but give the people an opportunity of
trying its merits. Therefore
Resolred, That we are in favor of the
Township District System, the Free School
System, and the Office of County Supcrin-
tcndcnt.
Resolved, That committee of three be
appointed to memor!alize the Board of Ed
ucaton and the Legislature, in behalf Of
this Association to the above effect"
Now, who is right? Are not the Teach
ers Of our schools as competent to judge Of
the efficiency and practical workings of tbs
present Common School System, as those
political shysters who framed the resolves
for the Democratic State Constitution =
Yea, verify. Next to warning on the humane
institutions Of the State, the Punic war of
tho Democracy on the Common School
System IS the most shameless. Sue
cess must be sought under some other SuIse,
Messr5. Democrats. An unseemly crusade
against the Insane Asylum, nor yet an un-
called for partisan warfare against the EIu-
cational System Of the State, viii not ma
terially add to the number Of your votes at
the bal!ot-box, next October. The trick is
too tranSp"-cnt-partizau jugslery, vii! not
always win. Dye mind that:
BriGadier General George WlIiacc Jones
The Panama correspondent Of the New
York Times gives the following plca>!n.
little episode in the life Of the distinguished
United States Minister to Dogota, BrjgAdier
General GEORGE WALLACE JONES, (somc-
Whit known in these parts as former
dUu 5hFacs Senator from Iowa. among the
dam,cls Of South America a:
The g"ntIenan!y physiqne, the genial
Hnahtles, and the sdtior .tulre Of the new
Minister takes Immensely with the Bogotu-
mas. lie is fete1 and Toasted daily by the
principal families, is totcd, and totes the
young ladies to balls, operas, and concerts.
pats all the pretty babies on the checks,
and-docsti't lug watermelons through the
streets under hi, "rln, as a certain prcdcccs-
SCR OF his did two years ago"
To which the St. Louis Daily Bulletin
makes this addenla: I've met this DIS
tinguished gentleman y few years ago, and
are not surprised at his popularity with the
females Of that sunny cline. He is really a
pretty ma0-- .: the mad turtle order of beau
ty-squirts tobtcco-iuice over everything
near him, usually wears a jockey cap, and
We thought from his conversation, was pos
ScsscI Of about as l1uch brain as an 0y5-
ter How doIl The democracy Of Iowa
Ike this portrait Of their patron saint
BrigadIcr General GEORGE WALLACE JoSGs?
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