, 1859-04-19
DANGER no THE SCHOOLS,

DANGER no THE SCHOOLS.
We lea.n, upon what we believe to be gooi
authority, th.t the Catholic dignitaries resident
among us-aHens almost to O man-are pre-
pairing, in obedience to the example Of }Joux
| Archbishop Of New York, and tJouS Baptist
Archbishop Of Cincinnati to commence wal
upon the Common School System Of Chicago
It is understood that the demands Of the Hicr'
arcby speaking through these gentlemen
will be, :
1st. The admission Of stated number d
Catholic clergymen into the Schools, certain
number Of times each week, for the instruction
Of the children Of Catholic parents in their re-
lgious duties,
I'd. The disuse Of tho Bible, without note OF
comment, in all school exercises, lost Catholic
children may bo contaminated BY haying 1t
read, OF,
Sd. Tho division Of the school money raised
by general tax md by the proceeds Of the
school lands among the children Of Catholics
per capita, hint they may have instruction in
Catholic schools by the priests, in the Cate
| cAism and other sectarian books.
Wo are assured that the two arst or the last
one Of these ropositions-probably the last
one-wiu bo insisted upon as the "compro~
/ mise" that the Pope, through his alien clergy,
will be willing to make with the taxpayers OF
Chicago as the conditions upon which the child
ren Of Catholics who are in the main non-ta1-
payers, may get their education in our Com
mon Schools. We are uncertain, if the inior-
nation given US is not correct what shape the
onslaught will take; but that q war upon our
School system is intended, that tho adhercnts
Of all other sccts will he obliged, ere long, to
band together to resist the arrogant pretcnsons
Of the disciples Of Rome, we hare no doubt.
The latter, secure in the support Of the Democ-
racy, have the highest hopes that by striking
now, their hostility against our Schools may be
grati8cd. Dr. McMullen's attack on the Re
form School was the initiatory step in most
general and ndiscrminate warfare. Catholic
Schools or no Schools, is tile motto. We ask,
"Are the taxpayers ready for the attack?"
NATIONAL DEMOCRACY.
We hare before us an Address, containing
ia yindication of the past action and present
condition Of the National Democracy Of this
State" in which the quarrel between the Ma
tional and Douglas wings Of the old Pro.Slave-
~ buzzard is reviewed at length. 1t issigned
By L Cook, Chairman. We have no room and
less appetite for the ordinations and rccrinli-
nations in which these factions indulge; hence
we dismiss this pronuuciamento by quoting its
last sentence:
1.-THE State Of Illinois will bcfully represent
ed at Charleston, ready and powerful to co-opc~
rate with the Democracy Of the whole nation"
To assure tile Democracy Of the whole M
ton" that they must be prepared to vote the
National men in, and tho Douglas men out, Of
the Charleston Convention, the Address was
probably written. Let them be notified.
The oberlin Rescue Case.
The telegraph has already informed lis that
the jury in the case Of Bushnell, one Of the par
ties indicted for the rescue Of an alleged fugitive
slave in Ohio, brought in verdict Of guilty. As
soon as this case was disposed Of, the Court
proceeded to tale up the next. The counsel
for the defence stated that they were not ready
in the case called, and suggested that Of Prof
Peck, Of 0berlin College. The Court, however,
decided that the cases must be taken up in their
order on the docket. 1t was demanded on the
part Of the defence that new jury should be
called-that the present jury had made up their
minds upon all the propositions, and it would
be monstrous to send the other accused to such
men for trial-that if forced 10 70 into trial
under such circumstances, no one Of the defend
ants would stultlfy himself by attempting de-
fence. The Judge decided TINT the jury was
selected for the term, and it was proper they
should try oil the cases. Whereupon the coun-
sci for the accused announced TINT the latter
would neither defend themselves nor appear BY
attorney before such jury. The defendants
then surrendered themselves to the Court aud
demanded that their rccognizances be struck
of. Judge Wilson proposed to let the par
ties 60 at large on their own recognuances, and
stated his intention tc give the matter of new
jury further consideration. The defendants re-
fused to gire their individual recognizances.
The Marshal offered to let them 70 on their
word. They refused this also and went tn JUL