, 1861-03-16

Bodies large and small, obey the same natu-
raj laws, SO o ponderous 7efolite from IN ex-
ploded planet shoots off into space on the
same principle that prescrlbcs the pathway for
the puny fires Of the pin-wheei. This stupcn-
dous bit Of a1literativc philosophy, it will be
seen, most elegantly payes the way for lis to
write here that the secession Of the South
and the row at the Mosely School on Monte
rey street, originated in one and the same
physical and moral cause, and have resultedin
if not IN equal, at least similar source Of re-
gret.
Let no one put the smile on al fours, and
On q war footing at that, and imagine the boys
aud girls Of the Mosely School setting up for
themselves with Provisional Government, in
full possession Of public property and ready
at 4 moments notice to march upon the
School Superintendent's office, at L moments
warning, and with sharpcned slate pencils
slaughter the Board Of Education in their
arm chairs, or, at the least, having gagged
them with tic black- board buffers, extort from
them concessions and com promise. 1t is not
as bad as that.
There is one disparity in the comparison.
We remember when the Mosely School was
well ordered and well disciplined We cannot
say it Of the Gulf States in their relations to
the Federal Union, but the me centrifugal
force has shot both school and eommonw ealths
madly from their spheres to the terror Of two
respective districts, one Of which may be un-
derstood to be the District Of Columbia, the
other, "that portion Of the South Division
South Of Twelfth street"
Perhaps the imbecile aud weak rule of james
Buchanan was the principal cause in Sscessla
Major. The disturbances ip our local Seces-
| sia Minora had also 4 Principal cause. we
/ believe in Rarey, we believe in Solomon, and
proper mode of turning wild colts and fillie5
| into staid roadstcrs we believe in constitu-
sonal forms Of strap and buckle. Many
cruiser has been wrecked for the lack Of the
| firm hand at the helm; multitudes besides
CFaiser have yielded the abundant fruits Of
| good discipline.
The Mosely School {of some GOO scholars)
| occupies splendid building erected at IN ex-
| penae, and with ap continents that well indi-
cate the hold the cause Of common school ed
ucation possesses upon onr community. The
| Mosely School WAS intended to be a choicely
kept garden Of solve plants. !" but if there be
not wild olives graft in among them," then
rumor must have suffered in its conveyance
up town by the State street cars.
The 1fose1y School has jnst been forcing it.
self upon public attention By some decidedly
cratic variations on our usually well ordered
city school system. The trouble originated
and grew from small beginnings in the Princi-
pals department, until insubordination and
misrule have run through the whole building.
The under teachers seem TO have been efficient,
but there the semblance Of efficiency ends. 1
few days since, during a visit of those estima-
bic officials, the larger nunils in the Principals
room, actually hissed the superiuteudept Of
Public Schools and one of the BOARD of Edu
cation. Then they went into cockades and
PROFESSIONS md blackboard declarations Of
var. and the rebellion stood confessed. and
broke ont in fn1l bloom ,;le Tho meas,ea
The action Of the Roor,, IF Tdncation m
Thu7adav ren1aced the former princ;n,1 hv mo
of our most efficient Public School teach ers
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