St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-03

and the Educational Doaru, unueT TIE
new Constitution, has given us school
law which in its completeness is equal
to any State, and only requires to be
carried out in its true intent to bring
the means of common school cduca-
ton within the reach of all and this
is all that many of our first citizens
ever enjoyed. 1t is free school law.
Rate bills, which we know have often
borne heavily upon parents of slender
means, are now unknown. The prop
erty is taxed for the education of the
child. This will lessen the amount of
crime and misery, and consequently
of taxation. A wealthy but childlcss
Quaker remarked that, as lie must
be taxed either for the education of
the child, or the ignorance Of the man,
he preferred the former"
The pecuniary effect Of the exist
cnce or non-enistcnce of school houses
and church edifccs is often very strik-
ing, being considered sufficiently in
dicative of the community, to decide
an individual to purchase or not to
purchase what he might otherwise
consider desirable property. Though
high schools and colleges are essential
to the highest mental culture, and the
qualifying individuals for the greatest
success in different callings, the COM
mon school must be considered the on
ly means of education for the masses,
and as such, deserving of particular
attention.
The churches of our State. / think
it hardly fair to require me to respond
to this part of the sentiment. True
religion is ever the friend and patron
of education, and l can and will say
| firmly believe that the more real
piety, orthc religion of the Bible, there
is among the churches of different
names, the less there will be Of sec
tartan or intolerant-that as her
church spires shall point the way to
heaven and her members lead the way
that as our schools shall become
what we wish them to bc--as the in
huencc of our many charitable and
; benevolent institutions and societies
shall be more widely extended until
Iowa shall become the pride and the
emulation of every State and of every
) land, and in patriotic pride her citi-
. zens can truly exclaim,
From north to south, from east to west,
We love the Hawkeye State the best.
I 2. The Press-May it be governed by truth
and aim to be on the right side.
, A. b. F. Hildreth, being called, re,
e spondcd as follows:
. Mr.. President l feel honorcd by
this compliment paid to the Press, be
!. ing, as ! am, disciple of that sage
: and patriot, Benjamin Franklin, who
y in his lifetime rendered illustrions tho
8 Press of America. am also honorct
: in being called upon for response tc
your sentiment, and l regret exceed
: ingIy that have not the ability to dc
J the subject justice. l cordially en-
dorse the language of the toast
= Truth and the Right! Sir,
T. was eluca.ed in that school. From
!, my up, my father and my moth
, ! er kePCslhese words constantly before
u me as a motto to guide Inc in all the
!. after actions of life and. sir, in m,
y intercourse with the world there hal
!" been nothing so trying and embarras
- =. sing to me as the too frequent rioto
y tions Of these prcccpts by those wit
whom lhave dealt. conccdc that, c
se all professions, the journalist shoul
" especially be governed by truth an
- aim to be right and hesitate not t
20 say that, during the time have hat
=, co...i~t < - Puo''o .Jo"unui, nov som
- twenty-five years, have never know
o ingly and Intentionally deceived til
- public in matters Of fact or argument
q The press is a powerful institution i
:. our land, and there can DC no doubt
y. has attained to its present proud pos
-, ton as much by the integrity of cha
.n actcr as by the energy Of those WI
-. control it. Exceptions we know thcl
' Luz are, but they are exceptions to ii
IT. general rule.
ie Sir, the public has right to be C!
~, acting towards the press, but viii
40 we acknowledge this claim, it shoul
80 not be forgotten that there are dutit
-, dcvolving on the public See to
=" that your local press, especially,
poperly sustained, and that its edit,
Nv is encouraged by your sympathics al
~ kindly Offices in his behalf. 1t is tc
~ much the custom to denounce the G
w W. itor as liar, and his newspaper as
~, tissue Of falsehoods. Particularly
49, this thccasc when the corrupt scheme
~, ~ of designing men and the machin
Of tions of cliques and parties are expo
W cd and thwarted. A timid man shoul
~ not be an editor As remarked |
-. your lecturer this evening, in rcfcrcnt
' "o to Masonry. so it is in regard to II
se prcss-the public are constant
20 blowing hot and blowing cold upe
." SO US and.o our reply like his is, "blo
~ ON! Let editors tell the truth al
-, ~, fear not, for in the words IF America
- most illustrious poet
m. Truth crushed to earth shall rise again,
The eternal years Of God are hers |;
But error, wounded, writhcs in pain,
,ss And dies among his worshppers.
Mr.. President, I am gratificd in b
nj ing present at this banquet to-nigh
rn We have the authority of Scriptul
J." for saying that, some eighteen hume
red years ago, on a certain public OF
>" casion, one Zacchens wished to SC
od what was going on, and could not, 6
~ account of tile press. The reverse is tn
~. ~ case with me, and il would seem tha
N the times have materially change
- since the days of little Zacchcuss FL
this agreeable entertainment We ar
he indebted to the Masonic fraternity {
IS this place and vicinity. 1t speak
a. well for the character Of our pcopl
49, that they are enabled to maintain S
- many benevolent, literary and rcii.
es ious institutions. Besides this Masol
al- ic Lodge, we have the Independel
order of Good Templars the Alpt
al Chapter Of the Ancient and Honor,
: bic Order of Crusaders the Floy
IT, County Agricultural Society the Fla
IRE mers. Clubs the Teachers Institute
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