, 1863-04-09
TIE GREAT UNION MEETING,
Loyal Men Of Chicago, to
the Rescue!
Hs-.1.E.Y To gsE:YAy IFAz4a4.

The great mass Union meeting of loyal men
without respect to party--the meeting which
thc Mayor Of this city vetocd-takes place
this evening at Bryan Hall, Every arrange
'ncnt has been made for o glorious Union
gathering Of the loyal men Of Chicago, which
shall find its parallel in our patriotic history
only in the days Of Sumter. Since those days,
the Coppcrhcad faction has 6prnng up, aud
at their bidding the Chief Magistrate Of the
city has refused lis sanction to this meeting.
Tie old fire, however, Etill burns, and Chi
caco is still loyal to the core, and tonight
viii send forth her voice like the thunder, for
the Government and against traitors.
Eminent gentlemen from abroad have been
invited to be present. In case Of absence,
they will be represented By letters.
The eloquent Hon. Matt E. Carpenter, one
of The boldest champions Of liberty, will
speak.
!. lion Vim. 4. Howard, Of Michigan, has sig.
ni1ed lis intention Of being present and
speaking.
The gallant and staunch Unionist and newly
elected Mayor Of Sterling, Mayor sackett,
whom the Timts impudently claims Us Cop
pcshcad, Will be present ndspeak.
Several Of our citizens will also deliver |
short and pertinent addresses, among them |
Col. Cu,pmins, Hon. J. D. Ward, John Went
worth, DR.. Brainard and others.
Rally then 10 Bryan Hall this evening, Union
men, in your strength. Show this man who
dares 10 refuse his sanction to q Union meet
ing in Chicago, thnt you are not dependent
,non him for permission. Send out words Of
,ooa cheer to our gallant boys in the arnlr as
1,ev hare sent words Of good cheer to you. |
send aid and encouragement to the Govern
n,cnt and erecting to all loyal nun, every
! where. .
Chicago ratifcs Tonight her former glori-
ms acts, and will send greeting to 'he army,
| +tc Government, ind her loyal sister cities
| wh5cl, have just shown at the ballot box their
devotion to the Union-
r1,c Compulsory Resolution of the
hoard Of E0ucatton.
The sction Of the Board Of School Inspect
ors in ts:ablishinga compulsory rule defining
| what teachers shall do and FAY in their insti-
| tutcs and their schools relative to political
| matters is attracting considerable attention
and discussion in the community botA from
| the broadncss and arbltrariness Of the rule IN
| question. Tho rule is drawn SO generally,
Unlimited bv single exception, that it must
practically exclude any exhibition Of patriot-
Ism even, upon the part Of teacher and scholar,
| Il provides that no subject must be discussed
and no aet must he commit ed On the merits
Of which political parties are divided. A
teacher Of one Of the largest schools in the
city informs Us that parents lave objected to
tue singing of the Star Spaugled Banner and
other patriotic songs. Hence, clearly under
| The resolution they must be sung no longer.
There is no escape from it except by viola
ticn Of the resolution, which will suspend The
teacher from the school.
As the public are not awa1e Of the eircun1-
stances which gave brit, to this rule, a recital
Of them will be Of interest, showing not
alone the uecdlessncss Of it, but also its prac-
teal workings. At the last Institute but one
tie Teachers Papcr-a manuscript document
composed of contributions by the teachers,
contained two articles-one Of which was a
bnrc narration Of fact which actually occur
y4d in one Of the schools, set forth without
argument or comment, It, however, con-
taincd the fatal word 'tmulatto''-not "nt-
cre.n but ttmulatto." Another was the fl
yorite parody upon Leigh Hunts Abou Bcl
c kdheu,, called Abou Ben. Butler, which la:
: been published in every loyal paper in thu
. North and is ignored by every Coppcrhcad
Uine illG 1acryInn!
The Superintendent, 3ir. Wells, who pre-
sides over these institutes, and who, strang'
as the paradox may seem IN these stirrin!
times, has no political opinion, iu,nediatcl,
denounced The teachers who had made tbcs
contributions, and at one lime theit suspen
sion from the schools was imminent. In tn
> meantime, the Board of Education met AMI
the question came up In the shape Of the re
, solution Offered By Mr.. Taft, eootpeUiag upo,
. penalty IF expulsion. tic teachers from in 'ro
9 ducirg any subject into the schools or Iustl
= tutc, on which political parties arc divided
Mr, Steele, in much better taste, offered 4 re
' solution Recommending the teachcrs," &c
= Tic had sufficient confidence in The teacher
> to believe thai their judgment and good tasi
: would dictate what was proper or Improper
His resolution, however, Was ignored md til
= rod Of expulsion Vas held over the heads c
l. the teachers.
,rf Mark The effects. Another Institute va
It held last Saturday. at the close Of the e1el
d cises proper, the Superintendent produced th
c, tattercd flags Of the Teachers Regiment. an
Is suggested the propricty of subscribing for
a. new set of colors. Here was pa1pable vi
ks 1aiion Of the resolution, and the teachers we1
L. no. slow in approaching it. One Of them il
sh mcdiate1y arose and said, that under that res
, luticn it would be manifestlg improper. IT