, 1863-08-08

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nature, Tot the use Of eontrabands throughout The
West and Southwest.
Moved by III. Webster OF Maine, that the m
doubted loyalty Of this Association needs no se-
assertion; that VIC arc with and for the Union,
How and forever, one and insepazable. Carried
unanimously.
The Hon. Henry Barnard, IL. D., OF Hartford,
Conn, delivered very interesting and important
lecture on Competitive Examination for Admls.
sion to the Military Academy at West Point.
HON. HENRY nAns;AHp's nEMAnKs
The subject to which your attention Is now call.
ed-the nlliug Of M vacancies which may hereafter
occur in the Cadet Corps, OF Military Academy al
Mtat Point, by open competitive examination,
nsrot Is saneh o ce
topic, Thth 1t was my purpose to DISCUSS ycster-
dsy-t9e principle Of an educational examination
ap5 1 IT, ne ssryee
nso~peteney Of p men e Do hons @e9i a.
fha fha1 1h g and G;w III syery
foundations on which on political institutions
Ictt, and the mode By Wh1ch public trusts are filled,
70 egsS sSat aa a sM e. % Hgt
voter bnt In the evidence lie can give Of bis ability
at least TO write and read his own yote. Isee no
sfss 19f tha st m aad intelligent discharge
I
| by which at least the ignorant and Incompetent
person shan he excluded from the list Of canlt-
| Tho speaker then dwe1t On the miserable policy
OF continuing the nominations 10 vacancies In the
military academy, to the knowledge OF one man,
n each Congressional distrist Who in most cases
~, or neielborkood to which he belongs True,
th1s privilege has bcsn exercised with great wis.
com and patriotism, and the result Is seen In the
gttt Of accomplished engineers learned mathema-
Iic:ans, and gallant soldiers to the county.
But one aalf Of all the appointments made
nrdcr tLe p.ceent system hare bioken down with
o HaaF sna anade da the If n1, ad p bp %
yonrg men who have entered tho academy, less
than s:100 graduated, and Of these graduates not
ore half proved 80 ferviceable to tie country as
those whom selection by open competitive eIami-
mutton would have sent to the Institution. -
a change IN the conditions OF admission, IN the
r Studies and mode Of appointment was then
candidates forthe military and naval academIes bv
public examination in each St1te in which pnY
fsn @gst compete without
inents drawn from the nature OF the case and ina
e1Fcsienee OF other countries.
EVENING SESSION.
The meeting was called to order at o'clock,
Mr.. ?, att, on behalf Of the committee appoint
cd for tpurpose, reported upon the Psosidcnt's
opening Address. after which there were dyc
minute speeches. -.
Mr.. Richards, Of Washington, who was the first
President Of the National Association, was cutled
upon TO speak. He had rot had an opportunity
to compare, such as he could wish. tho schools OF
OF Washington with other schoo1s-but he could
sar they were In lourishius condition. There.
were good female schools there, and the nnu,be.
of scholars was more than the usual average in
such Rchools.
aIr. chiids spoke for Missouri. He was not
ashamed to speak for it, he said. TIE State OF
Missouri vas the most loyal State in the Union.
fpect to literature, but st. Louis was the hub or
the States III respect to loyalty. The schools OF
Missouri wee as fourlsh1ng as they. could we'll
be nrdcr the ptcBeut circumstances Of the State
In Now England the sc}ico1 system was like cat
there was no going wrong IN It. It was not so
With Missoari. e. There was hard work to be done
q. J. Burbank, Of New Hampshire, spoke Of the
bravery of New Hampshire boys. He had educated
many Of hem a14 they bal g!eE,ed in tho
The delegate from Iowa paid q Just trl6ntcto the
soldiers from that State. iowa was young State.
nnt It was doing oil it conl do for the educatonof
ii. #s6ster Of Maine, could not begin to talk
IN aye minutes, and eat down tcrtalking quas-
ter OF M bour.'
pf Ford of Minnesota eail that opc-eishteenth
Of the whole State has been donatel II tic State
OF Minnesota 70 free schools. The people are very
intelligent, aud they demanded schools at once
honseE-any where where schools could be got.
Thirty thousand dollars wosth Of sales have al
ready been made tho people think that edit
cation Is The beet security they can have for the
II. Goodnow @ s Il Kansas sa,l his State was the
youngest in tho 1nion with one exccptIon-but it
had good securttiss for snccess In education The
LeSialatu1 had set apatt over CO.. acre. ofland
for public scboole-thfity Thousand acres for q
normal school. forty thousand acres for unlvcreity
aud l'nety thousand acres for an agricultural col
lePE. :
The delegate from Rhode Island said he didn't
think-nor did any Rhode Ial4nder thi1k-that the
small man. though he WAS called Little sprague"
with the W'cst, q he hoped to do aud he supposed
Misn a tass whs @ a9nc every body ,vonld think he
>. Senator Trumhul Of Illinois was sratled to acc
thislaIge aasenablage Of 1caellsrs. The inlaelco
wae greater than that which any other asscmbiage
could possibly c&e1elss., The hope OF the natiou
met n9e4 9e t4G eusa!tSn Of children
Of Easte1D States, and when any elalm was uade
t1r illinois,. these States naturally shared IN II.
Illinois was proaptsons ststs and had alrcady |
for the armies Of the United States. Bnt TINT was
60 mo;c than Saving that the sons ofthe East AMI
Southeast ad DO done a, his for they were al
chip. This wicked rebellion had boon caueod nStcr
~ p Isno,anee5 i was s1nsl and caaeel:ss ~
great MACS Of the sebels had been educated. The
news !,s Which had come from the Mississippi was
!hat night cheering and the indications were that
lion once over, thtse would he no possibility Of
anotASt The North was .taunted BIZ
b :, ere1nies that, she wanted to suhjugate tho
3@uth. 6pbtugAte them to what! To an obrdI-
srcc TO the LAVE tnd the Goycsnnleutr-to the
to the laws which they hal
,e1p. q the North 70 make. Tho rebels must lay
sainEt them uuti1 they did lay down their arms,
We were hshtfnE1or existence, aud whether VIC
ought 9 n for year oS III lifetime; re should never
cEels 10 obedience the laws.
Mr klce, Of 1ndtaua, said he was proud Of Iadi-
ua- That was all b. could sAy, au;i lie said this
Mr.. l'iceara, ofz1yir.: satd there Lad been 4
ltat ery tor facts swell IT '@a. fact that rcgi-
iest Of Wisconsin tan away It Dull Run, tAAt
there who didn't cara thet- salt. Thesc were
1cnty Of bad. .scEooa houses Ii. sr, tca.hrrs WHO
lev =. 100 much to attend an association Ike this,
1e1e who had been fold that lie waa q walking
realset. Tint salaried otlcrs We're too fat to do
@ sc;i duty; N1sFnll ,hsse we:s fsete, which nobody
ow that they h1a Ices, In proportion, OF these
tEna Wisconsin.
The meeting was subsequently, addressed by
!ess,s Pope OF Illinois. Camp OF Kentucky, Prot:
imp OF Connecticut. and several other gentle
I'm. ,, -.
REronT on THE rsss1DEsr's ADDRESS.
The Committee on the Presidents, Address re-
Etsolrttl, Tblt this Association heartily 1adotse
ne suggestions OF Tho President:
J.. That the situation Of the teacher must he /
7ade desirable, by adequate compen s1tIor. bv
oott treatment, ~ euitablc Recommendations. mi
y uniting his 1abots to therequirementso Of health
nd ssltimProvemeat- ..,'. -"
3. That the mode Of selecting and appointing
t0chera fhou1d bc. fuch a. to encpufa.e the COM |
'etttlon of the best qualified candidates and to
tFe melit prelerene over every other consdcra.
ion. :.
5. That proper 1uehus should be nsed to secure
oht'rutd sefE.tmp1oyement on the part OF tea.h-
al, Including especially conmeudntion anil pro
lotion 1or advancement, ana degradation Of re.
yard for deliuqut ncy.
The committee have considered the topics su..-
'sste6 by the Ptesfdent, and recommend that the |
ollowtrg be assigned to tie gentleman named, in |
onnecsion Herewith, 10 report to this Assocla-
ion At ita next meeting. The committee further
tpo1t that they have conferred with tue gentle
nen named, and ascetatned thei, willingness to |
'e1fotn: the service, If asked Of them.
Dr. l. y McJtlton, OF Baltimore, would lecture |
lext- sear on,l "a system of Free |
schools eumpr1esug the Primary, Grammar and |
Higher Gfndes sloullbe established In each stats
\ here sneh systrnl does not exist;
A. 5. h!tsen OF Iowa, wou1d lecture on "Thc |
1Ht:1E Of toIn, Village. and county schools where
Prerident Rirharl Edwards, of the Normal Uni
'ets|tJ+ I'll, ,wonG Lecture o1e OF more Nos-
nal Schools should be established and maintained |
i the publu expente In each state.''
Dt: Thot. Hin. Of Harvard :: ~ Professor Of !