, 1863-01-08
COMMON SCHOOLS vs: ACADEMIES.


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To the Editor Of tie Puget Sound Herald:
While keeping the intellectual culture Of her
children in tiew, the good old Bay State care.
fully guards their morals from immortality and
profanity from without to the end that no moral
leprOsy may contsminate the atmosphere Of the
sehoOl ROOM Normal schools are subsidized and
maintained, In which those who are trusted with
the sublime duties and privileges Of training
the young minds within her borders may acquire
those rare faculties and accomplishments 40 me-
cessaTy TO the perfect teacher from which It will
appear that no pains or treasure are spared to
raise the poor children Of the State TO the highest
pinnacle in the temple Of Fame In view Of the
above facts, stubborn a. facts always are, what
influence is the Territorial University just started
calculated to exercise over the interests aud drs.
tiny Of coming generations. That our beneicent
government vas actuated by the best intentions
in apprOprialing this domain to Us cannot be
questioned, a. such policy has been pursued
irnm the earliest days tn the present. That this
gift should be ruthlessly handed over into the
pcol Of politics, an object Of bargain and sale,
like meat in the shambleS that Il was uShered
into being under the pressure Of the "gag," the
previnus question, q move never applied to an
honorable purpose) that the lands subject to
forced sale, as decay was dangerous, and In sew
eral known cases to few favored mill.OwneFs,
though denied to Others equally responsible and
deserving, that such lands, though squatted upon,
occupied and improved by worthy though hum.
bic citizens who have been summariy ousted,
and their lands and tenements gwen over to the
favored few. That an institution thus intended
for coming generations. whose benefits were to
be lasting and general, should be rushed through
without style, system or economy, sh0nld be
parceled out 10 favored partisans in the shape Of
lat contracts, regardless of competition; that the
unswallOwed remnant Of unappropriated funds
should be used to square delinquent balances IN
San Francisco, all without any interest accruing
to the institution; that such and maniiO abuses
should creep in, astonishes no person acquainted
with the instruments employed in forcing this
abortion on the world bei6re its time. Rev. Mr..
LippincOtt, IN his official report a. Superintsnd-
rnt Of Education, in the hIneSt performance Of
his sworn duty, took exceptions and entered his
earnest protest against this abominaton, for which
he and his Office were erased from the statutes.
| never could divine the wonderful amdunt Of
principle herein manifested but early discovered
that IN this unkindest cut the cause Of Education
received an irretrieyable stab, even IN the very
house Of its friends The reverend gentleman
need not mourn his treatment, as other good
causes have met ike ofIsetsj 50 let our kind
friend hope that
"Truth crushed to earth shall rise again"
Hon. Chas. Sumner received like treatment; he
still lives, monument 20 ruth and eternal JUS
tice. Gov. Turney arTited IN our Territory, the
sworn depository of public trust From his ar
rival In Olympia TO this day he has been open.
hearted, accessible to the high and low, respect.
fIl to such as had business with him, and gen.
temanly In his department to everybody. This
faithful servant being warned BY the Rrst citi.
zens q the sound q the "9Va6 game" being
carried on, officially brought % important mea.
sure 10 the notice of the LeghlatuTes which was
all be could DO, for which he hay BEEN hunted
Ike fugitive ever since, and has been now re-
moved from an office which he has adorned for
this seeming violation Of the Chicago biAttbFm.
Frum my knowledge Of men and parties on Puget
Sound, believe that Gov Turneys sentiments
are the sentiments Of the people Of Washington
Territory, which will shine In historic bFAsg long
after this crushing out machine sill have sunk
IN It's own folly, and further believe that Gov.
lurnsy to-day would poll more Republican votes
than ~ bis iibsllsrs, the "OregOn trinity" in.
cludod.
IN conclusion, Ibvlieys that an institution thus
conceived in sin. brought forth in iniquity,"
reared In corruption, and devoted 70 crushing
out lruedom Of speech aud inquiry, requires no
prophetic soul 70 spot is 6nal doom.
s.silaeoom, Dec. 18Th, 1853.