New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-10
Gen. aigti on Public schools.

A. Ito annual sc.sioa Of ih' Penny ivania STATE
Tea. ers Aslocin,iou, held -! Reading. Dnloi'cn.
Siyel ,,n- introduced and made the following hlc
spesgh:
L.pfrs aSD GrsrGfYTS. came here tl!s even.
i,o 10 nav Won nv respects. ! came to do honor 81
can to tie noble society % ieac' cis-'he Teach
- A,.o,i.ii. "a a H. STATE ~ Fenn'ylvanis. ~
an Oh teacher myself, iecl bow thankful ii'' !
should 10 20 ihos- who take the grcnt wok % edu-
cation in their nhnds' who are "ofAn6 ho' Only '9I
Tho IRE ont but for future g"ncrntons have Only
10 40, that il - no. NY bus.uss 20 give Ncl lee
tur, ~ make you "a speech. have not reel enough
You know very well ny bus!ncrl. u - ihLi 81 "a
solGisr aud cane here 10 The tiiy 81 Reading 10
dfi recruits aad organize regiments, never c@t"ci-
iug 10 attend such an elegant aceiiug a. Wa Wien
| came 10 ths door | wAs Ast0nished o. hnd snDh .
large a,semDlage. aud 1 really thought ! would
have t. beat Il retreat. lApphn.e! Bu,, 80 an
now In tins ball, mus. mako tie beet oi ~. zen
tlemen. our public schools ARE, believe, the great
g., or,giual work Of the American people. lAp-
pinu.e.l lay our public schools. bocsuso tned.
zinc. have CONS here an earle from tyHniicAl
countrv. not only 10 becouc by ny lapcrs, but III
nv soul aud heart, AZ Amercsn citizen ltherrs'
hsve struggled hard 10 gam a knowledge o' the
American people aud Their ins'hH'Iois'
bvc for zen YEAR. lived among you. ! nave
s,,n your noble aui lofty qualities Of charac-
Ter Hike 10 be- here ana hope ! Will die here.
lRenewed apI lausel have three children; hope
tbey will grow ~ ia entire dcyOOn 90 this country,
and NAV th.y, n ncce,sary defend The ins1'uli2nS
of the country with their lives. therefore you
.ill allow me 10 say our public schools. This
war bs. affected the public school system IN America
Ia man, citics We lud The schOolhOnso6 empty, aud
the children deserted. Bot this war nteH hh-
taught IA much. Tor whr IL Rfes' teacher. Inc
war has shown the immenre means oil The American
people. The war has given u' All idea OF wha' ["
firm will can do 10 has shown that THIS country l.
invipcible. (Applause. Without oar public schools,
our army of "A million of men might not have eN
isted, The Rerublc ilsslf could not exist without
the public schools. At least, II could not EXIT ~
ils nresent FORM free pc0i le cannot exist with
ont free schools. France, with her savans and her
schoiars, her POLYTECHNIC colleges and univcEsties-
France with all her learning Is not free France
| has klllsd Rome, and would Kill Mexico. 80 4! 10
with France 40 II ia with Germany.
You snnot expect that your anon Will be with
ont free schools. IhG war, Ia II 10 now carried on,
i. war Of freedom Iappauso -a WAX for the pfes-
ervaiion of our Republican institutions. IL VIII not
DO ended when our soldiers have possession OF the
enemys country. II l. not enough 10 have The ter
rtory Of the enemy. IL Is necessary To reorsanZs;
IL is necessary to make those changes when VIII
give permanent foundation To liberty II IN neots-
gary TO change the mind Of the people who are now
opeoning liz as enemies. DO you believe That the
children of the SOnth whe they look 10 TIE BfaNo'
OF their fathers, viii love this country You mus
educate them ia tho public schools ana learn thoh
the principles oi HDefly, Nhlch tuc sia'o Va" Nv"
CHIN. Teachers are the little nrmy OF humanity
that must follow the army OF the Union. wherever
our foidiers plant their bannsf there must arise a
free school. Applause. Without TINS, our work
will have been in vain. -,
| You will have eeen that this war has SHOWN the
Necessity Of beng prepared for future tines l"a
viii have seen that IL ID not only necessary IL D.
strong to be valiant To be- intelligent, but that II Is
nece,.ary To have such institutions as VIII prepare
tn citizen tor the duties Of soldier. mean inii-
tary Institutions. / believe that u true system OF
military instruction will become II necessity ''r ms
K.pnbc. IL is nece,eary not only u be irco' cut 10
be able to defend our free institutions wren ih'Aded'
lCreat applause. IL has been said tnil THO i8iro'
duction OF military schools might create spi't OF
conquest; that military schools were dangerous u
q republic. | do not think believe tnAt II You
ut The same time implant iuto the hearts oi tbt
youth chivarous sense OF honor, ana Il regard iol
tho rights Of others, that there will DO no military
encroschment or military despotlsm. 1. nscot
sary to make our youth aware that u criminal &c
invade IN the remoest degree the established rights
OF other nations. As long as they ARE inoued WIZ
republican principles there will DO no aah8sr o
military conoues,. II they be strong, let them hol'
out their hands 10 the weak France has made WA