The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-25
THE FRE EDM EN-.

Branch OF the froe0mene Union CommioeiOu Tnoto
fair astsndAnos Of ladies' both in the body Of the
hall and on the platform. Chief Justice Chase.
announced, would preside a the meeting; but She
pscasion Of The audience that the President of the
Commission. Mr.. Chase would b pressas was doomed
70 disappointnsnt q other and more important duties
prevented him attending.
A tbs appointed hour Mr. Francis George Shaw, Pres
dent Of the Now York Branch Of the Commission, IVES
elected presiding onicsr OF the meeting.
The Grammar said he rejoced 10 such large a.
ssmbags brought together such occasion though
no regretted the absence Of their honorsd President he
would call upon the Rev. Crammoud Kennedy 70 open
the proceedings with prayer
After prayer there was read
LErTxR FROM ouEy JUSTICE chAsE.
stating to the meeting that he had accepted his election
BY the committee Of the presidency OF The Commission
In accepting IL he felt profound conviction Of the
porance Of promoting in every right and practicable
way the moral, religious and educational improvement
Of our smaneipated oountsymsn-not BY ohncious and
intrusive interference with matters which belonged
moro Immediately to themselves and 70 the people
among whom they are, but by cordial and active 90
operation with the patriotic and Christian men and
women Of the Southern Ststea
STATEMENT
statement OF the past working Of tho Commission
then read, with an eloquent appeal the sympa-
th les and benevoence Of the Christian public
The following resolution then read and carried
500 this city and Vicinity
e. ss rsse enc s n ss 81 e .
audience who addressed hem the subject Of educa
tion In substance, N follows
ADDRrss OF HENRY WAND SyEoHM
No charge has been universally made against
the nation than that addicted TO material INTERESTS
that this was the vice Of democracv. No charge was
ever more untrue There never has been time In our
history when did the HEARTS
Of this nation sense Of the necessity Of intelligence and
religion. These have been retarded ~ the elements
which inspire material prosperity and redeem wealth
from its temptations and ts mschiefs This spirit has
had Its but has been universal national
struck upon shoals which diverted Il and bore IL away
eastward so thst that tide which setting out from
New Englsn and the North has bowed over all the
rest OF the continent has scarcely reached the Southern
States And the reason has been that the nature OF
the institutions In the South forbade the ncuion OF
intelligence. Arstocratc institutions invariably defend
themselves from without. and demand tho right OF
standing STILL And there could not preach a.
We would and as We should We could not teach a
school book II penititenary offence toeteach black
child. II he went with Bible II must be distributed
WITH tracts s' '. were Tx likely ' & % .rnsn:a
and imprisoned for innammstory documsnt..
And all the familiar engnsry We know in tho North
In favor OF the propagation OF religion and edHca-
ton substantially forbidden in the South The
sequence tho whole tida Of propagandism turned
feeling moving on again. but Inc nm. obstacle i.
mests 10 sectional jealousy II Is supposed win be i'm.
possible 70. the North % leave. the south With ~ IDEAS
These things are not matters Of arrsagsmsni bat Of
nasurai lava Law which does mot turn human voli
tssss than another that By The Divine law thss pso
pc that r:prssent NE higher faculties Of ths
sSsa :sol :.,, ~: s';s x. vi, . s.ss:
q aaaIons ne nation thsa represents the highest
civilization WIN dominate over thoss representing
commonly sbs man that represents the highest Of
mental dsvelopemsnt viii predomnsss over those
msS, = chi or New Ens,ssd ana throw bsr o.. q The
Union y shs same = u you were TO remove ship.
which Icy q the wharf and threatened to Ore the city
mn throw her bombs Yos cannot shu, Nov Ensland
~ bse whore sbe will b. within range Ideas nee:
~, - sSroush cr.cS: an" s IA ~ or
ssrisa Aad ,hsrs b N ths North 10 inspiration and
manhood higher than hoss which prsvais IN the south.
&: % y: y. ~ ss,. q .ss
help ~ And thss stream which has hnhsrso
sss !. sss : :. s sss s = :.
- 1snsh 10 Eass west when. therefore, is said
~ osasos eary ss The rsS, sysss~ Of sducss.on BE-;
~ MAJ .hsy oh nsss DE iast rays Of darksess
meet The coming They win become Grit pser
s s:' . :s ': .sS <.
feeling through al this naitos 10 2 b parallel With shss
Cs:s sys.m q exchange: % 70 We s!sos y snisa 70:
hsok ssas. And into this unmy q the whole country
Mexico viii come by and BY. And shall Canada The
the form Of The psopss ideas are the SAME
The inssschanes Of thought and feeling throughout ell
other nations q - great = NE sEchanss-ihs is mir
walls In the physical world BY which the equator ssnds
III supseAuous hras the poles, usd the poles sssd
rsvoiusoa sons he ssrh and cir and sIy creates he
snssss and The Seasons and n - this interchange
which makes the earth proliao And % there VIII be
timcnt which Will hzrm0pike the whole community by
and by; nay, vul come 10 shs generation. n q
ihropIsm and anything that ends with 'ismr IL held
IN great contempt with soms men II 10 said thai N is
transient thing IKE the burning Of straw, which goes
on flashing and burning without order or direction.
Moreover q = ssaS isss sss sbssrs % whom an shis
seal sxpsndsd y ~ worthy u H. Bat s1ucsstoa 10
sos charity II = not somssslns thai Ssvs I'D csa
give 70 you go gft d y sofnsthfns shss nslsags 70
every s1lvdsal By yrsss Of hs erosion IaIs duty
yoa sdscsison sscssss are psrssey o-raiS tAsi
ihs sducsslsn Of tAs vhois cemnssay rsss our s~n
pay os national NE assurance Psors IN EusDps have
besn treated - NE people In many or car sss have
own more Than thrss inches deep Of the land The farmer
tarns up the surface Of the and and the rest g for
nothing An improved system Of agriculture teaches the
twenty fosr feet be plsa,ss; and nov We understand
that deep husbsndry h tho only good busbsndry In
.sp Ss m rS.y ' Ss,. newer l.s down ,ss pioash q
sduraioa deep among the pieopls They have
never turned up the subso 70 make IL more abundant
and frvisfuL We will demonstrate the necessity
that exists that ths whole should and must be sdncssd
II 10 noble thing 70 have noble for king; but
ne hold that, however excellent thing 10 may be- 10
far better 10 educate cs~s ana that the submes idea
presented 70 ths human mind, springng from the
gospel Of Christ 10 the education Of tho sum total of the
people, going from the top the bottom, and like
other nations, raising ustrous class An houored
bead, bot body, namely. the whole people. rhsi h
men & The nrsi sohoomAzsr. and il became Afterwards
the second schoolmaster The second natural school
civil society. the necessity Of living with and
In obcdisnoe 70 laws, especially In fire. community,
where maks and administer the laws. rbe@s the
natural Schools bat there other schools-lecture
rooms, chnrrhes libraries BE- that undertake IN train
the facuities themselves These according certain
rules Of erperisncs the artificial schools Every
man owns sosncshing-shN air, sunilght-somsshing
which man can take from him. assess OF tar. with
the same every man has . right 10 own soms
land somsshng movs than merely necessary 70
him al the last The right Of property In snd s the
mort mncrcd OF rghta TO own land 70 have ths foun
schools Of education belong every creature In society